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Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 11:23 pm
by UMassfan_19
uz2b-len wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 3:53 pm
I wanted to make a comment about Samba's youtube highlights a little while back, and I thought first I should start a thread called "Don't Worry About It Announcements" in which anyone who was gonna post about a current member of the team could warn us in advance not to worry. By the way, my comment about Samba's youtube is that he doesn't seem to have a lot of hops, doesn't play about the rim very much.
edit: Just was surprised by the youtube because we heard so much about his athleticism.
Are we watching the same highlight clips? Half his highlights are athletic layups or dunks
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:58 am
by 69MG
^ In the clips I watched I saw what Len did. What impressed me was his knack for getting the ball in the basket from a variety of angles. TV had that ability. If he got the ball close to the hoop he could score, without having "great hops".
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:22 pm
by Jackson96
From what I've heard/read he's supposed to be pretty athletic. I don't take too much from highlight videos, but I think he looks pretty good athletically and that he gets to where he wants to go and finishes in traffic. Not sure I look at a lack of dunking in them as a cause for concern in the leaping ability department.
My only concern with him is his health given the knee injury. Once he passes some health hurdles, I think he's going to be really good, sooner than later.
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 9:03 am
by UMassfan_19
All I'm saying is every highlight video I've seen has had 3-4 explosive dunks. However a good layup packages is worth a lot more than dunks and he showed he had versatile skill set around the basket in those clips
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 9:06 am
by uz2b-len
Busy time at work. Hoping to look at more tape of all the new guys over the summer.
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:29 am
by 69MG
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:25 am
by capezona
He may be the only one in the arena who speaks Wolof, do you think?
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:55 am
by LS71
A curiousity:
Favorite basketball player?
Kevin Durant
Favorite basketball team?
Cleveland
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:31 am
by uz2b-len
capezona wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:25 am
He may be the only one in the arena who speaks Wolof, do you think?
I would expect there are other people on campus who speak Wolof. They might show up for a game just because Dialla does, too.
https://www.umass.edu/search/#stq=wolof&stp=1
Maybe we'll learn some Wolof shout-outs this season
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:49 pm
by Steve81
Nice interview and he sound perfect in many ways as attitude, work motor, and his games sounds like a nice fit as well.
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:46 pm
by 69MG
Time for some BB news. From A10talk.com - I like it more because it was written by a Dayton guy.
https://www.a10talk.com/three-under-the ... n-in-2018/
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:26 am
by Floyd
Anyone hear anything about the extent of Samba's injury? Hope its not related to the knee surgery he had before
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:14 pm
by 78
Walfish reported today that he had surgery to relieve the pain in his knee. Sounded like it was minor, as the report said it would be a short rehab.
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:29 pm
by MikeUMA
Samba's thread deserves an update after his numbers last night: 12 pts, 12 rebs, 6 assists (led team), 3 steals
Walfish focused on his effort:
https://www.gazettenet.com/Notebook-Sam ... s-31862890
Samba had a double-double in the previous game (at SLU) also, with 11 & 14.
Re: KAEO: Samba Diallo
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:33 pm
by uz2b-len
Do it again, Big Guy, and get A10 player of the week!