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UConn junior getting NBA big head?

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A source close to the University of Connecticut men's basketball program said there has been concern about junior center Hasheem Thabeet getting big-headed over his NBA future. Potentially adding fuel to that fire is an NBA scouting executive telling the Globe last week that the 7-foot-3-inch, 265-pounder is considered a top-five draft prospect next year and likening him to Dikembe Mutombo after watching him at the Paradise Jam tournament in the US Virgin Islands.

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Hasheem Thabeet, AP Hasheem Thabeet, AP

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November 30, 2008  12:26 PM ET
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at least he cut his hair....
he was looking very lady-like out there.

ps- this story is not true-
thabeet KNEW he needed one more year of college ball
and even calhoon has said that he has worked HARD to improve

November 30, 2008  12:34 PM ET
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Does he talk... Like the Cookie Monster too???

November 30, 2008  06:53 PM ET
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Wait till he gets into the pro's and has someone whos breath is kicking harder than jean claude van damme and the person is sweating, and this skinny moron is getting pushed about like a little boy. Then we will see who's big headed.

November 30, 2008  06:53 PM ET
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He will get dominated by the likes of Dwight Howard, even centers like HASLEM will dominate this guy.

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December 1, 2008  10:45 PM ET
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This is a dumb "story."

December 2, 2008  04:49 AM ET
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An athlete has a big ego? STOP THE PRESSES!

December 3, 2008  08:47 AM ET
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Some of these players start believing their own media hype! He needs to just ****, listen to JC and show what he can do on the floor, not his mouth!

December 3, 2008  02:12 PM ET
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This kind of story is ridiculous. Did you talk to Hasheem? Did you get a quote from Calhoun? The infamous "source close to UConn" could be the guy who cleans the toilets...either tell us the source, get a quote from the player or give us facts...then we will call you a journalist.

 
December 3, 2008  09:08 PM ET
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To be honest, even as a Uconn die hard, Thabeet is getting big headed.. His quotes in ESPN The Mag were rediculous. To state he is the toughest player in the country after spending half the time on his behind last year is absurd. He's going to be a great player but he should not have said Harangody is not tough or have said he's "seen" Hansbrough play and he "sees" nothing..

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