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

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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

jgb

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November 30, 2008 12:34 PM ET

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Does he talk... Like the Cookie Monster too???

ICEnSoCal

Earthquake Central, CA

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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.

Scottish-Baller

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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."

yngwiescruggs

Tempe, AZ

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December 2, 2008 04:49 AM ET

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An athlete has a big ego? STOP THE PRESSES!

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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!

ZO6

Norfolk , CT

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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.

Birdy102460

Carlsbad , CA

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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..