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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1139364, member: 40"]
This is a really difficult question to answer.  I tried to come up with a comparison for my post above, but couldn't decide upon anyone who correlated.
 
I don't think Jackson is a perfect comparison.  Size-wise--yes.  But Ricky was a top 50-ish player, who played at one of the top high school programs in the country.  Although he was semi-limited offensively, he played within those limitations and was quite effective with that little left handed hook.  Ricky also came in bulkier than Obokoh.  Hmmm...
 
The problem is, we don't have too many comparisons within our program.  The only center types we've had in the last 20 years or so who were 6-8 would be Otis Hill and Jackson.  Both seemed more offensively refined than Obokoh.  He's also not a skywalking type of athlete, so while I thought about comparing his playing style more to a Darryl Watkins, he's a full three inches shorter, doesn't quite have that length, has shorter arms, and isn't quite as physically developed--but plays with similar defensive ability.
 
Overall, I'd compare him most closely to someone like Terrance Roberts, but maybe with less polish [like a Darryl Watkins].  The short arms, the motor, relentless play, etc. are what probably make that the best comparison.  Now, I fully understand that Roberts was a highly rated recruit and Obokoh is a project.  But if you are looking for an intra-program comparison, that's the best I can come up with:  a poor man's TRob, with solid upside to be a physical role player.  TRob was a little more fluid athletically [not that Obokoh is a slouch, he's just not the jumping jack that Trob was].
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