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2025 Transfer Portal - UConn Interest Only

3rdbass said:
Good size, can drive, shoot and post up. He can actually play the PF in our system and be pretty effective on offense. I didn’t see anything on defense though. Can he block shots and keep his man in front of him? He looks like a 3-4 but with a nice offensive game from either spot.
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Agree with Watts from Washington State- he also has really nice footwork around the basket. His one-handed wrist dunk is very cool looking too!
 
BGesus4 said:
Well I’d always defer to you and your deep understanding of what it’s like to decide between entering the NBA draft vs your senior year of high major d1 basketball
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I get it, but it’s been 3 weeks. How long can you sit atop of the Acropolis and ponder the meaning of life until you start losing your own emotional momentum in wanting to come back? Meanwhile you leave that program in limbo. I get last year, testing the process. A majority of the thought process was likely squared away prior to the portal period.

The difference between player A and B in the portal is not meaningless, as we saw with Mahaney.
 
RuffRuff said:
I get it, but it’s been 3 weeks. How long can you sit atop of the Acropolis and ponder the meaning of life until you start losing your own emotional momentum in wanting to come back? Meanwhile you leave that program in limbo. I get last year, testing the process. A majority of the thought process was likely squared away prior to the portal period.

The difference between player A and B in the portal is not meaningless, as we saw with Mahaney.
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You talking about this guy? He's on his own time.
 
BGesus4 said:
Well I’d always defer to you and your deep understanding of what it’s like to decide between entering the NBA draft vs your senior year of high major d1 basketball
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AK went through the entire process a year ago of exploring the draft. It should be an easier decision this year compared to a year ago one would think from having gone through that experience.
 
navery12 said:
But that's not necessarily true. Tarris Reed Jr was in the portal for weeks with very little movement and then when our season ended he was committed within days. The staff can reach out to options before he formally announces his decision
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The only challenge is that obviously those players have the uncertainty of whether AK will be here or not hanging over the decision. Other landing spots might have less uncertainty for minutes. So it’s kind of a bit of a competitive disadvantage.
 
If there's mutual interest, I'm all in on Watts. Good size and seems super versatile, averaging solid points (14), rebounds (7), assists (4), and stocks (1.6) while being a 50/40% scorer. AST/TO isn't great (1.3, slightly ahead of Liam) but I'm sure that's something that can be improved in a Hurley system. And still 2 more years

3 double doubles in his first 4 games last year. Triple double in late January. Played well against high major teams (11/10/4 on 50% vs Iowa, 12/3/1 on 66% vs SMU, 22/8/5 vs GTown, 15/8/3 on 40% vs Washington). Great game against a solid Boise St team (26/11/6). Also played well against the better WCC teams (averaged 18/4/5 on 50% vs Gonzaga and 15/1/5 on 48% against St Mary's, although did have 6 TOs against each of them)

As I kept researching and typing this post, I fell more and more in love with the idea. I don't care what the rotation looks like right now. I know nothing about this recruitment, but if he wants to come, we have to pounce
 
TheHorde said:
The only challenge is that obviously those players have the uncertainty of whether AK will be here or not hanging over the decision. Other landing spots might have less uncertainty for minutes. So it’s kind of a bit of a competitive disadvantage.
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I get that, but we're also UConn. Guys are going to wait because it's a premier destination
 
Pretty sure Alex and Hurley know how to make sure we get the best player should he leave. Alex knows how this works that the team needs replacement if his skills.
 
RuffRuff said:
Yeah good point. And I’m sure there is constant dialogue between Dan Hurley and AK, I suppose I’m just curious as to what the drag is. At this point they should have 99% of the needed info, unless Hurley is scrambling to get him more NIL. If that challenging maybe just time to push bird out of nest. The longer it goes the more it feels like time to go. You’ve kinda answered your own question. You want some conviction to come back, the energy around waffling almost seems set up for failure.
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Alex and his family don't seem to be the kind that are trying to squeeze more NIL money out of UConn. I'm sure he made a decent amount last season and whatever UConn is offering for a 4th season is probably fair and acceptable. Whatever is going on with Alex's decision is fine with Hurley. I don't know why people on here get all upset he hasn't announced a decision. The staff know what is going on and I'm sure they're fine with it and are planning appropriately.
 
RuffRuff said:
It’s getting borderline absurd at this point, in particular after that cryptic IG post he put up a week ago. It’s three weeks post our last game, you’d think some of these things would have been thought out prior to end of season. I’m honestly not sure what is taking so long.
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I read this post and who can doubt that it's 100% to troll you. What else could possibly explain it? Lean into it. You'll grow from the experience.
Go Alex!
 
Can someone provide an update on where we are with a backup big in the portal? Reed and Riebe are great, but I think we’ve proven the value of great depth at the 5. What’s the latest?
 
husky429 said:
Fwiw he is really very unathletic. Less than AK. That's my only concern. The rest of his game is impressive
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I watched his College Basketball Scouting video last night and thought he looked great. I actually texted a buddy saying he doesn't look athletic in terms of jumping/explosiveness, but he has amazing hand-eye coordination and body control.
 
david said:
I watched his College Basketball Scouting video last night and thought he looked great. I actually texted a buddy saying he doesn't look athletic in terms of jumping/explosiveness, but he has amazing hand-eye coordination and body control.
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Hand-eye coordination doesn't help you move your feet on defense. The staff evaluates 100s of players. I'm sure they see potential for him to thrive in our defensive system if we're closing in on him. No concerns on my part.
 
I find this fantasy guys are sitting around waiting on Alex’s decision to enter the portal really funny. It’s been 3 weeks, these guys are not waiting on a player at another program to decide if he’s leaving.

Unless we’ve been tampering with certain players or there’s a surprise last second entry, this is the portal crop for this session. So we better hope Alex is coming back, or we have the contingency in place that’s already in the portal.
 
david said:
I watched his College Basketball Scouting video last night and thought he looked great. I actually texted a buddy saying he doesn't look athletic in terms of jumping/explosiveness, but he has amazing hand-eye coordination and body control.
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He’s a big strong body - not a lean gazelle. I’ll take it.
 
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