2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure gets visits from UConn, Arkansas and Providence

[ec33]

I'm not about to question anyone's character if I don't know the person. If he ends up here great, if not, so be it. We will be well positioned to make a run either way.

If he's looking for the best payout, no money at all or anything between, that's entirely up to him and his family.

I won't knock Dybansta for the path he chose (I defy anyone to say they wouldn't have considered the same if they had the opportunity) and I won't knock this kid if he places a priority in what he'll get out of the school outside of coaching.

And I am not all that sure how high a priority he feels he is to UConn. Plenty of wings coming to Storrs soon and the entire staff just went to see another one today. You might be able to squint and see more than one coming in next year, but there are only so many minutes for players that aren't centers or point guards.

 

[Drame]

The market has been different each of the past 4 years. Now that NIL is stabilizing and transfers values have gone up it may be better to get top 40 players and keep them and theyll get paid an appropriate amount and youll have better continuity and chemistry.

 

[ec33]

The market has been different each of the past 4 years. Now that NIL is stabilizing and transfers values have gone up it may be better to get top 40 players and keep them and theyll get paid an appropriate amount and youll have better continuity and chemistry.

You have to convince the prospects of that. UConn didn't kick Adams out of the program, he left for immediate PT.

 

[husky429]

The market has been different each of the past 4 years. Now that NIL is stabilizing and transfers values have gone up it may be better to get top 40 players and keep them and theyll get paid an appropriate amount and youll have better continuity and chemistry.

It takes a very special player these days to agree to ride the bench for a year or two, even if they are getting decent NIL money. Ballers want to ball.

And frankly, it's probably a better value to save that $$$ for transfers than pay for 40-ranked guys. That's why every indication is we are dialing in on transfers and being exceptionally selective about HS recruits. Get some international or low-ranked guys as practice bodies and use the extra funds to get top transfers like Silas.

I also think that for some coaches, NIL and the value of transfers could really extend their careers. High school recruiting is a brutal time and energy commitment over the course of years. Transfer recruiting is a month.