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Message: [QUOTE="boog204, post: 5341973, member: 880"] We pivoted because it was clear that it was going to be more of a drawn-out recruitment, there was going to be serious $$ considerations, and we needed to move quickly on Adams, Lewis, and Mullins. If Thomas had decided to still commit (obviously hypothetical), we would've been ecstatic. Many on this board still held out hope (since Thomas still had us in his top three) for quite a while that he would come here. My point is that this board very frequently trashes prospective recruits and their characters when they don't commit here. And I think it's just lame. In Toure's case, I think we probably prefer other players, whether that's "right" or not, who knows, and it sounds like $$ is a factor. That doesn't mean Toure is "not a UConn kid." And someone posted above that Toure could be a "developmental" piece. That's not happening. He's a top 30ish recruit. 99% of D1 teams will promise the kid major minutes or a starting role from day one. He's not coming here to sit and develop. [/QUOTE]