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Abraham is in the portal

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twiceahusky said:
Someone mentioned culture fit … I can’t speak to that, but I got to meet him at the football game tent event, and he was one of my favorites. What a solid young man, was really rooting for him.
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I haven’t met a Hurley recruit that wasn’t pleasant in person, best of luck to anyone who decides they need a different situation, including Abraham.
 
Yankees32123 said:
I think we'll come to regret this in a couple years. From what I saw in open practices and early season action, this kid has all the tools to be elite.
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I’ll point to the overwhelming list of transfers we didn’t regret and not lose a wink on this one.
 
This felt like an obvious one. Being a developmental type guy in the era of the portal, where you can just go to a lesser program and get immediate PT (and then potentially portal back up a level) feels like a hard sell. Fun athlete to watch though, will be excited to see what he can do at his next stop.
 
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I'm in the camp that thinks he could have been a Whaley. When I saw him in the Paul VI-Monteverde game for the championship last year I thought he had a lot of skills, a very nice jump shot, was an aggressive rebounder and a tenacious defender. Alas, we will see if he shows those skills elsewhere. I would have liked to have seen him on the court a bit more, but the standard rotation is 8 players, and he was 9 or 10.
 
I actually thought he looked decent in the few minutes he got. More offensively polished than I expected and the frame is a solid wing frame

I feel like there could have been a path to minutes next year and real rotation minutes junior year. If he’s looking for major minutes right now then this is the right move for him. Best of luck!
 
Do we still have that current scholarship Grid somewhere to keep track as this stuff evolves?
 
I'm disappointed that I never really got to see him play other than a meaningless minute or two in garbage time. I'm sure in talking with Coach Hurley he likely came to the conclusion that his opportunities here might be limited. Hopefully he'll find a program where he has a greater chance of significant playing time. I can't help but wonder what Hurley felt he was lacking, but I wish him all the best.
 
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I’ll be interested to see his development. There’s really little incentive for a player to be in a developmental role these days. He’ll be best off getting into a situation where he can get a lot of minutes and increase his market value for the following year. Just the way of the world now
 
Deepster said:
I’ll point to the overwhelming list of transfers we didn’t regret and not lose a wink on this one.
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Yeah, so far Hurley has been able to keep the right players. Nobody has come back to haunt them. Knock on wood that continues.
 
Too bad he looked like he had a real good skillset and top notch athlete. Hard to get a chance though with all the players we had in front of him including Jayden Ross who Hurley loved for some weird reason.
 
I would have liked to have seen Abraham get some minutes here and there this year, but not to be. The fact that he does not see a path to minutes next year playing the 3 or the 4 provides some potential clues as to this off-seasons roster moves.
 
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Conndog said:
Can’t blame him- he wants to play ball & he didn’t see the floor
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Wouldn’t he have a better chance as a soph second year In system? Unless he goes down a ckass
 
Mr Discord had Abraham in the portal in like December. Prob in his best interest to drop down a level, get a lot of run, and then cash back in at a better school if all goes well. But I do expect him to get solid P4 + ACC offers out of the gate.
 
Fishy said:
Is it now time to crap on the player or wonder why we recruited someone who either could not play or we recruited someone who could play but we didn’t play him?
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Isn’t it fair to think he wasn’t better than the guys ahead of him as a frosh but could have earned time next year?
 
3rdbass said:
Don't we have 15 scholarships available starting in 2025-26?
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Was about to post this...pretty sure 15 is the number for next season. Not that anyone really needs 15 scholarship players but it's an option.
 
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3rdbass said:
Don't we have 15 scholarships avaiable starting in 2025-26?
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While this might be true, I can’t imagine us filling out 15. I mean who is going to sign on to be the 12-15 (really 10-15) guys knowing you’re not going to play?
 
boog204 said:
While this might be true, I can’t imagine us filling out 15. I mean who is going to sign on to be the 12-15 (really 10-15) guys knowing you’re not going to play?
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They can fill them. The only players that I would think would be of potential note would be developmental centers (for emergency depth, but also future use) and perhaps a Roumoglou that can develop a defensive game.
 
Bummed we didn't get to see him get some minutes here. Happy for him and wish him the best.
 
ec33 said:
They can fill them. The only players that I would think would be of potential note would developmental centers (for emergency depth, but also future use) and perhaps a Roumoglou that can develop a defensive game.
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But who would want to? With NIL and playing time and everything else, why would anyone want to come here to not play and probably not get much in NIL? I know some are going to say "development" or "UConn" or whatever, but the landscape has changed. Kids want to play and get paid. Not be cheerleaders and practice players.
 
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