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Darius Adams Decommits from UConn

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He was basically an Isaiah Abraham, someone on the roster who wasn't going to play. It stinks to lose a recruit but Hurley only plays 9 so he can recruit 10 legitimate roster players and two low-level Euros on the cheap.
 
Waquoit said:
Guys sitting at home calling others soft will always be lame.
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As a high school kid he already reached a level of excellence (McD's AA) in his preferred field than any on this board will reach in any field in their collective lifetimes.

It's amazing that they have knocked this kid as much as they have.
 
IndyLives said:
Major blow to our Title chances. Worse, Danny takes a hit to his brand.
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Some take. Losing Adam’s does nothing to our title chances. If anything we can get a more productive player in the portal.

This doesn’t hit Hurleys brand at all, up till the point Adams turns into a lottery pick in another program. My guess is that isn’t going to happen.

This is an instant grat gen. It’s well documented. Pope or Scheyers brands aren’t getting hit either.
 
I'm sure Hurley & staff are disappointed, but if the kid isn't all in or is scared of the guys competing and limiting playing time, than he probably told the kid best of luck elsewhere and has already moved on
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Hurley did not make this bet last year.

He's actually making the bet for the first time this year because they'll actually be in star/starting roles. Not role players off the bench (if that is the staff expectation for Ross).
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Both had a chance to step up and grab meaningful roles this year due to injury and both didn’t - Stewart had flashes and Ross not so much. One of the keys to the year last year preseason, as identified by pretty much everyone, was the sophomores needing to make a jump to make another deep run. Solo did, the others not so much. As he is once again asking them to make a jump then yes same bet. Argue semantics about what role he envisions etc but that’s the deal
 
ctchamps said:
Or after seeing the players entering the program from the transfer portal he assessed the situation that his minutes would be limited, asked the coaches if that assessment was accurate, and received confirmation that his assessment was the likeliest probability.

Being frightened in this situation would be a character flaw. We have confirmation from a trusted source this was a rational process whereby all parties had candid conversations and came to a logical agreement that given Adam’s preferences he should decommit.

I respect his choice and this process. Good luck young man.
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This is just a bunch of words to describe that he was scared of the competition. If Dan called the kid up and told him to leave, that would be different, but Borges reported we gladly would’ve had him stay. He was spooked by Demary and Smith, didn’t think he’d beat them for minutes next year, and he was right.
 
While I get that the boneyard has to over think and over speculate on things and add in the people who have to use words like scared or not all in, the situation here is pretty clear.

Based on a couple players coming back, a couple of recruits who committed after him and a couple of veteran studs from the portal, a top 30 recruit was unlikely to see significant minutes.

He's not scared or not all in - he's just behind a few better recruits and a few grown men that were going to eat the majority of minutes he expected when he committed.

He and the UConn staff had realistic conversations and it's best for Adams to go somewhere he can play minutes as a top 30 recruit to develop his game and it's in the best interest of UConn not to have a 5 star sitting on the bench for a year sucking up NIL $ that can be used elsewhere and then possibly leaving.

Stop calling him soft and scared or whatever. He's doing what's best for his career and the staff is fine with that.
 
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I see this and immediately wonder what the hell does this staff have under its sleeve.
 
RuffRuff said:
Some take. Losing Adam’s does nothing to our title chances. If anything we can get a more productive player in the portal.

This doesn’t hit Hurleys brand at all, up till the point Adams turns into a lottery pick in another program. My guess is that isn’t going to happen.

This is an instant grat gen. It’s well documented. Pope or Scheyers brands aren’t getting hit either.
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Either he was being sarcastic or he’s a troll
 
Unless you think you could be a lottery/1st round pick as a freshman (which is pretty rare air, especially for anyone under 6'5" and 200 lbs.) you are not going to start for a top 25 team. Probably that team is going to have plenty of potential 6th to 8th players so you are going to have to fight for minutes.
 
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caw said:
Adams views himself as a 1/2. Those spots are pretty full with Sidary/Smith/Ball/Mullins/Ross. when Adams signed it was Mahaney/Nowell/Ball/Ross.
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When Adams signed in November the 1 and 2 spots for 2025-2026 were expected to be Mahaney/Nowell/Ball/Ross/Mullins. Considering at the time everyone thought Mahaney and Nowell were really good, I don't see what the difference is today. I guess it took Adams 5 months to come to the conclusion that he didn't think he was good enough right away to earn playing time at the 1 and 2. Whatever. I wish him luck wherever he ends up.
 
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Scottobot said:
It might have been Solo Balls decision to return that started the process for him. Better for him to go and be happy, then to stay and be unhappy with lack of PT. As a McDonalds all American he probably wants to play 25+ mins a game as a freshman.

Hopefully this will clear Mullins mind of any similar thoughts. This should open the door for lots of PT for Mullins.

The days of loading your bench with young prospects for future years are over in college basketball
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You say: "The days of loading your bench with young prospects for future years are over in college basketball".

That makes sense when you see transfers like IA, AN and DA, but the NCAA raising roster sizes and scholarship limits makes no sense in this day and age based on how few teams play more than eight in basketball.

Something is up.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
The reality is unless you’re a top 10-15 recruit you won’t get playing time at UConn as a freshman. Even then, it’s not a given. Most top 100 kids with 3 years of experience are going to outplay the 25th best freshman coming in. I feel bad for some of these freshman because most of them pick a team before the portal madness and what they sign up for often changes significantly.
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This top 10-15 stuff is also a farce.

Jeremiah Fears wasn't even top 50. More freshman guards than not were pretty good contributors to their teams this year without being 5 stars.
 
HooperScooper said:
I thought Hurley never promises playing time? Just a chance to compete for and earn it.
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I'm sure he doesn't, but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to see that even with no promises to anyone there were no minutes to even win. I'm sure Adams realized that in his conversations with the staff. Adams moving on either before or after the season has seemed obvious for awhile
 
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