May not matter anyway as the only AAs that really matter in their frosh year are top 4-5. This year that is kids like Boozer, AJ, DP and Ament. Even then those teams are unlikely to make a ton of noise without strong upperclassmen leading.
Maybe Pitino is onto something not bothering to recruit high school kids.
We're not exactly going the Pitino route, if Adams were to get minutes off the bench this coming year, I'm sure he doesn't decommit.
That's just an insane take, you're gonna try and tell me Liam McNeeley didn't matter for UConn last year? Or Pettiford for Auburn? Or Knueppel for Duke? Or Queen for Maryland? Or Boogie Fland for Arkansas? The list goes on and on
A great example is Walter Clayton,Jr. He needed time to develop into the player he became at Florida. He was a 3 star comming out of high school, do you think Adams could produce as a 4/5 star ranked player immediately? Good luck to him and hope that he is willing to be coached for 2 or 3 years if he stays with the school.that he chooses. Pitino, I hate to say it, is onto something, I agree.
Everyone knows how you feel on the topic by now.
Jase Richardson is probably the only one you could make a case for and even he shot 10% from the field in their tournament game vs New Mexico, pretty good postseason otherwise.
There is a lot of Hurley Hatred outside UConn Nation.
Dan Hurley, UConn Suffer Brutal Blow, Lose Top 20 Recruit
The UConn Huskies have reportedly lost one of their prized men's prospects.www.si.com
Sources: 4-star G Adams decommits from UConn
McDonald's All American Darius Adams, a top-30 recruit in the 2025 class, has decommitted from UConn, sources told ESPN.www.espn.com
Press are basking in the glory of us losing a top recruit. What a joke. He was going to be our 10th guy off the bench at best.
It's wild how you constantly make up stuff to try and prove these ridiculous arguments you keep hammering away at.
Nobody needs to do weird stuff to make you look wrong. You've got that covered.
I've already seen it spelled "Adam's" twice, and "Darious" was among the various ways it could have been misspelled. It's possible that you're right, but he still would have fit right in...in terms of having a name that could be mangled. We're very good at this.
Adams may have a higher ceiling than Furphy, but I get the feeling that Furphy will be more ready to play this year.
Agreed but if a McD’s AA and Top 20(?) recruit can’t get minutes over portal guys, it kinda makes sense to not go as hard after high schoolers and just wait for disgruntled college players each season of which there are plenty. You just need the cashola to dish out. I’m all for kids making money but the entire culture of college basketball is starting to suck.
Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and most other programs including the top tier ones have had highly ranked kids go into the portal or decommit. It's not Hurley, it's the current recruiting reality unfortunately.
Or Darrion Williams. Christian Anderson was TT’s fourth or fifth best player. Depending on how you feel about Hawkins and his 6.5 assists per game with poor shooting. The other guys were all transfers.
Ya I don't blame Adams but this does suck that kids have themselves in this predicament. He could still develop under Hurley and learn from our vets, and take that next step in year 2. It is what it is.
Because he didn't think he was going to play much this coming season. Some say that's being realistic. I say that's a defeatist attitude. Playing time is not determined in April. He obviously isn't very confident in his abilities. He's going to have to compete for playing time wherever he goes. Should he drop down a level and go to a mid-major so he can assure he'll get a lot of playing time?
