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Message: [QUOTE="August_West, post: 5003648, member: 1047"] Yup. There is a whole different vibe of a program player teammate coming back and having minute adjustments all around, as opposed to a mercenary 1 year rental. And in the case of the 4 spot, to stave off the oncoming "what about Cam Spencer"? This is absolutely nothing like Cam Spencer who came in as an experienced guard when our 5 Freshmen hadn't even had a day in the program yet and only one of them was a guard. That was a necessary portal move that made sense for fit and need. That is not so clear cut at the 4 now. The need that spencer addressed last year was glaring. This isn't like that, not with Jaylin Stewart in the wings and a top 10 incoming Frosh. And then the capper specifically right now is Coleman Hawkins?! Oh boy. Coleman Hawkins is a fine player. He is very intelligent, and has a pretty unique, strong personality. Coleman Hawkins also brings a circus sideshow with him. He is a locker room lawyer and is very much all about maximizing dollars as his main priority [I]IF[/I] he even comes back to college. Hurley both verbally in the media numerous times as well as through his actions (on who he decides to actually get involved with) has shown repeatedly that he does not value playing in that particular arena of the portal. You would be hard pressed to actually find a [I]worse[/I] fit for UConn culture than Hawkins. And this isn't a knock on the kid. I like him a lot. He is very well spoken and interesting. He just did an hour with Goodman a week or two ago that everyone should listen to (if you can stomach the Goodman part). It might just open some eyes on how messed up this current system REALLY is. Hawkins certainly has earned the right to take advantage of the gifts he has in any way he sees fit. It won't be for us though. I'm pretty confident in saying that. [/QUOTE]

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