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Hurley confirms Hass is coming back

storrsroars said:
I'm kinda surprised (yet elated) that Hass is coming back. While it's obvious he loves playing here, I was questioning "what's in it for him"? He's graduated, he's unlikely to get any NBA sniffs, although overseas $$ are there for him. Is he going to take grad classes to set him up for a different career? Or is he gonna make enough NIL bank that he can put off overseas for a year?
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Maybe he likes playing basketball at UConn?
 
storrsroars said:
I'm kinda surprised (yet elated) that Hass is coming back. While it's obvious he loves playing here, I was questioning "what's in it for him"? He's graduated, he's unlikely to get any NBA sniffs, although overseas $$ are there for him. Is he going to take grad classes to set him up for a different career? Or is he gonna make enough NIL bank that he can put off overseas for a year?
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I'm sure Hassan can get some nice NIL opportunities given his role on a National Championship team, especially within Connecticut.

Thrilled to have him back. He gives us a badly needed veteran presence. If Karaban returns, we are loaded.
 
AntG168 said:


No announcement or twitter post. Like we were told, he’s back.

“I see us like we have in the past just being strategic, looking for one or two additions to fortify some positions. We’re excited about some of the young players that we’ve got coming back. We’re excited about Hassan and Samson Johnson, two key players from last year’s team, coming back.”
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I won’t believe it until I hear it from Borges
 
Diarra's value per Barttorvik

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Two things we can surmise from the return of Hass:

1) Obviously Liam didn't meet Hassan's asking price for taking over the UConn Headband Concession. Maybe Hass will take him on as a junior partner?

2) If Alex DOESN'T return, I think that will not only cement Diarra's starting role, but also will maximize his minutes because he will be the only experienced leader type on the team. If Alex comes back, Hurley MAY want to separate their minutes some, so he always has experienced leadership on the court.
 
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DogMania said:
I'm Thankful he's coming back and excited to be able to watch him play for another year.

So this puts an end to all speculation about Hass entering the portal because they added Aidan.

I wish folks would stop all the speculation like: this recruit is not coming here or that existing player is entering the portal or not coming back. Let's just enjoy the process without claiming we know s*** about something the we have no idea how they will play out.
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Considering we were told “Diarra will make his decision by the end of the week” several weeks ago and heard boo, wasn’t there reason to be worried?

Maybe others were speculating, I for one was just concerned. Love me some Hass!
 
KembaRunner said:
Considering we were told “Diarra will make his decision by the end of the week” several weeks ago and heard boo, wasn’t there reason to be worried?

Maybe others were speculating, I for one was just concerned. Love me some Hass!
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We were told he was coming back. People just didn’t believe it because he didn’t have an announcement
 
AntG168 said:
We were told he was coming back. People just didn’t believe it because he didn’t have an announcement
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AND because he participated in senior night. People wanted to hear more than he is “expected” to return before taking a victory lap. It’s perfectly rational.
 
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If Karaban comes back you have AK, Diarra and Johnson as three experienced upperclassman with sophomore studs coming back, two transfers that are going to be really good and a loaded freshmen class is crazy. With Dan Hurley and staff ready to put it together and have it running on all cylinders by March, wow!
 
AntG168 said:
We were told he was coming back. People just didn’t believe it because he didn’t have an announcement
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Hurley complicated it with his "Hass will have to accept his role before deciding to come back." Until then I never thought otherwise.

Apparently Hassan never did either (or it wasn't a difficult decision).
 
Of all the roster news I’ve been waiting to hear about, this is the biggest. We need a primary ball handler and defender for next season. I see him as a starter and potentially having a breakout type season. He is the leadership that the team will need this upcoming season, especially if AK doesn’t return.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm kinda surprised (yet elated) that Hass is coming back. While it's obvious he loves playing here, I was questioning "what's in it for him"? He's graduated, he's unlikely to get any NBA sniffs, although overseas $$ are there for him. Is he going to take grad classes to set him up for a different career? Or is he gonna make enough NIL bank that he can put off overseas for a year?
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He might have a lot of reasons:

Another season of the exposure of playing in a unique program with budding legendary coaches and the unparalleled opportunity to go for three straight national championships.

Maybe this sounds like more exciting than playing in Turkey or Bulgaria.

He will have NIL money so there are financial incentives.

He will be sharing this experience with his brother Mamadou who is on the coaching staff.

Perhaps he sees coaching down the road as a possible option and soaking up what this experience makes him a better player and potential future coach.

LOL Maybe he wants to console the BY fans who are/were holding their breath on his staying or leaving.

Maybe he just feels he wouldn't miss the opportunity for anything in the world.

Thank you Hass!!!
 
JB75 said:
Now just one more piece. Please mr Karaban. One more year.
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no inside knowledge, just speculation, but I think Alex comes back because 1) he wants his degree, 2) he wants to be part of history with getting a 3-peat, 3) he wants to recover his outside shot which seemed to have regressed for some reason, and which I fear will prevent him from getting drafted higher. Not sure how he will fix it, maybe he can get help with the mechanics. He sure practices his shooting enough
 
There were a few games last year where an opposing guard was lighting it up and I saw Dan turn to the bench and Hass was tearing his warm-ups off. "I'm gonna put an end to this $hiiiit right now" was the look on Hass' face. And he did.
 
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AntG168 said:


No announcement or twitter post. Like we were told, he’s back.

“I see us like we have in the past just being strategic, looking for one or two additions to fortify some positions. We’re excited about some of the young players that we’ve got coming back. We’re excited about Hassan and Samson Johnson, two key players from last year’s team, coming back.”
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Great news, and a nearly perfect post. Thank you!

I wonder the source for the quotation that's in italics, because it's not within Zagoria's NJ.com article. It definitely reads as Dan Hurley's exact words, but where do they appear, so I can point my sister to them.

This is something to let us exhale even more, and then wonder about the Alex and the 13th scholarship in a more relaxed fashion.

What a week!
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Great news, and a nearly perfect post. Thank you!

I wonder the source for the quotation that's in italics, because it's not within Zagoria's NJ.com article. It definitely reads as Dan Hurley's exact words, but where do they appear, so I can point my sister to them.

This is something to let us exhale even more, and then wonder about the Alex and the 13th scholarship in a more relaxed fashion.

What a week!
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It is in the article on the bottom of the page and it is coming from Hurley from his Zoom call. I guess you didn't scroll down enough.

“I think for us, we want to keep intact obviously as much as the roster as we can to obviously hold on to a championship culture with people that know what it’s all about,” Hurley said during a one-on-one Zoom to promote his partnership with Bai WonderWater.

“I see us like we have in the past just being strategic, looking for one or two additions to fortify some positions. We’re excited about some of the young players that we’ve got coming back. We’re excited about Hassan and Samson Johnson, two key players from last year’s team, coming back.”
 
ec33 said:
Hurley complicated it with his "Hass will have to accept his role before deciding to come back." Until then I never thought otherwise.

Apparently Hassan never did either (or it wasn't a difficult decision).
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Maybe Hurley meant he will need to accept his role as the vocal leader of the team...
 
Conndog said:
no inside knowledge, just speculation, but I think Alex comes back because 1) he wants his degree, 2) he wants to be part of history with getting a 3-peat, 3) he wants to recover his outside shot which seemed to have regressed for some reason, and which I fear will prevent him from getting drafted higher. Not sure how he will fix it, maybe he can get help with the mechanics. He sure practices his shooting enough
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The Alex decision is pretty simple. If you're projected to go first round at all after the process, you go. If you're projected early enough in second where you can negotiate a strong guarantee, you go. If you go late second, or not at all, you come back. It's not going to be based on his degree. This isn't an emotional decision, it's a practical and fairly formulaic one.
 
3rdbass said:
It is in the article on the bottom of the page and it is coming from Hurley from his Zoom call. I guess you didn't scroll down enough.

“I think for us, we want to keep intact obviously as much as the roster as we can to obviously hold on to a championship culture with people that know what it’s all about,” Hurley said during a one-on-one Zoom to promote his partnership with Bai WonderWater.

“I see us like we have in the past just being strategic, looking for one or two additions to fortify some positions. We’re excited about some of the young players that we’ve got coming back. We’re excited about Hassan and Samson Johnson, two key players from last year’s team, coming back.”
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Thanks very much. I stopped the scroll after the single sentence paragraph about "being in the mix," because it had an ad, and it read as a good closing. Pressed for physical space in a printed newspaper, an editor could close out the article without including the final 2 paragraphs. The prior one that mentioned the Zoom and Bai was also a winner.

Again, credit where credit is due to @AntG168.
 
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Blakeon18 said:
Just excellent news...especially with so many brand-new UConn players.

Question: put Karaban to the side for a minute: Is Hurley done for any more additions?
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I think he waits until final Karaban decision before adding anyone else. If Karaban goes pro at that point I think he tries to get a backup PF or best available player to add some depth.
 
BlueMAB said:
Okay, so that's different than saying "people didn't want to believe".

Not everyone had the same information.
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Yes they did. It was posted here multiple times
 
didn't he say something to his cousin in the preseason along the lines of "we still have two more years of this"? I think it was the team softball game they were playing
 
AntG168 said:
We did get more than that. Subscribe to storrscentral
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Plus, if you were subscribed to SC you would know there's something pretty definitive dropping very, very soon.
 
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