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Is this kid not on our radar? Seems like a great fit

storrsroars said:
I think he ends up in the MAC. He's a Cleveland kid whom I don't think wants to be all that far from home. I suppose a bag of NIL could change that, but I don't know what kind of bag gets offered to a kid from the Horizon conference.
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Villanova and Providence are all over him. He visited both schools and both fanbases think he'll be committing to them this week. He's visited Iowa too, he's definitely ending up much higher than the MAC
 
Karaban needs to make his decision before we can pursue a big fish like this. Maybe he will wait on his commitment announcement though until he hears what Karaban is doing. If you were Folgueiras, would you rather play the 4 at Nova, Providence, or UConn? It's a no brainer.
 
boog204 said:
He owes us an answer! Actually hurting the team at this point. /s
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He owes us? I would think his decision is made and he is taking his time on communications and is in lock step with Hurley.
 
We are so impatient here ! If Hurley truly doesn't know yet, then AK deserves some patience from us for his commitment/time/success to the program. As Tom said, unless something is public - assume he is staying. With the addition of the new guards, and NIL $, don't be surprised .
 
Since we're hand-wringing and speculating, I'll float another entirely plausible theory while hopefully staying within BY rules:

Perhaps Alex has decision options "A" and "B" made already. Can't say them out loud due to BY rules but you can figure what they could be.

"A" and "B" may be equally "good" decisions in Alex's and the staff's mind. Which one eventually chosen depends on outcomes of ongoing portal inquiries/activities that are not public yet (since our staff is great at radio silence activity).

Dominos could fall really quickly.

All of you chicken littles that think the staff is just sitting there doing nothing while Alex's decision-making process is going on and players are entering/exiting the portal haven't really been paying any attention to recruiting methods and outcomes during the Hurley era.
 
Marat said:
We are so impatient here ! If Hurley truly doesn't know yet, then AK deserves some patience from us for his commitment/time/success to the program. As Tom said, unless something is public - assume he is staying. With the addition of the new guards, and NIL $, don't be surprised .
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Impatient? Don’t you think he should feel guilty if we can’t get a player who would be equal to his ability or better and in a week he says I’m leaving.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
This is the last impact PF who will be available! What ever shall we do!

Alex can take his time and we will be fine
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He can take his time but for the sake of being able to assemble the best possible roster, he needs to let the staff know his decision before the portal closes to new entrants next week. There could be a few studs who are comfortable in their current roles and therefore not in the portal, but if they see the starting PF spot open up at a top 5 UConn team, they may want to jump into the portal. If the portal is closed for new entrants by the time Karaban decides, we don't have that luxury of being able to put feelers out there to those guys.

Plus, this will let the staff finish up the roster so they can go on vacation for the first time in 3 years lol
 
aburks41 said:
He can take his time but for the sake of being able to assemble the best possible roster, he needs to let the staff know his decision before the portal closes to new entrants next week. There could be a few studs who are comfortable in their current roles and therefore not in the portal, but if they see the starting PF spot open up at a top 5 UConn team, they may want to jump into the portal. If the portal is closed for new entrants by the time Karaban decides, we don't have that luxury of being able to put feelers out there to those guys.

Plus, this will let the staff finish up the roster so they can go on vacation for the first time in 3 years lol
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I agree. I have every reason to assume Alex and the staff are communicating, so I'm not worried
 
Tyler2Rings said:
I agree. I have every reason to assume Alex and the staff are communicating, so I'm not worried
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Doesn’t address the legit concern regarding guys who might be interested in starting at UConn if Alex leaves but that might not enter the portal in time if Alex doesn’t publicly announce at least a few days before it closes. Unless you’re confident staff is tampering with any potential future transfers. We also coulda landed Hall or Watts already.
 
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bendm said:
Doesn’t address the legit concern regarding guys who might be interested in starting at UConn if Alex leaves but that might not enter the portal in time if Alex doesn’t publicly announce at least a few days before it closes. Unless you’re confident staff is tampering with any potential future transfers. We also coulda landed Hall or Watts already.
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If what you describe is a concern of the staff, then surely they have explained as much to AK and he won't leave them in a bad spot.

Yes I hope the staff is "tampering" (ie gaging interest with agents which is fair game)
 
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