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Karaban still weighing decision whether to return or go pro

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Everyone behind the scenes know.
 
Fishy said:
A blinding glimpse of the obvious if you ask me, but the people who think that a decision was already made but they’re just pretending otherwise are slow to it.

As of yesterday, he legit had not decided. I get it - it’s a really, really hard decision with upsides and downsides and they’ll all be on him, so I get the indecision.

But it’s not been ideal for us, but at the same time, we can’t point to anything and say we missed out. (I don’t think we were ever really interested in the Cal transfer….that was a bad fit.) But the time is coming.
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Meanwhile, ESPN's way too early ranking as this as number six

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And that is without Alex. I think fishy's spot on when he points out that this is a hard decision for Alex. Hopefully we'll know within the next day or so one way or the other.
 
Son of Robert said:
Alex is our best option at the 4 so I hope he returns. 3 year starter, just about a pro, coach on the floor, fully grown man at 21/22, looking for ways to improve his already very solid game. With better offensive ball movement Alex is a better scorer. I predict both Alex and UConn have a very good year if he returns. Best of Luck either way, Alex is a straight up Husky for Life.
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Alex will be better too, if he comes back. He thrives as a 2nd or 3rd option on offense. Demary and Reed will probably be our two first looks on offense, even if AK is our high scorer.
 
Ewekon said:
I'm going with the collective wisdom(?) of many here and saying he wouldn't string us along this far. Coaches know he is coming back.

My lips to God's ears.
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I’d love to agree, but then what would be the reason for NOT announcing that he’s returning? Delaying Miller’s decision so he doesn’t transfer to another NC contender? No.
 
CL82 said:
Meanwhile, ESPN's way too early ranking as this as number six

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And that is without Alex. I think fishy's spot on when he points out that this is a hard decision for Alex. Hopefully we'll know within the next day or so one way or the other.
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Obviously decision, g league is a crappy life. Get paid to stay and improve with more complimentary pieces that enable you to shine
 
Fan1978 said:
Obviously decision, g league is a crappy life. Get paid to stay and improve with more complimentary pieces that enable you to shine
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Leaving to early is a bad decision. Ask daniel hamilton and his brothers. Where is daniel now? According to ray allen, Daniel hated school so he left. Imo if he stayed one more year, he would have played 10 years in NBA. Alex loves school and in new world makes big coin.
 
Last year by the time all the moves were over everyone one of us believed we had the deepest team since Hurley became coach. We ended up have one of the least deep team of Hurley’s tenure. Last time when the portal music stopped we thought we had 2 maybe three impact freshman, we had a can’t miss transfer portal addition in AM, we had a sophomore class that was ready to breakout.

The only one of those for sure things that even closely hit its mark was the development of our sophomore class….but that was only because of Ball, Stewart came up short if we are being honest, Ross well who knows, we can see the athletic gifts but I think we can all agree he came up short.

Deep right we nailed that one by the end of the year we were lucky to have an eight man rotation.

Transfer portal can’t miss edition well that player is not on our roster anymore.

Whether AK comes back or not if we don’t remember how to play defense without a significant fall off in our offensive efficiency we will end up like this year.

The only thing I would say is certain is that Mullins is going to be a stud and if he plays like every other high school player we have ever gotten that was this good, he will be BEFOY.

Other than that we have maybe top ten talent if AK stays but if we don’t remember how not play connected and Stewart and Ross do not come out looking significantly better than they were last year (Ross more than Stewart) we will end up with a season very similar to this year.

I know we are pretty confident Demary and Mullins coupled with who is coming back and potentially Reibe as a freshman who might contribute significant quality minutes, that we are better than last year.

We were pretty confident in what we had pre season last year and we were not even close to being right…….keeping things in perspective.

I hope they have a plan to get one more for sure impact big even with AK coming back our frontline is dangerously thin and relying on a freshman who might be a two or three year project (Reibe) and an undersized Stewart as our depth.

How can anyone be real comfortable with that group from what we saw this year. We still need one maybe two proven front court players. Let Stewart play a big SF as his main position he can be first off the bench subbing for Mullins or Solo depending on what is happening on the floor. Demary is going to play 35+ minutes a game imo. He may even reach AK 2023-2024 level minutes.

They have to have a plan they are the best staff in the country. But if you look at the players still left in the portal it is not flush with the type of players we need most. I am sure there are a few under the radar players that we could mold into being what we need but the whole idea with portal additions is they come in ready to play their role with no molding necessary.
 
CTFAN4LIFE said:
20 minutes away. Or not.
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Not the deadline is 11:59 PM not AM. He has all day to keep us guessing. If they are trying to make some big show out of it….i think it is not working…..most of us no matter how much we appreciate AK are starting to get frustrated with this situation.

I understand the staff already knows and unless there is some type of huge announcement that yes AK is leaving but we got ___________ (fill in blank with best big still left in the portal) this whole thing starts to look pretty selfish. Those who need to know already now…..but is this really fair to the fans like all of us. It’s like waiting to hear from the repair shop if the fix is simple or you are about to spend thousands to keep your car on the road.

Pull the freaking band aid off please Alex.
 
REB1094 said:
Are there many top 4s better than Demary, Solo, Karaban, Reed?

and that doesn't even consider Braylon Mullins, Malachi Smith, and Jaylin Stewart..
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Yeah those 8 are probably the close-game rotation. Throw in whatever big we have for backup (Reibe or portal) and Ross if he manages to get out of his own head
 
A second round NBA draft choice can earn 6 million on a 3 year deal that doesn’t affect cap if they prove worthy… or get close to nothing. Is that correct?
How much does Alex get on NIL?
What opportunity would he get in the NBA to prove himself?
What are Cam and Newt currently getting?
Anyone know?
 
jibsey said:
A second round NBA draft choice can earn 6 million on a 3 year deal that doesn’t affect cap if they prove worthy… or get close to nothing. Is that correct?
How much does Alex get on NIL?
What opportunity would he get in the NBA to prove himself?
What are Cam and Newt currently getting?
Anyone know?
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2 way deals can get cut at anytime, ask Sanogo.

2nd rounders can also sign guaranteed contracts like Ajax.
 
Hunt for 7 said:
Last year by the time all the moves were over everyone one of us believed we had the deepest team since Hurley became coach. We ended up have one of the least deep team of Hurley’s tenure. Last time when the portal music stopped we thought we had 2 maybe three impact freshman, we had a can’t miss transfer portal addition in AM, we had a sophomore class that was ready to breakout.

The only one of those for sure things that even closely hit its mark was the development of our sophomore class….but that was only because of Ball, Stewart came up short if we are being honest, Ross well who knows, we can see the athletic gifts but I think we can all agree he came up short.

Deep right we nailed that one by the end of the year we were lucky to have an eight man rotation.

Transfer portal can’t miss edition well that player is not on our roster anymore.

Whether AK comes back or not if we don’t remember how to play defense without a significant fall off in our offensive efficiency we will end up like this year.

The only thing I would say is certain is that Mullins is going to be a stud and if he plays like every other high school player we have ever gotten that was this good, he will be BEFOY.

Other than that we have maybe top ten talent if AK stays but if we don’t remember how not play connected and Stewart and Ross do not come out looking significantly better than they were last year (Ross more than Stewart) we will end up with a season very similar to this year.

I know we are pretty confident Demary and Mullins coupled with who is coming back and potentially Reibe as a freshman who might contribute significant quality minutes, that we are better than last year.

We were pretty confident in what we had pre season last year and we were not even close to being right…….keeping things in perspective.

I hope they have a plan to get one more for sure impact big even with AK coming back our frontline is dangerously thin and relying on a freshman who might be a two or three year project (Reibe) and an undersized Stewart as our depth.

How can anyone be real comfortable with that group from what we saw this year. We still need one maybe two proven front court players. Let Stewart play a big SF as his main position he can be first off the bench subbing for Mullins or Solo depending on what is happening on the floor. Demary is going to play 35+ minutes a game imo. He may even reach AK 2023-2024 level minutes.

They have to have a plan they are the best staff in the country. But if you look at the players still left in the portal it is not flush with the type of players we need most. I am sure there are a few under the radar players that we could mold into being what we need but the whole idea with portal additions is they come in ready to play their role with no molding necessary.
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I’m sure he’s getting a lot of info from teams today that he’s not had the past months so he should be able to decide today.

I’m wondering if I’ll know before I go to sleep?
 
NJHusky said:
I’m sure he’s getting a lot of info from teams today that he’s not had the past months so he should be able to decide today.

I’m wondering if I’ll know before I go to sleep?
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But you said he should’ve had all the info weeks ago and should’ve informed you of his decision already?
 
UC0NN said:
2 way deals can get cut at anytime, ask Sanogo.

2nd rounders can also sign guaranteed contracts like Ajax.
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Yes for the top players who sign two way contracts they usually guarantee for about $750K. It is the second contract if they are not regulars after two years on a two way contract that usually lacks any guaranteed money.

Many of them sign another deal but the guaranteed money is usually not part of the second contract unless the player has found a way to earn a spot on an nba roster before the first two way contract expires.

When Sanogo got cut he had already earned more than the guaranteed amount so they could release him without having to pay him anything.

AK has to be at or over $1m in NIL guaranteed money if he stays. And if he gets hot and we play ourselves into a final four he will have opportunity to add onto the already guaranteed NIL money.
 
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