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Karaban still weighing decision whether to return or go pro

CONN78SEJ said:
I think the only question is how much of the NIL budget does he get.
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If he declared then prob zero as we can’t wait for him to decide if he wants to stay in or withdraw
 
He declared or he didn’t? If he declared we should expect some pretty quick movement on his replacement, right?
 
In this world of announcements he should have announced either way.

He doesn't owe anyone anything except the coaches. In this day of fast moving portals things have changed. Coaches need their answer in 2 weeks. Otherwise you get handicapped severely.
 
Fatroony5 said:
Obviously a choice has been made but the whole way this thing has played out has been a bit odd. Has UConn really even been linked to other players? I know Miller, but it’s been really quiet on the portal front.
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It's odd. This whole thing is odd. 5 years ago this doesn't happen. We can't always blame the refs with a straight face but here I can blame NIL and the portal. We are operating within a broken system.
The Nowell thing is odd, the silas thing is odd and the Adams thing is strangest of all.
High powered institutions get things wrong quite a bit, the ncaa blew it and still blow it.
 
jibsey said:
He declared or he didn’t? If he declared we should expect some pretty quick movement on his replacement, right?
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The lack of communication about a decision either way suggests to me he declared but is still negotiating NIL. That’s his leverage.

At some point Dan Hurley needs to say take it or leave it so we aren’t caught without a legit 4. This can’t drag out like last year
 
ec33 said:
Maybe Alex needs to get a Master's in Deadlines.
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Well, to be fair that was only a deadline to declare for the draft, which Alex did not need to do given that he is graduating. Basically, The Boneyard adopted that deadline as the dropdead date, but in truth, it is not and never was. The real dropdead date is the withdrawal date which I think is in the end of June.
 
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If I understand correctly AK could put his name in and still withdraw by June 15th, right? I assume this is what he did but just with no announcement.

Announcement isn’t really needed until June 15th - because he still has options. The announcing your declaration to enter the draft is therefore kind of meaningless, right?
 
I don't think his decision changes much with respect to the portal even if he waits until after the combine again. We still need a bench center 5/4 and have not been publicly linked to anyone. Baba Miller is really the only player who seems available and good enough to help at Karaban's position. Unless Miller has a timeline where he can't wait for late May, there really isn't much affect other than we just want to know as fans.
 
BPT2Storrs said:
If I understand correctly AK could put his name in and still withdraw by June 15th, right? I assume this is what he did but just with no announcement.

Announcement isn’t really needed until June 15th - because he still has options. The announcing your declaration to enter the draft is therefore kind of meaningless, right?
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The thing is that the way he had been talking was as though he didn't want to prolong it again past this deadline. So everyone was expecting some kind of finality.
 
BPT2Storrs said:
If I understand correctly AK could put his name in and still withdraw by June 15th, right? I assume this is what he did but just with no announcement.

Announcement isn’t really needed until June 15th - because he still has options. The announcing your declaration to enter the draft is therefore kind of meaningless, right
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Did he put his name in though? That itself is news and the media will find out soon if so.
 
NJHusky said:
The lack of communication about a decision either way suggests to me he declared but is still negotiating NIL. That’s his leverage.

At some point Dan Hurley needs to say take it or leave it so we aren’t caught without a legit 4. This can’t drag out like last year
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Concur, AK’s leverage is with UConn, but that means that if the parties are still negotiating, then there is likely a path to him staying. What would be the purpose of ongoing NIL negotiations as a second rounder? It’s not as though continuing to negotiate with UConn would give him any leverage with NBA teams.
 
CL82 said:
Well, to be fair that was only a deadline to declare for the draft, which Alex did not need to do given that he is graduating. Basically, The Boneyard adopted that deadline is the dropdead date, but in truth, it is not and never was. The real dropdead date is the withdrawal date which I think is in the end of June.
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He still has eligibility tho, so doesn’t he still have to declare? If he doesn’t technically need to declare, then he just needs to make a decision and move forward. We’re not waiting until June to see what he decides. Make a decision and live with it. We’ve got championship aspirations, need to know how to move forward with this roster.
 
Kemba15 said:
Did he put his name in though? That itself is news and the media will find out soon if so.
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I read somewhere that the official early entry list is to be released next week. So, in theory, this could go on another week unless someone in-the-know reports on the decision.
 
I have a feeling he's leaving for the NBA. If he was staying, it would've been easy to put out a post like he did last year. If he's leaving, he's probably struggling with the good-bye statement he wants to make about how much being at UConn has meant to him. Alex is a perfectionist and would want to get that right.

I hope I'm wrong.
 
Henry said:
I have a feeling he's leaving for the NBA. If he was staying, it would've been easy to put out a post like he did last year. If he's leaving, he's probably struggling with the good-bye statement he wants to make about how much being at UConn has meant to him. Alex is a perfectionist and would want to get that right.

I hope I'm wrong.
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That is an interesting take but I am not so sure on this one. Alex would need to draft a thoughtful post for either decision. A simple “I’m Back” might not do it 2 years in a row.
 
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