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Message: [QUOTE="6&counting, post: 5315752, member: 14009"] I believe he has made this public, but behind the scenes, Hurley very much wants to make it work with HS PG recruiting. In fact, he initially thought Castle would be a 2-3 year guy, but ended being too good to stay. I'm told through the grapevine he is also aware that he is essentially looking for a needle in a haystack. Just from a skillset perspective: finding a big, score-first combo guard that is smart enough to pass AND capable enough to contribute right away AND a good shooter AND is not OAD is difficult in the high school ranks. Adams would've fit 3 out of the 4, as he wouldn't have contributed his freshman year. 3 out of 4 with Lewis as well, as he is not very big. Mingo and County [I]seem[/I] to fit the bill at this stage if we land them - although Mingo has a hitch on his catch and shoot 3's, and County's skillset is nearly identical to Adams (this could probably be taken as good [I]or[/I] bad). But then again Castle couldn't shoot very well and just went in the lotto. If things go the same way this recruiting cycle as the last (landing no scoring PG's from HS), he would likely go portal again as mentioned above - maybe even one of the guys you mentioned. Adams in particular doesn't seem like he will stick at Maryland [/QUOTE]