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[QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 5246902, member: 523"]
The portal makes developing HS players more difficult.  If you are playing or projected to play a major role/start, then there is always someone willing to pay you and play you.

The guys that buy into the culture, and believe that waiting will ultimately be the better option are the one who will stay to be developed.

Winning helps, having a clear path (including playing time) helps, showing real progression helps, and coaches keeping their word helps.

How else to you think UGA loses their best players?  St Mary's? ECU?  Michigan?

We've been losing bench guys, guys who weren't going to play much, and guys who can see the writing on the wall.   Good players. Yes.  Guys we'd prefer to keep because they are our guys? Yes.   That's just not how the world works any longer.

Truth is from UConn's perspective and the players. These moves have mostly been win/win.

Anyone really miss any of the freshmen guys that transferred out before we got Newton and Joey C?   Can't name most of them, but they found a home and we ended up better off.
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