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Message: [QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5199289, member: 1268"] I don't think the solution is moving on prematurely with regularity, it's not overdoing roster spots on developmental high school recruits. Why even put yourself in the situation of pushing kids out? It's not something you want to do more than you have to as it has an odor. Unless you see something really under the radar unique about an 80th ranked HS recruit, pass. Take Jayden for instance - he wasn't even recruited by top programs, list was George Mason, Temple, Penn State. Why bring him in? Let him go to Temple, watch him for 1-2 years and if you see something, grab him in the portal, as you have the relationship. There is literally no reason for Uconn to recruit low 4 stars under Hurley. Save it for a minted college contributor. I'm not sure what ends up happening with Nowell and I hope it works out. It's great that he is a gritty Philly PG, but also not sure what we were doing recruiting little guards for this system. It made me wonder when we were actively recruiting Acaden Lewis when we were anticipating Nowell/Mahaney as PG's for 2026. Please no one splash the Kemba/Shabazz bologna. This season was a hope & a prayer when you look back on it. Much more on the coaching staff being genius that it was on the roster itself. Bruce Pearl is by no means a genius. Talent wins, every time. [/QUOTE]