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Message: [QUOTE="Lafayette, post: 5351393, member: 14008"] Hurley has done a really good job at getting the right level of talent from both the portal and recruiting. The key is to get the players that fit the program, the needs of the team, and have the skill with the will to learn more and level up. Mahaney was a swing and a miss, but that was compounded by Diarra's injury, Nowell's injury, and really the whole point guard situation was bleak. Felt that the Georgetown game when Diarra lost his shoe was emblematic of the position problem. But Newton and Cam were home runs from the portal, and from recruiting, not too many issues as the recruits have generally played up from their rankings. Cannot fault Hurley for Darius Adams, as getting Malachi Smith as a seasoned starting floor general over a freshman with potential is an all-day, every day decision. While we might get Mingo (seems 60% likely, but things change), we will be done for 2026 recruiting and will portal in a Karaban replacement. No one knows at this point who stays next year - likely how the season goes determines a lot and the season has barely started. But that is why the portal works well. [/QUOTE]