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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 5242898, member: 21"] Wish him all the best. Always had a smile on his face. The days of developing a late bloomer into their 3rd or 4th year is a thing of the past. The fact that Hurley rarely gave him any minutes likely gave him little hope he'd get more PT in years 3 and 4. Plus the addition of Reibe and possible addition of a more experienced big from the portal cast doubts as well. Filling out the roster turns into a wad of money and roll of the portal dice, hoping you can get the players you hope are productive, fit your system, culture and need. There's no guarantee that a player who developed within a different program and system, and sometimes against a lesser level of competition will pan out. It did with Newton but not so well with Mahaney. There were some from last year's portal who transferred from major conferences that did poorly with their new teams. UConn's multi action motion offense isn't easy to learn. Even with some returning players this year's team often ran it poorly. Fortunately it's not as complex for our 5, so hopeful they can add a more experienced 5 or 4/5 combo. I'm inclined to believe that programs are shelling out huge piles of money to fill their rosters. One would think that at some point the money starts to run out. [/QUOTE]