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Message: [QUOTE="6&counting, post: 5319398, member: 14009"] I should've given more context here: Toure has said in multiple interviews that his conversations and in-person workouts with Hurley have centered around his 3-point shot. The fact that it is a question mark to the UConn staff is not up for debate. I'm not doubting Toure will play the equivalent of shooting guard (or whatever they are calling the off-ball guard/wing nowadays) in the NBA at some point. Solo had questions about his 3 coming in as well and that skill has (so far) turned out better than initially projected, so there is plenty of hope for Toure to grow that part of his game. As for comparables, no two players are identical. My above statement is not saying Solo Ball equates exactly to Abdou Toure - just as my previous post was not stating Coen Carr and Abdou Toure are identical. Nor are any of the players mentioned above the same as Jayden Ross. But each have different trajectories of how much they impact the team. Some are longer than others. Some are shorter. Castle played immediately as a freshman. Jayden Ross was a non-factor as a freshman. He was an athletic wing that likely helped the guys in practice, but played limited game minutes all year that year. Isaiah Abraham fit that same description too. If Hurley thinks Toure also fits that description (as a top 25 recruit), he and other UConn staff members have now publicly stated that is not worth taking a flyer on anymore. But yes, Coen Carr is athletic freak. [/QUOTE]

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