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What's crazy is that UConn is in a position to be so selective. We are at the zenith of UConn BB.
Koby Brea entered the portal. Please please Coach Hurley
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No doubt, but Solo started games last season and proved he has great potential and talent already. You can tell with Ross and Singare that they are projects who probably won't be ready to contribute until their Junior years, but Solo is ready for considerable minutes now. Bringing in two older guys like Mahaney and Brea would likely cut him out of the rotation entirely which I just can't see happening.
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Crazy. If remotely true, go with the New Yorker, whom happens to be a stretch 4. You can find a ball handler anywhere.So UConn had Brea on campus but aren't sure if we want him...
Then why bring him in for a visit?
To evaluate him on things other than basketball. Do you want the most NIL $. Are you playing with your phone during a one on one dinner with Hurley, among many other things. Danny has made that clear.
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The main guy on sc is being reluctant to dive deeper on it. But Trilly is saying that we are deciding if we want to take him. But I think he wants UConn
On paper, it would make sense that he might try to maximize NIL given that it's his last year of eligibility and the NBA isn't exactly drooling at him right now. He's a totally different circumstance than a McNeeley. My read of "aren't sure if we want him" - assuming that's true - is whether his asking price is worth it.So UConn had Brea on campus but aren't sure if we want him...
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Just seems weird to bring him on a visit and be unsure if you want him
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I agree the potential is definitely there with Solo but he did have a mixed bag of results when starting. If he ends up being the starting 2 I’m good with that but he’ll need to take a huge jump for us to be talking three peat
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An official visit is maybe the first time the staff is spending real time with a guy (i know Brea was here before, but not sure if official which limits time with coaches). In the same way a kid might see or hear something that makes him want to commit, or not commit, a coach might see or hear something that makes them want to look elsewhere.So UConn had Brea on campus but aren't sure if we want him...
Not so unusual. We've had plenty of kids for official visits, then cut off recruiting contact with them.
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In this day and age, he could come in and say "I decided i want 5x the NIL money we spoke about" or "i no longer like the role we spoke about". There are lots of reasons we could decide to look elsewhere.
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I think it may have roster implications. On the boneyard we’ll leave that there. Minutes would be tight
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Are these the only two kids in the portal that can help? No they arent. Bad take
Koby Brea playing stretch 4 for any sort of real minutes for us would mean we would not be anywhere near the level we've been use to the last 2 years.
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Would you buy a car without test driving it?
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Lol, not sure what you mean, but i was multitasking so disregard the stretch 4. My brain and twitter fingers were on different pages. I meant go with the shooter who can stretch the D. He can easily play Joey California minutes.
Don’t high school recruits usually get offers before visits?
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Not always. Actually unless the staff is absolutely sure, they both want to meet and spend time with each other first.
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An “offer” is not binding. Coaches make more offers than they have open schollys. To continue with the analogy, an offer is calling the car dealership to schedule a test drive. A visit is the test drive. Signing the letter of intent is signing the contract.
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I want Brea to look Hurley in the eyes and say "yes, I am totally OK coming off the bench, playing my heart out on defense, etc". That's why you bring a kid in for an official.
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That can't be a bench issue. He was never a full-time starter at Dayton, why would he play his hand at Uconn. Doesn't make the most sense on his part. He's a 2x A10 6th man, and has only 21 starts in 113 games played.
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We definitely need to bring in one more guard even if Diarra stays. I think the last guy we get after this guard will be a more developmental piece to replace Roumoglou. That would put us at 12 if Diarra stays and Karaban doesnt come back. Maybe we prefer Mahaney over Brea and he was a backup plan.
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