That would exhaust Danteās final year of eligibility, no?
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The fit for both parties always seemed a bit odd. Warley best suited to fast paced offense to use his downhill slashing. I guess the defense made sense.
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I dunno why, but this cracked me up:
Adjusting to life in the United States hasnāt been challenging for him, said Sharma, whose hometown is Milton, Ontario. āThe biggest transition is just the numbers, like kilometers versus miles, Fahrenheit versus Celsius. Thatās really it.ā
āGuys Ontario is really not that far away from the US borderā
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I think it actually IS the US border?
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Harris has two years left.
Thatās true. Milton is so close to NY!
And he went to school here:
Though if thereās an adjustment issue, this is probably the bigger problem:
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Enough people around that traffic while driving is a thing?
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Seriously. Dude just quit the team seemingly because he wasnāt going to get enough playing time. Coaching change is also a totally valid reason to leave, but regardless, he quit the team and intends to play elsewhere. Why would he practice with the team or get it participate in team activities? That would make no sense to me at least.
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This is why the portal era sucks. Itās nearly fandom-killing to have a series of one year rentals who might be great at UVA or might stink but could never be one of my favorite all-time Hoos. But to have a guy come here for three (five?) months and then portal back out without ever playing a game just proves the whole system sucks for alums who actually care about the university.
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That has nothing to do with āthe new realities of college basketballā and everything to do with Tony Bennett quitting a month before the regular season. Trying to tie Warleyās departure to the evils of the Portal is a giant reach.
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Agreed that thereās a lot to dislike about Warley leaving and the general state of roster stability in college hoops. But as a silver lining, I think this also shows that Dai Dai has been playing well* and likely had already eaten into Warleyās projected minutes. The video clip where Ron talked about Dai Dai a few days ago was telling - his eyes really lit up when he described his wiggle. And frankly anyone who re-portals before a season starts didnāt have his heart in it to start. So Iām not too worked up on Warleyās departure.
*I do realize that we also just lost our scrimmage to Georgetown, so my hopes remain modest for the season
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When I heard Ron talk about enjoying āthe journeyā this season ā¦ I further reset expectations on wins. Hoping to see some promising play from our young guys.
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Wouldnāt have happened if Tony hadnāt quit. Also wouldnāt have happened pre-portal.
I canāt get excited about Dai Dai after seeing his stats last year and his performance in B/W.
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I can after seeing his play in the NIT, the third quarter of the blue white, and his minutes vs Georgetown
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The secret quarter! No fair!
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Heāll be both fun and frustrating. Heās going to turn it over a bunch, but heāll make some great plays. Warley caused him fits when he defended him.
Really want to know what his ceiling is as an all around playmakers - distributor, finisher at the rim, etc.
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The crying after Ames balls out this year and then hits the portal next March is going to be epic.
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Now Iāve heard there was a secret quart
When Dai Dai played and it pleased the board
But you donāt get to see the scrimmage, do ya
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