2025 McDonald's AA Day 1 Recap

[husky429]

Reibe and Mullinsns starting for east.

Reibe with a couple of awful looking FTs

 

[RuffRuff]

Reibe and Mullinsns starting for east.

Reibe with a couple of awful looking FTs

They looked like lead bricks going up there. He's had a rough start.

Mullins doesn't finish through his follow through on his jumper - looks like he snaps it versus a clean motion through the ball.

Good luck with Acuff Arkansas. Don't love shoot first ball hog PG's.

 

[calamity17]

Acuff and Boozer seem determined to take the majority of the shots for the East.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Reibe showing better foot quickness than I expected. Everybody just chucking threes, middies, and FT's. Boozer's FT's worse than Reibe's.

 

[sdglast]

Reibe showing better foot quickness than I expected. Everybody just chucking threes, middies, and FT's. Boozer's FT's worse than Reibe's.

Agree on Reibe's quickness. I thought Mullins looked quicker than I thought he would be as well and had excellent instincts. I suspect Reibe and Mullins will play much better in structure.

 

[Gurleyman]

Two words you won’t hear in this game:

“Nice pass”

 

[RuffRuff]

Reibe showing better foot quickness than I expected. Everybody just chucking threes, middies, and FT's. Boozer's FT's worse than Reibe's.

Lord were Boozer's FT's ugly - looked like they arc'ed above the backboard height. Little Boozer looks really good.

McKenna - gunning. There is gunning and then there is gunning - not letting anyone touch the ball multiple times and firing a 3 is kinda gross.

I think we are going to regret passing on Bundalo.

 

[uconngb]

Two words you won’t hear in this game:

“Nice pass”

Or “great effort”

 

[uconngb]

These games really are unwatchable

 

[RuffRuff]

Reibe looks like more of a project than an instant contribuor.

 

[RuffRuff]

We better hit the portal hard.

 

[huskyblooz]

Our guys look look like they are a notch below.
But, it's just an all-star game.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Is there a live box score someplace?

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Our guys look look like they are a notch below.
But, it's just an all-star game.

For better for worse, I think our guys are more system guys than freelancers.

 

[RuffRuff]

Is there a live box score someplace?

I don't think so - our three guys didn't score, didn't do much. Adams airballed a 3, fell dribbling in the lane and was overshot on a home run ball. He's pretty much what we knew, unbelievably thin. He'll be here multiple years.

Reibe looked raw, hangs out at the three point line almost exclusively.

Mullins really didn't do anything.

It's an all star game, so need to apply context, but none of our guys have really asserted themselves. As mentioned, likely better in structure.

 

[Gurleyman]

Actually was really excited by a defensive possession from Adams at the end of the half. He took on a man-to-man challenge aggressively and moved his feet really well - looked super quick and forced a bad shot.

Couldn't care less if anyone's shots drop. Want to see some raw material to work with.

 

[king conn]

Bundalo looked very impressive to me in his stint. Athletic and aggressive

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[huskyharry]

Adams talking about playing the 1 and the 2, that's good stuff.

He did have a confident handle in that video. A very good thing since as of today he is the only player on the roster with a sufficient handle to even play PG

 

[sdglast]

This team is freezing out Mullins. It's pretty obvious.

I think Mullins has 3 steals. His basketball IQ looks good. Instinctive. Like has been said before, he will fit in very well in the UConn system.

 

[RuffRuff]

This team is freezing out Mullins. It's pretty obvious.

Noticed that - most evident when Big boozer was covered at top of 3 point line with a wide open Mullins on the wing, he looks at him and rather than pass it, he jacks a contested 3.

Big boozer is great at this level given he’s so much thicker. I don’t see his skillset translating in impact at the next level where that advantage will level off.

 

[Pmac923]

They won’t even look his way. And he makes the pass

 

[RuffRuff]

I think Mullins has 3 steals. His basketball IQ looks good. Instinctive. Like has been said before, he will fit in very well in the UConn system.

He’s a wallflower in this one, doing what he can in a sea of hot dogs.

Dysbantsa is no Flagg.

 

[HooperScooper]

I'm watching Mullins and he's cutting and getting open but nobody even looks at him. Tough to tell much from this game (I use the term loosely).

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Pretty obvious Mullins is frustrated by his teammates unwillingness to pass him the ball - he's been wide open about half a dozen times.

He's been stealing and passing better than almost anyone else in the game.