Arizona Post Game Thread

[caw]

Just about every mock has him late lottery to low 20s. Frosh guards sometimes need time to assimilate. He’s not in that group of freshmen that can walk in the door and be amazing in instantly, but the kid is super talented. 247 has him ranked ahead of Peat. He’s multiple spots ahead of Mullins. Let me guess, Mullins is better? AZ had the second best class just behind Duke. These teams usually get better as the season ages.

The last thing I do is listen to the white noise of boneyarders who think they’re smarter than national scouts who do it for a living.

It's just a stacked field this year for the lottery solely from the freshmen persepective.That's not even including upperclassmen and Euros. I'd say 10-14 freshmen go before him at least. Mid-late first round is my guess. He just doesn't look great so far.

 

[RuffRuff]

Burries will not be a lottery pick.

Want to bet?

Appealing to mock drafts on November 19 is hilarious

Appealing to some dude named KingAGs opinion over national scouts and talent evaluators is even more hysterical.

The wannabe scouts on this board crack me up.

 

[AllHusky]

Tough loss to a good team, well coached with some future NBA guys playing tonight.

We were exposed down low tonight. Reibe did did well, but he couldn't do it alone. The made a lot of dribble drives to the hole as expected with Reed out.

Karaban. You expect more out the senior. 8 points and only 2 three point attempts 👋 . He should be taking a lot more than 2 three pointers.

Silas made poor defensive decisions and got into needles foul trouble. He needs to be more disciplined.

On to the next game.

I don't think he was brought in for offense. He was brought in for defense and rebounding and did fine. He is our 3rd sring Center and undersized. Not sure what you expected out of him.

He is shorter than Karaban!

 

[NewBlood]

Is he a guy who we can rely on to make winning plays in crunch time? This will be a major key to our season.

No, that's going to be Silas. You can see it coming

 

[KingAG]

Appealing to some dude named KingAGs opinion over national scouts and talent evaluators is even more hysterical.

The wannabe scouts on this board crack me up.

Go look up the lottery on November 19 last year and tell me nothing changed.

It’s November 19.

He’s more likely to lose his starting spot than he is to go in the lottery in a insanely top heavy draft class.

Remember when Liam McNeeley and Boogie Fland were lottery picks in November

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It sucks to lose but as far as losses go I’m not too broken up about that one. Arizona was better tonight and deserved the win. They look like a Final Four team to me.

UConn played a scrappy game down 40% of their starting lineup and had a chance to steal one on a night when some guys they needed to be lights out without Reed just weren’t. Some of you sound predictably ridiculous.

This was a great night for Reibe that will pay dividends down the road. We were certainly overmatched in the front court but this was a big step forward for him.

And since I can’t conceivably care less what some YouTuber named Greg says about Burries’s draft position I don’t think there’s going to be much more worth reading in this thread.

 

[thekollieman]

Obviously upset that we lost a winnable game but overall not too worried about it.We got significantly outplayed for about 5 minutes to start the second half. For the other 35 minutes it was pretty even while missing our starting center and our 5* freshman

We got outrebounded by 20. I’m okay chalking that up to missing Tarris and moving on

We missed 9 FTs in a 4 point loss. That’s a big one. 7 of those 9 misses were Reibe (33% FT shooter) and Koroma (49% career FT shooter). I know what they’ll be working on tomorrow

Solo has a buy game to find his shot. He’s really struggled from three and now it feels like he’s rushing and losing confidence (hunting for fouls). But that midrange is money

Silas is the real deal. He’s going to be so good.

Shoutout Reibe. He was thrown in a really difficult position tonight. He certainly had his mistakes but he was growing up in real time. Buying stock on him

Shrug and move on. That was a fun game to watch. Let’s go Huskies!

This a refreshingly measured response. I loved the early positivity in this thread then just hit a dumpster fire of Solo bashing that I can’t abide. Solo’s the man. We ought not lose faith. That was a shot that, if it goes in, no one here even sniffs the idea of it being a bad selection.

 

[TheShot1990]

The best thing that happened tonight was Reibe got the start and he became a man. We now officially have a two headed monster.

I just wanna see Silas take over games like these.

 

[Deepster]

This thread is way too kind to Karaban tonight. For a decorated senior….at home…against the #4 team in the country? He had 1 pt in the first half. That’s inexcusable.

He’s a complimentary player? What or who did he compliment tonight? He’s been in this intricate offense for 4 years and he can’t get shots in half court sets? Okay. So let’s just hope everyone else gets better and he chips in when he can.

 

[RuffRuff]

It's just a stacked field this year for the lottery solely from the freshmen persepective.That's not even including upperclassmen and Euros. I'd say 10-14 freshmen go before him at least. Mid-late first round is my guess. He just doesn't look great so far.

No, but it’s been literally 4 games. We’re all calling Mullins a lottery pick too, or at least SuperJohn is. Has he shown any signs of that in exhibition? We are going off HS tape and word of mouth. How is Burries any different? Over 4 college games? Was Castle a 4th pick of the draft 4 games in? Lots of season to go.

 

[KingAG]

No, but it’s been literally 4 games. We’re all calling Mullins a lottery pick too, or at least SuperJohn is. Has he shown any signs of that in exhibition? We are going off HS tape and word of mouth. How is Burries any different? Over 4 college games? Was Castle a 4th pick of the draft 4 games in? Lots of season to go.

You’re proving my point. I’m appealing to my eyes. You’re appealing to a November mock draft based off of HS rep. It’s dumb. But just to tickle your fancy:

Woo's debut 2026 mock draft: Where Peterson, Dybantsa, Boozer could land

Early injuries scattering the No. 1 pick race? Only two guards in the top 10? Let's project all 30 picks for the 2026 first round.

www.espn.com

ESPN doesn’t even have him in the first round. Braylon Mullins 14th

 

[thekollieman]

It sucks to lose but as far as losses go I’m not too broken up about that one. Arizona was better tonight and deserved the win. They look like a Final Four team to me.

UConn played a scrappy game down 40% of their starting lineup and had a chance to steal one on a night when some guys they needed to be lights out without Reed just weren’t. Some of you sound predictably ridiculous.

This was a great night for Reibe that will pay dividends down the road. We were certainly overmatched in the front court but this was a big step forward for him.

And since I can’t conceivably care less what some YouTuber named Greg says about Burries’s draft position I don’t think there’s going to be much more worth reading in this thread.

Just chiming in here to endorse another rational perspective! Well put.

 

[uconnyankee]

Frustrating on so many levels because we would've rolled that team if we were at full strength. Refs were bad and then Eric who was our player of the game has the ball roll off the rim in what should've been an and 1 to tie the game and then missed his ft's. Everyone needs to rally around Eric and let him know he's the reason we were in position to win that one.

The loss means nothing because we are nowhere near healthy but a missed opportunity to let everyone know we're the best team in the country. So bullish on this team, now get healthy and no more injuries.

At the end of game, looked like Reibe was really taking the loss to heart and beating himself up a little.

Kid was thrown into fire, and played way above expectations. Great learning for him. Lot of upside there.

 

[RuffRuff]

Go look up the lottery on November 19 last year and tell me nothing changed.

It’s November 19.

He’s more likely to lose his starting spot than he is to go in the lottery in a insanely top heavy draft class.

Remember when Liam McNeeley and Boogie Fland were lottery picks in November

Plenty can change - but you’re telling me you know his development path. You don’t know squat about what he’ll be by end of year. Kid was the 9th rated kid in that stacked class. Maybe he drops, sure. Maybe he figures it out and takes off. Seems based on those who have watched him closely, he’s got great potential.

It’s no diff than SuperJohn being sure as sh$t that Mullins is lottery.

 

[uconngb]

I cringed at that shot by Ball as well, but I wouldn't kill the guy for it - he's our best perimeter weapon and he saw some daylight - you tell a guy to have that confidence, so it's not going to disappear in the crunch time if you're lucky. I'd rather him have that confidence, but now recognize via film session that he could have gotten a better one.

The most concerning thing for me is the percentage of those going in for him. He is officially struggling from 3.

Which is exactly why he shouldn’t have been taking a rushed, contested 3 pointer. You answered your own question.

 

[gsmooth]

I hate to bang on a 3rd string center but I gotta see the tape on how Koroma scored dbl figures against power conference schools multiple times last year, it doesn't even look like he's trying to put the ball in the basket with these shot attempts and FTs. With Reed and Reibe healthy that won't be a concern but damn that's a rough watch.

He looks like he is throwing a fastball towards the basket.

 

[KingAG]

Plenty can change - but you’re telling me you know his development path. You don’t know squat about what he’ll be by end of year. Kid was the 9th rated kid in that stacked class. Maybe he drops, sure. Maybe he figures it out and takes off. Seems based on those who have watched him closely, he’s got great potential.

It’s no diff than SuperJohn being sure as sh$t that Mullins is lottery.

You called him a lottery pick. Where he isn’t seen as that anywhere right now. You then compared him to Braylon who is on every lottery mock. You decided to appeal to mock drafts and now you’re saying they can change. Lmao. He doesn’t look like a lottery pick. And I don’t think he will be this year. Now have fun with your mock drafts and your “experts” that disagree with you. Lmao

 

[uconngb]

Being a bit greedy here but if you come back to take a lead with under 2min left in Gampel, you need to finish it off for the win.

Not crushed by this loss but we really should have come out with a W.

Solo made a really bad decision hucking up a horrible 3 attempt so early in the shot clock. But it’s something he’s been doing too much this year. He’s shooting so poorly because his 3pt shot selection is so much worse this year than last year. I’d surmise 10-15 of his attempts this year have been low-percentage attempts. And his obsession with hunting fouls on 3’s is bizarre. Please stop.

Those of you throwing shade at Stew and Ross must have been watching some other game. They didn’t have amazing games, but they did just fine. Stew especially.

Smith is frantic too often, but he made some GREAT assists and clutch plays. Crazy he’s our 2nd string PG.

Our big-time players didn’t show up tonight like they did against BYU. Part of it was just not having Reed to open up the offense for Silas & Alex. Arizona could get away with tight perimeter D. But they both still kinda underperformed. It happens. They’re humans not robots.

LOVED what Reibe brought. That last shot he made a great effort just to get it up to the rim after getting raked across the forearm. Tough missing those FTs but I bet he’ll be better going forward.

I love the overall long-term outlook for this team.

I didn’t see anyone bash Stew. Thought he had a solid game. Ross on the other hand was a ghost

 

[RuffRuff]

You’re proving my point. I’m appealing to my eyes. You’re appealing to a November mock draft based off of HS rep. It’s dumb. But just to tickle your fancy:

Woo's debut 2026 mock draft: Where Peterson, Dybantsa, Boozer could land

Early injuries scattering the No. 1 pick race? Only two guards in the top 10? Let's project all 30 picks for the 2026 first round.

www.espn.com

ESPN doesn’t even have him in the first round. Braylon Mullins 14th

And what is ESPN using to evaluate Mullins? The BC tape?

BRs last mock has Burries at 23, after his first 4 lousy games. Point here is he’s talented and his stock is at a low point. And AZ is a very good team already that should only improve with three highly rated and talented freshmen.

 

[Gurleyman]

This thread is way too kind to Karaban tonight. For a decorated senior….at home…against the #4 team in the country? He had 1 pt in the first half. That’s inexcusable.

He’s a complimentary player? What or who did he compliment tonight? He’s been in this intricate offense for 4 years and he can’t get shots in half court sets? Okay. So let’s just hope everyone else gets better and he chips in when he can.

Watched him off the ball for some possessions - and there were times he didn’t cut with any purpose at all. Just this lazy movement where he didn’t want the ball - or didn’t think he’d get open so didn’t bother trying. And there were times the screens he got were pretty bad. Reibe has some work to do there. It was shooting slump AK from last year - and I hated when he played like that because if you cut hard and look like you want to be a threat, it opens up other things. Even if you are a decoy, you have to treat being a decoy as the most important job on the floor and do it with the same intensity as you do when you think a shot is coming your way. Because then you make the defense think about you. There’s a big contrast with Solo - he cuts hard (granted he’s smaller and quicker), but he always moves with a purpose. AK seems better as a flare option playing off misdirection off of someone else’s cut, which is where Mullins and Solo both being out there can maybe help.

 

[Mr. French]

Which is exactly why he shouldn’t have been taking a rushed, contested 3 pointer. You answered your own question.

I didn't ask a question.

He's struggling from 3, it wasn't the BEST look he could get ... which I said. But I want my best shooter to want to take a big shot in a big moment.

 

[superjohn]

Just about every mock has him late lottery to low 20s. Frosh guards sometimes need time to assimilate. He’s not in that group of freshmen that can walk in the door and be amazing in instantly, but the kid is super talented. 247 has him ranked ahead of Peat. He’s multiple spots ahead of Mullins. Let me guess, Mullins is better? AZ had the second best class just behind Duke. These teams usually get better as the season ages.

The last thing I do is listen to the white noise of boneyarders who think they’re smarter than national scouts who do it for a living.

Show me all the mock drafts that have Burries as a lottery pick? You've called me out several times for saying I think Mullins is a lottery pick when he's projected as a lottery pick on most of the mock drafts.

ESPN mock draft has Mullins going 13th, Brayden Burries going 45th.

Tankathon only does a first round, they have Mullins going 11th and they don't have Brayden Burries getting drafted.

SB nation also only does a first round, they have Mullins going 11th and they don't have Brayden Burries getting drafted.

Bleacher Report has Mullins going 13th and Brayden Burries going 23rd.

I think it's safe to say they all know more than you do but keep doing your thing.

 

[KingAG]

And what is ESPN using to evaluate Mullins? The BC tape?

BRs last mock has Burries at 23, after his first 4 lousy games. Point here is he’s talented and his stock is at a low point. And AZ is a very good team already that should only improve with three highly rated and talented freshmen.

Omg. I don’t put in credence into the mock drafts on November 19th. You’ve somehow adapted my argument lol. I’ve been telling you there irrelevant this early. I’m just having fun appealing to your authority on how good a player is. No one of your experts has him as a lottery pick.

 

[KingAG]

Show me all the mock drafts that have Burries as a lottery pick? You've called me out several times for saying I think Mullins is a lottery pick when he's projected as a lottery pick on most of the mock drafts.

ESPN mock draft has Mullins going 13th, Brayden Burries going 45th.

Tankathon only does a first round, they have Mullins going 11th and they don't have Brayden Burries getting drafted.

SB nation also only does a first round, they have Mullins going 11th and they don't have Brayden Burries getting drafted.

Bleacher Report has Mullins going 13th and Brayden Burries going 23rd.

I think it's safe to say they all know more than you do but keep doing your thing.

This isn’t going the way he thought he would lmfao

 

[uconngb]

This a refreshingly measured response. I loved the early positivity in this thread then just hit a dumpster fire of Solo bashing that I can’t abide. Solo’s the man. We ought not lose faith. That was a shot that, if it goes in, no one here even sniffs the idea of it being a bad selection.

Just because it goes in doesn’t make it a good shot. That was an AWFUL shot from a guy who had been ice cold at a pivotal moment in the game I’m guessing you never played basketball.