2025 Recruiting: Braylon Mullins commits to UConn!

[TheHorde]

If we're doing "pure" shooters then Rip wouldn't make my list. If we're choosing a guy to hit a big shot, then absolutely.

Ray, Rashard, Bazz, Mouring, BFair, Ben Gordon (over 40% career on large volume) are the ones that jump out to me. Hawk was a great shooter but he was under 40% both his years and Rip was under 40 two of his three years.

Rip was the midrange game king. He shot the three pretty well, but I don’t think of him as being in the top 3 distance shooters in UConn history.

 

[Mr. French]

As one fascinated by mass psychology I need to study this trend of hot take “comparisons”. It seems to be an infatuation that just can’t help itself, when there is truly no point. Each kid comes with their own DNA, different parents. I find it almost a disservice not to just let them establish their own brand and legacy. Just value the kid for the skills they have and how it adds to the system/team without all the far fetched reaches into comparing.

I don’t think it needs studying. He’s an incoming, high level basketball player, so as a fan you try to guess what player(s) he reminds you of, because right now we have no reference of him as a player for UConn.

I’d say on a basketball message board, that’s about as normal as it gets. Studying that would be, in my opinion, a giant waste of your time.

 

[awy]

As one fascinated by mass psychology I need to study this trend of hot take “comparisons”. It seems to be an infatuation that just can’t help itself, when there is truly no point. Each kid comes with their own DNA, different parents. I find it almost a disservice not to just let them establish their own brand and legacy. Just value the kid for the skills they have and how it adds to the system/team without all the far fetched reaches into comparing.

admittedly I said mullins is more athletic than cam but it wasn't meant as a general comparison. he's not a more athletic cam.

I think people underestimate how unique cam is and his own unique elite attributes. if Mullins plays the same sort of role he would probably do it in a different way.

 

[RuffRuff]

admittedly I said mullins is more athletic than cam but it wasn't meant as a general comparison. he's not a more athletic cam.

I think people underestimate how unique cam is and his own unique elite attributes. if Mullins plays the same sort of role he would probably do it in a different way.

I tend to see it as an every group of kids is a unique blend of complementary strengths, that will evolve in the system. That’s what’s great about team sports, seeing how it all gels. Making comps off high school film to 5th year seniors in college feels ridiculous.

If we were comping Cam in high school we’d probably be comping him to an Andrew Hurley .

 

[UConnKev]

 

[HungryHu5ky]

Ray - Rip - Hawk - Rashad - Shabazz

I can digg it

mines would be and in no order

Ray / Rashad / Hawkins / Gordon / Shabazz

these guys had it all range, spot up, on the move, consistency & clutch

 

[RuffRuff]

Gonna be interesting watching the lunatics of UConn twitter engaging with BMs dad regularly. Let’s hope he holds his commitment .

 

[TheHorde]

Gonna be interesting watching the lunatics of UConn twitter engaging with BMs dad regularly. Let’s hope he holds his commitment .

Some have said players don’t read the BY. I don’t know that I buy that. But family and close friends definitely do in some cases. They definitely read UConn Twitter.

 

[husky429]

I'm surprised to see so many people comment on Braylon's defense. He plays for a public high school team that runs a zone all the time and isn't developing him on that end. And obviously in AAU defense is cutesy at best.

I don't think there's any real evidence one way or the other about his capability NOW as a defender, but he obviously has the physical and mental profile to be a contributor on that end.

 

[uconndogs]

I'm surprised to see so many people comment on Braylon's defense. He plays for a public high school team that runs a zone all the time and isn't developing him on that end. And obviously in AAU defense is cutesy at best.

I don't think there's any real evidence one way or the other about his capability NOW as a defender, but he obviously has the physical and mental profile to be a contributor on that end.

If he was in fact anchored in a zone defense in high school I totally agree. You learn defensive fundementals playing man-to-man defense. It's that simple. I get why high schools might feel the need to use zone. But, anything that's developmental - youth, AAU, etc. should be man-to-man in my opinion.

 

[Ricker]

I'm surprised to see so many people comment on Braylon's defense. He plays for a public high school team that runs a zone all the time and isn't developing him on that end. And obviously in AAU defense is cutesy at best.

I don't think there's any real evidence one way or the other about his capability NOW as a defender, but he obviously has the physical and mental profile to be a contributor on that end.

Small sample but there was the writeups from the Las Vegas camp that he wasn't getting the ball much but was totally disruptive with a defensive impact. Against top offensive players, I'm sure it at least establishes that he has capabilities.

 

[awy]

rob dauster will have dan hurley on later

 

[Doctor Hoop]

This .... is outstanding!! Welcome Braylon, fill it up!

 

[Phil]

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball - Wikipedia View attachment 104364

That's clever. Lasted a few hours. Despite being an admin and officlally disapproving, I got a chucke out of this.

 

[JerseyAlum]

Ray - Rip - Hawk - Rashad - Shabazz

If we're doing "pure" shooters then Rip wouldn't make my list. If we're choosing a guy to hit a big shot, then absolutely.

Ray, Rashard, Bazz, Mouring, BFair, Ben Gordon (over 40% career on large volume) are the ones that jump out to me. Hawk was a great shooter but he was under 40% both his years and Rip was under 40 two of his three years.

Ahem - a vote for Chris Smith - career 3pm in college: 40%

 

[Sphinx]

Don't Mullins and Adams play the same position? And doesn't Ball? That's three guys at the 2, and that's assuming Mahaney is considered a pure point. If you slot one of them at the 3, what happened to the supposed giant leaps forward we expect frpm Ross and Stewart? And that's assuming McNeeley leaves. Am I missing something, or are we forming a line around the corner at the small wing?

 

[Phil]

BTW, if anyone wants to see it in Wikipedia, not just the screen capture:

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

 

[TheHorde]

Don't Mullins and Adams play the same position? And doesn't Ball? That's three guys at the 2, and that's assuming Mahaney is considered a pure point. If you slot one of them at the 3, what happened to the supposed giant leaps forward we expect frpm Ross and Stewart? And that's assuming McNeeley leaves. Am I missing something, or are we forming a line around the corner at the small wing?

If 1-2 of the guys you mentioned aren’t in next year’s draft, then something went horribly horribly wrong during the upcoming season.

 

[Mr. French]

Small sample but there was the writeups from the Las Vegas camp that he wasn't getting the ball much but was totally disruptive with a defensive impact. Against top offensive players, I'm sure it at least establishes that he has capabilities.

Yep. There’s been articles written, it’s been talked about…don’t shake ya head at me! (Sorry channeling my inner JC).

It’s the same way any singular fan makes a comment or projection: it’s based on his physical tools, what we’ve seen on tape, what we’ve heard from experts and what a normal translation would look like.

 

[navery12]

Don't Mullins and Adams play the same position? And doesn't Ball? That's three guys at the 2, and that's assuming Mahaney is considered a pure point. If you slot one of them at the 3, what happened to the supposed giant leaps forward we expect frpm Ross and Stewart? And that's assuming McNeeley leaves. Am I missing something, or are we forming a line around the corner at the small wing?

Because Stewart is a 4 and we'll have at least 3 of the other guys you mentioned on the court at all times. Plenty of minutes to go around

 

[HailUConn]

but he obviously has the physical and mental profile to be a contributor on that end.

That’s all us fans need to hear.

Hurley and Co. will make a defender out of him.

 

[husky429]

Don't Mullins and Adams play the same position? And doesn't Ball? That's three guys at the 2, and that's assuming Mahaney is considered a pure point. If you slot one of them at the 3, what happened to the supposed giant leaps forward we expect frpm Ross and Stewart? And that's assuming McNeeley leaves. Am I missing something, or are we forming a line around the corner at the small wing?

All three of them are 2s, but can slot in at the 3 as well. And there's a decent shot that Ball is gonzo by June to the league.

I'd love to see Mullins and Adams absolutely killing each other in practice next summer to battle for that freshman starting SG spot ball had at the beginning of 2023.

 

[Storrsbred]

Ahem - a vote for Chris Smith - career 3pm in college: 40%

Wes Balasuknia ( spelling?) was as good as any at UConn.

 

[HooperScooper]

Interesting comments from Mullins about Hurley's recruitment of him. I don't want to see another post ever again complaining that the staff isn't doing enough on the recruiting trail.

“Coach Hurley was the head coach I heard from the most,” Mullins said. “And honestly, that’s who you are playing for so hearing from him was definitely a big part of it.”

“(Assistant) coach (Luke) Murray was the one who recruited me first and he got me in touch with coach Hurley and coach Hurley offered around the end of May or early June,” Mullins said. “The reason why I picked UConn, I’ve been in touch with coach Hurley since the day he offered me. Being in contact with the head coach means a lot. There weren’t a lot of schools I was talking to where I was talking to the head coach all the time. Being able to have a very good relationship with the coaching staff helped me out a lot."

 

[awy]

I remember people posting flight trackers from ct to indiana. that could have been a zoom call, but this staff just puts in the work like nobody else.