Kansas Post Game Thread

[Devland]

Mullins and Ball had almost the exact same lines in the box score. Both had 17. Ball shot 6-13 Mullins was 6-12. Ball was 3-6 from 3 and Mullins 3-9.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

It's tough to not have the guy you just want with the ball. Tarris and Mullins are that. Stew, Ross aren't. AK and Solo, not exactly. We could use one more this season. (homping for Demary, but not thus far).

Reibe may be the next one.

Malachi was steady in the second half leading the comeback

 

[Palatine]

I think we will see this when Demery gets more confident in the system.

I agree. But it's like Newton early on. It took him a while to really settle in. So nice to beat Kansas at Kansas with so much upside on this team.

 

[Waquoit]

Reibe outscored Bidunga.

 

[nadavtheman]

Best road win of the Hurley era? 😀

Yes, but can he win close games? Remember that argument from not long ago. LOL

 

[DogMania]

Props to KU for their switching defense. Bigger props to the UConn staff and players for figuring out how to beat it. And the biggest props for UConn's D, arguably their best defense half so far this season.

 

[Marat]

Mullins offense looks a lot like Ray Allen. Hard to believe that was only his second college game.

I was afraid to say Mullins looks so smooth like Ray.

 

[Excalibur]

Won at Kansas, probably the hardest place to win in the country, with a D+ game from the point guard position.

We did it with solid defense, rebounding, if you clutch your shots, and a couple of very nice second half adjustments.

 

[3rdbass]

Mullins was awesome and lived up to the hype i was hearing. That kid is going to score a lot of points in the NBA. The rest of this season he will be a problem for opposing teams. Good luck stopping him when he gets comfortable. Hes the big story but shout out to Reibe who was awesome tonight. Absolutely big time! Stayed out of foul trouble, scored, blocked shots and rebounded against a pretty good frontcourt. I have no worries the rest of the season about the 5 spot once Reed gets healthy. With the emergence of REibe added to the already big expectations of Mullins who appears primed to do something special as a freshmen this team will be terrifying by March. The caveat will be Demery. If he doesnt clean up the poor decisions it could derail this season since Malachi while being a really nice back up is too shot first a guy to lead this team where it can potentially go.

Boatright, Taliek, Kemba, El-Amin and Shabazz would like to have a talk to you!

 

[metsfan2323]

Mullins offense looks a lot like Ray Allen. Hard to believe that was only his second college game.

Yes. I still remember Ray's coming out party vs Virginia, we knew then and we know (about Mullins) now.

 

[B1GEast]

Got the monkey off the back. Finally a win vs Kansas. It's hard to play at the Phog.

We have shooters, they don't. That was the game

 

[BlueWolf25]

The rebounding effort in the second half was awesome. Second and third chances were monumental and we took advantage of them

 

[GHSWolverines]

Maybe now people will finally realize we also have one of those freshman to drool over in Braylon Mullins. And also realize his defense is not a concern

His first 3 should not have counted bc he did not call bank shot.
Lol

 

[InTheMix4#6]

Mullins hitting those 2 free throws (which were one and one) is all I need to know about that kid. Zero conscious shooter. He’s going to be lethal for us. Great gritty gutty road win.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Why do we make these kind of statements, enjoy the damn win.

Yes, enjoy the win. Hurley leaned heavily on Norman Dale in Hoosiers with playing the players he needed to play, not the players whose posters you have on your bed room walls.

This game showed what UConn 2025-2026 looks like at its best. Get some rest, wake up, and savor the moment.

 

[RuffRuff]

Silas will eventually get it, and when he does, this team will be unstoppable. Late January is my guess for when he settles in.

Malachi needs to start practicing his 3s. They are sagging off of him a lot.

His game was so weird - almost like he was sick. Seemed off balance.

 

[thekollieman]

Mullins and Reibe are stars. Silas will be fine. Need JStew to contribute in other ways when he shot isn’t falling. Incredible halftime coaching adjustments by Hurley and Co

I think Stew was contributing well in other ways, but when we desperately needed offense, Mullins brought it. After that, I think Stew’s second half minutes went the way of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” while we were turning the tides. He’s still got a lot to offer this team even with a healthy Mullins and we’re still gonna need him to make it where we all want to see this team go.

 

[rman726]

I think 99.999999% of the board was uber excited for Mullins. This isn’t news you were breaking.

Yeah seriously lol. Although I was excited for him, I was still worried that like almost every freshman, he might have some growing pains. But this performance in his 2nd game at The Phog? Wow.

 

[brihman]

Props to KU for their switching defense. Bigger props to the UConn staff and players for figuring out how to beat it. And the biggest props for UConn's D, arguably their best defense half so far this season.

Phenomenal early test to have Self throw his best shot at us this early on.

 

[superjohn]

Mullins defense is also really good. He's often referred to as a shooter because he's so good at it but he's a complete basketball player. Knows how to navigate screens, shoots on the move, floaters, knows how to use the glass. Quick with everything he does both physically and mentally, a competitor. Enjoy him for this season before he's in the NBA.

 

[Palatine]

Once again Ross had a very good game. Big rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and very good defense. And only one foul.

 

[Marat]

How much longer before Mullins becomes the starter at 3?

 

[ninety-nine]

Avalanche of posts after this game! Some happy UConn fans for sure.

 

[jdb50]

Team showed mental toughness not folding early. Rebounding solid all game. Not just shooting 3s was great to see. Multiple drives and passes for inside shots.

 

[Chin Diesel]

if Silas can become the player we expected, then watch out.

really hoping he can gain confidence during our conference schedule. that talent is there so just seems mental at this point.

Silas is having a learning curve similar to Newton in his first year. Still trying to figure out the distributor vs. scorer actions. His mindset is right and his heart is right. Decision making is still iffy at times, but it's not out of selfishness or lack of awareness. Put me in the "not worried" about Demary Jr. camp.