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Some homework for the people who were writing off Reibe after the exhibition games:

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UCFan1513 said:
Hurley didn’t lie when he said Braylon might be his best freshman ever. Just wow. And Reibe too. Two special talents
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Both freshman were incredible tonight. Solo was huge at the start of the game too.
 
Mullins is as advertised. So good to finally have him out there, very excite.

Reibe is taking full advantage of this chance. His confidence is surging.

Alex was Perfect Karaban tonight.

Solo made some big shots.

Demary appears to be struggling to find his rhythm. You can see it’s in there though, and I think when it finally clicks into place that will be a leap forward for the team similar to how the 24 team shifted into a higher gear after Stephon Castle had that moment.

Awesome win.
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
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.
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He didn’t have a great game but I’m not too worried about Silas.
He’s already shown that he can run the offense, score, defend and play well in big games.
 
UCan3 said:
Reibe is so solid and even here, not sure he is getting the attention he deserves.

He was so so solid tonight. He made it tough for Kansas to come inside, ripped down lots of rebounds, and made most his shots.

The homer TV announcers were to wrapped up about talking about the missing Kansas player (not ours) that they missed some nice talking points on development of players like Reibe - who were growing up b4 our eyes.

Without Reibe's presence we would have lost that game tonight.
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He’s great! Wish he would dunk more though
 
uconn_jack said:
I feel bad saying this because of his loyalty, but Stew needs to be like the 9th man once Reed comes back. Reibe, Smith, and Ross all ahead of him. 5-10 min backing up AK, maybe 5 backing up Mullins after Ross.
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He still looks like the same player from last year. A little better on D but still not aggressive on offense. He has the tools but just not the mindset to be agressive and score. He loves to settle for the wide open 3.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I dont know about Clingan-lite. I feel like Reibe is playing better than clingan as a freshman. More minutes, sure. But he just posted 12 and 8 (and good rebounds) at Kansas... in his 6th game
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Just in terms of the impact off the bench and not losing much when he comes in. Different players but similar impact hopefully.
 
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Palatine said:
That's just wrong. Liam was hurt most of his one season here. You don't have to blow out Liam's candle to make Mullins candle shine brighter. Mullins looks like he may be one on the best freshman we have had. But why piss on McNelley?
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Nothing against McNeeley very good player. I think Mullins will end up being a great freshman. We won a title with Castle but he was never our first option on offense. Mullins will be. You could just see it with Mullins watching the tape on him. He just has special written all over him.

And at least some of the doubters about him being strong enough and able to defend now understand. This kid is just a great basketball player.
 
Hurlees4hed said:
Mullins is going to feast on Florida's guards. Can't wait to see it.
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I watched FL tonight against Duke and i like their team. I think theyll be better as the season goes on but they gave Duke a hell of a run and had them on the ropes in the final minute. I think once they realize Clayton jr isnt walking through the door theyll find their own identity and could be a team that makes a decent run at a back to back. I cant wait to play them. Its going to be a fun one. Whats crazy is that back before Hurley won the first of his back to back titles i had a dream that we beat Florida for the national title. Since that dream 3 of the 4 national titles have gone to Uconn and Florida. Maybe my prophecy comes true this season. 😁
 
nomar said:
On offense he’s well ahead of DC. But DC was an eraser.
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Yeah, Clingan was a unicorn, there is no replacing his sheer presence and ability on defense. But I think Reibe may end up being the better overall basketball player.
 
TheRealKBuks said:
Big time win, Reibe is much better than advertised and already playing like a veteran. Mullins is going to be special. He still has some rust he’s shaking off but I haven’t felt this way about a freshman since Jordan Hawkins made his UConn debut
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Huh? Hawkins showed potential as a frosh, but that’s all he showed. Not results. You can’t possibly compare how he started to what Mullins did tonight.

A lot of grit tonight. With only one point, that may have been Ross’s best game as a Husky.
 
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uconn_jack said:
I feel bad saying this because of his loyalty, but Stew needs to be like the 9th man once Reed comes back. Reibe, Smith, and Ross all ahead of him. 5-10 min backing up AK, maybe 5 backing up Mullins after Ross.
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I just don't know what you do with the kid - Alex plays a lot of minutes. We will have plenty at the 3 with Mullins there and Stew is not a 3, at all. If he did something super well where if we were short on it we could look to him, then I'd say let's bring him in. He feels like odd man out. I literally have no idea what he is other than a breather for AK.
 
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Mullins is obviously a very gifted offensive player but he he's too stationary on offense, I'd love to see more movement and flashing to open areas. But what I really really love about him is he could freaking stick someone on defense. He's right up in his guy's face and no one goes by him, and he mixes it up on the boards. A true gamer.

One more thing at the end of games with the lead, can we please stop running down the shot clock to the absolute last second so we have to throw up some crazy prayer that almost never goes in. Run it down 15 seconds or so, then run a play and get a good shot. I'd rather be up six than shave an extra 2 seconds off the game clock and be up 3.
 
For me, it was all about the freshman tonight. Both just looked so poised and confident in one of, if not the hardest places to play on the road.

It's barely December and tonight I saw Mullins come off the bench and be an absolute spark plug, hitting multiple 3s and throwing up quick catch and shoots from deep like a veteran. I watched Reibe battle down low and be a steady presence all game despite giving up strength to Bidunga. Both had great games overall. I'm really excited to see the production we get from both this year, they're both studs. All Americans for a reason.

It was nice to see Solo hit some shots too. While I can't wait for Reed to get healthy, these minutes are so valuable for Reibe and will pay dividends in March.

3-1 through 4 games of our gauntlet. I like our changes in both of the next 2 as well.
 
UCan3 said:
Reibe is so solid and even here, not sure he is getting the attention he deserves.

He was so so solid tonight. He made it tough for Kansas to come inside, ripped down lots of rebounds, and made most his shots.

The homer TV announcers were to wrapped up about talking about the missing Kansas player (not ours) that they missed some nice talking points on development of players like Reibe - who were growing up b4 our eyes.

Without Reibe's presence we would have lost that game tonight.
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That's because Kansas is a "Blue Blood" and Storrs has no place to eat.
Lol pathetic.
 
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