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Hoophound said:
We haven’t exactly had many good shots at KU before.


4. Lost a tourney game to them in Iowa in 2016 when KO was showing serious cracks in his coaching and again, they had a huge crowd advantage.
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Not sure that's fair. Hamilton, Miller, and Adams shot a combined 8 - 33 in that game and the team overall shot 27.5% from inside the three point line. Kansas was the #1 seed and they only lost by 12
 
Hunt for 7 said:
Well Mullins as advertised. So much to like but those two free throws first two of his CBB career and he no doubts both of them. And he can clearly play the three he looks every bit of 6’6” and he can rebound.

Reibe again gets better learning how not to foul.

Alex is going to benefit so much with Mullins on the floor.

Yup this team was constructed so much better than last year. I think the staff nailed it with this team.
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31 mins and 3 PF. Never even looked out of breath. Very consistent. Head in the game. Remarkable for a freshman big. Mullins: you can see that he is going to be all that the preseason hype was about. What a great roster construction with lots of both experience and smart talented rookies. I am totally psyched because they are just getting started and they are off to a great start despite no Tarris. Dan Hurley and his great staff must be very pleased with this bunch of kids. Just please stay healthy and keep growing.
 
UConn basically went basically 8 deep yesterday. The lineup is getting pretty defined.

Can't say enough about Reibe. I thought he'd be a project and has really stepped up. All that international experience really matures guys.
 
cp176 said:
Mullins really looks more than elite when he touches the ball. Physically he might look like a kid right now, but we might be in for a very very special ride with this guy.
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LOL!! He might still look like that when he's 30
 
superjohn said:
Mullins is a very special player, I saw it right away when I watched him in AAU/high school. Never expected Big Eric to be this good this early, he was great again.

AK huge bounce back after being a ghost. He did nothing and then all of a sudden he was doing everything. Solo needs to fix the mental mistakes because he is a dynamic scorer. Mullins and Solo together is just so dynamic. You can't lock down both of them..

Silas was totally lost today, impressive to win like that at Kansas while getting nothing from him.

That was a grown man win. We took a lot of swings from Kansas at points in the game and then we shut them down defensively. The offense eventually showed.

Mullins was the star of the game.

Going to be something special when Tarris is back to 100%.
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Danny harped all preseason about wanting everyone playing tough defense. Looks like he is getting his message across.
 
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HCCForever said:
Nice win in hostile environment without Reed and with mediocre point guard play. Now I see why everyone was so high on Mullins. Good shooter who plays defense and had some clutch rebounds and FTs to ice the game. Reibe had good game and Solo had a good offensive game.

This game helps cure my football related negative mood.
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Giant fan?
 
Tyler2Rings said:
Malachi was steady in the second half leading the comeback
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It almost borders on cruel having Malachi and his game come off the bench fully rested after you're already half worn out. Too many talented Huskies to bear up against that pressure for a whole game. We own the last 10 mins.
 
Excalibur said:
We have plenty of people saying he's better than Clingan. What's wrong with arguing that point?
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I guess I haven't noticed. The one's that say he'll be really good next year seem to stick more.
 
DRBackup said:
Hard to say. McNeeley was legit our best player in December of last year before he got hurt. I don't think he ever got right after that.
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No question and the injury definitely slowed him down. He overlapped with Karaban last year and it seems like Mullins and Karabans games compliment each other better.
 
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Palatine said:
Hey youngsters .....

This is what it used to be like playing Pitt back in the Jamie Dixon days. First team to 60 wins.
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Along with Troutman and Krauser who both looked like they were in their 30's.
 
sdglast said:
I could not agree more. He settles for way too many 3s and is actually a really good creator and distributor. I love him as a passer at times, and just wish he would put the ball on the floor more and look to setup players but also move a little more without the ball for some cuts and easier baskets.
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Indeed. And I don't mean driving layups. I mean the kind of hesitation dribbles that keep his defender on his hip, gets him off balance and allows Stew to get a lightly contested 10 foot shot in the lane. Kind of thing Castle is / was really good at. Stew just doesn't do it often enough
 
Well Tristen had some growing pains with us. Took awhile but he wound up an AP 1st team AA.

Demary has been with us 8 games so would say let’s be patient.

Mullins as predicted by many had a breakout in bench minutes. Next game is ideal for him to start and let Stewart come off the bench like Ross as needed.

When we did a 4 man hockey style exchange it was to rest and talk to the players - Koroma added 5 minutes of rest for Reibe and while unspectacular the value was resting Reibe and all else is gravy. Koroma is all offense and little defense. Mainly putback artist or like Samson a dunker but usually from the side.

Demary / Ball / Mullins / AK / Reed is our best lineup when all healthy.
 
DRBackup said:
Not sure that's fair. Hamilton, Miller, and Adams shot a combined 8 - 33 in that game and the team overall shot 27.5% from inside the three point line. Kansas was the #1 seed and they only lost by 12
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I don't know if he was referring to the game or the season as a whole. But that team was far more talented than their record and eventual seeding reflected, and it should have been better than they were. The 2015 team got a pass because of the massive loss of talent from the previous roster, but 2016 was a sign that not all was well . . .
 
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Gurleyman said:
I tried to tell you all about Mullins. The dude competes. He’s not some scrawny kid who is going to get pushed around. He’s smart, tough and has moxie. His shots won’t always go in - but he brings a ton to the table.

(Sorry, sorry - just one of those times I love being right).
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You really went out on a limb and saying a McDonald’s all American is potentially really good huh? 😂
 
There were games a couple years ago - including a Big East Championship - when Stewart had a good run of play and Karaban had extended rest. With Mullins back, we could see a little more of that. There are also teams we'll see who don't have much post scoring at the 5, or when Reed/Reibe have foul trouble, where we could see stretches with Karaban at the 5 and Stewart at the 4.

Once we get going, we will have some versatile pieces Demary (1/2), Mullins (2/3), Ross (2/3), Stewart (3/4), Karaban (4/5 - well, sometimes 5) that can help us match up in a lot of different ways - or exploit other team's weaknesses in a lot of different ways.
 
dennismenace said:
Completely agree. It hurts his performance down the stretch of the game. This happens no matter what the score is.
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Excalibur said:
He should be playing 30-32 minutes.
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Once Mullins cracks the starting lineup, with Ross as his main backup, Stewart can spell AK at the 4, which he's better at anyway. But he's been playing too many minutes his whole career. I think that's just Hurley trusting him out there.
 
freshler40 said:
Riebe has a presence that was respected more by KS as the game wore on. His switches and returns to defend the hoop are way beyond a freshman. I love his offense and great spin move in the first half which was negated by a waving arm attached to a 7+ foot body. Nice move! WOW!
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LOL!!! At some point the refs should need to validate that the waving arm actually 1) contacted the defender, and 2) actually had an effect. That was the lamest chicken wing hook attempt foul ever. It should need to do more than look like a foul
 
Man what a night of basketball. Random thoughts:
  1. We won last night because of our grit and defense. That is night and day reversal from last year.
  2. Our guards are dogs. The on ball D is spectacular. Our help D was on point. And our bigs were contesting everything without fouling. Yes I know Silas only scored 2 points, but his overall D helped us get the W.
  3. Mullins is that guy. Kid does not even have his A game yet, and he made a difference.
  4. Reibe is that guy. He looks significantly better with every passing game.
  5. Saw Kentucky vs. NC. Both trash.
  6. Saw Florida vs. Duke. Cam would score 50 on us. We cannot stop that guy. That said, we kill that team because that's all they have, Cam Boozer. The Florida game will be tougher than we think. Those bigs are going to be a problem, because even if Bear plays, he is obviously not 100%.
  7. Coach Hurley has this team playing with an edge that I love. Falling behind 13 against Zona and 9 against Kansas on the road, and mounting a come back on both those teams without your best players. That is championship mettle.
 
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Trudy Gay said:
You really went out on a limb and saying a McDonald’s all American is potentially really good huh? 😂
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There's nothing in my post about his talent level. Everyone has always known he could shoot/score.

My point was that there was a fair amount of concern about him being able too scrawny and being overmatched physically at this level. Like we might have to find ways to hide him on defense to keep him out there. And I was pretty convinced (from limited observation) that he was going to be a dog on both ends.
 
Gurleyman said:
There's nothing in my post about his talent level. Everyone has always known he could shoot/score.

My point was that there was a fair amount of concern about him being able too scrawny and being overmatched physically at this level. Like we might have to find ways to hide him on defense to keep him out there. And I was pretty convinced (from limited observation) that he was going to be a dog on both ends.
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Let's be honest. He's a shooting guard playing small forward. Against many (most) college teams that's fine. He's not as solidly built as Castle or McNeeley before him, but is probably quicker and more explosive than either of them.

I mentioned Alex going off once White was moved from SF to PF, well at the same time, the SF became McDowell most of the time, a guy who doesn't pose any size issues for Braylon. Not surprisingly, his minutes went up. Even White isn't all that big. I really don't want to find out what Caleb Wilson at UNC would do to Mullins. Bryce Hopkins would probably be tough for him to guard as well.
 
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