Mullins questions

[HW611]

lol ok Mr NBA scout who thinks Boozer’s a guard…

@KingAG this is why you can’t speak for other people lol

 

[aceboon]

lol ok Mr NBA scout who thinks Boozer’s a guard…

He literally just told you who the "Cam" is

 

[Leebo]

How about your wheelchair?

lol wtf did I do something to you?

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

He literally just told you who the "Cam" is

He edited his post after mine…

People need to get off their high horse. I “literally” just said in my prior post that this was a good draft class. Just offering up an opinion that looking strictly at guards, Mullins probably slots in 3 or 4, and that could potentially move him up the board a bit.

 

[Lafayette]

I'm saying there is a 5% chance. It could be really valid depending on how it falls. If his stock drops into the 20's, whereas he has the opportunity to be a top 5 pick next year, plenty of reasons to come back.

exactly - find the breakeven on rookie deal and NIL for one more year and that draft spot needs to be higher to leave this year.

 

[Icehawk]

With zero NBA/draft expertise I have to trust the groupthink that this is a tough draft for Mullins, combined with preseason talk of him willing to be a bench player, a supposed grandpa saying he is a 2yr guy… I think there is a higher than normal chance he stays. Probably depends on how much he/we show out. Of course if he’s highly likely in the first round it’ll be adios time.

I didn’t think we would see two seasons of Clingan so I don’t think it’s totally off the board. Either way he’s going to be fun to watch and a key piece to the squad.

 

[Waquoit]

He edited his post after mine…

If so, that is a blatant breach of Boneyard etiquette.

 

[Rico444]

If he drops in the draft can't he just come back to school? The cat's out of the bag with the kid from Baylor, not sure why all kids wouldn't enter the draft and come back if they don't get what they expected.

 

[Lafayette]

If he drops in the draft can't he just come back to school? The cat's out of the bag with the kid from Baylor, not sure why all kids wouldn't enter the draft and come back if they don't get what they expected.

Yes as if he does not sign with an agent he can but apparently also if he g-leagues.

Correct me if this has changed.

 

[RuffRuff]

We said the same about Richard Hamiton's built and how did that impact his NBA game? He is fine at this weight. Definitely more muscle definition but he doesn't have to increase his size alot to be effective in the NBA with his skillset.

Rip played 3 years, won a NC and was an AA. Proven guy. Poor example.

 

[Rico444]

Yes as if he does not sign with an agent he can but apparently also if he g-leagues.

Correct me if this has changed.

Players keep pushing the envelope and the NCAA is terrified to go to court so they let it happen. Players will keep being more and more bold.

 

[Ewekon]

I would love for him to return, but it just doesn't make sense for him.
He's going to go in the lottery unless a nagging injury occurs, which wouldn't be good for UConn either.
He's probably not going to be on NBA roster next year and will be in the G-League, but he'll be making great money. If he came back to UConn and suffered a serious injury, he could cost himself a ton of money. It just makes sense for him to go. Liam fell in the draft but still got between 5 and 6 million guaranteed for the first 2 years and possible 14-15 million if the team picks up the options for the last two years.

With no particular post or poster in mind, I am fed up with "What if he suffers a serious injury".

Go play the game you love.

 

[3rdbass]

Rip played 3 years, won a NC and was an AA. Proven guy. Poor example.

I was talking strictly about size. They were similar. I said nothing about being proven. Even Halmilton played 3 years there was arill doubt about his NBA future due to being so slight of built. I was replying to a poster questioning his size. They are both NBA shooting guards that will be coming off picks to shoot. Mullins is more athletic but both will be in the league due to shooting. Obviously Halmilton wasn't a prolific 3 point shooter until later but they both have to get their shots off playing at similar sizes in the NBA. Now the NBA favors thinner players due to less physicality allowed in the new NBA so Mullins size won't be a detrimental for sure.

 

[Derucky]

He’s been the smallest looking guy in every game so far. How will that translate to the nba size/speed?

He came here instead of Kansas and we beat Kansas for the 1st time as a result. A new level of achievement, even for UConn at this stage of the game. 'Nuff said.

 

[Mokum]

He probably won’t stay but if he did he could improve his body and be more ready to play with and against men. Right now he is still a boy, regardless of how talented he is.

 

[HooperScooper]

He came here instead of Kansas and we beat Kansas for the 1st time as a result. A new level of achievement, even for UConn at this stage of the game. 'Nuff said.

I don't remember Kansas being that involved with Mullins. They offered very early but so did a lot of top programs (e.g. Kentucky, Duke, Michigan, Michigan St., Alabama, Purdue) that didn't get visits from him. His 3 finalists were UConn, UNC, and Indiana.

 

[navery12]

This is really interesting debate. On one hand you have the coaching staff talking about him being one and done before he stepped foot on campus, the player himself talking about being one and done, and he's putting up 1st round numbers 7 games into his career and he's only getting better. On the other hand the 2 worst posters on the Boneyard and debatable UConn fans at best don't know if he should leave. Hard to know who to trust here

 

[Derucky]

He probably won’t stay but if he did he could improve his body and be more ready to play with and against men. Right now he is still a boy, regardless of how talented he is.

That's always the paradox. You want UConn to have a successful season by our standards, but that always means m s bye-bye to the people who made it happen.

 

[Derucky]

This is really interesting debate. On one hand you have the coaching staff talking about him being one and done before he stepped foot on campus, the player himself talking about being one and done, and he's putting up 1st round numbers 7 games into his career and he's only getting better. On the other hand the 2 worst posters on the Boneyard and debatable UConn fans at best don't know if he should leave. Hard to know who to trust here

The only people who are completely FOS are the ones who claim to know at this point.

 

[Derucky]

I don't remember Kansas being that involved with Mullins. They offered very early but so did a lot of top programs (e.g. Kentucky, Duke, Michigan, Michigan St., Alabama, Purdue) that didn't get visits from him. His 3 finalists were UConn, UNC, and Indiana.

Granted, but the point is that, while of course we have gotten at least 1 or 2 legitimate 5 stars since the early 90's, we don't get HIM until 2024.

 

[Derucky]

Granted, but the point is that, while of course we have gotten at least 1 or 2 legitimate 5 stars since the early 90's, we don't get HIM until 2024.

I mean we've gotten 1 or 2 legitimate 5 stars relatively CONSISTENTLY since the early 90's.

 

[HooperScooper]

I mean we've gotten 1 or 2 legitimate 5 stars relatively CONSISTENTLY since the early 90's.

Btw, if you didn't know you can edit your own posts. Just click on "Edit" on the bottom of your post, change what you want, and then click on "Save". No need to respond to your own post to explain.

 

[HW611]

This is really interesting debate. On one hand you have the coaching staff talking about him being one and done before he stepped foot on campus, the player himself talking about being one and done, and he's putting up 1st round numbers 7 games into his career and he's only getting better. On the other hand the 2 worst posters on the Boneyard and debatable UConn fans at best don't know if he should leave. Hard to know who to trust here

Here you go setting yourself up to be a donkey.

 

[navery12]

Here you go setting yourself up to be a donkey.

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I'll be sure to take some screenshots of your posts about this since we know you'll just ask Tom to delete your whole account after Mullins declares for the draft

 

[HW611]

I'll be sure to take some screenshots of your posts about this since we know you'll just ask Tom to delete your whole account after Mullins declares for the draft

At this point your posts are just performative and I know you don’t believe the stupid stuff you say.

 

[Derucky]

Btw, if you didn't know you can edit your own posts. Just click on "Edit" on the bottom of your post, change what you want, and then click on "Save". No need to respond to your own post to explain.

Thanks.

 

[RuffRuff]

At this point your posts are just performative and I know you don’t believe the stupid stuff you say.

The absolutes blow my mind. Not to double team. He could tweak an ankle. That view is robotic.

Objectivity is kinda lost when you said he’s posting first round numbers. Go look at some of the other top frosh guards and what they are putting up relatively. Lottery/fringe numbers are what kids like Fleming is putting up, not 9ppg on 33% shooting from 3. Look at his efficiency on Maya. Right now his stock is almost entirely on presumed potential.

It’s a historically stacked class. In a normal year I’d say 0%.

Sure there is a great chance he does go, didn’t say otherwise. Saying there is no chance is hysterically pig headed.

 

[UCLJ0211]

As much as we’d love to have Mullins another year, my guess is he’s as good as gone after this year. Whether you think he’s ready or not, the NBA drafts on potential more than anything else. He’s got a ton of that, and NBA teams can see that already.

 

[navery12]

At this point your posts are just performative and I know you don’t believe the stupid stuff you say.

Not performative in my opinion, Braylon Mullins is entering the 2026 NBA Draft. Pretending otherwise is living under a rock. Performative in disliking you and exaggerating that, absolutely

 

[Gurleyman]

The absolutes blow my mind. Not to double team. He could tweak an ankle. That view is robotic.

Objectivity is kinda lost when you said he’s posting first round numbers. Go look at some of the other top frosh guards and what they are putting up relatively. Lottery/fringe numbers are what kids like Fleming is putting up, not 9ppg on 33% shooting from 3. Look at his efficiency on Maya. Right now his stock is almost entirely on presumed potential.

It’s a historically stacked class. In a normal year I’d say 0%.

Sure there is a great chance he does go, didn’t say otherwise. Saying there is no chance is hysterically pig headed.

Mullins has only played in 7 games -10 minutes in his debut on a minutes restriction and another one in immediate deep foul trouble where he played one minute in the first half. Looking at ppg right now is silly since the abnormally low-minute games skew a small sample size. He hasn’t even gotten into game shape or into a minutes routine yet. Same really for 3pt FG percentage for a guy just getting his legs under him. He missed three threes in his first game and took two deep ones in garbage time against ETBU in his first live action in Gampel. That skews a really small sample size.

People know he can shoot - and in flashes he’s already shown more to his game than Hawkins did, just in terms of different types of shot creation and seeing the floor. Obviously if he’s still averaging 9 ppg on 33 percent shooting from three at the end of the year, he’ll probably be back - but judging him on his stats and his metrics right now, or comparing his production to people who haven’t been hurt, isn’t really useful.