That can be the next question after he tells us how old he is.Love when HS comes in with the deep provocative personal questions in the public forum. So never mind Bundalo, what do you like for dessert?
It honestly depends a lot on Stewart’s development this year and whether he is back for his junior year to pair with Abraham or not. It’s very early, but the early returns might point to Ball being more likely to make the jump over Stewart. Which could be a reason why Mullins wants to come here. If Ball declares early, then there is far less of a logjam in the backcourt a year from now.
Reibe says his NBA comparison is Porzingis. He fashions his game after him and is a classic euro stretch big.
I feel like Bundalo is kind of a Franz Wagner type, while Reibe is more in the mold of Gasol/Porzingis you described.
That doesn't make any sense. Watching clips of both you can see they are different types of players. Reibe is clearly a 5 who plays close to the basket but can step out and knock down 3s, while Bundalo is more of a face the basket 4, more similar to Karaban, who moves well with and without the ball and can take it to the basket or knock down Js. Bundalo has okay size to give you some minutes at the 5, but doesn't look like a 5.
It's not that people here can't see them playing together, it's that UConn has publicly said 2 guards and 1 big for this class. And beyond that, there's a finite number of minutes
Reibe is not a traditional center lol.
I don't know where people are getting these takes from on Reibe. He's a face up Euro center.Reibe is not a traditional center lol.
Traditional centers don't do stuff like this as high school juniors:
Could be true. But Dan is still recruiting him and apparently we lead for him and Furphy
Reibe is not a traditional center lol.
Traditional centers don't do stuff like this as high school juniors:
Hopefully that's the case, we'll see if we keep recruiting Bundalo once Reibe commits
Bundalo knows we're recruiting Reibe and it hasn't stopped him from expressing his interest in UConn and playing with him if it can happen.
Yes, the reports are that UConn doesn't want both, not that Bundalo doesn't want to on his end. And until tomorrow UConn won't know for sure if they have Reibe in the fold
UConn has said this publicly, or, is it that Acaden Lewis reportedly said that was told to him privately by UConn during his recruitment and you are counting that as public? And the reports we will not pursue Bundalo after a hoped Reibe commitment is really the opinion of the MD 24/7 guy correct? Is there anything else? I can't imagine not wanting a guy like Bundalo if we could get him.
I guess I'm using public loosely but Darius Adams said it in his commitment interview, then Colby Giacubeno said it on a podcast, then Trilly said the same thing on his discord.
"Other than 3s" is kind of a big handwave. That by default makes him non-traditional. Watch his Germany U18 Albert Schweitzer tournament games, specifically. He's picking and popping all over the place. I don't think his high school coaches used him well (or to give them credit they just optimized to using him as huge because in high school he is). Jacob Furphy played in the same tournament and Reibe made more 3s per game than Furphy did over 6 games. And Furphy shot 44%.
Was quoted by Lewis in an interview that the UConn staff told him 2 guards and 1 big was their goal. I believe Adam’s was quoted as publicly recruiting all three of three after his commit. Has been pretty clear that Mullins and Reibe have been priorities based on how much travel the staff has put in to see them recently. Have heard very little of that with NB. To me says that all in on Reibe, would have pivoted to NB if Reibe went elsewhere.
Nobody from UConn has said that & it’s barely any reliable speculation that say UConn wouldn’t take both
I attended a few of Marcus Camby's Hartford Public High School games and he barely missed a shot in warm-ups from anywhere on the court including threes. Then he went to UMass and Calipari turned him into a rebounder and shot blocker. He had a good NBA career, but he was much more than what Calipari reduced him to. I think the game has evolved since those days.Reibe is not a traditional center lol.
Traditional centers don't do stuff like this as high school juniors:
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