Reibe and Furphy at FIBA U19s

[NJHoops]

There are benefits to having your whole team in place on campus for summer one and two. But, the coaches getting this much in-person viewing of two incoming freshmen is pretty great, too. So many texts and notes and unobtrusive feedback.

 

[Waquoit]

There are benefits to having your whole team in place on campus for summer one and two. But, the coaches getting this much in-person viewing of two incoming freshmen is pretty great, too.

Don't forget the positive effects of having two of your guys showing out on a world stage can have on your brand. (OMG, shoot me now)

 

[imno1]

Turns 18 in December

This may not be accurate but I remember reading he had recently turned 18 when he committed

 

[imno1]

Reibe had nice game in a win over Canada. 20 & 7 with a few assists

 

[NJHoops]

This may not be accurate but I remember reading he had recently turned 18 when he committed

They were talking about Dash Daniels (titles are merely a suggestion).

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Furphy 8 points in the 1st quarter vs France

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Reibe has a super high release on his 3

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Reibe finishes with 20pts(50% from the field), 7rebs, and 3 assists. Australia vs France at 11:15am EST.

And did that in only 24 minutes PT according to a report.

 

[PAHusky]

Know I'm slow with this one but sort of crazy they're both left handed. With them and Solo is this the largest % of southpaws in the same UConn squad?

Though I guess there's always the chance that Furphy shoots with his right in the US, sort of a " the toilet water goes backwards down under" in reverse sort of thing.

 

[aceboon]

Furphy got the 3 ball going today, 16 points midway thru the 3rd quarter

 

[auror]

Furphy is feeling it right now. 4/6 from 3 and 16 points with 5 minutes left in the 3Q. Leading both teams in scoring.

 

[Gutter King]

Furphy on fire. Really causing issues for France on D, opening up the post. Movement off the ball is good too, he's had a couple of wide open cuts that his teammates have not found him. A lot of BBIQ with him.

 

[Waquoit]

LOL, I'm still at halftime. At least I have stuff to look forward to!

 

[husky429]

Reibe has a super high release on his 3

It's not a release I'm in love with. Looks particularly bad from the FT line. My gut says we focus on him battling inside ajd he tweaks that shot for his sophomore or junior year to be a shooter for us.

 

[444JR]

 

[444JR]

 

[auror]

Furphy is on track to be MVP or First Team (depending how far his team gets).

 

[Fatroony5]

Furphy is much better than I anticipated. All we really needed to see from him is whether or not he looks like a player out there, he passed the test. Of course the BY will overreact to everything, the main takeaway for me is that he doesn’t look lost. He’s poised, he should be fine once he gets into our system. Excited to see what he’ll do here.

 

[auror]

Furphy is much better than I anticipated. All we really needed to see from him is whether or not he looks like a player out there, he passed the test. Of course the BY will overreact to everything, the main takeaway for me is that he doesn’t look lost. He’s poised, he should be fine once he gets into our system. Excited to see what he’ll do here.

Yeah. We still need to not get ahead of ourselves. He looks like one of the better players at the event, and looked like he belonged in the Team USA game, which probably puts him equivalent to a top ~30-50 freshman. But Australia has some of the best continuity in the event (a lot of the guys on the team play for the same CoE NBL1 team), and we have to remember how sparse and sometimes ineffective guys ranked in that range are as freshmen (Solo Ball, Diggins, Nowell for example).

 

[Fatroony5]

Yeah. We still need to not get ahead of ourselves. He looks like one of the better players at the event, and looked like he belonged in the Team USA game, which probably puts him equivalent to a top ~30-50 freshman. But Australia has some of the best continuity in the event (a lot of the guys on the team play for the same CoE NBL1 team), and we have to remember how sparse and sometimes ineffective guys ranked in that range are as freshmen (Solo Ball, Diggins, Nowell for example).

If you had asked me 6 months ago if I thought he’d get any meaningful minutes next season, I would’ve told you no. Now? He’s definitely got a chance to crack the rotation. Pretty solid if you get that out of a freshmen ranked outside of like the top 30. He’s looked really solid, I like his game.

 

[husky429]

Yeah. We still need to not get ahead of ourselves. He looks like one of the better players at the event, and looked like he belonged in the Team USA game, which probably puts him equivalent to a top ~30-50 freshman. But Australia has some of the best continuity in the event (a lot of the guys on the team play for the same CoE NBL1 team), and we have to remember how sparse and sometimes ineffective guys ranked in that range are as freshmen (Solo Ball, Diggins, Nowell for example).

I don't think any of them would have performed this well, honestly. International ball takes a lot of composure and none of them had it at 18.

I don't think he's a starter for us or anything, but I do think he's going to push Ross to the bench and make Stewart sweat a bit.

 

[uconnbill]

I think he plays and can be in the top 8 as long as his defense is solid

 

[Gutter King]

If you had asked me 6 months ago if I thought he’d get any meaningful minutes next season, I would’ve told you no. Now? He’s definitely got a chance to crack the rotation. Pretty solid if you get that out of a freshmen ranked outside of like the top 30. He’s looked really solid, I like his game.

Last year we had a lot of zero/negative production bench minutes. Bare minimum Furphy appears to be a nice depth piece to start, who may come on strong at the end of the year. Similar to AK career trajectory, but with Cam vibes...coaches seem to have mined a gem here.

 

[husky429]

Last year we had a lot of zero/negative production bench minutes. Bare minimum Furphy appears to be a nice depth piece to start, who may come on strong at the end of the year. Similar to AK career trajectory, but with Cam vibes...coaches seemed to have mined a gem here.

Pretty sure Luke sniped this one. Needs a raise

 

[auror]

Pretty sure Luke sniped this one. Needs a raise

Luke is tight with Sam Vecenie, who lives in Australia.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

And now we know why Adams decommitted. This kid can play now.

 

[husky429]

Reibe really likes that baseline spin over his right shoulder. Nice tool to have in the bag

 

[Fishy]

An absolute embarrassment of riches in this recruiting class.

I don’t even remember the name of the McD’s kid who decommitted. He was never gonna play.

Furphy - goodness gracious.

He’s the wildcard in class?! Wow.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Reibe has great touch, but I'm also unsure about the release on his 3pt shot. His defense and rebounding need a lot of work, but he's gonna be a positive offensive presence.

I'm gonna be following the other big going to Washington all season, he seems like a stud.

Furphy is going to play, Ross and Stewart should be racing each other to the gym after each game.

But I'm also less sold on the idea of freshman point guard Furphy after these games. Solid handles, but some really bad turnovers and doesn't handle pressure super well. I'd like to see him create out of our system, especially coming off screens. Maybe year two or three he'll be ready for that.

 

[Fatroony5]

And now we know why Adams decommitted. This kid can play now.

In fairness, Adams de committing was more about the staff getting an experienced back up point guard in Smith than anything else. That was the roster crunch decision.