Reibe and Furphy at FIBA U19s

[gsmooth]

Furphy finishes with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in win over DR. (5/7 on 3s is a lovely sight to see)

It’s official we have Reibe vs Furphy on the 4th of July!

What a nice way to relax and celebrate the day

Hopefully the announcers mention UConn a lot and even preface their names by mentioning UConn.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Dirk did alot for Germany because their national basketball program is light years ahead of what it was when he was playing. they've passed up Spain.

Are you thinking Reibe may get minutes spelling AK at the 4?

 

[Sphinx]

I'm in another world watching Reibe and Furphy in action. Consider that neither has been a factor is our Top Five pre-season rankings. They are both very much wild cards. Can't wait for the season to begin, and it's a sorry thing when an 87-year-old wishes away four months of his life.

 

[imno1]

You know your a big UConn fan when the Aussies played the USA and you route for the Aussies. Both our recruits seem to be getting better as the tournament progresses

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Furphy is going to do nice things when he has room to work. I see him doing nice things when the defense is spread out trying to stop 4 shooters and a Bear inside.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Are you thinking Reibe may get minutes spelling AK at the 4?

Something (sloppy fingers) went wrong with my post.

I was replying to a BY post (not aceboon’s) which said that Reibe played a lot at PF today.

 

[gsmooth]

You know your a big UConn fan when the Aussies played the USA and you route for the Aussies. Both our recruits seem to be getting better as the tournament progresses

As far as the FIBA World Cup U19 priorities and focus go with respect USA vs Australia..

1) Jacob Furphy plays well
.
.
.
distant 2) USA wins

in that order.

As for the entirety of the FIBA World Cup U19

1) Reibe and Furphy maintain excellent health
2) Reibe and Furphy play exceptional basketball
distant 3) USA wins

 

[UConnTrumbull]

As far as the FIBA World Cup U19 priorities and focus go with respect USA vs Australia..

1) Jacob Furphy plays well
.
.
.
distant 2) USA wins

in that order.

As for the entirety of the FIBA World Cup U19

1) Reibe and Furphy maintain excellent health
2) Reibe and Furphy play exception basketball
distant 3) USA wins

Good list but I’d still rather Australia or Germany win the whole thing. It’s not the Olympics after all lol

 

[BuffaloHusky]

Are you thinking Reibe may get minutes spelling AK at the 4?

I don't ever see this unless Reed and Reine are the rare bigs who don't foul.

 

[aceboon]

Are you thinking Reibe may get minutes spelling AK at the 4?

don't see it because we're gonna need to squeeze out some minutes for our wings there and since most college 4s are smaller and perimeter based I really wouldn't want him defending out in space that much.

 

[Hoophound]

There were rumors that Furphy is the real deal and totally underrated in recent weeks. I mentioned it the day this tourney started. It’s obvious now, we have a star on our hands. This kid is going to bring us some great memories. He’s one of the most ready players we’ve ever had if you use his play against 5* talent as a barometer. We usually get guys that need some time. He may, but it looks like he’s ready to contribute in a very significant way.

 

[Edward Sargent]

As far as the FIBA World Cup U19 priorities and focus go with respect USA vs Australia..

1) Jacob Furphy plays well
.
.
.
distant 2) USA wins

in that order.

As for the entirety of the FIBA World Cup U19

1) Reibe and Furphy maintain excellent health
2) Reibe and Furphy play exception basketball
distant 3) USA wins

I would add we saw a little Furphy v Dybantsa and Jacob did ok. See you in Boston!

 

[Scrappy3]

I don't ever see this unless Reed and Reine are the rare bigs who don't foul.

I’d like to keep Alex down to 25-27 minutes this year. It was obvious that Ak broke down physically last year . Now with reibe we can use a myriad of lineup’s

 

[auror]

Dirk did alot for Germany because their national basketball program is light years ahead of what it was when he was playing. they've passed up Spain.

This is a bit of a singular age anomaly. Their domestic league is kinda bad right now, and they were very mediocre before this group of players.

That being said, Dirk won MVP in '07 and this group of guys was born in '06, so we could just be starting to see the Dirk basketball baby boom.

 

[DRBackup]

One thing I noticed with Furphy is that he's almost always in control. He doesn't get sped up or look like he panics when pressure is applied. That's a good trait to have.

When he was out of the game in the 2nd half, I think because of some foul trouble, Australia didn't look as good and the Dominican Republic cut the Australia lead from about 20 to about 10. He came back in and stabilized things. Who knows if this level of competition makes him look better than he is but I think we got ourselves a player who can at least contribute. I'll be interested to see how long it takes him to adjust to the level of competition when he gets to UConn.

That's what I meant by the composure like Cam Spencer.

 

[Mr. French]

That boy hoopin

 

[AllHusky]

Are you thinking Reibe may get minutes spelling AK at the 4?

I’ve been dreaming of Reibe at the 4 since he signed! By the way, is it Ry-bah or Ryb? Thought we had it as Rybah early on, announcers all say Ryb.

 

[caw]

So, after four games Furphy is the fourth leading scorer in the event (third in total points) in 36 MPG, and Reibe is 11th in 23 MPG.

Furphy is shooting 48/42/70
Reibe is shooting 60/29/54

I’ve been dreaming of Reibe at the 4 since he signed! By the way, is it Ry-bah or Ryb? Thought we had it as Rybah early on, announcers all say Ryb.

Youtube announcers are saying one, and the arena announcer (in background) is saying the other. I have no clue which is correct.

 

[Mr. French]

I’ve been dreaming of Reibe at the 4 since he signed! By the way, is it Ry-bah or Ryb? Thought we had it as Rybah early on, announcers all say Ryb.

Interestingly my good friend has the exact last name but with another consonant in front of -reibe, and we always say -ee at the end.

He told me after 10 years of friendship that it’s actually pronounced like reeb and I was stunned and dismayed and flummoxed.

It’s basically like we’ve been calling him smitty instead of smith, the whole time thinking that was actually how you say it.

All that to say, I thought it was ry-buh as well. But in my head I say reebee every time due to my own experiences.

 

[superjohn]

So, after four games Furphy is the fourth leading scorer in the event (third in total points) in 36 MPG, and Reibe is 11th in 23 MPG.

Furphy is shooting 48/42/70
Reibe is shooting 60/29/54



Youtube announcers are saying one, and the arena announcer (in background) is saying the other. I have no clue which is correct.

This will for sure clear it up...

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Rye-ba

 

[Dogammit]

i thought Koroma's athletic defense and experience last yr playing the 5man in a 5 out offense lets him slide right into the Samson rotation spot if Reibe isnt ready defensively. I cant see Danny being ok having to use both centers in drop, so Koroma has a chance I think

Why do so many in the alumni and fan base call Coach Hurley “Danny”. I honestly don’t ever remember anyone calling GOAT “Jim” or “Jimmy”.

 

[HooperScooper]

I’d like to keep Alex down to 25-27 minutes this year. It was obvious that Ak broke down physically last year . Now with reibe we can use a myriad of lineup’s

Karaban has averaged 28.9, 31.4, and 35.8 minutes per game in his 3 seasons. I can't see any scenario where Hurley only plays him 25-27 a game. Probably around 30 would be a better number to hope for.

 

[auror]

It's like RAI-ber but you don't really say the last R in the ber, it's just to get your English mouth to say it the right way. So it ends up sounding somehwat close to RYE-beh.

 

[Palatine]

Rye -- Bee.

 

[aceboon]

Zikarsky was supposed to be the starting C on this Australia U19 team but was drafted and immediately signed to a 2-way contract by the TWolves

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Rye -- Bee.

This is like when you said “finna” means “finally about to.”

 

[ETSA]

When he says his own name I hear RYE-beh. Maybe comes off as a bit towards RYE-buh, but never RYE-bee and never REE-bee.

 

[Scrutineer]

I think Adams will surprise people this year and next. He is a natural all-around scorer at 6'5 who has good length, a rangy body, good ball handling and movement, and shoots the ball really well. I did not watch the McD game, but as I understand it, they're not playing offense with any flow to it. Hurley recruited him for good reason, and gave him up as this team has too many outstanding players at the 2/3, and what he really needed as the team developed was a 2nd veteran point guard. Hurley working that chemistry component too with his personnel, only so many minutes available, players riding the pine, secondary support players etc.

You may be right about the positives you attribute to him but I have doubts about his ability to compete physically at this stage of his development.
He got stuffed at least once in the McD's game while driving or shooting and crumpled to the floor. Looked unable to compete at that level right now but most young men tend to develop dramatically over their late teen to early 20's so we'll find out soon enough about whether he was rated appropriately.

 

[Scrutineer]

Pretty impressed with Reibe today. Scored in a variety of ways - on the move, back to the basket, showing good patience. And had a big three late to help stretch the lead out. On defense, he was pretty solid. Well schooled in keeping a high hand when he was switched on a guard and moving his feet and making their shots difficult.

He maybe lacks a little bit of paint presence when it comes to rim protection, but he’s pretty fluid and that can be coached into him. He didn’t have to battle much 1 v 1 on the low block against a post scorer so that part we’ll have to see. Can be guard an Ejifor type for any length of time?

I especially like how he stands tall, keeps his head up, makes aggressive moves to the basket, is willing to shoot the three, and looks way better and in control compared to his first game.
Rebounding and defense will improve.