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AllHusky said:
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.
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Rye-bay
 
ETSA said:
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.
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you say never ree-bee, but inevitably that will be what he is called in my head until at least midway through the season when I've heard his name spoken 1,000x. That's the exact number things will change in my dopey brain.

So right now, he's Eric Ree-bee. But just to me.

Actually, I'm going to call him Ree-Bee and call Furphy "Furph" just like I would someone named Murph. So really, I'm pretty twisted up here.
 
superjohn said:
This will for sure clear it up...

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This interview was about a year ago and no mention of UConn so the staff and Dan Hurley did it again. Swooped in out of nowhere to get their man.
Also, compare how slender he looked in the interview and how much bigger he looks now.
 
Chief00 said:
Purphy has a great quick release. He’s going to help us. His ability to play D will be key.
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caw said:
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.
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I thought I heard either Reibe himself or someone in the know say it's promounced Ry-ba. For what it's worth, I took German in high school and unlike English, where words are inconsistently pronounced regardless of the spelling, German words are always consistently pronounced. "ei" combination is always pronounced "I" and an "e" at the end of a word is always pronounced "ah", so I'd be very surprised if it is not an emphatic Ry-ba when it's all "said" and done. ;)
 
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Based on the video I saw on Furphy even before this event, he looked like a pretty skilled and in control player to me that has a great shot at earning meaningful minutes this upcoming season.

We too often put far too much stock in pure athleticism. There have been and will always be excellent successful ballers with average athleticism at the collegiate level and even NBA level who use their BBIQ, plus-shot making and space creating abilities, use of change in speed and direction capabilities, quick release, quick first step, body positioning, anticipation, etc. to beat their opponent.

Granted, he will probably struggle defending uber-quick and athletic players who have a plus-handle, but hopefully he has enough anticipation skills and solid foot work to hold his own.

Conversely, Solo Ball seems to have some impressive hops, but couldn't keep anyone most of last season from blowing right by him as “he stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched them go by.” Stole that quote from the great baseball announcer, Ernie Hartwell, describing a batter taking a 3rd strike.

Hopefully, Solo will improve and Furphy will do well on both ends of the floor. We'll find out in about 5 months from now.
 
Hoping to get eyes on Reibe tomorrow morning, have watched Furphy 3x, his games just seem to fit into my couch schedule a bit better haha..

Beyond impressed with Furphy, just goes to show how much harder this staff works than anyone.
 
Mr. French said:
you say never ree-bee, but inevitably that will be what he is called in my head until at least midway through the season when I've heard his name spoken 1,000x. That's the exact number things will change in my dopey brain.

So right now, he's Eric Ree-bee. But just to me.

Actually, I'm going to call him Ree-Bee and call Furphy "Furph" just like I would someone named Murph. So really, I'm pretty twisted up here.
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Haha, in my head I mispronounce his last name as Reeb. By the time the season starts. UConn we have the pronunciation guide up on the roster website and that will resolve any debate as to how to say his name. I checked yesterday and it's not up yet.
 
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Mr. French said:
Honestly, it’s just not that important to me or most people.

It’s a u19 tournament, I don’t take that much pride in my country for winning these things. A major Olympic tournament is different.
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It's not that deep, I should have put "lol" after the first line in my post
 
CL82 said:
Haha, in my head I mispronounce his last name as Reeb. By the time the season starts. UConn we have the pronunciation guide up on the roster website and that will resolve any debate as to how to say his name. I checked yesterday and it's not up yet.
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But will all of us spell his last name correctly? I'm assuming nobody will mess up his first name. Although around here you never know....;)
 
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HooperScooper said:
But will all of us spell his last name correctly? I'm assuming nobody will mess up his first name. Although around here you never know....;)
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You realize that I was writing a phonetic pronunciation in that post, right?

In any event, I will offer that you're being the self-appointed name police has gotten tired. Just my opinion.
 
CL82 said:
You realize that I was writing a phonetic pronunciation in that post, right?

In any event, I will offer that you're being the self-appointed name police has gotten tired. Just my opinion.
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Yes, I realized that. That's why the conjunction "but" lead off the sentence.

At this point it's just a running joke since I don't think I've actually pointed out anyone spelling a player's name wrong in a long time. Kind of like the joke about PC having just as much of a chance as anyone. Sorry if it offended you. It's obvious why it did.
 
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PAHusky said:
We have no backup 5. We have other dudes who can play the 4
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He'll play backup 5 the vast majority of the time, although I suspect he will see some spot time at the 4 depending on the situation (fouls, opponents, etc.) Unlike the last three years, Riebe actually has the skills to play the 4. Depending on how he develops and what our future recruiting looks like, its also possible he could be the 4 down the road.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Yes, I realized that. That's why the conjunction "but" lead off the sentence.

At this point it's just a running joke since I don't think I've actually pointed out anyone spelling a player's name wrong in a long time. Kind of like the joke about PC having just as much of a chance as anyone. Sorry if it offended you. It's obvious why it did.
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Not offended, so much by bored by it. It was funny at first, now it's just obnoxious. Just my opinion. You seem offended by my sharing it with you. Not my intention.
 
CL82 said:
Haha, in my head I mispronounce his last name as Reeb. By the time the season starts. UConn we have the pronunciation guide up on the roster website and that will resolve any debate as to how to say his name. I checked yesterday and it's not up yet.
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Here's Adam Finkelstein pronouncing his last name correctly. Surprised there is so much confusion on this.

 
husky429 said:
International has gotta be a recruiting staple going forward. More and more talent coming from overseas and they don't need the kind of polishing a lot of AAU prospects do.
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correct. Also, NCAA basketball NIL/revenue sharing salary is paying more than the minor league versions, or whatever you want to call them, of the pro teams over there such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc. That means those younger top players in Europe will come here to the States to play in college basketball. If UConn doesn't keep international recruiting as a staple, other schools will fill the gap.
 
Also not sure where you guys are getting that Reibe will play any 4, I think that simply will not happen lol. He doesn’t have nearly enough footspeed right now to do that.
 
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