Reibe in the portal

[SwingDog]

Perhaps an honest conversation was had during which Reibe was told he was not guaranteed the starting role in 2026-2027 and he just wasn't willing to be slotted in a backup role again. I really thought he was coming along nicely even though he wasn't consistent. Eric definitely helped win some games and was a key contributor. I wish him well.

 

[uconnfan68]

Singare is in the portal. He knows the system.

 

[auror]

This place is unbelievable.

There are quite a few posters here that can use a massive dose of reality.

I'd love to be able to send them through a 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' type of thing. Make them endure three seasons (1979-1980) where they had the talent to be a top 20 team each year, but never made the dance and got picked off by the likes of St Peter's in the NIT. Then had five years of sub .500 seasons, each a little worst than the last. All the time hearing so called experts claim "We can never compete with to programs" and "We should drop down a couple levels to where we belong".

Why can't we wait and see who we add before we cry about who we've lost?

Why can't we appreciate as good of a four year run as anyone has had in decades, and look forward to what happens next?

Why can't we be happy that we are fans of a ridiculously successful program?

Hedonic adaptation. It's not in the nature of humans.

 

[Lefty2one]

Its surprising that now that Reed is not there he chooses not to continue . When he committed he knew Reed would.be there . Now that the road is clear, he wants out.

Kids and parents are all sorts of delusional. Wouldn't surprise me if they felt Reibe would start and Reed would retain his role from 24-25. At worst, they probably expected him to split minutes.

 

[Marat]

Singare is in the portal. He knows the system.

Bring him back as a backup again !

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Bummer but I’m not sure what he expected when Tarris was playing like Superman down the stretch and Riebe’s best attribute was that he had 5 usable fouls. Wish him well but the opportunity was sitting there if he put in the work over the summer. Unfortunately patience is almost nonexistent with kids these days.

 

[UconnU]

Singare is in the portal. He knows the system.

You sure he knows the system?

 

[Fishy]

Bummer but I’m not sure what he expected when Tarris was playing like Superman down the stretch and Riebe’s best attribute was that he had 5 usable fouls. Wish him well but the opportunity was sitting there if he put in the work over the summer. Unfortunately patience is almost nonexistent with kids these days.

Kids are often under a ton of pressure.

I am sure someone somewhere sees dollar signs - and not in a malevolent way - and they get worried that their son might not be in the best place to get to where they want him to be. They'd like him to have a 15 year NBA career and be set for life. So they have him transfer somewhere else.

It's not right, it's not wrong. We're fans, but it's their lives. We really can't judge them.

I wish he stayed, I think it would have been good for him to stay, but I have no skin in their game.

 

[CL82]

College basketball is no longer what it was. We bring in players for one year for a fixed amount of money, and then they become free agents to go wherever they want and their former school can offer them more or less. If a player worth $750k leaves, you’ve saved that money and now spent it on a replacement.

My point (beyond that he contributed to an outstanding season this year) is we paid him an amount for this year that we agreed upon and if he came back next year he’d get what the market thinks is the right price for him next year. If we don’t retain him we get someone else. That’s the new reality.

Yep. Not a fan of it.

 

[jostar1]

 

[temery]

Stop trashing this kid and his family. One person has already got a time out.

 

[ec33]

Dauster is saying Mullins will go for 4mm. That would be a crazy number, especially if he's going in the 20s/2mm a year.

His value in a veteran negotiated NBA rookie contract under union guidelines and in the NCAA free market are unrelated.

The fact that the math in Mullins decision to return would look quite different under current rules vs the time when he was a student-athlete receiving a scholarship seems like good thing to me (it isn't my money).