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Reibe in the portal

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.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
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?
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Hedonic adaptation. It's not in the nature of humans.
 
Marat said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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StllH8L8ner said:
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.
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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.
 
businesslawyer said:
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.
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Yep. Not a fan of it.
 
RuffRuff said:
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.
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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).
 
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huskiesNhoos said:
This was very much the impression I got. Very often it seemed like he just wanted to foul quickly so he could go sit back down...it took effort to foul that much.

Sucks because when he was engaged he was solid and looked very much like he'd eventually be a heckuva player for us. O well, best of luck, let's go find another
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In hindsight I see what people mean. In the moment I didn’t notice because I was so focused on Tarris Reed lol
 
RuffRuff said:
Dauster's view - not about money, more about system fit.

Did they not know that when they recruited him?

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.
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$4 million over two years.

Agent fee is capped at 4% so they'd get $160k
$10k in union dues.
Probably ~$1.2 million in federal taxes
Depending on what state - $200,000 in state taxes.
Probably buy $1 million home and then pay $30k/yr in property taxes
$10,000/yr in landscaping and upkeep for the house.
At least one new car $100,000, $5k in insurance
$50k in presents for his family. Double this if he has a girlfriend.
$20,000 a year for an accountant/business manager who, along with the financial manager, will very likely steal most of the rest of his money.

Yada yada yada, he's broke in two years. Might as well just come back. J/k
 
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EBonz30 said:
For the people stating UConn pushed him out- I think that’s wrong- I believe Reibe was intending to transfer for about two months now- this is a loss- with his size & skill that’s hard to duplicate- obviously he needed to get stronger in the post- but you would think that will come in time- for the team that’s get him I believe they should be thrilled. You cannot force a kid to like a coach/program.
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It's hard to criticize a freshman for mistakes, but when the coach mentions issues with the family on more than one occasion, and the player seems to be disinterested the last half of the season, all that comes to mind is he no longer wanted to be here, nor did he fit here, so this was not totally unexpected.

In fact, with us showing interest in Hines and McKeever, maybe it wasn't his decision.

The next question is do we have the money necessary to bring in four or five quality portal guys?
 
RuffRuff said:
Dauster's view - not about money, more about system fit.

Did they not know that when they recruited him?

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.
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Yeah, I don't think I agree with the style of play reasoning. Why would he commit to UConn in the first place when he knew Hurley likes his centers to be bruisers and dominate inside offensively and defensively?

I don't think he wanted to entertain the possibility of getting 15 mins/game next season off the bench. I think he simply wants to start already next season and he will go to any power conference team that guarantees him that opportunity, which is fair.
 
RBHusky7 said:
With no guardrails, it will rapidly become who can afford the 20-30m a year to field a title worthy team vs who can’t. Retaining players costs just as much as bringing in top portal players.
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The worse structured professional sports are run massively better that CBB. This is a total S show, unregulated nightmare. If nothing changes it’s going to be the same 6-7 schools every year that have any chance to win a title.
 
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RuffRuff said:
The worse structured professional sports are run massively better that CBB. This is a total S show, unregulated nightmare. If nothing changes it’s going to be the same 6-7 schools every year that have any chance to win a title.
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I don't understand how the Supreme Court has said that professional sports are a game and they can be regulated and run like a game. But college sports should be a free-for-all.
 
temery said:
I don't understand how the Supreme Court has said that professional sports are a game and they can be regulated and run like a game. But college sports should be a free-for-all.
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Every year more of this, behaviors change for the worse. Hurley could run the best system, be the most beloved, and a kid will still be obligated to go into the portal, because that’s what everyone else is doing.

At some point soon you might as well let every kid go into the portal and see if they can do better and see them as annual free agents you have to bid on to get back. This is all beyond lame.
 
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