Braylon Mullins (2025) SG - to UConn

[Banksyrules]

1 hour ago, HoosierCoop said:

Hey, we still have air in our lungs and love of IU in our hearts...

It’s a “I can fix him/her” type relationship though!

[BA47591]

UConn will take a step back this year but this recruiting class will definitely get them back on track. At some point Luke Murray and Kamani Young will get jobs somewhere else and Dan will be mortal again. 

[BA47591]

2 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

It’s a “I can fix him/her” type relationship though!

I've been in a couple of those. 

[Home Jersey]

31 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

UConn will take a step back this year but this recruiting class will definitely get them back on track. At some point Luke Murray and Kamani Young will get jobs somewhere else and Dan will be mortal again. 

IMO people are overly crediting Murray and Young for Hurley’s success. Murray was with him at Rhode Island… it’s not as if he had a secret blueprint for UConn’s offense. Their staff developed it together. Credit all around… Hurley built a great staff and he wins everywhere he goes. Don’t see that changing when he has to find new assistants. Maybe the NBA is a different story, if that ever happens

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

IMO people are overly crediting Murray and Young for Hurley’s success. Murray was with him at Rhode Island… it’s not as if he had a secret blueprint for UConn’s offense. Their staff developed it together. Credit all around… Hurley built a great staff and he wins everywhere he goes. Don’t see that changing when he has to find new assistants. Maybe the NBA is a different story, if that ever happens

Agree to an extent but Hurley was more than pedestrian his first 4 years at UConn. Literally nothing after his first 4 seasons suggested he'd put together back to back seasons like he just did. I don't think it's a coincidence that UConn took off the year Hurley handed the reigns over to Murray to run the offense. UConn had KenPom ORtg of 85, 64, 27, and 22 before finishing 3 and 1 respectively the last two seasons. Obviously UConn was improving but they went to a whole new level with Murray.

[Home Jersey]

21 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Agree to an extent but Hurley was more than pedestrian his first 4 years at UConn. Literally nothing after his first 4 seasons suggested he'd put together back to back seasons like he just did. I don't think it's a coincidence that UConn took off the year Hurley handed the reigns over to Murray to run the offense. UConn had KenPom ORtg of 85, 64, 27, and 22 before finishing 3 and 1 respectively the last two seasons. Obviously UConn was improving but they went to a whole new level with Murray.

If you consider the full body of work, everything about Dan Hurley suggested he had the potential to win at this level. 

Bob Hurley is basically the John Wooden of NJ basketball, won umpteen state titles, etc. Dan had huge success at St. Benedicts for 9 years in a national circuit league. 

Ollie was uniquely terrible as the HC, probably the luckiest title winner of any HC IMO. UConn as a program was in a depressed state coming off back to back losing seasons playing in the AAC. Took time to get his system in place. His year 3 was wholly unimpressive, but by the end of year 4, though frustrated with the early exit, I assure you 95% of UConn fans were 110% behind him. 

When you say handed the reigns over to Murray on offense, not sure what you mean... tricky attributing specific bodies of work to specific members of the staff. No doubt people "own" different responsibilities, but HC is accountable at end of the day. Don't doubt his staff plays an important role... some skills are more easily replaced than others. Dan Hurley finds a way to dominate at every level of basketball he has coached. It's taken longer in some places than others. But he's got it rolling now, and with NIL, he can turbo charge the success as long as he keeps winning. I'm sure he will want all the financial support he can get to keep his staff. But he'll find a way if and when they leave. 

There is a part of me that doubts he ever goes to the NBA and just decides to coach at UConn for another 5-10 years to see how long he can keep things rolling. There is a world where for the next decade, UConn fans consider a sweet 16 a disappointing season.

[Barrel Rick]

4 hours ago, go iu bb said:

We just have too much talent that could return and that scared him off. 

We didn't really want him, the coaching staff must have backed off.

He's not that good anyways, very overrated.

He might be a good shooter, but how is his entry pass? Probably not up to snuff for IU.

UConn obviously cheated. Paying players is allowed now but they must have cheated some other way.

He didn't want to play in the B1G. 

 

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[SlammySammy]

Ugh….knew it

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

@Barrel Rick we appreciate the contributions you made in this thread.  Hope you'll stick around and grace us with your presence in other threads.  At the very least give us periodic stock tips on should we buy or sell Hormel stock.

[go iu bb]

28 minutes ago, Barrel Rick said:

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But, but, we're told how great he is.

 

[OGIUAndy]

43 minutes ago, Barrel Rick said:

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Not to beat a dead horse, but what changed since your previous posts regarding Woody not being an issue? 

[Chris007]

56 minutes ago, Barrel Rick said:

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Dang that hurts but I’m not surprised. I totally get it. Tell him to transfer in next year when Brad is the coach. Haha

[Hoosierfanyuh]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Dang that hurts but I’m not surprised. I totally get it. Tell him to transfer in next year when Brad is the coach. Haha

I haven’t changed my profile pic since he was the rumor….

[OGIUAndy]

27 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I haven’t changed my profile pic since he was the rumor….

I hear Donovan is looking for houses again in B-Town. 

[bigrod]

58 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Dang that hurts but I’m not surprised. I totally get it. Tell him to transfer in next year when Brad is the coach. Haha

Surely that's not the problem. He's accomplished so much. Just ask him.

[IUFAN1976]

2 hours ago, Barrel Rick said:

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I’m not surprised!  The guy has trouble recruiting long term HS kids.  The grandpa coach doesn’t seem to sell as much long term recruits.  His nap time is getting in the way of recruiting!

RB, what was it about Woodson that turned Mullins off?  My guess is similar to what caused McNeely to decommit 

[IUFAN1976]

56 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Surely that's not the problem. He's accomplished so much. Just ask him.

He’s done his job!!!

[Hoosierfan2017]

Mike Woodson is a low energy 66 year old with an offensive style even older than he is. It’s no surprise that Mullins and others don’t want to play for him. 

[IUFAN1976]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Mike Woodson is a low energy 66 year old with an offensive style even older than he is. It’s no surprise that Mullins and others don’t want to play for him. 

Well said!  But he’s done his job!!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Gentle reminder that this is still Braylon Mullins' thread.  Rag on Woody all you want but please keep it in the Fire thread.  Thank you.