Braylon Mullins (2025) SG - to UConn

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3 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

 

Just seems to me like a post about Hurley's reaction to another Twitter account.  I did find it strange that a coach would take offense at *gasp* a computer model putting U Conn ninth to start the year, and has nothing to do with Mullins.

He’s just trying to keep his team motivated, hard to find bulletin board material coming off back to back chips. 

People are kidding themselves if they think Hurley is uniquely threatened by/“negative” recruiting IU and not simply giving an objective telling of facts/the lay of the land, as he sees it. That’s his pitch. He’s doing the same thing to illinois with Furphy right now. When you’re “king” you think you can have anything you want, taking it from someone is a flex. Hurley is trying to flex on the CBB landscape for another 1-3 years before he is coaching an east coast NBA team, probably. 

[dwtaylor1055]

Coming from Trilly land, Hinting UConn 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Coming from Trilly land, Hinting UConn 

Yep, I’m convinced that’s right. Oh well, we need to get guys that trust Woody, while he’s our coach. Hopefully the big spending boosters keep big spending. I think Woody should avoid high school recruiting entirely at his success rate. Just spend huge in the portal.


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[dwtaylor1055]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yep, I’m convinced that’s right. Oh well, we need to get guys that trust Woody, while he’s our coach. Hopefully the big spending boosters keep big spending. I think Woody should avoid high school recruiting entirely at his success rate. Just spend huge in the portal.


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It seems CMW philosophy is to yes recruit high school kids BUT maybe prefers to bring in veterans during the offseason via the portal and sprinkle in a recruit or two annually. 

[Stuhoo]

On 10/9/2024 at 7:56 AM, dwtaylor1055 said:

per the UCONN board, it looks like Jacob Furphy to UCONN is a done deal.  Might have some impact on BM choosing them, maybe not.  Lots of competition.  Not sure BM gets more than 20 mins per game with the log jam they have assuming Furphy commits.

 

Assuming Furphy picks UCONN, this would give them 6 top 50 kids, with two or three of them having shooting as their #1 strength.  They have 2 or 3 SFs as well.  

Per Travis Branham, Jacob Furphy would be a back-bencher at UConn, and will have no effect on Mullins’ decision.

[TheWatShot]

22 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yep, I’m convinced that’s right. Oh well, we need to get guys that trust Woody, while he’s our coach. Hopefully the big spending boosters keep big spending. I think Woody should avoid high school recruiting entirely at his success rate. Just spend huge in the portal.


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Might not be a bad idea. These days, it seems our fans get awfully excited at the idea of our competitors landing other recruits because it might mean we get the guy we're after by default. That doesn't seem like a winning strategy long term. 

[HinnyHoosier]

Tyme is responding to Trilly's UConn lean and seems adamantly opposed.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Tyme is responding to Trilly's UConn lean and seems adamantly opposed.

As he was with Haralson.

Tyme hates Rabjohns, Trilly, Hurley and the average Indiana Twitter basketball fan.

People think it’s Yasir. Could it be Adam Howard?

Oh well, I’m ready for the program to have legitimate swagger.




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[dwtaylor1055]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

As he was with Haralson.

Tyme hates Rabjohns, Trilly, Hurley and the average Indiana Twitter basketball fan.

People think it’s Yasir. Could it be Adam Howard?

Oh well, I’m ready for the program to have legitimate swagger.




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Yeah Tyme isn’t a fan of Rabby and a few others. If it’s an assistant coach of some sort, likely talking in the tone we are seeing because they’re in “shock” with the decision of not choosing IU?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

It’s no one on the IUBB staff

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

So if he chooses UConn, you can send your apologies to me in the form of Big Red and lifesavers gummies.

[MikeRoberts]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

It’s no one on the IUBB staff

It’s likely Woody’s wife or daughter or something. It’s very rooted in defense of Woody and very emotional 

[dwtaylor1055]

Well time to say Next, maybe we get Reibe or Tiller. Strike out again there and we’re off to the races portaling after I hope a very successful season. 

[Chris007]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

So if he chooses UConn, you can send your apologies to me in the form of Big Red and lifesavers gummies.

Big Red gum or the drink? It’s UCONN unless something changes. So I want to know what to buy you.

[HinnyHoosier]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

So if he chooses UConn, you can send your apologies to me in the form of Big Red and lifesavers gummies.

Dude. Do not ruin Big Red for me.

[yogisballin]

47 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Well time to say Next, maybe we get Reibe or Tiller. Strike out again there and we’re off to the races portaling after I hope a very successful season. 

I’m concerned that recruits (HS KIDS) worry whether Woodson has 1-2 left and that’s it. I’m not trying to bring that subject back to life. I’m going to root like hell for another national championship regardless who is coach. 

[MikeRoberts]

1 hour ago, yogisballin said:

I’m concerned that recruits (HS KIDS) worry whether Woodson has 1-2 left and that’s it. I’m not trying to bring that subject back to life. I’m going to root like hell for another national championship regardless who is coach. 

I think they are more worried about his competency than his longevity. Obviously those are correlated but it’s not his age that is the concern, it’s whether he knows what he is doing 

[IUCrazy2]

8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Big Red gum or the drink? It’s UCONN unless something changes. So I want to know what to buy you.

I am telling you guys, I would completely get out of the whole HS recruit thing while Woodson is here.  He isn't good at it and he has a cheat code in the portal so it doesn't feel as life or death to him (IMO).

Despite everything we have seen to this point, we have to hope the old dude finally figures something out this year.  With the team he has he should do really well.  And I don't mean 23-11.  He is going to have to show something besides his payroll.

Losing these Indiana kids to f%#^@ UConn when they grew up Indiana fans and have all sorts of Indiana fans in their family and are being offered a ton of money is a bad look. (If it happens) And people can spare me recent history.  I think it takes a whole lot for IU families to look away from the school.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Do you want to place your bet on a sure thing, i.e., UConn's style and back-to-back titles?  Or place your bet on the last 3 years of IU's style and 'promises' that it will change?   

[SlammySammy]

He gone.....not sure who is to blame....a finicky 17yr old kid or the old Coach but something turned him off....