Braylon Mullins (2025) SG - to UConn

[IUbmann]

On 9/27/2024 at 9:32 PM, Crazy about IU said:

From reading Braylon’s Dads comments I am guessing it’s UConn. 

Lol why? What from that makes you think he’s choosing UConn?

[Demo]

On 9/27/2024 at 12:38 PM, Demo said:

Fwiw: top 50ish DC combo guard Derek Dixon is announcing today and North Carolina has been thought to be his landing spot for a while. Very much a scoring guard in the Jasper Johnson mold. Should Dixon make the call for UNC and Adams for UConn there’s no scenario in which we’re not happy for those developments.

Darius Adams is announcing Monday afternoon. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Finkelstein on Mullins at the Wooten Top 150 Camp

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/article/wootten-150-ten-observations-from-day-one-237141586/

 

[Demo]

5 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Finkelstein on Mullins at the Wooten Top 150 Camp

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/article/wootten-150-ten-observations-from-day-one-237141586/

 

Akai Fleming. Smh 

[Crazy about IU]

19 hours ago, IUbmann said:

Lol why? What from that makes you think he’s choosing UConn?

His Dad said there development of players is just different. Talking about UConn I feel this is a big tell. Money and love not everything. 

[RaceToTheTop]

10 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

His Dad said there development of players is just different. Talking about UConn I feel this is a big tell. Money and love not everything. 

His dad also said his son wasn't going to college to not start and pretty much intimated that he needed to be a big part of the offense.  Darius Adams is likely going to be committing Monday to U Conn.  They are also very much in the running for Meleek Thomas -- Thomas, Mullins, and Adams are all five star shooting guards.

You can be an optimist or pessimist in terms of interpreting everything he said but it means squat to the actual commitment.

[cthomas]

6 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

His dad also said his son wasn't going to college to not start and pretty much intimated that he needed to be a big part of the offense.  Darius Adams is likely going to be committing Monday to U Conn.  They are also very much in the running for Meleek Thomas -- Thomas, Mullins, and Adams are all five star shooting guards.

You can be an optimist or pessimist in terms of interpreting everything he said but it means squat to the actual commitment.

I'm not a big fan of high school kids making demands concerning roles in college. Asking for guarantees like that would make me walk away. I don't care how good they think they are, it's not their program.

[HinnyHoosier]

41 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I'm not a big fan of high school kids making demands concerning roles in college. Asking for guarantees like that would make me walk away. I don't care how good they think they are, it's not their program.

I don't think it's making demands in this case, but evaluating each program and landing in the best scenario to be a major player year 1.

[IUFAN1976]

18 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

I don't think it's making demands in this case, but evaluating each program and landing in the best scenario to be a major player year 1.

There aren’t that many that are major players in year 1 but I think it’s more about trying to set up the best scenario for them to be a 1 and done or their quickest route to the NBA, IMO

[cthomas]

4 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

There aren’t that many that are major players in year 1 but I think it’s more about trying to set up the best scenario for them to be a 1 and done or their quickest route to the NBA, IMO

I know this is a common theme with the top kids but a coach then has to figure out how to make that work within a team concept. I am very wary of kids who put their own goals ahead of the teams. I'm not saying that Mullins is that guy, but if he is, I'm probably off that train.

[RaceToTheTop]

46 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I know this is a common theme with the top kids but a coach then has to figure out how to make that work within a team concept. I am very wary of kids who put their own goals ahead of the teams. I'm not saying that Mullins is that guy, but if he is, I'm probably off that train.

So if a player leaves school early to go the NBA, aren't they putting their own goals ahead of the team's?

Especially with NIL involved, this is more of a business than ever before.  IU brought in a lot of players who would not have transferred to IU if they Purdue caliber NIL.  Be glad that players do consider personal goals.

[HoosierHoopster]

1 hour ago, cthomas said:

I know this is a common theme with the top kids but a coach then has to figure out how to make that work within a team concept. I am very wary of kids who put their own goals ahead of the teams. I'm not saying that Mullins is that guy, but if he is, I'm probably off that train.

On top of what Race said, this was his dad talking, not him fwiw.
In any event, I don’t see the issue. Basically every player is going to look at, and should look at, how well he fits the needs of the program he’s joining, and this is the game they love, they want to play. Pick the team that just picked another elite 2 guard? Or pick the team - that otherwise is a good fit, that needs an incoming 2? Easy choice 

[Napleshoosier]

If I were to make a bet it would be he’s going to IU.  Pretty straight forward, so don’t you guys get ur knickers in an uproar!  Let him have fun.  Let’s go Hoosiers!

[hper50]

Trilly just posted a UConn gif, assuming Darius Adams is headed to Storrs… maybe it helps our chances with Mullins?

[Uspshoosier]

5 minutes ago, hper50 said:

Trilly just posted a UConn gif, assuming Darius Adams is headed to Storrs… maybe it helps our chances with Mullins?

Yeah it can only help in the Mullins recruitment.   Not too many examples of 2 5 star kids at the same position that pick the same school.   Kids and parents can say all they want about it not mattering and they will pick where they feel is the best fit however numbers say they don’t end up picking the same school.   I’m sure Kentucky or Kansas has landed 2 at the same position.  UConn is hot right now so maybe they could pull it off but I would bet against in my opinion 

[HoosierTrav]

The only factor that has me really wanting this kid, is the optics of landing a 5 star Indiana guard and the energy/buzz it would create with our fanbase.  
 

Freshman just don’t have the impact (on winning) that proven veterans do. 
 

Look at our roster this year and compare it side by side to last years. It’s wild that we were able to make THAT much of a change, with so little efforts towards traditional recruiting practices. 
 

Whether Mullins chooses us or not, I’m not concerned about having a winning roster. We will just go find another in the portal and he will very likely be further along than any frosh. 
 

I’m tired of vanity wins and I’m ready for wins on the court. If that’s with 5 star kids from Indiana, or unknown kids from Timbuktu, it wouldn’t make a difference to me. 
 

There was a  time where it mattered to me. Not anymore. 

[RaceToTheTop]

34 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Yeah it can only help in the Mullins recruitment.   Not too many examples of 2 5 star kids at the same position that pick the same school.   Kids and parents can say all they want about it not mattering and they will pick where they feel is the best fit however numbers say they don’t end up picking the same school.   I’m sure Kentucky or Kansas has landed 2 at the same position.  UConn is hot right now so maybe they could pull it off but I would bet against in my opinion 

Dad has flat out said that Braylon doesn't want to go somewhere to 'sit the bench'.  I take that as looking for somewhere that he is going to get a lot of touches and Adams signing would cut back on that.  They are also bringing in three guys this year -- a four star combo guard and two four star small forwards -- that are likely to be there in 2025 and limit where you move either Adams or Mullins to get them on the court together.

Adams and Mullins can be on the court together, but it does limit each of their looks and size of their role.

[Stuhoo]

44 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Yeah it can only help in the Mullins recruitment.   Not too many examples of 2 5 star kids at the same position that pick the same school.   Kids and parents can say all they want about it not mattering and they will pick where they feel is the best fit however numbers say they don’t end up picking the same school.   I’m sure Kentucky or Kansas has landed 2 at the same position.  UConn is hot right now so maybe they could pull it off but I would bet against in my opinion 

And Storrs already has '8 hour trip to Greenfield' working against them. 

[dwtaylor1055]

I think the Adams to Uconn helps us get Mullins but only slightly.  Uconn is able and will play both Adams and Mullins on the court together.  

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

I think the Adams to Uconn helps us get Mullins but only slightly.  Uconn is able and will play both Adams and Mullins on the court together.  

Adams also chews up some of UConn's NIL budget.