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They do? Not seeing that. And one of the starting guards will have graduated by the time Freitag arrives.Wisconsin also has a glut of guards right now.
They do? Not seeing that. And one of the starting guards will have graduated by the time Freitag arrives.Wisconsin also has a glut of guards right now.
They do? Not seeing that. And one of the starting guards will have graduated by the time Freitag arrives.
I get the feeling that several people here on GH will be mad if the Gophers improve this year or heaven forbid exceed even positive expectations. Let the season play out and the results will determine whether we are moving in the right direction or if another change is needed. The hate for our HC now is blinding.
We've also been terrible with him hereThere are a number of posters that have shown an unhealthy hatred towards Ben Johnson from the beginning.
If Ben wasn't interested in Freitag and Freitag was genuinely interested, that's a massive issue and I agree. We definitely have room on our roster to add 2 PGs much less these two who both could play off the ball too.It was the other way around, Ben didn't want Freitag. If Freitag didn't want to be here, then why did he still put the Gophers in his top 5?
I have a problem with why Ben didn't want Freitag, but also why a much more successful head coach did. Ben preferred Asuma over Freitag, but there's plenty of room for both on a roster that never uses all of their scholarships. Wisconsin also has a glut of guards right now.
Ben's recruiting philosophy continues to be to promise the world to a few mid level high school recruits and vowing not to recruit over them. He's worried more about keeping players happy than winning games, even though they can, and have left after 1 season. That may be a good way to land some recruits, but it doesn't build a winning culture or a competitive team, and that is the #1 reason why Ben is a failure.
That’s a little deceiving. 5 of those guards are walk-ons/towel-wavers.2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster | Wisconsin Badgers
The official 2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster for the Wisconsin Badgers Badgersuwbadgers.com
19 on the roster for the upcoming season, 12 guards.
Wrong as usual. If Freitag showed the interest Asuma did Ben would’ve continued to recruit him. As Asuma was making monthly trips to campus and communicating with the staff Freitag was keeping his options open (including football). Commitment goes both ways.It was the other way around, Ben didn't want Freitag. If Freitag didn't want to be here, then why did he still put the Gophers in his top 5?
I have a problem with why Ben didn't want Freitag, but also why a much more successful head coach did. Ben preferred Asuma over Freitag, but there's plenty of room for both on a roster that never uses all of their scholarships. Wisconsin also has a glut of guards right now.
Ben's recruiting philosophy continues to be to promise the world to a few mid level high school recruits and vowing not to recruit over them. He's worried more about keeping players happy than winning games, even though they can, and have left after 1 season. That may be a good way to land some recruits, but it doesn't build a winning culture or a competitive team, and that is the #1 reason why Ben is a failure.
If Ben wasn't interested in Freitag and Freitag was genuinely interested, that's a massive issue and I agree. We definitely have room on our roster to add 2 PGs much less these two who both could play off the ball too.
If Freitag wasn't interested but was using the U being in his top 5 to generate interest (the only people who really care are local), then I'm glad we moved on.
I have to assume we thought he wasn't interested. I hope I'm right. But you're correct, if I'm wrong. . . that's a terrible sign.