Recent content by Formerswish

Agreed he could be telling him he could start with Christie staying in the draft, but he should also be telling him that he could also start alongside Christie next year. Why? I'm not an expert here, just having watched a bit of film on him, but other than having a low field goal % (40%) these...

If you read things closely, I'm not talking about him getting "significant minutes", just that he's the kind of kid that will "get some minutes" because he is physical, can rebound, and has a good feel for the game. In a year or so after some development, I would see him as a Big Ten player...

In terms of his injury, I certainly don't know. But when I see a kid like this who is physically strong enough and athletic enough at 6-8" and around 230, and he can get off the floor and is very willing to play physically, you can always find minutes for a guy like that. And they're going to...

As previously posted in another strand: IF Christie returns, and IF they can get a 5 that can rebound and play D and a decent wing, they have a chance to be better than last year, and that's assuming there is continued development from Christie, Hawkins, and Mitchell, and the addition of Asuma...

And IF Christie returns, and IF they can get a 5 that can rebound and play D and a decent wing, they have a chance to be better than last year, and that's assuming there is continued development from Christie, Hawkins, and Mitchell, and the addition of Asuma, who will get some playing time...

You clearly have some strong feelings about this, I'll step aside on this one.

I'm not sure how you translate "fill in a few minutes off the bench" into "please don't think he will be a high contributor to the gophers next season" . That's a bit curious to me, perhaps you didn't read it very closely? And if he decided to come back? I'd welcome him. Why? I don't think...

It's really easy to imply Johnson is pretty ignorant in thinking Ihnen "was a guard." Much of how players play in terms of their position is based on brain-type. There are many players who are geared towards being basket-facing players, and do not learn "back to the basket" kinds of skills...

Agreed, and there are many here who are talking about Johnson "missing" this opportunity with JOJ and failing to "coach him up" into the player he should be. JOJ seems like a good guy, and he is pretty good initiating offense with the ball in his hands. He also has a 46 inch vertical. However...

That would really help Mitchell. And the other things would be to reduce his number of turnovers (he had 4 yesterday) and to make sure he understands game situations better, and when to take a quick shot. You certainly don't want to reduce his aggressive approach too much, because he can be...

I believe it was on the broadcast yesterday-lots of "red misses" near the hoop, and lots of makes from the 3 point line and longer 2's.

Agreed, the shot chart showing where Christie makes or misses his shots from showed how much he struggles to finish on his drives-and good for him for showing a willingness to put it on the floor and go. Having Christie come back next year with an additional 15 lbs of muscle to finish drives...

And not only does he have cohones (sp?) the size of boulders, the only thing more amazing than his improvement on the assist to turnover ratio this year is that he hasn't been a liability on defense. Most guys 5'8 (which is about what he really is) are often taken advantage of by bigger...

Couldn't agree more. You can bet that JOJ has been instructed on not only his effort on defense but also how to be a part of the flow of the offense rather than "trying to take over." He also struggles with his ball handling and passing, but he has a lot of physical talent-46 inch verticals...

Well, you might agree that going from 2-17 in the Big Ten last year to 8-7 so far this year is an improvement. I'll refrain from any more dialogue here, I want to keep my mental health in good shape. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” -Zig Ziglar...