Recent content by VanillaThunder

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    Turner no longer a Gopher

    Nice list. I did not see Stephens on Senior Night this past Saturday. I would believe he is gone. Never heard what his injury was. I would guess he also did not fit Niko’s system and is gone.
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    Izzo let’s his team play dirty

    Spot on! I have to give Langston credit for not taking the bait. Langston just overpowers his opponents. He has been a great addition to the Maroon and Gold.
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    The 2025-26 Gophers basketball season will be a success if?...

    Beat Bucky.
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    NM

    He was athletic, but he essentially shot his way out of the starting five, and completely out of the rotation for majority of the season.
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    Roll Call, do you want Ben back for year 5? Simple yes or no replies.

    No
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    Shooter: Alumni and assorted boosters are pushing Ryan Saunders, the ex-Gopher who is an assistant for the Denver Nuggets, for the Gophers head job.

    I would like to think Coyle has learned his ex-Gopher hire lesson after Ben and Whalen and will hire an experienced and proven winning coach like he did for women in Coach Plitzuweit.
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT wisconsin IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    5-0 MN (fouls)
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    Five Guys On A Shortlist: If the U Decides Change Is Needed, Aim High & Don't Be Cheap With That Big Ten Cash

    Interesting read: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6035757/2025/01/08/jim-crutchfield-nova-southeastern-dii-basketball/?source=user_shared_article Too old for MN, but his methods and style of play is interesting and might make Nolan Richardson’s “40 mins of hell” seem like a walk in the park.
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    Time to make a call to Bryce Drew!

    Love their style of play last year. He would be at the top of my “gettable” coaches list.
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    Five Guys On A Shortlist: If the U Decides Change Is Needed, Aim High & Don't Be Cheap With That Big Ten Cash

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6028371/2025/01/02/drake-bulldogs-basketball-ben-mccollum-transfers/?source=user_shared_article A true coach who can actually change his system to best fit his personnel.
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    Dennis Evans - Is it time to recommit?

    Grand Canyon has more talent than MN and an excellent coach in Bryce Drew. I loved how they played in their NCAA tourney run last year.
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    ***OFFICIAL MICHIGAN STATE AT MINNESOTA IZZO LONG POST-GAME HANDSHAKE WITH JOHNSON, POST-GAME PRAISE IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Hard to say what Betts has to offer with the way Ben manages the game. I would have at least tried a bigger lineup instead of the 3 guard/bricklayers and Garcia + Frank/Edmunds/Fox. Maybe the bricklayers would actually improve if Ben had offensive sets? Asuma is the only true PG on the team...
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    ***OFFICIAL BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT MINNESOTA IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    More Edmunds and Betts. Frank needs to earn his minutes. He is soft and slow.
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    The return of 3 guards

    Hard to find consistency when you have a good first half and then get zero second half minutes. Who knows what goes thru Ben’s mind? Loved how Ben killed the legs of the guys in the second half of the Wake game. Trying to condition them for B1G play?
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA VS WAKE FOREST 3RD PLACE ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    I’d like to see Garcia, Edmunds, Betts, Patterson/Mike Mitchell, and Asuma. Betts looked decent at SF in the first half a game or two ago. Edmunds has more life and is at least in shape versus Frank Mitchell. Ben’s failure to try different combos and develop players during the non conference...
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