Through 12 Games, Cade Tyson leads the B10 in scoring @ 22.8 per tilt

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I've only been a Gopher fans since about 2013 but I think Tyson is the best pure scorer I've seen on the team during that time span. I think a big part of the reason is that he moves constantly and quickly all over the court to put himself in good scoring position. He was the last transfer to come aboard but he was worth the wait.

I'd say Garcia was the second best in that time span but he did seem to have down games a little more often than Tyson has so far.
 

topos said:
UNC's Kyan Evans didn't play in crunch time against Ohio State this last weekend...

Pretty significant falloff in his production from CSU last year. I bet he misses wide-open looks.
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Let’s keep the disappointing UNC to breakout Minnesota pipeline going.

I am very happy for Cade. It must feel great to have a season start like this after how things went last year for him.
 

matt said:
Let’s keep the disappointing UNC to breakout Minnesota pipeline going.

I am very happy for Cade. It must feel great to have a season start like this after how things went last year for him.
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If Cade ends up scoring 18 + a game this year- which I suspect he will- Niko has a GREAT story to tell to future portal guys and for that matter, all recruits. A guy that couldn't get off the bench at UNC is looking like a star here.

Guys are getting better under Niko from what I can see so far. Asuma is much better than last year.
Grove and Shinholster are improving by the game. Reynolds has looked better than he did at the start.
 





You could tell even during the first Exhibition games that he stood significantly from everyone else on the floor. Hopefully he’s able to keep momentum during the Big 10, he’ll definitely be the defensive focus for most teams.
 

The only conclusion I can come to regarding Tyson's tenure at UNC is that attending classes and doing your own homework gets you a seat at the end of the bench.

I'm stunned by how good Tyson has been for us and even moreso with how well-rounded his game is. He has a real chance to make an NBA roster next year.
 



matt said:
Let’s keep the disappointing UNC to breakout Minnesota pipeline going.

I am very happy for Cade. It must feel great to have a season start like this after how things went last year for him.
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I certainly wouldn't say no to Kyan Evans, my only concern would be between him, Tomes, Willis and Asuma we will be pretty light on size in the backcourt. Not sure I want to go into the big ten with Kai and Asuma as my two biggest guards
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
I've only been a Gopher fans since about 2013 but I think Tyson is the best pure scorer I've seen on the team during that time span. I think a big part of the reason is that he moves constantly and quickly all over the court to put himself in good scoring position. He was the last transfer to come aboard but he was worth the wait.

I'd say Garcia was the second best in that time span but he did seem to have down games a little more often than Tyson has so far.
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He's certainly up there, besides Garcia I would throw Mason and Carr in the mix as well and pre John Gassner stepping on his ankle Andre Hollins
 

The Deliberate Stranger said:
He's certainly up there, besides Garcia I would throw Mason and Carr in the mix as well and pre John Gassner stepping on his ankle Andre Hollins
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Forgot about Carr (didn't take too long I guess). Mason and Carr weren't nearly as efficient as Tyson (or Garcia) though. Tyson's true shooting percentage is .686 right now (5th in the conference). Garcia's best season here was .581 (still comfortably above average).

Carr's best season here was .517 and Mason's best was .526.

I suspect Tyson's true shooting percentage will decline somewhat through the rest of the season.
 

The Deliberate Stranger said:
I certainly wouldn't say no to Kyan Evans, my only concern would be between him, Tomes, Willis and Asuma we will be pretty light on size in the backcourt. Not sure I want to go into the big ten with Kai and Asuma as my two biggest guards
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I would prefer guys with great handles/shooting ability over size/length when it comes to our guard rotation but that doesn't negate the validity of your post. That would definitely be a diminutive backcourt.
 

Slim Tubby said:
I would prefer guys with great handles/shooting ability over size/length when it comes to our guard rotation but that doesn't negate the validity of your post. That would definitely be a diminutive backcourt.
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Agreed and truth be told I would rather have Evans than Willis, but you need that Austin Hollins, Braeden Carrington, Langston Reynolds type to mix in. Suppose Omot could be that guy but one needs to be available as well. If Kai can add 10-15 pounds to his frame he would have some good size
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
Forgot about Carr (didn't take too long I guess). Mason and Carr weren't nearly as efficient as Tyson (or Garcia) though. Tyson's true shooting percentage is .686 right now (5th in the conference). Garcia's best season here was .581 (still comfortably above average).

Carr's best season here was .517 and Mason's best was .526.

I suspect Tyson's true shooting percentage will decline somewhat through the rest of the season.
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Probably will but if he has some games like Mason did in that 16-17 campaign I'll take it
 

The most important thing for MN is that as Tyson gets focused on in Big Ten play, others are able to step up scoring. Cade's average can drop into the teens as long as he raises others. MN needs to score in the 70's+ pretty much every game in conf. play.
Getting healthy is number 2. Omot didn't have much to show in preseason, but Vaihola was a wide body MN needs desperately. Hopefully Niko is biding his time, and those guys will be full tilt in Jan. for Northwestern game...A guy can hope.
 

SplitDecision said:
The most important thing for MN is that as Tyson gets focused on in Big Ten play, others are able to step up scoring. Cade's average can drop into the teens as long as he raises others. MN needs to score in the 70's+ pretty much every game in conf. play.
Getting healthy is number 2. Omot didn't have much to show in preseason, but Vaihola was a wide body MN needs desperately. Hopefully Niko is biding his time, and those guys will be full tilt in Jan. for Northwestern game...A guy can hope.
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And, he is a good passer from the high post and finishes well around the basket
 

The key is getting support from teammates. Stoyakovic averaged 18 last year at Cal. He’s down to 15 a game this year because he has two other teammates averaging 15+ and two others at 13 and 10.

Cade is going to be at the top of every BT team’s scouting report. Need some others to help him out when he gets focused on.
 

combes1 said:
The key is getting support from teammates. Stoyakovic averaged 18 last year at Cal. He’s down to 15 a game this year because he has two other teammates averaging 15+ and two others at 13 and 10.

Cade is going to be at the top of every BT team’s scouting report. Need some others to help him out when he gets focused on.
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Agreed Crocker-Johnson, Reynolds, Asuma with Durkin spacing the floor need to pull their weight. Grove and Kai aren't going to score much so all five of these guys need to be double figure scorers
 

The Deliberate Stranger said:
Agreed Crocker-Johnson, Reynolds, Asuma with Durkin spacing the floor need to pull their weight. Grove and Kai aren't going to score much so all five of these guys need to be double figure scorers
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The nice thing is that the strategy of this offense isn't...hey Dawson, go make a play. The strategy is constant player and ball movement. So while opposing defenses will concentrate on Cade, it is tougher to do so against movement.
 

bga1 said:
The nice thing is that the strategy of this offense isn't...hey Dawson, go make a play. The strategy is constant player and ball movement. So while opposing defenses will concentrate on Cade, it is tougher to do so against movement.
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Agreed Dawson, Battle and Christie would have been insane in this offense. Hawkins prob would have broke an NCAA record for assist with Niko as his coach
 


bonin21 said:
Shame it's only for one year. Star one year transfers are good if you're ready to compete.
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Hopefully it helps in the future though when they are ready to compete. An example of a transfer being able to excel in Medved's system.
 

GophersInIowa said:
Hopefully it helps in the future though when they are ready to compete. An example of a transfer being able to excel in Medved's system.
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Any high end player will look at what will be there with him when he's there. Whatever is lost after this year is more or less meaningless. You need to string together years competing and have multiple guys like this on each team to change the trajectory of a program.
 

Tyson's minutes were all over the place last year at UNC. I imagine he was pressing a lot when he did get his playing time and that resulted in poor results. Even with his high scoring numbers this year, he's largely just playing within the system.
 


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