Bobby Durkin appreciation post!

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I just love how well Durkin is playing right now! Not only is his 3 pt shot really falling, but his defense hasn't been a weakness. In the last 4 games: 16 ppg, 23-37 overall, 14-27 from 3, 5-5 at the free throw line. He has only 5 fouls total. I thought we would have trouble with our current from line, but Durkin has stepped up.

The floor spacing with 4 3p shooters is great! And wow can this team cut.
 

Started off slow but has really come on strong lately. Just needed time to adapt. Someone here said he is basically Brock Stull lol.
 

march madness said:
I just love how well Durkin is playing right now! Not only is his 3 pt shot really falling, but his defense hasn't been a weakness. In the last 4 games: 16 ppg, 23-37 overall, 14-27 from 3, 5-5 at the free throw line. He has only 5 fouls total. I thought we would have trouble with our current from line, but Durkin has stepped up.

The floor spacing with 4 3p shooters is great! And wow can this team cut.
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Yes, he's been a good starter with a skill set that fits well with the rest of the team. My only wish is that he would get to the foul line a little more often but I think he is very cognizant of his strengths and weaknesses and he doesn't quite trust his ability to attack the basket in traffic.
 

march madness said:
I just love how well Durkin is playing right now! Not only is his 3 pt shot really falling, but his defense hasn't been a weakness. In the last 4 games: 16 ppg, 23-37 overall, 14-27 from 3, 5-5 at the free throw line. He has only 5 fouls total. I thought we would have trouble with our current from line, but Durkin has stepped up.

The floor spacing with 4 3p shooters is great! And wow can this team cut.
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Awesome!! Well deserved was thinking this myself.. out of necessity he was put in the starting lineup and he makes the team better.. all the little things he really understands the offense.. cuts at the right time always has his head up to pass.. knocks down some shots.. boxes out.. not laterally gifted but understands positioning which helps compensates that… he is a basketball player!!
 



Gophers1992 said:
If you would have told me back in November that Durkin would have the type of impact he has had on this team I would have laughed. He deserves a lot of credit. Plays his ass off and is very composed out there.
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What I notice is that he can catch nearly any pass sent his way which has reduced turnovers. He also sees the court extremely well when passing. Yes, Bobby has been excellent as a Gopher.
 







LesBolstad said:
I remember him from high school and knew he'd be a solid college player

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If they did a remake of Hoosiers right now he would be a slam dunk for the role of Jimmy or one of the other players.

Have seen with other transfers that it takes them a little bit to adjust to the new level but Bobby has really started to settle into his role on this team and make an impact. If he could create his own shot he would be even more deadly on the offensive end but as long as he can get good looks he is showing that he can knock them down.

His 3 point shot has really come on of late as well. He would be a perfect 6th man on a good team, hopefully he is back in Maroon and Gold next year.
 


Great form on his shot. I think it's going in every single time he launches.
 



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