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After serious injuries that totally diminish athleticism, you seldom see words like eye popping dunks and best leaper on the team, even if the team does not have an JOJ. Just saying. It was assumed he would be a starter when Ben signed him. And he is not contending for a spot on a team that...

Fox was top rated in all of D2 basketball (304 D2 teams). That is just a little more impressive than being the best player in the Lake Conference, though that is not bad either. He led D2 in blocks (74) and dunks (80, also more than any D1 player that year) and was near the top in rebounds...

I am not sure that is always true. In some cases running attack is more effective when it is done when you want to -- not when you need to. A highly effective passing game keeps the defense from focusing everything on the run. There is a mix involved for sure but in many cases a great passing...

Well this discussion about quarterbacks was on my mind when I had an encounter today with a cousin of Vic Viramontes. They are both from from Riverside Ca and have been close all their lives. Vic was a truly great great high school quarterback and very good athlete, signed at Cal but left...

Certainly possible, I am looking forward to how this season plays out and I (maybe I alone) think MN will be over .500 in BIG play. I even have a $5 bet on that with another long suffering Gopher BB fan.

He was first team all conference PG three straight years and was also was on the All Defensive team. He will be in Colorado Hall of Fame.

It is one of the sadder Gopher Basketball memories at least for me. Jericho Sims is son of Charles Sims who was Gopher basketball player with Jim Brewer and Mychal Thompson and Flip Saunders. His older brother Dominique Sims played football for Gophers. Dominique Sims was a high school...

It is one of the sadder Gopher Basketball memories at least for me. Jericho Sims is son of Charles Sims who was Gopher basketball player with Jim Brewer and Mychal Thompson and Flip Saunders. His older brother Dominique Sims played football for Gophers. Dominique Sims was a high school...

He had an offer from MN but it was a little late. He played at a tiny school in a small conference. He never considered opportunities to transfer to a high school with a higher basketball profile. And still he chose Texas over Kansas and 22 other D1 schools, most power 5. Including Auburn...

Jericho Sims was all time MN high school leaper . Rodney Williams 42.5 ". Sam Jacobson 38" There was a similar rumor that Rico Tucker (at 6' 0") had 46" vertical jump. I never quite believed that since Michael Jordan still has all time NCAA vertical jump at 46". In terms of sheer athletic...

Rarified air indeed! Jericho Sims (Cristo Rey in Minneapolis) had #1 vertical in NCAA during his time at Texas and at NBA combine in 2021 had 44.5" vertical, tied for second best all time. All time nba combine best vertical was 45.5" by Kenny Gregory in 2001. 2023 NBA combine best was Julian...

2 plates is generally 225. Bar is 45. My high school football coach used to say 185 bench repeats (a 45 and a 25 on each side) are for high school football players. Reps with 225 (two plates of 45 on each side) are for college football players. I stayed in "college" a long time and always...

Is 34 the new 24? (or is Parker still 23?). I do not think he is as old as Chris Autman-Bell.

Agree with this. Everyone is nice and gracious too (in team sports that is) when they are kicking your ass.

Can anyone explain the two US teams. Were they playing in the same tournament or were there two separate tournaments?

One play that hasn't been mentioned a lot is the totally blown pass interference call (Nebraska db literally grabbed receiver before ball arrived) at critical spot late in the game. That play would have determined the outcome of the game if it had not been late game heroics especially Daniel...

I like the freshmen he has brought in but I also like the transfers. The new guards have more athletic ability for sure. Last years guards were exposed against Big Ten competition, Samuels right away and Cooper later. Cooper played hard and contributed a lot and had good play making skills...

That is from a trip to Croatia in 2015, I loved this basketball court in the old city of Dubrovnik. Fast breaks are a little tricky.

Not nearly as quick, that was unfair. But massively strong and does look more fit.