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    New Coach Short List

    And he was ahead of TJ Otzelberger when he was at UNLV. Pitino was made for the NIL era and learned from his time here. I get the hesitancy (I was too but have been warming up to him the last couple of weeks). Probably helps that CSU is one of the hottest teams in CBB.
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    New Coach Short List

    Let's be honest. No matter who is hired there will be immediately a disaster thread created.
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    New Coach Short List

    I am guessing it is going to be Medved. I am 100% okay with this. He has had success at CSU. He finds diamonds in the rough, and he has a good group of sophomores who could come along with him. I get we want splashy, but no matter who we get it will be exciting and better than what we had.
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    New Coach Short List

    Ryan Saunders has a worse career win pct than Ben and has never coached in college... You would entertain that guy??? That would be like combining the hire of Pitino and Johnson. Hiring a guy because his dad was a great coach and has no experience. That would be a complete disaster.
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    New Coach Short List

    Similar list, but I am not as high on Odom as others. Utah State and VCU are traditionally pretty decent basketball schools. We are not. Can he take a bad program and make them good? If that is the direction we go, I would definitely be all in though! I do agree we don't get past Niko. He has...
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    Fire Ben Johnson

    Let the coach search begin!
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    ESPN's Jeff Borzello: "As of time of publish, it seems Ben Johnson is likely to get another year at Minnesota."

    I think only Coyle knows if Ben will get another year. By all metrics he does not deserve another one. I do think the local media banging the Ben drum is something he is stirring up with them or they are doing for clicks. 75% confidence that Ben is fired within the next week. Whalen is more of...
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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

    The Pitino stat of making the tournament for the Gophers 2 out of 3 total times over the last 15 years is misleading. He coached here for 8 years. 4 of those other years have been coached by the worst coach in our history. The other 3 years were by Tubby Smith who was battling cancer for 2 of...
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    2025 Transfer Portal Watch

    https://x.com/247HSHoops/status/1899557667213111729?t=zCqZZKV0E_gu9GHokzd6qw&s=19
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    2025 Transfer Portal Watch

    I'd take Eaglestaff next year. You almost have to based on that name. Can you imagine if we hire Josh Schertz and Robbie Avila comes with him. We'd have the most unathletic looking stars of all time with Eaglestaff and Avila. Terrance Brown Jr would be another good target!
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    Scoggins: Word is Mark Coyle wants to build Gophers men’s basketball. What does it mean for Ben Johnson?

    Picked last due to his previous 2 years. With the amount of transfers and changeover on teams nowadays, media picks based on coaches previous body of work. If Ben is back next year, regardless of our transfers we will be picked bottom 3 in the Big 10. IMO that is a big reason half the...
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    Fire Ben Johnson

    My problem with Saunders is how bad he was as the Wolves coach (actually pretty similar situation to Ben with the Gophers). Both very inexperienced and got the job due to organizational ties. Neither had much success. Neither were ready for the job when they got it.
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    Fire Ben Johnson

    Hey look at the brightside... the fire Ben Johnson thread will continue to grow. 4 years and haven't even been on the bubble. Sure we get revenue sharing but all of the B1G does. We will be more competitive against out of league team. I took some time and looked at the coaches hired this year...
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    You want a "magic number" for Gophers to hear name called on Selection Sunday? Go with 22

    They are ranked 94th in NET. The closest team that has 7 wins is MSST at 34th.... The closest team with the same amount of wins or more and a better record is Oregon at 30th. We are 7-7 in Quad 1, but 1-7 in Quad 2/3. Pretty hilarious. No teams around us have even close to the Quad 1 record that...
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    Neal: Moving forward with Ben Johnson is the only option for Gophers men’s basketball

    Agreed. A good basketball coach in the NIL era must be able to bring excitement to the program which in turn brings in more NIL money for the players. We can blame NIL all we want but at the end of the day it is part of a coaches job to help improve that front. We also need a coach that can...
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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

    @GopherWeatherGuy Yeah I don't think Dutcher is likely anymore. But his success and history with the program still makes him my first call. Really the top 3 on my list aren't likely just who I would start with. @leib0039 I don't think Jans is likely but I do think he is worth a call...
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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

    1) Dutcher: Have to give him a call. He has stated he wanted to coach here in the past. He has shown success. If he is interested, you bring him in. 2) Will Wade: all he does is win. Would he be interested in us? No clue. Would our admin want him? No. But if we can bully the Pohlad's into...
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    Buzz Williams...

    I believe there is one that could be attainable if we really wanted to. Chris Jans is from Iowa, we have a higher valuation than MSST, and he has a track record of success. He has had a scandal before which is why he was fired from Bowling Green. And his current contract is $4.2 million... I...
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    Buzz Williams...

    Why would Buzz Williams leave Texas A&M? He is in the SEC, having success, and is from Texas. Am I missing something?



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