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I generally agree with your sentiments. It's probably not a fit, but not because of tempo. Ben was running dang near the slowest offense in all of CBB (357). I love the JOJ reference. Niko's system has no room for low-IQ, low-motor players, even if they are highly athletic. I remember there...

Makes no sense. Buzz is in the SEC and has a massive NIL budget. Isn't Williard crying about the lack of NIL? I hope it happens to see what Payne does.

A polarizing player if there ever was one. Could argue that he single-handedly won it for us at @Penn State and @ Nebraska. In other games, he was the worst player on the court, sometimes struggling even to dribble or draw iron on a jump shot. I don't think his undefined role did him any...

To me, the Ben Johnson era will always spring to mind plump guards who played with their backs to the basket more than our posts.

lol or that he could make 750k elsewhere.

Frank's offensive rebounding prowess literally won multiple games for us. I agree that he's probably replaceable, but it just seems short-sighted, given the current state of the roster. He's a proven X-factor.

Ha, true. There's a role for a Frank Mitchell on every team. I have a hard time believing he was given the boot as we currently have, what, about 10ish roster spots open?

I agree on Big Frank. The only thing I can think of is that they were honest about his role being similar to last year, coming off the bench, expected to hustle and rebound, and maybe Frank thought he deserved to be a starter and get those kinds of minutes. He'll be a force in the A10.

I think the last regime really jaded some of our perceptions of what it takes to make the tournament. It's not that hard. 10-12-seed power conference teams are highly average. Rebuilding: The transfer portal is a blessing for us at the moment. Niko can get his guys in here ASAP. Maybe it's...

I was referencing the last "Williams Arena Crowd Peak." But yes, the 3 v. 5 debacle was the canary in the coal mine, lol.

He's undersized, but 45% from 3pt and 85% from the FT line doesn't excite you? I admittedly haven't scouted his defensive prowess. Still, offensively, he's better than pretty much every SG guard Ben ever brought in (besides Christie) and would be a hell of a building block (especially paired...

I am very curious to see an Iowa team with a total 180 from their current identity. I can't imagine it at the moment.

To me, the last peak in Men's basketball was playing Miami in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the 2017 season. We were coming off a tournament appearance, returning a ton of production, and both teams were undefeated. We pre-gamed at Buffalo Wild Wings and drank beers downstairs near the...

This is one area I'm really looking forward to. Losing games during a demanding OC slate doesn't hurt you in the eyes of the selection committee (see UNC this year), and the neverending string of home games against Bethune Cookman, IUPUI, and Central Michigan needs to stop.

I wonder about this, too. Niko has proven worthy, but even beyond that, with how much the cbb landscape has changed over the last four years, would a slam-dunk hire in 2021 have been a waste? Are the stars finally aligning for our downtrodden program!?

I was just looking at this today. I’ve been tracking March Madness results with some friends since 2009. This is the first time a 12- seed opened as a favorite against a 5 since we began tracking. The gophers opened as favorites against Middle Tennessee State, then the spread moved a ton...

He was literally a potential candidate four years ago. He’s not some new up and comer who made a one-off March madness run. He’s a proven builder.

I’ve actually heard the opposite. He’s a total locker room cancer. He needs to be gone. I’m trolling. Just like the OP. I feel like OP was poking fun at the Medved steam and wanted to create his own rumor (that he felt was egregious). Would love me one more year of DG!

Question for the legal minds: Doesn't the buyout not decrease until April or May? To save money, do they not officially terminate until the exact buyout date? So, technically, will Ben be on the payroll until April/May? Just curious.

It was yet another season where all hope for a relevant post-season was lost before the New Year.