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Where did he say that? He literally said, "We need an offensive leader." There's also this thing that good coaches often cultivate from their players called "improvement." It tends to happen most drastically in the offseason.

I think bringing in Evans and Groves at guard would be very solid and have me very excited. We could very well be a tournament assuming they acclimate to Niko's system (reaclimate for Kyan), But there are still some huge question marks. If you could get those two AND a proven 3-level...

I assume it will be an eventful afternoon for undecided Gophers—still no news on Shinholster, Vaihola, or Willis. The portal is only open for two weeks starting tomorrow, so I assume we will know much more about our roster makeup in the next 24 hours.

Please, Niko, I beg of you, to get back to 'Richard Pitino' levels of noncon scheduling. We have so much more returning than most teams will have. Let's lean on some continuity for some early big wins!

I am not as familiar with Nolan Groves. I know he kind of blew up late. For those that are... Would rather have: 3 Years of Kai Shinholster or 3 Years of Nolan Groves?

If there's a silver lining to playing this game (and getting smacked), it's a final reminder to the staff what elite athleticism looks like. I love the nucleus we have coming back, and I look forward to seeing what gets added once the portal opens up.

Does anyone know off the top of their head whether Baylor has had any key players hit the portal and not be playing in this event?

Even if the gamble does pay off in 2026/2027, he'd likely be looking elsewhere for his senior year regardless.

Building blocks....What a concept. Something completely foreign to me since about 2019.

Nailed it. Just by keeping guys fresh, we could score 5 more points per game and defend 5 points better (on average).

He can't score at all three levels like Tyson, but every team needs a sniper from deep and a clutch FT shooter!

It's wild how much he improved once guys got hurt and the competition stiffened. So huge to have this much production locked in for 26/27!

I love this assessment. Well done, and I agree. I'd also argue Asuma's floor is way higher than Reynolds. When Reynolds was off, it was really ugly with tons of ill-advised turnovers. I think Asuma is close enough to some of Reynolds' strengths but so much better in other areas, it would be a...

Does anybody else feel strongly that instead of: "How are we going to replace Tyson?" "How are we going to replace Reynolds?" If Niko has 9 guys he trusts to play, it will take care of itself. I feel like a lot of the Iron 5's flaws were mostly just from playing too many minutes. There should...

Curious why you grouped Lorenson in? Niko seemed high on him, IIRC, and the redshirt bought him some time to get bigger and stronger.

Bummer...

I don't think that's necessarily the consensus. I saw him play in the exhibitions, and he didn't look "right." I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that something was ailing him or failed to heal properly. Seems like a great kid, and I'm sure he wanted to be out there. I think it's more of a...

I think he'd be great in the booth with Parker Fox.

I think this year is the last year we’ll view Grove as a ‘role player.’ He will explode into another rung next year.

Niko/The Gophers have much more leverage than at this time last year, IMO. I expect to hear similar news for most of the other serially injured guys (excluding JCJ). I do hope that Vaihola sticks around. He looked like a really good fit for the system and was the best screener. I also...