If this group isn't a Top 50 Defensive Team (Likely will need even Top 20-40) we won't be good enough to make the tournament.
It's true, we don't have the offensive talent to make up for us being a mediocre defensive team.
With our current staff and rumored NIL, 7 out of 10.
The team will be better this coming year than last year. And that's with losing Payne, Christie, and Hawkins.
Ben deserves come credit. Still have to play the games, but I'm alright with it.
Feels like a team without high end talent, but should be physical, not turn the ball over, and we absolutely need to be a Top 50 Defensive team in the country.
I like this team. NCAA tournament is reasonable. Need to make it happen.
Sure, I guess maybe I'm reaching for that exact situation. But I'd imagine most years the Gophers are going to be undervalued in both Basketball and Football because nobody expects anything out of Gopher Sports nationally.
I appreciate you keeping me honest here
Nobody respects our Gophs in Football or Basketball. We can be Top 10-20 type and they'll throw us outside the Top 45.
However, we definitely have to earn our way into the Top 45 with how we've performed the past 3 years.
I'd feel pretty good that JOJ did not get 500K from Cal. I'd imagine Cal is working with a similar budget to us. Maybe slightly higher.
Unless Maddog has really boosted that NIL, which could be.
We're going to have depth, so Ben needs to be able to use that as an advantage. I wouldn't mind seeing us up the tempo against teams with short benches, and teams with slow guards.
I'm right with you on what you have here.
I do think Betts will find his way into minutes this year. He's a talented kid and he needs to make it happen. Ben needs to give him that chance as well.
I'm hoping some way, some how, Williams can earn minutes as well. It would just be great to see...
Yes, you got it:
Patterson / Asuma / M. Mitchell
M. Mitchell / Grigsby / Williams
Okudale / Grigsby / Betts
Garcia / Fox / Betts
Mitchell / Fox / Edmonds
It'll be competitive to earn minutes. Betts has his work cut out for him.
I don't know who's going to play the most alongside Garcia...
Most complete roster we've had (I'm already assuming Patterson as a lock)
Lacking high end talent a little bit but this is the year we UTILIZE OUR DEPTH. Yes, I said it. Use the bench Ben!
The thing that bothers me most about NIL is that it's not like it's a set number. Especially at Minnesota, I think it's more accurately what the interest / belief in the program is.
The potential NIL at Minnesota is big, there's just not that much interest in the product we have right now...