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    Coaching Hypothetical

    Certainly, it would be nice to have someone with a "track record of winning as a head coach at some level...who knows how to build a winning program." That would be a highly desirable quality. To me that is 6+ years at a program to show that they aren't just winning with the previous coach's...
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    Coaching Hypothetical

    OK Ben Bashers. Let’s imagine you get your wish and Ben is relieved of his duties. Let’s further pretend that it turns out UConn Associate Head Coach Kimani Young and Mark Coyle show mutual interest. Pros: Championship coaching pedigree (2023 UConn) and possibly 2024 (Final 4 at least)...
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    Joshua Ola-Joseph Enters Transfer Portal

    I think Ben's plan was for those freshmen to play a lot. BUT the plan was also probably to have JOJ earn limited minutes behind Fox and Ihnen. What Ben didn't anticipate was that they both be out for a second season with injuries. That's why JOJ got waaayyyy more run and leash than he should...
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    Former Waseca HS and NDSU 6-foot-10 big Andrew Morgan will visit the Gophers on Thursday

    One writeup I read on another rival forum mentioned 1 year.
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    Former Waseca HS and NDSU 6-foot-10 big Andrew Morgan will visit the Gophers on Thursday

    I have no inside knowledge, but the kid wants to study ag and Iowa is not an ag school, so maybe that had something to do with it?
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    2023-2024 College Basketball Coaches Hired/Fired Thread

    It seems to me that New Mexico is the right level for Richard. Louisville would not end well for him.
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    The Athletic: NBA Mock Draft (#28. Cam Christie, Minnesota to Utah)

    If it was about NIL-scale money, I think he would have gone to a school who would have included that.
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    The Athletic: NBA Mock Draft (#28. Cam Christie, Minnesota to Utah)

    Like all of us, I want Cam back. He would be a core component of a Gopher team trying to take a leap into the NCAA tournament. Also, it doesn’t take an NBA scout to be able to see that if he enters the draft he won’t see much NBA playing time in the next year or two (imagine Anthony Edwards...
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    2023-2024 College Basketball Other Games Thread

    Probably because the high school state tourney is still going on at Williams.
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    History of Transfer Portal Commitment Dates - 2024 Version

    The transfer portal officially opens tomorrow Monday, March 18th and has a closure date this year: May 1. The condensed schedule should make it more interesting and hopefully will make clear things up before the summer. Spring 2021 - Ben Johnson hired March 22 Commitment Date TP...
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    NIT or Bust?

    One year ago, this thread didn't generate much discussion. But regardless of how it went down, they ended up in the NIT. A followup to the original: MN finished 9th 2024 NCAA: 6 NIT: 4 3 Edit: I originally counted up 4 Big Ten teams in the NIT, but I was wrong and it was only 3.
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    Ohio State fires Holtmann

    Lot of NIL doesn't always a team make.
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    Shooter: Minnesota, conceptually, has considered either renovating Williams Arena or building a new arena in the parking lots north of arena

    I don't have strong feelings one way or the other about renovation vs. new building. Understandably what most of us are talking about is the fan experience, since that's what we are -- fans. That being said: About 8 years ago I was able to get a tour and with that I was able to get into the...
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    Iowa still hasn’t hired a new Offensive Coordinator

    In all seriousness, he won't hire the best possible candidate (whoever that is). He wouldn't want to show up his son. He'll hire a vanilla, loyal, guy with a Hawkeye connection. Personal pride before the program.
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    Washington?

    Fisch is a unique coach in that it appears that every job is merely a stepping stone to the next. No loyalty or longevity. If you look at his resume, everything has been one or two years, until Arizona, which was three. As a head coach he's had one winning season. He just was hired by the...
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    Parker Fox: 960… 960 days since I’ve played a basketball game. 960 days I coulda felt bad for myself. 960 days I coulda gave up. I'm back.

    It was good to see Fox out on the floor last night. He appeared to still have a lot of athleticism. His game at Northern never involved a good jump shot, so while that shake and bake move last night was fun, he's not really a threat to pull up from mid range or deeper. So it will be...
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    Johnson with Barreiro

    Nothing about the schedule.
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    Question on the final schedule

    I heard it as Katz starting the conversation as a tough non-conference, using the Mizzou announcement as the starter. Ben built on that with commenting on Mizzou, San Fran, and Ball State (tourney team, but has now lost three to the transfer portal). Ben didn't overstate the overall toughness...



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