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Such a poor and unfair analysis. What do you know about Ben Johnson’s ability to develop guards? He was a B1G guard. Greg G has had 4 years to develop Chucky Hepburn and he is by no measure one of the top point guards in the conference. Ben has not had a chance to start at square one with a...

Start fast, take and make good shots, stay out of foul trouble, protect the ball, guard the perimeter. Make the easy layups and rebound. Don’t waste fouls on Wahl and Crowl. just don’t make it too easy. Too much to ask? If it is we lose. Need Hawkins to play. I’ll be there. Go Gophers!

I thought Ben coached a good game against arguably the best coach in the B1G. He is not responsible for where Mitchell launched the shot, and of course he didn’t draw it up for him to take it from that far. If you ever played the game, you’d know that players don’t always execute exactly what is...

Obvi missed Hawkins presence in this game. Good effort, but way, way too many turnovers. Payne looked lost at times. Good to see Mitchell’s shot back in first half, but I think the ball handling took a toll over the course of the game. Christie got schooled. Carrington played a solid game. Would...

Also watched quite a bit of this game. Agree PSU got a lot of calls. They beat the Badgers with defense and intensity, and their guard play was superior. Only 5 turnovers for PSU vs I believe 13 for WI. Their D also bothered WI’s shooting. PSU is not an easy out for the Gophers (or anybody) now.

Numbers don’t tell the whole story of what happens in a game. Those who have played it know that. You are questioning Garcia’s value to the team. Isn’t he the leading scorer, best FT %, among the best in reb’s and shooting %. Look at Carrington’s reb’s per minutes played. oh, and you didn’t...

Wow! I’m beyond words. I’ll just say that we are all very, very fortunate that you are not coaching this team. You have an interesting take on talent.

Complete utter nonsense. First off, Johnson is not pressured to play any particular player. Pressured by who? For what reason? Do you also believe in a deep state? Second, although Mitchell has been off his game recently, he may be a better mid range jump shooter. However, Carrington is...

We would have to have one of those “playing out of our heads” games to win either of the next two, and I don’t see it happening. Would love it, of course, but more realistically, the question will be can they stop what will become a 4 game skid?

We had no one who could effectively defend Iowa inside tonight. Garcia was probably most effective, but when he was taken further out, they dumped it down or back-doored. Payne did not have a good night and got beat several times defensively. Fox got put in to defend and rebound, but is not a...

This was a bad game (I was there). No question. Basketball can be an emotional game and can be influenced by a number of factors. Decent teams can have bad nights or bad stretch’s and recover. Average teams can play out of their head and win games no one expected them to win. Michigan just won...

Garcia needs to be in the game and we need to get him the ball early, get him going. He is our most skilled post player and he can drive the lane, and will sink the FTs. Agree that starting Payne alongside Garcia and JOJ against this tall Hawkeye lineup is the way to go. Sit Mitchell and...

Agree 100%

I think we’re past the era of Harlem Globetrotter-type pre-game show. Just think how much practice time was devoted to perfecting that routine. Attendance was very low before that, though, and it brought in the fans! It was fun! Everyone came early to see it!

Attendance was horrible before Musselman put in the pregame warmup, and then brought in some players and started to win. Maybe we need a a warmup show (kidding). 🙂

Reuse made this exact point in his column Saturday, about how Ben Johnson started from zero. Those who insist on ignoring that have disliked him from the beginning. We were not going to get a big-name established coach to take this job. Most reasonable people expect that it takes 3-4 years to...

I’m sure you’re right that I don’t know a thing about the game. I’m so old I saw Archie Clark and Lou Hudson play in The Barn, and even Jim Pete, Larry Mikan and Tommy Davis. But I just go for the popcorn and ice cream, and I am so old, it is hard for me to stay awake. If only the games didn’t...

These “if only we had the right coach” dreamers are a hoot. There have been very, very few magical coaches in the history of college basketball. Some have cheated. Others would have zero interest in coming to Minnesota. It takes patience, dedication, hard work, and in this modern era of NIL, $$...

Tr True, it was not until his 3rd year that he had a winning record. Let’s give Ben the same opportunity. All I am bringing up is that there were players (as you mention) left on his roster, who developed. CBJ was left with nothing, except Ihnan.

Like I said in the thread I started where I got vilified, it ain’t easy to win or recruit in MN. Ben was left with the cupboards bare. Clem was not.