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He stuffs the stat sheets, shoots 37% from 3 last year, has great rebounding numbers, and had 22 points at Rutgers as a freshman. (I know, Samuels had a few big scoring games as well). I'd take him, and so far I think we're 2 for 2 on visits and commitments? (Mitchell and Wilson). But if he...

Well, here's to a couple old guys still clinging to something, even if it's not hope! And if they can get some competent play from between Christie, Carrington, Mitchell, and whomever else they can get from the portal, the team will be considerably better. Hey, if we don't have hope, what do we...

I thought I had a pretty good grasp of it, but I'll check to make sure since you don't think I grasp it. It does seem a bit odd that someone who is knowledgeable and who knows the concept of irony so well doesn't use grammar too well and uses the word "themself" to refer to me. That would...

I think you're right, the proof will come. I went to the U and I've been watching Gopher basketball for about 50 years, and I'd like them to win as badly as anyone. I'm not of the opinion yet that the current roster plus portals and freshman will carry them anywhere yet. In the Big Ten you win...

I appreciate you bringing up the exact numbers, that's helpful. And you can make the argument that Mitchell is an upgrade over Cooper, and that the minutes of TT and Samuels aren't too crucial, because it's very likely there are upgrades there as well. You could also argue that Battle and Henley...

Perhaps you're not familiar with the concept of irony. This comment, "All 5 open scholarships were never going to go to players likely to see significant minutes because we already had 7 returning players and 1 incoming freshman before the transfer season even started," seems quite reasonable...

That's something a lot of people have been talking, about, I won't pretend to know enough about how he's thinking about it. I agree he probably won't play much more if he stays there, and I hope we'd take him in a heartbeat if he entered the portal. Johnson does have a relationship with him. Not...

The chances of Johnson being able to recruit high quality guards and also a high quality "5" were almost nonexistent. Is it possible that he and his staff have spent most of their time seeking quality guards and feel like their best chance to improve the team is to focus most of their energy on...

That's going to be a lot of muscle and weight pounding with he and Payne against each other in practice this coming year. I hope the guy stays on the hardwood and shows some skills. If he can push some people around, rebound, screen, and play defense for 7-8 min a game, we may be OK here. But...

No matter what your opinion is of this guy, the thing that comes out for me is what a completer mystery he is. A 4 star in high school must have some skills, right? But then he goes to these schools and gets almost no playing time, he's playing football, his weight is all over the place, he's...

You're certainly entitled to your opinion about Evans. High school stats and results are not always a great barometer of someone's potential. I suspect, but don't know, that the rest of his high school team was pretty bad. If you think that the guys that scout for Kansas and Texas (and the...

Mostly just tall? Anyone who is rated by a lot of national observers as the best shot blocker in the country and is rated in the top 15 by Rivals is not just tall. And although Perry would be a stretch to come here, the thought of having a guy who can attack the rim and get fouled or kick out...

Thanks for your thoughts, you're certainly closer to the situation than I am. I agree about his talent, and also that it has to be incredibly frustrating to play on a team with guys 4 levels below you. It was the way he treated his teammates that was most concerning. And you always would like to...

A good coach can work with that, but I'd have to agree that what I saw when I watched him live was not pretty in terms of leadership and emotional intelligence on the court. He's playing a position where those things are pretty important. He has great talent, but in terms of the Gophers it would...

I'm not suggesting Fox and Ihnen will become the next coming of Durant and Magic Johnson, but Curry had more injuries and had reconstructive surgery on his knee, which I don't believe either Ihnen or Fox had. Let's hope they can show more "ups" than Curry was able to show, although his grit and...

I predict Rhoades will be deemed a very sh!tty coach..

I don't pretend to know the current rankings of HS players in Illinois, I am basing it on a direct quote from Tony Liebert that he's #1 according to "many recruiting services" (I realize that may not be the gospel), and an article here from the Chicago Sun Times saying he's the #1 prospect in...

Agreed, you've got shooters in Garcia and Mitchell who are established. Carrington, despite his critics here, is a very good shooter who didn't really get rolling until the end of the season. He's certainly got some other things to work on, but he has a great stroke and should be greatly...

Agreed, that group would provide shooting and ball handling, and another wing with some experience would be very helpful. Christie will be shooting tonight in the National 3-pt championships, aired on CBS on Sunday. That will be fun to see. And I would be very surprised if he doesn't have a...

Missed that one, sorry. You'd better watch it. Before you know it you'll be "dry comforter guy."