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I have not closely followed the Evans situation, but the last news item I saw said he’d left Kentucky To return home to CA with an undisclosed medical condition. He did not complete the season at Kentucky.

Hot to be overlooked: Dennis Evans is in the portal. Could be in maroon and gold after all. 🙂

Aww, at least a Gopher hoodiie.Mine are looking a bit ragtag. (Don’t undervalue us season ticket holders. Someone has to go to games.)

If I rank high enough I will demand NIL $$ or I will enter the portal.

Gee Tim, you are clearly a genuine fan. Bet you donate generously to the Gopher scholarship fund. As a season ticket holder,, I am very pleased that Mitchell will be back to tandem with Hawkins. He was a solid contributor, and will only get better.

Group dynamics are tricky and there are often sub groupings and “informal leaders” under the surface and behind the scenes. Jealousies and resentments are not uncommon on sports teams or work teams, especially when there is a limited amount of a desired commodity (in this case, PT, publicity...

I posted at the beginning of the end of the season slide that I wondered whether there were some players who’d already given up on the season. Now that it appears JOJ, Payne, and Carrington may have been talking about leaving before the season ended, I gotta wonder if this did impact team morale...

An obvious and key question becomes how are these now four, and perhaps more, scholarships filled? This will be an entirely new look team next year.

With Asuma coming in, if Mitchell and Hawkins stay, Carrington continues to come off the bench as 3rd or 4th guard. How much of this is about PT?

I’d love to know the backstory. JOJ I get. He wasn’t getting PT, but Payne was developing under this program and definitely part of the future.

Fun tournament. Some close games, a lot of scoring, a lot of great individual play (Shannon definitely the premier player). When Wisconsin was playing, the place looked and sounded like the kohl Center. Fortunately, yesterday, most everyone who was not a Badger fan was cheering for the Illini...

Won’t be able to see it (traveling), or DVR it (don’t have ESPNU). Tough draw for our boys. They will need to play smart and with a passion. Hit shots! Go Gophers!

Point taken. Wasn’t aware of the actual numbers. Seats around me and lower level just seemed full. Perhaps local interest down reflecting poor attendance at Gopher games.

If Ben gets fired, multiple players leave, perhaps nearly the entire roster. These players are committed to him and have been vocal about liking him. Do y’all want to start from scratch again? I am tired of the revolving door. He has a foundation. Let him build it. Asuma wants to play for him...

I think you are wrong on this. I have attended all games of this Mpls Men’s B1G tournament. It is well attended. I have talked to fans from many teams. None are complaining. All are having a great time. I have been to two of the Big Ten tournaments at the United Center, which is not close to...

Gonna go out on a limb here and predict that if we put the ball in the basket more often than they do, we win. 🙂. Seriously, need to hit shots, and defend reasonably well. I will be there. Will be wearing either Maroon or Gold, maybe both! Go Gophers!

We will be there! Need an “A” game from all. Stop Malik Hall from easy buckets inside, defend the dribble drive, and get back quick on D to stop MSU’s quick transition. We don’t shoot well, we don’t win. In order to shoot well, we need to score inside, and that is not just Garcia and Payne, but...

To be honest, I am worried that certain players have already “moved on” psychologically from this season. I hope to hell I am wrong about this and that they all will still play their hearts out. Obviously, I have no “inside” information, just the dismal play in the last couple games has me...

The game is reasonably a toss-up. Both teams have been inconsistent, as others have pointed out. In both previous games, we had trouble handling Malik Hall’s aggressive play. To me, the key is whether we minimize turnovers and hit 3’s. Need Christie to play like he can, and stop MSU’s easy...

I say let it play out into next year. Ben will be here. Let’s see what players stay, who he gets from the portal, what sort of impact Asuma makes and another year of maturity for those who stay.