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Your right the defense loses: LB Lindenberg, DE's Striggow and Joyner, S Henderson, and both corner's: Walley and Robinson. They return preseason Sports illustrated and PFF all American Koi Perich at safety, and another soph Safety in K Brown who was overshadowed but almost as impressive. LB...

Losing WR's: D. Jackson and Spencer, and going from a 5th yr QB to a first time starting sophmore, there is going to be some regression in the passing game, not for sure, but I assume Vegas would say something like 90% likely (I'm a gambler). Some of those transfer wr's have good resume's and...

I would add the running game, which was nationally significant in PJ's time at the U, was rather pedestrian last year. If they can return to some of that dominance, it will really help both a young QB and the defense!

While at CSU, Niko only lost 1 or two rotation players to the transfer portal per year. They are a mid major with less NIL than us. I am excited that every player he has brought in has multiple years remaining. Will 1-3 possibly move on, maybe? Will 8 of them, NO- unless he is a disaster...

I would add Reynold, Willis, Asuma, Omot all have good length and athleticism for their positions, to be above average defenders. It's been a long time since we have had more than 1 or 2 on the entire team.

Safeties rarely go that high. I guess a lot depends on how he does on offense and how fast a 40 he runs. If he runs under 4.55, maybe? He played at 190-195 last year, Im guessing he will be 205 as a JR.

Niko's class can definitely shoot free throws at a way higher clip! Mid major players start our as either undersized, unathletic for their position, or under the radar. Patterson, Cochran, Odukale, and Mitchell had only 1 year left. Patterson was unathletic, but scrappy. I Can't rate Cochran...

I also used to notice the future gophers I would see in high school being 1-2 inches shorter than their listed height. Then I remembered, I was 6' and they listed me as 6-2" in high school. They almost always measure you in shoes in high school, college, and it used to be that way in the NBA...

I agree, I guess that's why I'm dumbfounded that there is a 6-9 built high schooler, that athletic, putting up those numbers and he's not ranked, and he's going to a mid major? Mid major's are usually one of three things: way undersized, under athletic for your position, or late bloomer...

Corporate NIL didnt want to invest in the previous coach, and it also seems the previous coach didnt pursue that money. The game has changed in a short period of time, if a coach doesnt have a good product, and won't sell it to those companies, ala PJ Fleck, NIL won't be there at most schools.

On a positive note from last year, having a 6-6 215 lb SF defensively was really nice (Femi Odukale). He could help down low, wasnt beat up on switches. When your frontcourt was Fox and Garcia, two finess types, he was important. It seems like we are always less physical than most big ten...

When your Pg is 5-11 170, Mitchell 6-1 maybe 180 and christy was 6-6 185, you are undersized at all 3 positions. This effects end of games, setting picks, defense. The mid major guys were vastly small. Christy was a great recruit and maybe would have been coming off the bench on a better...

Micah Curtis averaged 30 ppg and 10 rebounds, he had a high of 59 against Chaska I think. Those are some gaudy stats for an unranked 6-9 player.

I thought he had a lifetime pass! lol

DOH!

Park didn't have good guards, so they were the guards most of the game, but when they did post up or drive they were tough. I watched Thompson in person and he is 6-8/6-9 and maybe 210. He would have a hard time with their strength.

I was just surprised they aren't more highly rated. Some might have to do with playing for an underseen program. Team was lost against teams like Wayzata and Hopkins. I also don't know if they wanted to play at the same college, if that affected any offers? If they are in fact 6-9 230lbs...

Hunter Dickenson just got a 7th year?

Anyone see the Curtis Twins at St. Louis Park and wonder why they are going mid major to UND? 6-9 230lb guys who play some point guard, can shoot from distance, score inside. Athletic with College ready bodies. I've only seen them on youtube playing Wayzata and Hopkins.

I also like his defensive potential, I like the 1.7 steals per game. We rarely have even 2 players average over a steal per game. Currently the favorite to lead the team in scoring over Reynolds and Durkin?