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Have you ever met Ryan, or interacted with him?

Um.... it's exactly what you describe. A pro league with an NCAA banner. And... very few of them go to class regularly. They're professional athletes. And there is way less room for entering freshmen. Better off to go mid-major and get some run.

Cool to disagree for sure. But I struggle to name more than 3-4 football players in recent memory who truly could have "left for more money" and stayed (Taylor, Walley, Perich, Lindenburg?). And some have indeed made the switch (Daniels). But for those kids who could leave for more, Fleck has...

The gripe about wasting scholarships 11-13 is fair. And taking a swing on a handful of mid-major prospects who might pan out is also fair; certainly would have been nice to see and it didn't happen. But I still think this loses the context for the current state of college basketball. If...

You cannot compare football and basketball. Apples and oranges. There are 85 kids on scholarship in football, and 22 on the field at a time (offense and defense). 30+ kids get playing time regularly. You can find diamonds in the rough so much easier in football than in basketball. It's not...

I'll try. The fact that Ben didn't recruit this kid isn't his (Ben's) fault. The Orono coach calling it unfortunate that Ben didn't show interest could be said about every other high major D1 school who also never showed any interest. Ben's job was to try and put a winning team together with...

They are super athletic, and strong. They both play incredibly hard. For their age, very physically mature and explosive. They're more of a 4 working to be 3s (ballhandling, shooting). I saw them play Orono this year, and while Groves just dominated that game, they were on the same level...

Puts a premium on coaching; the best coaches can get players to play together in a shifting landscape every 12 months. The best coaches can roll with it because they have a system that can be executed relentlessly.

I agree; I find myself smh every time I read one of his tweets...

Posted this on one of the other threads. If you're looking for connections at a place or more $s, or if you're promised some playing time, hard to get him to the U. Why come here and get paid less to be 10-11 on the team behind kids who have already played multiple years of college hoops? If...

I've seen this kid play over several years. Classic late bloomer physically. As a sophomore, he was 5'10. As a junior, good, but 6'1-2. As a senior, 6'4-5" and really filled out. Missed some of the AAU exposure due to the growth stuff. He's athletic, but not overly fast; can shoot it, but...

Lack of guard play is 90+% of the issue this year, and concerning for next year. There is absolutely no way to win at a high level without adequate guard play, and we haven't been getting it. Cooper is good, despite the missed FTs, but you need 3-4 of him. Carrington has potential but it's...

This thread is making me crack up. Cmon people, I don't like Wisconsin either but there's absolutely no reason if I had a kid that was good enough to play Big 10 basketball I would tell him NOT to consider going to Wisconsin. Like it or not, they win WAY more than we do. And the Chatman...

Reading all the comments here... why would a kid choose MN over the opportunity to play major minutes right away at Kansas? Love Ben and what he's doing, but you can't compete with playing on ESPN and making deep runs in the tourney every single year.

Exactly! College basketball isn't about kids staying on scholarship anymore. It's about a 2-3 year investment, then transferring. Mid majors are the new minor leagues for the Power 5 conferences. Sure, would be nice to have another shooter here, but realistically there's only so many...

Why should/would they be on the list for a kid that has absolutely no interest in doing anything other than profiting off of his name? What a waste of time. Has anyone here actually seen him play more than 1 game? He is good, but not that good...

Marcus reporting he's committed. https://www.startribune.com/gophers-land-morehead-state-pg-transfer-and-ohio-valley-conference-assist-leader-talon-cooper/600166439/

Fact... nothing they did was illegal or against the rules. Sounds like you just don't like that they did it, which is your opinion, and you're entitled to it... but certainly not reason to trash the school. Or the kids. Another fact... Jalen's birthday is in June. While that makes him old...

Completely non-sensical. They had 2 LOTTERY PICKS play at the school. Lottery picks. As in the NBA. When was the last time that ever happened in MN high school basketball? Let me think... never. Whether they skipped a grade or not makes no difference. Hard to sustain... yeah, hard to...

Huh? Good for you for ripping on high school kids. Should they apologize for having 2 generational high school players (top 5 NBA picks) that attract other kids who want to play there?