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As long as this Program continues to cut corners in hiring coaches, the outcome will remain largely unchanged. Without investing in proven, top-tier leadership (within reason), sustained success will always be out of reach.

I’m thankful for Battle coming home and giving us some light and solid moments. I never thought he was a true #1 or #2 on a winning team, but he gave it his all and that’s something I’ll never forget. He’s going to do well and quite frankly deserves a chance to make a tourney run. I hope he...

I wouldn’t say Ben Johnson is a “disaster”. I will say he is in over his heard. He deserves a large chunk of the blame but I’m firmly in the belief that the University deserves the larger majority of the blame. They hired him. But what has this University done in their hiring processes to make...

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I personally don’t mind Samuels starting. He doesn’t seem to make “that many” silly mistakes. Carrington looks to be a few years out before being a serious contributor. He plays scared and defers a lot. He’s also sloppy on the defensive end. I’m glad to see him getting 20+ mins a game. This...

I agree. I have been a huge critic on MBS. But no reason to speak poorly of him. I truly believe he let the mental side of things get to him. All those drops in key situations can take a lot out of a person. Wish him the best on his future endeavors.

We should convince Armstrong to come back to MN with us. Kid has talent and only a Sophomore. Battle struggled but not shocked given the lack of conditioning that leading up to this one. Give him a few games and he should be back to form.

Laughable.

Ugly but I’ll take it. We seriously need to improve our FT shooting. I’d go as far as making kids stay in the gym until they hit a certain percentage (80%) before they hit the showers after practice.

He’s been underwhelming both games. Not to mention both teams aren’t anything compared to what we will see once we get into BIG play. It says a lot that he’s only getting “6 minutes” up to this point. It’s not hard to notice these things in limited minutes.

I agree. We might be hard on TT but he’s going into year 2 and I haven’t seen much improvement since last year from the little we’ve seen. The game looks to fast for him. He’s slow on his feet, fumbles rebounds, and takes poor shots from the limited action I’ve seen thus far. His best bet for...

As the season goes you’ll see a reduction in minutes for both. TT has been disappointing to say the least. I personally feel he’s a mid tier division 2 player. Coopers free throws will hurt us the whole season. I don’t see much changing, unless you tweak his shot but with that comes growing...

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The coaching staff is going to have to work with Payne on those fouls. We are going to need his strength come BIG play. I’m also worried that Thompson is going to be a slight liability come BIG Play. He had a tough time on defense tonight. Looked as if the game was moving to fast at times for...

There’s a pretty significant drop in basketball IQ after Battle/Cooper/Garcia. Last years team made up for the lack of talent with hard nose defense and IQ. I sure hope I’m wrong and we figure it out come Big Ten play. But we are at least two seasons out from seeing the Ben’s vision. Which I’m...

Anyone who knows basketball can’t lie to themselves and truly think this team will do anything this season. I don’t even think the NIT is possible. They lack shooting, defensive presence, basketball IQ, and rebounding. I do think Garcia and Battle will help with floor spacing. But it’s going to...

I’m basing my comments of the stand point of everyone wanting our program to elevate to that next level. Based off Tre’s stats and Sam’s “development”, which BIG Team that would have a top 5 finish take these guys? Sure they could make a roster but I doubt they see floor time. I just feel they...

Going to be interesting to see the approach Johnson has for this season. Plenty of options to get the guys that fit his system (whatever that will be). A PG that can create opportunities for others and hit a 3 ball would be great. Adding a SG/SF that can also hit a 3 (especially when open) would...

Those guys aren’t pieces on a team contending for consistent success (top 3 BIG conference finishes/Tourney bids).

We need to stop acting like losing guys such as Sam and Tre are a loss. Tre couldn’t shoot, dribble, pass (effectively). He’s a bench player at best. Sam’s a big body but that’s about it. He has no fluidity, footwork, or finishing skills. He’s a low D-1 player at best.