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    Returning Playas for 2024-25

    I listened to that Mike Grimm podcast last week where he interviewed Ryan James. Incredibly, they said that a major reason Ben Johnson missed on all those in state recruits this year was we only had 2 scholarships to give, and JOJ/Betts were already clogging up the PF spot. When I heard it I...
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    Payne in portal

    Payne left because he is not an NBA prospect and can make money now. Christie might leave because he is an NBA prospect and can make money now. Carrington won't get NIL, but got playing time. JOJ won't get NIL, but left so he can get playing time. Henley left a losing program where he was a...
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    Payne in portal

    Keep NIL, but reinstitute the 1 year sit out if you transfer. No free transfers. If the program really wants you they will pay you to sit. And if you really want to transfer to a different institution to complete your education, you should be thrilled to have an extra year of study on full...
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    Joshua Ola-Joseph Enters Transfer Portal

    I agree on the whole with your point. But just wanted to note his FT% actually went down this year, from 48.6% to 47.2%. He did finish the season on a hot streak, shooting 77% in March (17/22). I liked his little drive he started doing from the free throw line. Really surprised some guys. If...
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    College Basketball Transfer Portal Thread - 2024

    The priority guys Ben brings in usually see similar or increased minutes at Minnesota, even when going up a level. Elijah Hawkins went from 29.6 at Howard to 33.3 Talon Cooper went from 33.9 at Morehead State to 36.7 here (and back to 33.7 at South Carolina) Mike Mitchell dropped from 33.6 on...
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    College Basketball Transfer Portal Thread - 2024

    70% FT shooter, not much of a rim protector at .3 blocks per game. Has a little bit of range, making 12/33 3PT on the year (36%).
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    Official March Madness Thread

    Hah! I remember thinking we maybe cooled on him. He visited in June of 2021, but then he didn't commit to Yale until the day he received an offer in April 2022. Also had offers at some point from Harvard, Penn, and Rice so clearly he is interested in academics. I commented at the time that his...
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    Official March Madness Thread

    Danny Wolf from Yale just fouled out. He came here on a visit in 2021. Averaged 14 points/10 rebounds/2.5 assists as a sophomore.
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    All Things Grayson Grove Recruitment Thread (Class of 2024, Alexandria, MN; 6-8, 190lb; Gophers Commit!

    I know everybody hates on the redshirt these days because of the transfer portal. But I wonder if Groves would decide to redshirt to focus on remaking his body. Not sure Ben has the luxury of doing that unfortunately. I just read an article about Will Tschetter redshirting at Michigan and his...
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    Official March Madness Thread

    I just looked up his stats...he has shot 335 field goals this year. 327 of those are 3 pointers :oops:
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    2023-2024 College Basketball Other Games Thread

    Looks like they play a rotation of 6 guys. Robbie Avila, their 6'10" 240 lb center attempts 4 threes per game, and is 40.5% from 3PT (and 82% FT!). He is also their 2nd leading passer, with 3.8 assists per game. I pulled up a quick highlight reel and didn't see any dunks on it, just lots of...
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    Scholarship Count 24-25 Season (Portal Availability) - 1 Currently Available

    Fun fact on Kapke -- he has shot more 3's this year (7/16) than 2's (8/14). And has shot FT's well for a big man in a very limited sample, 8/11 (73%).
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    Brody Fox in the Portal—Grad Transfer

    Sounds like he can drive hard to the basket. Can he play defense? He is 72% from FT which is lower than I would like but better than I thought it might be. He has attempted 254 free throws this year which if he was Division I would rank as the 2nd highest in the nation, behind Zach Edey (299)...
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    Taison Chatman coming home?

    Felt like he could not miss in that mid range game. He is so strong and savvy.
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    Fox on a 7th year: "I don't know if my knees could take it," Fox said with a sly smile.

    I love watching him play. I really hope he sticks around.
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    Next Gopher Head Coach

    Craig Smith was who I wanted the first time around. I think he and Medved would both be gettable this offseason. Unfortunately I have a sinking feeling that Ben will get a 4th year, even if he ends up with 4 or 5 B10 wins.
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    The Fox is on the loose!

    I just wanted to say that one block on Kaiser today felt so good to watch (even though he had already been fouled on the floor so it wouldn't have counted). I don't really notice Ihnen out there unless he's airballing (or sometimes making!) a 3. Fox is just always making something happen...
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    Eastern Michigan receives a $1.4 million guarantee to play the Gophers Saturday night; MN/UNC to swap $200K for home-and-home

    On the flip side, I wonder how dwindling guarantees will affect the low major side of football. How important are these to keeping the lights on at these schools?
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    Expectations for Cam Christie in yr 1?

    That's about where I am as well. Really excited for Hawkins' speed and playmaking. And his ballhandling along with Mitchell and to a lesser extent Carrington, we should have 3 competent guards. Last year all we had was Cooper and he had some glaring flaws that were exacerbated by being the only...



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