All Things Daniel Oturu Recruiting Thread UPDATED: OTURU A GOPHER!

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BballJones said:
Pretty much impossible not to love Oturu. It will be interesting to see how the minutes get split up between Oturu, Matz, Curry.
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Fitz and Hurt will have limited Minutes next year. Curry can play the 4 just fine as well
 

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Gopherbbdude said:
Fitz and Hurt will have limited Minutes next year. Curry can play the 4 just fine as well
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Fitz will be odd man out I would think, very limited minutes unless he started shooting lights out, I just don't see anyone but Hurt spelling Coffey at times, especially as his game continues to improve.
 



jovs said:
Fitz will be odd man out I would think, very limited minutes unless he started shooting lights out, I just don't see anyone but Hurt spelling Coffey at times, especially as his game continues to improve.
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I wonder if Fitz is grad transfer eligible.
 

That is some kind of stat line. (Hurt had 22 rebounds against Owatonna, so big rebounding day for future Gophers. ;) )
 

Oturu is the real deal. He will make an impact from day 1.
 

John Galt said:
Oturu is the real deal. He will make an impact from day 1.
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I hope you're right. Damien Johnson seems to agree.

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per Shama:

Scout.com ranks incoming Gopher freshman Daniel Oturu the third best prep center in the country. In Pitino’s five years at Minnesota he’s never had a player ranked that high in a position category.

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BleedGopher said:
per Shama:

Scout.com ranks incoming Gopher freshman Daniel Oturu the third best prep center in the country. In Pitino’s five years at Minnesota he’s never had a player ranked that high in a position category.

http://shamasportsheadliners.com/

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Where is he getting this data from? Scout doesn't even exist anymore as an independent entity - it was acquired by CBS and now lives under the 247 brand (also owned by CBS). Oturu is ranked as the 4th-best HS center by 247, so again, I'm not sure where this is even coming from.
 






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First time I saw him play. WOW He protects the middle like Lynch but passes shoots, etc... He will be a star for the Gophers!
 


STrib: Gophers recruit Daniel Oturu: "I want to be able to turn my program around"

Q: What do you think your role will be with the Gophers as a freshman next season?

A: Something they struggled with (minus Reggie Lynch this season) is an inside presence. I feel like I can come in there with a defensive mentality and protect the rim and the paint like I’m doing right now. I feel like that will help us a lot next year.

Q: So you think you could impact the game blocking shots like Lynch did when Minnesota made the NCAA tournament a year ago?

A: I feel like I bring a different type of player. My mentality and the way I play the game is so different from the big men they have right now and what they did. I feel like I’m more of a scorer. I can score and also play defense and rebound. I feel like that will help us out next year.

Q: Richard Pitino and the Gophers had a rough season (15-17 record). How did you look at their struggles this year?

A: It’s a process and you can continue to grow off of something that was already started (the previous season before the injuries). They got a talented group of guys coming back. I will take them over anybody. I love watching those dudes play. They play hard every night and they just want to win. That’s the most important thing. You want to be around the same type of people who want what you want and that’s to ultimately win. That’s how my high school team is right now. We realize we’re all invidually talented players, but we all come together in unison. In the locker room, we all want to win and we put anybody before ourselves.

Q: How much growth physically are you expecting once you get to college?

A: I feel like I have a long way to go. By this time next year, I’ll be in a different weight class and have a lot more pounds on me. Overall, I feel like I’ll be a better player. I’m 6-10 1/2 (with shoes). So I feel the weight that I need to correlate with my body would be around 235-240. I feel like I can be 235 at the start of next season with the weight training at the U and eating right.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-be-able-to-turn-my-program-around/477810563/

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Holy crap, what a crazy finish.

I'm super excited for Oturu, but that's absolutely idiotic for Shooter to say he's already a better defender than the BT Defensive Player of the Year. Wasn't he also top 3 in block percentage in the country every single year he played?
 

BleedGopher said:
per Shooter: Oturu already is a better player than Lynch, both offensively and defensively.
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Why do people (professional journalists nonetheless) say such asinine and obviously false things?
 


underground629 said:
Holy crap, what a crazy finish.

I'm super excited for Oturu, but that's absolutely idiotic for Shooter to say he's already a better defender than the BT Defensive Player of the Year. Wasn't he also top 3 in block percentage in the country every single year he played?
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Daniel has a greater upside than Lynch, but that does not equate to being better now. Absurd comment, but remember absurdity and extremes draw clicks.

He's going to be a great player. He's got fire. He has quickness that I didn't see in Reggie. He knows he needs to play at both ends of the floor. He WANTS to be a Gopher. I look forward to seeing him play, but suggesting he is the savior in year one is not realistic or helpful for him or the program.
 

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