Park has several losses….most before Payne returned from injury. They are in the same section as Lakeville North and Eastview….can certainly play with them, but will be seeded lower.
Sorry….. NOT LN, but Rosemount…..also a pretty good club.
Hoping to see as many future/potential gophers as possible.
247 had some updates on their own ranking (not the composite) on 1/20. Carrington down about 20 spots to #230. OJ and Payne about the same at 199 and 107, respectively. Henley entered the rankings for the first time on 1/20 at 165.
Short on handle and consistent shot. Good athlete. Will get to play there.
Always interesting to look at less popular sites rankings. On3 is gaining steam with the Tipton edits thing, of our committed guys only JOJ was ranked, he was in the 130s I believe. Again not worried just interesting
There are 13 scholarships so assuming we have 9 then i would guess 4. Hard to say if anyone leaves, Thiam basically didnt play at all, TT saw very limited time. I would assume TT stays and he seems to like it here but 0 idea about Thiam. Way to early for rumors, wait until mid march/april when teams are knocked out and everyone starts to transfer. I would say 100% need a PG/C out of the portal, I would say 2 PG wouldnt be a bad idea and then after that BPA. Or maybe just get Kerwin and Dawson and figure the other 2 out later ha.
I would assume at least 2 transfers if not all 4
I'm hoping all 4 transfers. 3 guards/wings (2 of which can handle the ball and get us into an offense) and a big would be ideal.
My money would be on 4 transfers
I remember the name for sure, where did he decommit from?
That's right, yeah I always thought he had good size and Cretin guys do well at the next level.
he was always one of those guys that would go to a mid major type school and put up solid numbers his whole career.
I'm all on board for bringing both Garcia and Walton home!
What if, after talking with other coaches and teammates, watching lots of film and maybe even having talked with the 2 players, Ben decides that they don't fit the culture and style he's trying to install with the Gophers in the many on & off-court categories that aren't potential "offensive stat" categories.
It's funny and it's sad. I will always hold out hope for the best, but you're probably right. That being said I'm sure Kerwin and Garcia wish their careers are UNC were going better than they currently are, so it's not out of thin air to wish them home.
I understand where you are coming from, but let's not forget we have a guy on our roster who played 3 minutes per game at SFA and a juco player who can't dribble, and so on. Your situation can't really be applied next year, we are not that good yet and neither is Ben, We would take both Garcia and Walton in a heart beat.
IIRC Ben was confident he could get Dawson Garcia last offseason. Obviously he didn't but it's a sign he believed then that he would be a good fit. Garcia is currently at home with his family due to medical issues. So I think it's very possible he realizes he wants to stay there.
If you want to make the case that these two don’t fit the way we want to play….I would at least listen, but Garcia and Walton are both 1st class people.
I think I would be on board with banking one scholarship for next year to help balance classes. This year needs are starting pg, combo guard, and a big. Hoping Thiam can transform himself into a contributor at pg.
Certainly in no way meant to indicate that the two players in mentioned above are anything but 1st class people. The question is a little more general than that. Basically, do you take a player who is more talented, but doesn't quite fit your vision for culture and personality. Or do you take a less talented player that exactly fits your vision for culture and team personality. Obviously, you want to get the point where you have your choice of players who check both boxes. Maybe Garcia and Walton are exactly what checks all the boxes Coach Johnson is looking at.
