ShowinGoldyLove
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You're right.
He'd probably be the first one saying it himself. Does anyone think that it's his natural position, or a position he even truly wants to play? And most importantly, if we want to win...does he have a choice?
It's pretty obvious that if we had ANYONE else that Tubby felt was a suitable PG, they'd be playing the PG spot. And it's painfully obvious that we don't. For those clamoring for any of the freshmen, it's obvious that Tubby doesn't trust them enough yet to play them there. As much as you may want Tubby to heed your advice, I'll trust his judgment in that he sees these kids play every single day, and knows their limitations.
Last night Hoffarber played as the sole ball-handler on the floor for 95% of the game against a funky 1-3-1 zone that has given us problems for 5+ years when we had true PG's on the floor, as well as multiple guards that could actually handle the ball.
He had 20 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 4 turnovers on 5-10 shooting in 38 minutes. Playing PG for the first time in his college career without a single ball handler on the floor, I'd say he did a pretty decent job.
There are many on here that said not only would he not play any meaningful minutes for the Gophers, but also some that said he shouldn't have even gotten a Gopher scholarship.
Here we are, 4 years later: Hoffarber has undoubtedly worked his tail off to improve his game more than most of us thought possible 2-3 years ago. He's our team captain leading the #16 team in the country in scoring & assists, and is now forced to move to a position he's never played before in college because anyone else that could potentially play the PG spot has transferred, is hurt, or isn't capable of playing the position for extended minutes right now.
And yet people are railing on him? For those critics, what would you suggest we do?
I'm sorry for the rant, but after reading through that 3 page thread on it, I felt we may want to take a step back, look at our pretty dire situation, and recognize our lack of options at the moment.
He'd probably be the first one saying it himself. Does anyone think that it's his natural position, or a position he even truly wants to play? And most importantly, if we want to win...does he have a choice?
It's pretty obvious that if we had ANYONE else that Tubby felt was a suitable PG, they'd be playing the PG spot. And it's painfully obvious that we don't. For those clamoring for any of the freshmen, it's obvious that Tubby doesn't trust them enough yet to play them there. As much as you may want Tubby to heed your advice, I'll trust his judgment in that he sees these kids play every single day, and knows their limitations.
Last night Hoffarber played as the sole ball-handler on the floor for 95% of the game against a funky 1-3-1 zone that has given us problems for 5+ years when we had true PG's on the floor, as well as multiple guards that could actually handle the ball.
He had 20 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 4 turnovers on 5-10 shooting in 38 minutes. Playing PG for the first time in his college career without a single ball handler on the floor, I'd say he did a pretty decent job.
There are many on here that said not only would he not play any meaningful minutes for the Gophers, but also some that said he shouldn't have even gotten a Gopher scholarship.
Here we are, 4 years later: Hoffarber has undoubtedly worked his tail off to improve his game more than most of us thought possible 2-3 years ago. He's our team captain leading the #16 team in the country in scoring & assists, and is now forced to move to a position he's never played before in college because anyone else that could potentially play the PG spot has transferred, is hurt, or isn't capable of playing the position for extended minutes right now.
And yet people are railing on him? For those critics, what would you suggest we do?
I'm sorry for the rant, but after reading through that 3 page thread on it, I felt we may want to take a step back, look at our pretty dire situation, and recognize our lack of options at the moment.
