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bfriedrichs10 said:
Let's pump the brakes on the Johnson narrative. Trying to stop an in-state player from transferring after playing 3 years here is apples and oranges to bringing in-state HS recruits. Not getting Race is more of an indictment than losing Gabe, although that is still not nearly the same as losing out on an in-state HS kid you were probably working on for multiple years.
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I am on the record. Pitino was close. This firing has set gopher basketball back 5 years. Embarrassing. And getting worse.
 


bfriedrichs10 said:
Let's pump the brakes on the Johnson narrative. Trying to stop an in-state player from transferring after playing 3 years here is apples and oranges to bringing in-state HS recruits. Not getting Race is more of an indictment than losing Gabe, although that is still not nearly the same as losing out on an in-state HS kid you were probably working on for multiple years.
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It doesn’t say a whole lot, but it’s sure not giving fans much to feel good about. you are right, though, local recruiting yields will theoretically be seen after a couple of seasons of building relationships.

What we are seeing now is a coach with no track record or roster try to convince guys looking for a second chance to play at Minnesota. Obviously if you want a fresh start, have 1-2 years left, and want a chance to make a run... this is not the place to transfer. No fault of BJ, just kinda the situation this off-season.
 




VolitileGopher said:
I am on the record. Pitino was close. This firing has set gopher basketball back 5 years. Embarrassing. And getting worse.
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Yes he was close alright, close to the bottom of the conference all to often. IT won’t be 5 years but it will take two to three years to get it going in the right direction. I like the staff, give him a chance to actually recruit some players, institute his vision then lets talk. We weren’t going anywhere under Pitino, and I actually liked the guy but he got us nowhere.
 

Outsider said:
Yes he was close alright, close to the bottom of the conference all to often. IT won’t be 5 years but it will take two to three years to get it going in the right direction. I like the staff, give him a chance to actually recruit some players, institute his vision then lets talk. We weren’t going anywhere under Pitino, and I actually liked the guy but he got us nowhere.
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Agreed. I was disappointed in the hire over potential others no doubt but let's Ben go to work a little bit here. I'm not ready to hit the abort button because Gabe goes elsewhere.
 

bc2211 said:
It doesn’t say a whole lot, but it’s sure not giving fans much to feel good about. you are right, though, local recruiting yields will theoretically be seen after a couple of seasons of building relationships.

What we are seeing now is a coach with no track record or roster try to convince guys looking for a second chance to play at Minnesota. Obviously if you want a fresh start, have 1-2 years left, and want a chance to make a run... this is not the place to transfer. No fault of BJ, just kinda the situation this off-season.
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Need some good news. A few transfers committing this week would go a long way right now but doesn't seem like anything imminent.
 

umn99 said:
Need some good news. A few transfers committing this week would go a long way right now but doesn't seem like anything imminent.
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Yeah. I’m warming up to the few guys they brought in, but we’ve lost some of my favorites in the last couple of weeks.
 



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