you mean like Gabe?
Recruited there by Arnold Ziffel....It is reported that Gabe spent many days watching reruns of "Green Acres" and felt mysteriously drawn to Ames, Iowa...
He has already adopted a stray pig and purchased a bushel of corn.
People are way over valuing the transfers we have coming in. I guess they are just placing what they want on them since there is no real evidence to reign that in. The odds that a bunch of mid major players are going to come into the B1G and tear it up is nil. I was hoping we could keep a couple of the main players and have the others come in and contribute, that I could see as having some possible success (I was really banking on Robbins in this regard), and then Gabe locking down the other teams best scoring option and thus hopefully holding teams scoring down always gives you a chance to win. Admittedly I was really squinting to see some possible roadmap for a respectable team, but now I can't see it, Gabe and Robbins were really key pieces to any possible roadmap.
Really wanted out for whatever reasons. This clearly isn't about winning. It could be about playing time, but Iowa State is in about the same rebuilding process we are in. He wanted different scenery. God bless him. He gave us his all for three years. He left without poking us in the eye by going to a conference foe. He's always welcome home.
I guess you never watched a Gopher basketball game and watched Gabe play defense. He always guarded the best offensive player and that player always scored less points than their average. I am shocked you are so clueless.
Maybe we try with a less confrontational approach? Ayo scored 32 the last time out and Dj had 21 on 12 shots, so "always" seems like a stretch.
Not downplaying it, just saying that if he demands to be a starter to stay here this isn't the place for him. You have get efficient scoring from your guards or they are a bench players. This is the exact same scenario as Okogie, these are world-class defenders who belong as bench players because of their offensive inabilities.
In an ideal world Gabe is a bench player, in the real world of what Minnesota has and most likely will have, based on what has been brought in to this point, he is a starter. Losing him does not make this team better, it makes it worse. I am looking at this from the standpoint of who is going to be on the court next year. If suddenly we start seeing 4 and 5 star types signing up for next year then I would agree, but this is not happening.
He was one of if not the top perimeter defender in the entire conference last year....
As it is with many things, there were probably a number of factors and a process that led him to this decision. Hey, maybe he doesn't like the U as a college, and we both would agree that it's not for everyone. Iowa State is the closest high-major, it's a nice campus, a heck of a good school, a manageable-sized town, and there's a medium-sized city close by. Those things are why a lot of Twin Cities kids choose to study there.
It's a good point but do we think he and Ben no longer get along or is it more likely they had an honest discussion about Gabe's fit here? I honestly have no idea, this whole situation is odd considering the prior recruiting connection and the DeLaSalle connection.
Nothing is beyond Gopherhole speculation, I have seen speculation that would melt your mind here, but some are immune to this effect for obvious reasons.
All those players would score even more if Kalscheur was not guarding them.
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Yes you've caught me, I simply hate Gabe. Thanks for the chat...
Confession is good for the soul.
Battle coming back, so it's one local in and one out. And I'm not sure that fans "did" anything more to Gabe than they would have done if he wasn't local. His offensive stats declined by a bunch as his career went on, and that doesn't get you treated like a hero no matter where you are from.
Not sure anyone on GH has a real idea. Most assumed of all the guys in the portal, he was the most likely to come back. I agree with Holy Man that we overlook how tough last season must have been for all college kids, let alone athletes. The perception isn't great but there have been a lot of valid reasons speculating why Gabe is doing this. We just don't know. I wish him luck and thank him for representing the U of M well.