Payne needs bigger bodies to go against in practice. We had no one. Need to give the kid more of a challenge. Now he gets to practice against a freaking beast.
a practice beast that has been a dud since he joined Oregon State in 2018? seems like wishful thinking to me. no idea why he would be good in practice yet unable to see the floor
Agreed. I’m not nearly as cynical as most of the posters in this thread on this commitment. But if he has to play much, we’re in trouble. I think he even gets it.
Agreed. Hopefully he'll somehow jell with the Gophers and prove everyone wrong. Bottom line it's a move that has some benefits. Maybe not as much as we want, but you never know.
We’ve been down this road recently but there really are guys who contribute to the success of the team without seeing the floor. His previous stats as a part time basketball player don’t negate that possibility.
Maybe true but there is a difference between most 18 and 23 year old guys. That by itself is a differentiation between a flyer on a high school prospect and a fifth year senior.
He really did the poof thing?
Maybe can do that. But we all know that is the intent including the player. The hand wringing doesn’t seem to fit.
I don't think people are freaking out, just asking to add players who can help the team win. We've seen so many scholarships almost intentionally wasted the last three seasons, we're used to it.
Fair but I don’t see this in the same category as D-2 players who don’t have the skill or size to play in the B1G. The strategy might not work but at least I can see it here as opposed to not using scholarships, or not getting players who can help in games or practice.
Really dumb logic. The team was far and away the worst team in the Big Ten. Bringing in guys to practice against other players is not a luxury that they can afford. Find a big that can actually play, contribute, and help make practices more competitive. This is the Big Ten. They can and should do better.
Blown away
In addition to all you've pointed out with his likely role, depth behind Payne, Garcia, and Fox, I suspect that if we can sign one more good guard, Johnson may be more likely to play with a smaller lineup on occasion when Payne or Garcia are sitting. Wilson will not be expected to be a big contributor. He's for practice, insurance, and some special situations. We haven't had that kind of depth the last two years. Hopefully we don't need him much.
People realize we have Betts, Payne, Garcia and Ola-Joseph coming back? If Ihnen and Fox have anything, what minutes are there really to give out? Dudes a one year player that fills a role the coach wants.
Straw man argument. You would be hard pressed to find five posters on this board that suggested the problem last year was bad luck.
Well said and many of us understand that. Unfortunately some can’t grasp that concept and expect all transfers to be high ceiling guys that will log a lot of minutes.
