So a couple of injured guys coming back, someone who skipped playing last year altogether to enroll early and redshirt, and a true soph who gets into foul trouble and isn't a great free throw shooter....
Was thinking the same thing....
Yes, you clearly do.
So that's the approach now huh? Try and not bring in talent because you don't want to upset players on the worst team in program history.
This would make sense in a Chris Collins thread prior to the 2022 season on a NW board, not remotely comprehendible for 2x cellar dweller Ben Johnson.
Wait for the season. We know so little about Big Ten basketball
Darth's Auntie.
Name a 4 and 5 currently in the portal better than Garcia and Payne. There are probably some (10-15 maybe). After you name them, tell me why they would want to come to a last place team to compete for playing time at positions of relative strength. I would submit that Ben has a much easier time selling the 1-3 positions on the court to portal players than he does to 4's and 5's. I don't think Payne and Garcia are irreplaceable. I do think they will be (barring injury) one of the top 4-6 front courts in the BIG this coming season. 4's and 5's currently in the portal who are better than Garcia and Payne will be heading to programs much better than the gophers.
Not to mention the fact that the rumors of Fox and Ihnen being worthless are likely not true. Imagine trying at this stage to find a 4 or 5 out there with their talent level.... Teams would be lined up to gamble on them.
TT is a wing in mentality. That's his comfort zone. But I'll go with "tall guy in a jersey". Positionless basketball.
Im not stressed, just disappointed we chased TT to bring in a football player. That is all. I sincerely hope Wilson has an incredible season.
It's all about making the whole team fit together. Maybe TT is the better talent, but he doesn't fit the needs of this team. A giant bruiser for 5 minutes a game and in practice does..possibly. I saw nearly zero chance of TT filling a needed role here.
We will see if Wilson can give 5 per game. He is more likely a DNP barring unfavorable circumstances. Ben has not shown much in terms of mixing in bench players. He goes with 7-8 tops as he prefers. Wilson already is outside of that if everyone is healthy.
I think you are spot on, I'm not sure TT wasn't quick enough to defend on the outside, I thought he moved well. Problem was we didn't have anyone to bump and make it difficult on players to finish around the basket. Now we can do it in practice on a daily basis and under certain circumstances during games. Our players will need to be stronger around the basket in practice both offensively and defensively and that should carryover to games.
and TT makes Chet Holmgren look like a 7th grader!
There will always be hold outs. There are still posters that can't stand Fleck. But if the program is having success they tend to become much quieter because they look foolish when complaining.
Agree that Wilson will not be one of the 8-9 guys who play 10+ min/gm (like on the majority of D1 teams). With that being said, why all the hate on signing this guy?
Emergency minutes backing up Payne will happen from the first non-con game in November and every game until April. There is no game in Payne's career where he will play 40 minutes, nor should anyone want that even if he was never whistled for a foul.
They didn't run TT off in order to bring in Wilson. TT left because he was a horrible fit for the team and was never going to see the court as a 7 foot tall player with zero post ability. Wilson wasn't brought in to play significant minutes, not sure why that is tough for some to grasp.
Because some in here either can't or refuse to understand that you can bring a player in for a specific reason that doesn't involve them seeing a heavy dose of minutes on the court.
Ihnen and Fox are coming off major knee surgeries? Really? Thanks for alerting us.
lol....has been that way for quite a while. Thankfully the football board is much more fun to visit, helps balance out the negativity of this crowd.
What would an incredible season for him look like? 5 minutes/game average 1.5 points?
I agree will almost all of that. I would sumbit that no D1 basketball player should play (on average) more than 30-32 min/gm. The exceptions would be in tight contests where you need your best players out there for a longer period of time. I looked a few weeks ago and if memory serves, rarely did starters on the sweet 16 teams play more than 30-32 min/game. Garcia can play SOME 5 against SOME teams SOMEtimes. Ideally I would like to see Payne out there for 30-32, Wilson for 2-4, Fox/Garcia/Ihnen/whoever for 4-8. Same with the 4. Garcia for 30-32, Ihnen/Betts/JOJ for 8-10. We'll see how it pans out.
The order is certainly irrelevant when the first game tips off in November.
To me it would look like backing up Payne for a few minutes here and there and not getting torched while on the court. That's basically it. If on the court, don't be a liability. Simple as that.
Think of you being told by a genie you can have one wish, anything you want. You skip over a brain and ask for a car radio.
