Washington needs to slow down in order to go faster.
Harris is a secret weapon.
Washington has Kevin Clark syndrome.
Washington needs to slow down in order to go faster.
Harris is a secret weapon.
The starting 5 are we we thought they were.
Lynch is a defensive/shot blocking machine, who also rebounds well and gets you 8-10 ppg, but is constantly in foul trouble.
Murphy is great and has taken his game to the next level.
Amir is the best all round player on the team and helps in transition scoring, passing, 3 point shooting, defense, etc. Good at all phases of the game. Would be nice to see him step it up and become "the man".
Mason is All-B1G.
McBrayer is long, versatile & disruptive defensively. His shooting & ball handling are just Ok. With as much firepower as we have, being a defensive minded player who can guard on the other team is enough. Knocking down shots or giving us minutes at the 1 are a bonus.
What's been interesting is watching the development of the bench....
Jelly is what he is. A defensive liability, offensive flow killing, ball handling phenom, who we have to allow to figure it out in game situations.
Harris wasn't great on defense last night, but overall has been pretty good for a Freshman. Knocking down those shots last night gave us a good look at what we can expect as he matures. He'll get some minutes this year, but against strong teams he won't play much (barring injuries). There's just no way to justify taking minutes from McBrayer to play Harris against top teams right now.
Matthew Hurt has a come a long way and looks like he'll be one of the pieces up front. He can spell either Amir or Murphy depending on the line-up and opponent. It appears he'll be able to go out there and making a couple plays a night, without being a defensive liability this season and that makes us better than last year.
I think the Fitz we saw last night is the Fitz we can expect moving forward. He's not going to make us forget about Murph or Amir, but with his length and shooting ability, he's a piece of the puzzle too.
Bakary is going to play, even if people don't like it. At 6'11", he can run the court, defend bigger 5's and give us some semblance of rim protection. It's always going to be frustrating though because you can't teach hands and he still gets lost in team D.
Gaston will be a non-factor imo, but if we can squeeze a few fouls out of him every night that'd be a nice bonus.
McBrayer shot 41.6% from 3 last year and is shooting 41.2% from 3 so far this year. Those are very good numbers. I don't know why some people on here consider shooting a weakness for him.
They can't under his freshman year but I agree with you
McBrayer shot 41.6% from 3 last year and is shooting 41.2% from 3 so far this year. Those are very good numbers. I don't know why some people on here consider shooting a weakness for him.
My biggest negative takeaway from this game is that the Gophers need their guards to 1. Take better shots and 2. Make shots at a higher rate. With Jordan and Reggie playing so well, the guards really need to be more selective with their own shots. Nate, Dupree, and Isaiah were all guilty here of taking unnecessary shots (usually contested long or midrange 2's from Dupree and Nate and a couple bad 3 point attempts from Isaiah). The Gophers as a team were just 5-16 from 3 in a game where Alabama A&M had no answer down low which lead to a lot of open looks from 3. Against better competition, the Gophers are going to need to knock these shots down.
McBrayer shot 41.6% from 3 last year and is shooting 41.2% from 3 so far this year. Those are very good numbers. I don't know why some people on here consider shooting a weakness for him.