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Winasota Gopher said:
I'm excited for the day when mad town can tell me I was wrong on buggs.
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What is this in reference to?

Also I'm not making any grand predictions about Buggs, just pointing out he's transformed his body, something Pitino used to rip him for not doing.
 

MadtownGopher said:
What is this in reference to?

Also I'm not making any grand predictions about Buggs, just pointing out he's transformed his body, something Pitino used to rip him for not doing.
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Just that you've been more pro buggs than some.
 

Bad Gopher said:
I was actually fairly pleased with Buggs. He did a lot of things well, and he was generally active. Recalling that he had some nice rebounding nights last year, I'm hopeful/confident that he can be better at that than he was last night.

Gaston was better than he was last year, but he's still nowhere near Bakary or where we need him to be to serve as a suitable sub. To paraphrase Han Solo, I have a bad feeling about the center position.

McBrayer's drive and stuff was an eye-popping play. He exhibited efficiency of motion. You want players who can do things other players can't do, and that was an example. I like this kid. He's going to get plenty of minutes this year.

Dorsey is indeed fast, and he seems to have a decent handle. He got to the basket with ease, but he could not finish to save his life. Seems like a work in progress, but I like the potential.

If Murphy can make his free throws, he'll be a solid contributor this year.

Carlos pulled one Carlos last night (driving into a crowd along the baseline when he should have passed and essentially just dribbled himself out of bounds) but made good decisions otherwise.

The guys got beat to loose balls and often seemed to be disinterested in grabbing even easy rebounds. That has to change. We just watched the Lynx win a championship largely by getting to loose balls and generally wanting it more than the other team. The Gophers need to get hungrier.

Crookston had a few players that could do some things, so I hesitate to panic about what last night's game portends for the season. Our team will improve greatly as time goes by. The Gophs looked like a bunch of newcomers who were playing together for the first time with real bullets flying. No need to panic...yet.
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That's good to hear. Appreciate the recap of other players as well. With Buggs's length and athleticism he was always going to disappoint when he's on the complete opposite side of the spectrum for skill and defensive positioning. I don't think he can become a great defender with such terrible instincts, but he could become a pretty solid offensive rebounder if he just tried harder crashing the boards. He's too tall and athletic to not give us a few extra shot attempts.
 


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