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EasyThere Pilgrim said:
White was bullying Anthony Davis in the NCAA. And running point. The announcer called him the most dynamic player in college basketball.

Mbakwe was another Jordan Murphy. He was that good.

Hoffarber had the green light for 3's whenever there was a sliver of an opening. With White & Mbakwe...he'd be absolutely deadly. Plus he was automatic at the line. Closed games out.

Westbrook was a big game player.

Nolan was steady at point.

Damian Johnson was a good player...and would be 6th man.

Reserves would be Joseph, Cobbs, Paul Carter, Sampson, Iverson, Bostick, and Rodney Williams.
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Who's Nolan?
 

East Coast Gopher said:
. . . and if Mark Hall didn't let his fingers do the dialing.
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Why stop there? Go back even further if you really want to torture yourself for being a Gopher fan.
... and if Olberding and Landsberger had stuck around
... and if Corky Taylor hadn't kneed Luke Witte
... and if Lou Hudson had not broken his hand
 

Mulligan said:
Why stop there? Go back even further if you really want to torture yourself for being a Gopher fan.
... and if Olberding and Landsberger had stuck around
... and if Corky Taylor hadn't kneed Luke Witte
... and if Lou Hudson had not broken his hand
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What if there really were a law of averages that worked and we have a 50 year run of GOOD LUCK ahead?
 


Another Payne possibility signs a different Big Man.

CJ Witcher signs with A&M.
 


Otis said:
Another Payne possibility signs a different Big Man.

CJ Witcher signs with A&M.
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This is going to get pretty interesting fast...does he put out feelers about the option of returning?
 













Mulligan said:
Why stop there? Go back even further if you really want to torture yourself for being a Gopher fan.
... and if Olberding and Landsberger had stuck around
... and if Corky Taylor hadn't kneed Luke Witte
... and if Lou Hudson had not broken his hand
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If phone service in South Dakota in the 50's was more reliable during blizzards...
 



Well, taking away any of the NIL influence, I think Buzz Williams and Payne might be a pretty good match. I don't know how well a lifelong Minnesotan does in College Station, though - a completely different vibe. That seems to matter less these days, though.
 


Good fit for him, I'd imagine he'll do well
 



howeda7 said:
If phone service in South Dakota in the 50's was more reliable during blizzards...
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I read an article recently debunking the whole "Wooden would have gone to MN but a blizzard knocked out phone service." the writer went through weather records, reports on phone outages, the whole 9 yards. and he (the author) determined that the reality just doesn't match up with the legend. he went through all the dates when Wooden met with MN officials, and later met with UCLA officials. there were no reports of corresponding blizzards or periods of phone outages.

as the author tells it, one major sticking point was that MN wanted Wooden to keep the assistant coaches from the previous Head Coach's staff, and Wooden wanted to name his own staff. that dispute in part caused Wooden to meet with UCLA and eventually take the UCLA job.

here's the article in question:

www.whenesota.com

Site Menu - The Blizzard of Westwood

Post date: Nov 27, 2020 7:22:48 PM
www.whenesota.com www.whenesota.com
 




Well, we're going to have to travel to give Payne the Battle treatment.
 



short ornery norwegian said:
I read an article recently debunking the whole "Wooden would have gone to MN but a blizzard knocked out phone service." the writer went through weather records, reports on phone outages, the whole 9 yards. and he (the author) determined that the reality just doesn't match up with the legend. he went through all the dates when Wooden met with MN officials, and later met with UCLA officials. there were no reports of corresponding blizzards or periods of phone outages.

as the author tells it, one major sticking point was that MN wanted Wooden to keep the assistant coaches from the previous Head Coach's staff, and Wooden wanted to name his own staff. that dispute in part caused Wooden to meet with UCLA and eventually take the UCLA job.

here's the article in question:

www.whenesota.com

Site Menu - The Blizzard of Westwood

Post date: Nov 27, 2020 7:22:48 PM
www.whenesota.com www.whenesota.com
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It wouldn't have mattered anyways. He never would have gotten away with the blatant cheating here like he did at UCLA.
 

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