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Roland Brooks said:
Do you actually think Brenda Freese is letting Addi Mack get away with BS? Come on….
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Yes, I do. I’m assuming that since she's been getting early minutes and starting due to injuries, there has been little to no adversity for her. It was well known for her actions and attitude in situations throughout the MN GBB community.
 

BigTenGuy said:
Love your recruiting and other program info. You bring more of that than any other poster. But unless I missed things, the description of Grace having Iowa, Maryland and teams like that offer is way off. Do you have a source for that? You may very well know more than what I know just from reading. I thought the story with Grace is that it showed Coach P’s recruiting eye, seeing upside with Grace (and Tori) that others missed.

When Grace first committed to ASU, the Arizona newspaper reported that “Grocholski's other scholarship offers included Providence, Green Bay, St.Louis University and IUPUI. She committed to ASU after a recent visit in Tempe.”

When Grace committed to West Virginia, the Milwaukee newspaper reported “Grocholski committed to the Mountaineers but also considered Wisconsin, Butler and Providence.”

When she flipped to Minnesota to follow Coach P, the stories in the Milwaukee and Twin Cities newspapers did not report other new offers.

wbbblog does not list Grace as having been an Iowa or Maryland recruiting target.
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The thing about GG is, I know Iowa had interest and talked to her. I don’t have confirmation of an offer. Also, it’s hard to always know Wisconsin Lakers offers (their AAU team), As Chistian and Kussow both play there, as well as all of their offers are not posted. Some offers were known, but some were not so hard to know.
 

bball_craz_31 said:
Yes, I do. I’m assuming that since she's been getting early minutes and starting due to injuries, there has been little to no adversity for her. It was well known for her actions and attitude in situations throughout the MN GBB community.
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Lots of high maintenance players in high school though… many get the reality check freshman year… unless you are elite than you can still crave to be coddled… if Mack tried to bring drama Freese would set her straight…IMO
 

Are the Gophers still recruiting the Hill Murray girls? The same players whose parents told the AD get a new coach or we are gone? 🤷🏾‍♂️
 

Addi Mack was never coming to Minnesota. It's not a loss to Minnesota because players look for different things and it wasn't a fit for her.

For one, Battle is the point guard and Mack is a point guard that should start freshman season. Mack would never come here plus honestly looking for a program with a more prestigious record, not to create a more prestigious record like coach Dawn P.is working on now.

Mack's very first game with Maryland, significant minutes followed by more games significant minutes. 30 in the 4th game. 40 and starting against Kentucky week 7 where she got 15 points and has been the starter since. She has 10 double digit games so far as a freshman.

I do not at all see her as someone to avoid. I also don't think Gophwrs missed on her because it never was a mutual.match.
 


Roland Brooks said:
Are the Gophers still recruiting the Hill Murray girls? The same players whose parents told the AD get a new coach or we are gone? 🤷🏾‍♂️
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Yes they are recruiting them.

The rest of your statement is false. And i've heard that from their parents and people at HM involved in the decision. try again.
 

bball_craz_31 said:
The thing about GG is, I know Iowa had interest and talked to her. I don’t have confirmation of an offer. Also, it’s hard to always know Wisconsin Lakers offers (their AAU team), As Chistian and Kussow both play there, as well as all of their offers are not posted. Some offers were known, but some were not so hard to know.
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Wonder if Iowa talked to her after decommitting from West Virginia. A Wisconsin player who commits to ASU when she did and then to West Virginia is more than likely not a player with offers from attractive Big Ten programs. Strange choices to make if you've got attractive Big Ten options.
 

bball_craz_31 said:
Yes they are recruiting them.

The rest of your statement is false. And i've heard that from their parents and people at HM involved in the decision. try again.
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I would bet you money on that! BIG money.. What would their parents tell you? Yes we wanted a new coach.. 😂
 





bball_craz_31 said:
When it comes to Mya Wilson, I can guarantee you and confirm that she has an offer and the Gophers are strongly recruiting her. She is likely their top 2027 target remaining. At this time, they have Amisha Ramlall committed and two spots left after that for the 2027 class. This could change, but I get the feeling they want Mya Wilson or bust, and if she goes elsewhere, they will use the two spots for portal players.

Mya, her sister Ashlee (top 2030 in the state), and Ari Peterson were in the arena on Sunday when they played against USC with their high school teams. I would say Gophers have as good a shot as any at Mya Wilson.

Now, Yes it would make sense for Iowa to recruit a top 75 kid nationally and the top player in MN for the 2027 class. That doesn’t mean it’s over. Grace, Mara, Kussow, and Oehrlien all had Iowa, Maryland, and teams like that offer.



On this “not keeping kids home,” I strongly encourage people to realize that there is so much nuance in where players go. Like for 2027, there likely will be D1, possibly power four players rated lower than Mya Wilson and Amisha Ramlall (Gopher Target and Gopher Commit), but it’s not a “loss” if they are not going after them. Players have to fit the style and team both on and off the court. In terms of Jordan Ode, it was neck and neck between the Gophers and Michigan State. Maddyn was never staying home, but also didn’t pick Iowa; she wanted to go a different route. Crump moving to Florida for the last year of high school was a dead giveaway that she had no ties to the state.

Addi Mack does not fit the team off the court, and I’m okay not having someone who brings the attitude and entitlement off the court to the team. Like to remind everyone, look at their loss to Ohio state, Illinois, and how she played against the Gophers when Tori McKinney was on the court (all but 3rd quarter)

And for reference, here are the known in-state offers:

2027:

Offered/In-State:

Mya Wilson, 6’0 G, Hill-Murray HS

2028:

Offered/In-State:

Chloe Johnson, 6’0 PG, Duluth Marshall (ESPN- Terrific 25-#3)

Ari Peterson, 6’1 W, Minnetonka (ESPN-Terrific 25-#25)

Sahara Wilson, 6’2 P, Lakeville North

Logan Miller, 6’3 P, Andover HS

2030:

Offered/In-State:

Ashlee Wilson, 6’1 G, Hill-Murray HS



**and they have a strong 4-5 top priority list of in-state 2029s.
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If my math is correct the Gophers would still have two open spots for next year, right? Do you see them going in the portal for some BIGs?
 





DietCokeFan said:
If my math is correct the Gophers would still have two open spots for next year, right? Do you see them going in the portal for some BIGs?
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The plan is to use those two spots for a portal Center and a portal Point Guard. The 2026 (high school) class is complete.
 

bball_craz_31 said:
If you say so. You clearly are more involved and checked in with the MN GBB Community than me…right?
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I didn’t say that you did. I just asked if you talked to the former coach? You said you talked to the parents I believe you did.. all I was wondering is what answer would you expect to get from the parents or HM admin…? Both are fair questions..
 


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