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Your 7 feet- play aggressive pound the glass and create your own touches....

Dont get out worked and play hard by lesser players.
 

The ability is clearly there, but it still only shows itself in flashes. The best teams have their juniors and seniors (which the Gophers have plenty of) bring it every night. This Gopher team most certainly could use a consistent & dependable RSIII.
 

I will preface this by saying that I love RSIII and want him to succeed.

That said, does anyone else think he needs to show more leadership and emotion? Maybe that's just his playing style and maybe this has already been discussed ad nauseam, but it always seems like the guy is going to cry, or that he just woke up from a nap.

EDIT: Never saw his dad play... maybe that's how he was too.
 

Another example of the 90% mental, 10% physical. He may never be that guy that can play a full game aggressively, just not the way he's wired. Obviously he has the physical ability, but you can't just flip a switch in someone and expect them to be something they're not. Just like trying to tell Jared Allen to chill out, he's just not a mellow guy.

Like RSIII as a player though, we could do a lot worse.
 


Ralph's stoic nature doesn't bother me. It's in his DNA. ... his dad was that way, too. Not everyone can play with their emotions on their sleeves, that's OK.

What does concern me is a talented upperclassman with mostly uneven performances. Usually by the time a kid is a junior or senior, you know what you're going to get. RSIII is still not to that point, hopefully will be soon.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Ralph's stoic nature doesn't bother me. It's in his DNA. ... his dad was that way
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His father played nothing like Ralph, besides DNA there is no comparison on the court. RS3 doesn't have a fraction fo the athleticism his dad had, and that's not going to change.

Accept the player we have and quit comparing him to his father.

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The comment was to everyone not just the "stoic" comparison, he is not the caliper player his father was and never will be.
 

I'm referring to his father's stoicism on the court, not comparing their production on the court; that wouldn't be fair to RSIII.
 

BarnBoy said:
I will preface this by saying that I love RSIII and want him to succeed.

That said, does anyone else think he needs to show more leadership and emotion? Maybe that's just his playing style and maybe this has already been discussed ad nauseam, but it always seems like the guy is going to cry, or that he just woke up from a nap.

EDIT: Never saw his dad play... maybe that's how he was too.
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His demeanor reminds me a lot of Tim Duncan ... Ralph's issue isn't his emotion, it is mental (as he said) he sometimes lacks confidence and if he can get that up to a consistent level, he will be just fine. He has the skill and the body to be a great player. Just needs to build his confidence up.
 



I see some on-court similarities between RSIII and RS Jr.

RS Jr. just had a lot bigger chip on his shoulder. Much more determined. About 5 or 6 inches taller IIRC and about 13-14 times as productive. JMO.
 

Good perspective everyone. My post was only meant as an observation that might illicit some productive conversation. "Just woke up from a nap" can also be perceived as "cool and collected" so I understand both sides.
 

BarnBoy said:
I will preface this by saying that I love RSIII and want him to succeed.

... or that he just woke up from a nap.

EDIT: Never saw his dad play... maybe that's how he was too.
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My wife speaks a couple languages. She refers to RSIII as her Sahm-berry (phonetic spelling only).

Loosely translated - 'my sleepy-head".
 

I still think he is too weak to be a really good player. He gets pushed around a lot. Good kid, good player, good teammate. I'm not expecting All Big Ten from him this year or next. He can do it if he gets tougher, but it's a tough thing to change imo.
 



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