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per Ekstrom:
Buggs’ health is critical because of the Gophers’ lack of experience at the power forward position. Joey King is the incumbent starter and has contributed 9.6 points per game this season, but the cupboard is bare beyond King and Buggs. International freshmen forwards Bakary Konate and Gaston Diedhiou are considered too raw to play in the all-important Big Ten season, leaving Buggs as the lone backup to play the position. Buggs, however, believes he would have more success as a ‘3’ – the small forward position.
“I feel like over time, just like looking into the future, I need to become more of a 3 man,” said Buggs, who was forced to play down the stretch at Maryland when King fouled out. “I'm going to have to play the 3 anyway, so I've got to prepare myself for that, so going to the 3 is kind of helping. I can have a post game and an outside game, just like, if you're playing some other players in the post, you can post him up, but if you have bigger players, you can bring them out to the outside and go at them on the perimeter because they can't really guard you.” Buggs’ development into a 3-4 flex player would help the Gophers’ rotation since current small forward Carlos Morris has no true back-up.
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Go Gophers!!
Buggs’ health is critical because of the Gophers’ lack of experience at the power forward position. Joey King is the incumbent starter and has contributed 9.6 points per game this season, but the cupboard is bare beyond King and Buggs. International freshmen forwards Bakary Konate and Gaston Diedhiou are considered too raw to play in the all-important Big Ten season, leaving Buggs as the lone backup to play the position. Buggs, however, believes he would have more success as a ‘3’ – the small forward position.
“I feel like over time, just like looking into the future, I need to become more of a 3 man,” said Buggs, who was forced to play down the stretch at Maryland when King fouled out. “I'm going to have to play the 3 anyway, so I've got to prepare myself for that, so going to the 3 is kind of helping. I can have a post game and an outside game, just like, if you're playing some other players in the post, you can post him up, but if you have bigger players, you can bring them out to the outside and go at them on the perimeter because they can't really guard you.” Buggs’ development into a 3-4 flex player would help the Gophers’ rotation since current small forward Carlos Morris has no true back-up.
http://www.105theticket.com/common/...urting+Them+In+Big+Ten+Play&id=9202&is_corp=0
Go Gophers!!