I mean next year's roster should look fun on paper again. We'll be short on guards and heavy on wings with a ton of length. Would imagine Battle sticks around and hopefully decides he wants to be the alpha the team will need (the freshman and sophomore guys will have ups and downs/growing pains, need someone to be consistent who has been there).
have you watched us play defense this year???
Oh, then it would never happen. Whew.
We also have the scholarships, who stopped Ben from adding decent veterans to this group?
Well, I can't argue....our defense is horrible but I believe defense is an easier fix than offense.
Worried me too. The conclusion I drew from it was that he had promised Carrington and/or Henley big minutes and couldn't break that promise. Doesn't seem to be working out vey well so far.
Minutes should never be promised. If he’s doing that (I doubt it ) it’s bad form and dishonest. Opportunity is one thing and there is plenty. But guaranteeing anyone minutes without proving it on the court is a fools game.
Ralph Sampson and Devoe Joseph had much more recruiting interest and competition than BJ had for Evans. Both ranked in the 50-60 range but with much more interest from top programs.
it's hard to know the level of impact. if you have no rim protector, you may sag slightly more on players to prevent easy cuts. now they're cutting into a 7 footer. maybe they now press on guys and try deny the ball. maybe they play the defense with effort like Ben promised they would. That's at least what i'd hope, though certainly to this point it doesn't seem like thats in the cards. That's the part that worries me much more is that what you're describing is effort related, and we aren't even doing that. so if the effort isn't there, it doesn't matter who he brings in
I’m not to that point. Too early for me to say that. But no question, if the Gophers have any chance at being competitive later this season, it will require consistent excellence from Battle & Garcia + Cooper.
Hope springs eternal.
Evans is #13 on Rivals. I guarantee that Duke, Purdue, and the schools you listed had interest...but it wasn't reciprocated.
Better than 5-stars?? I know you love Winter, Robison, and Wisconsin. But I don't want to pattern myself after them. I'll go with our freshmen and Evans, Christie, & Betts.
I like giving minutes to 4 freshmen with potential to build for the future. Especially when we have 3 good recruits in the next class coming in.
And Ihnen and Fox back healthy, bigger, and stronger.
I don't give a sh!t that we didn't land Winter or Robison.
I could have sworn you were touting Nolan Winter. And saying it's devastating to lose a legacy recruit of an NBA player like Trevor Winter.
Yeah, well, again, you're confused. Even though you did remember that I said Trevor Winter played in the NBA which seemed to send you into a hissy fit.
Ihnen was so so at best prior to injury.
Ok.
Been told by multiple posters now to just check out until 2024-25 if I want good basketball. Even recommended other teams to watch in the interim. Almost like we're not on a GOPHER basketball message board. They've assured me though it will be worth the wait. Nothing to worry about, just grab a drink and trust the process. What could go wrong?
…and older, wiser and facile.
