The 2023-24 Gopher basketball season will be a success if?...

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The first two seasons would be easier to swallow if they were actually building something. There isn't a single player on this team that played season 1 for Johnson. There has to be an obvious jump forward.

Avoiding weakling Wednesday and making it to the NIT is a solid step forward IMO. The seat would still be hot but that should get Johnson at least one more season.
 

GophersInIowa said:
The first two seasons would be easier to swallow if they were actually building something. There isn't a single player on this team that played season 1 for Johnson. There has to be an obvious jump forward.

Avoiding weakling Wednesday and making it to the NIT is a solid step forward IMO. The seat would still be hot but that should get Johnson at least one more season.
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Season 3 is upon us and what we see is what we will get. I am hopeing for a NIT bid.

However, Season 4 could be something to look forward to "IF" those eligible to return do so in addition to Asuma and Groves.
 

BleedGopher said:
...if we win 8 Big Ten games.

...if we have at least one Top 25 upset at The Barn.

...if Payne/Carrington/Ola-Joseph all continue to show improvement and all stay in the program.

Go Gophers!!
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Looking at my preseason expectations, it was a mixed bag.

9 Big Ten wins ✅

Payne/Carrington/JOJ - mixed, Payne made a big jump and will be a force next two years, Carrington was a solid contributor and I like his game, JOJ was non factor in BT and I expect he’ll hit portal this week.

We had some nice wins but don’t think we beat a ranked team all season.

Go Gophers!!
 


GophersInIowa said:
The first two seasons would be easier to swallow if they were actually building something. There isn't a single player on this team that played season 1 for Johnson. There has to be an obvious jump forward.

Avoiding weakling Wednesday and making it to the NIT is a solid step forward IMO. The seat would still be hot but that should get Johnson at least one more season.
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I still think this is accurate. His seat is still hot but it was certainly a step in the right direction.

Still a long ways to go though.
 


Bad Gopher said:
That's my answer, too. At this point, it's a longshot, but that doesn't make it any less valid of a measuring stick. It's the only way the coaching staff should be allowed to keep their jobs next year.
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So let's call it a success, although in my heart of hearts I'd call it a qualified success. Those couple blown 20-point leads leave a bad taste in my mouth, and I'm still not satisfied where things are at after three years of this experiment, but the staff will get another year.
 





Gold Vision said:
I think the only way you can consider this season a success is if you compare it to the past two historically bad seasons.

They were more entertaining to watch this year, but that’s a really low bar.
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I don't know that success is the right word for describing this season. It was a definite step in the right direction from where things had been but still fell short of being what most would consider to be a good or successful season.

Next year feels like the make or break year for Johnson. If we are in a similar or worse position from where we are right now at this point next year then I don't see how anyone will be able to justify keeping him around for a 5th season.

Need to build on the good from this year and find a way to keep moving the program in the right direction in 24/25.
 

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