The Case for Niko (aka Niko’s Case)

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Nice 20-4 record since 5-5 and 10 straight. Has a former Boilermaker, who started games coming off his bench.
 



I don't know. I have mixed feelings. I watched the second half of the Colorado State game and I didn't see a single shot clock violation. Ben's teams could get three of those in a half! Also, there was too much quick passing and cutting in the half-court and not nearly enough dribbling around the perimeter.

Seriously, though, the one possible piece of bad news is that Niko's price may go up.
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
I don't know. I have mixed feelings. I watched the second half of the Colorado State game and I didn't see a single shot clock violation. Ben's teams could get three of those in a half! Also, there was too much quick passing and cutting in the half-court and not nearly enough dribbling around the perimeter.

Seriously, though, the one possible piece of bad news is that Niko's price may go up.
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$3-$4 million for him per season would be fair.
 







dlnavra said:
be careful here. His mistake was choosing Nebraska, when if he'd waited a year, Gophers may have been his home, and who knows how that would have turned out. Sometime it's about the choices one makes. Miles at that point was a really good fit for the Gophers.
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He was absolutely my first choice in 2013.
 





GopherWeatherGuy said:
You're right, the wins going forward don't matter. Looking at the bigger picture, if CSU makes the NCAA tournament this year, it will be the 3rd time in 4 years under Niko.

Only one other CSU coach in history did that and it was nearly 60 years ago. And Niko is doing it during a time where schools like CSU aren't supposed to be able to compete due to NIL and the transfer portal.
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Niko lost John Tonje to Missouri in the transfer portal 2 years ago, who now stars for Wisconsin. And yet Niko has recovered and is having success. Seems like a good choice if true.
 


dlnavra said:
not really. he's recruited at a higher level, and turned 3 stars into NBA-type players. He's better than most here are saying.
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Monson won rookie coach of the year his first year at Gonzaga (won a then record 24 games)

In season 2 he took them to the Elite 8 where they barely lost to the eventual national champion Uconn. His resume was better than Medved's.

I'm just wary of the hot new coach at a mid-major. That's what Monson was when we hired him

Will Wade....show him the money. He'll follow the green.
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
Monson won rookie coach of the year his first year at Gonzaga (won a then record 24 games)

In season 2 he took them to the Elite 8 where they barely lost to the eventual national champion Uconn. His resume was better than Medved's.

I'm just wary of the hot new coach at a mid-major. That's what Monson was when we hired him

Will Wade....show him the money. He'll follow the green.
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??? Medved has been a head coach for a dozen years.
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
Monson won rookie coach of the year his first year at Gonzaga (won a then record 24 games)

In season 2 he took them to the Elite 8 where they barely lost to the eventual national champion Uconn. His resume was better than Medved's.

I'm just wary of the hot new coach at a mid-major. That's what Monson was when we hired him

Will Wade....show him the money. He'll follow the green.
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He was literally a potential candidate four years ago. He’s not some new up and comer who made a one-off March madness run. He’s a proven builder.
 


cheeseheadgophfan said:
Monson won rookie coach of the year his first year at Gonzaga (won a then record 24 games)

In season 2 he took them to the Elite 8 where they barely lost to the eventual national champion Uconn. His resume was better than Medved's.

I'm just wary of the hot new coach at a mid-major. That's what Monson was when we hired him
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When we hired Monson, he'd been a head coach for two years and won 52 games. Niko has been a a head coach for 12 years. He already has 210 career wins. Not remotely the same thing.
 

TwistingMyMelon said:
I don't know. I have mixed feelings. I watched the second half of the Colorado State game and I didn't see a single shot clock violation. Ben's teams could get three of those in a half! Also, there was too much quick passing and cutting in the half-court and not nearly enough dribbling around the perimeter.

Seriously, though, the one possible piece of bad news is that Niko's price may go up.
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TruthSeeker said:
$3-$4 million for him per season would be fair.
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I was just saying this to my wife this evening. Niko has never been hotter than he is right now. He's a fucking shooting star at the moment.
 


TruthSeeker said:
Yep. He's accomplished a lot since we hired Johnson.

Also, Dutcher was thr right move 4 years ago, and we completely blew it.
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Yeah, the original sin was not bringing in Dutcher. He was not high with the GH posters though.
 




topos said:
He was literally a potential candidate four years ago. He’s not some new up and comer who made a one-off March madness run. He’s a proven builder.
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Give me a break....he was a candidate four years ago because he's "one of us"....nobody in P4 was looking to hire him four years ago. I hope I'm wrong.

What Wade has done at McNeese is ridiculous. Probably one of he worst programs in country when he took the job (I know I know it was his own fault), but his squad this year would've run the Gophers off the court IMO.
 


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