Thoughts on Cade Tyson from those that saw exhibition games

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Didn't see any of the two exhibition games but looking at box scores it looks like Cade was far and away our best player in those 2 games scoring 28 and 26 points while shooting a really high percentage from both 2 and 3.

For those that did see the games how do you think his game will translate as the degree of difficulty increases in the regular season?

He was a double digit scorer at Belmont but didn't do much at North Carolina last year. Can he be the offensive leader for this team?
 

Tyson will bury an open look when he catches the ball and his feet are set.
Tyson showed a sneaky ability to tap in a couple offensive rebounds around bigger players.
Tyson is certainly more athletic than Durkins, but he doesn't have great handles to create his shot off the dribble. If he has to do that, then the Gophers will be in a world of hurt. I think this last point is why he didn't do well at UNC. He was being required to do something that isn't his strong suit. Here, I think Niko is going to have a more fluid offense that will get Tyson better looks in catch and shoot opportunities.
 


Tyson's minutes last year for UNC went like this:
16
1
21
15
3
1
2
8
5
21
etc.

It's hard to get into much of a rhythm when your minutes are all over the place like that. Hopefully he gets back to being the player he was prior to UNC. I'm excited to see what he can do.
 

GophersInIowa said:
Tyson's minutes last year for UNC went like this:
16
1
21
15
3
1
2
8
5
21
etc.

It's hard to get into much of a rhythm when your minutes are all over the place like that. Hopefully he gets back to being the player he was prior to UNC. I'm excited to see what he can do.
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Hubert Davis seems to be more of a get great talent and let them make plays coach. I hope Tyson fits in a whole lot better in Niko's system.
 
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The difference will be that he's not going to get those looks versus teams game planning for him with better athletes. Then he'll start pressing and rushing shots to get them off and the percentage will drop.
Maybe Niko has enough movement to get him open looks?

But, in general we need a couple other guys to emerge as consistent scoring threats to occupy more defenders.. Seems like we need more firepower...at at least one other threat.

I would think Tyson will be fairly easy to shut down? Doesn't seem like a guy who can use the bounce to get defenders in foul trouble. I know he has shot some free throws but doesn't seem like the kind of player who will live at the line.



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60's Guy said:
The difference will be that he's not going to get those looks versus teams game planning for him with better athletes. Then he'll start pressing and rushing shots to get them off and the percentage will drop.
Maybe Niko has enough movement to get him open looks?

But, in general we need a couple other guys to emerge as consistent scoring threats to occupy more defenders.. Seems like we need more firepower...at at least one other threat.

I would think Tyson will be fairly easy to shut down? Doesn't seem like a guy who can use the bounce to get defenders in foul trouble. I know he has shot some free throws but doesn't seem like the kind of player who will live at the line.
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Aren’t you just a ray of sunshine today 60’s Guy…..
 

Gophers are going to need other scorers when they get to B1G play. Tyson will score when he gets his feet set, he's pretty consistent. If they don't have balanced scoring I doubt he gets the looks against the likes of Izzo and others in the B1G.
 




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