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MonikerSchmoniker45 said:
Not an isolated incident. I hope you're right and prospective players and their parents ignore violent crime when making their decision whether or not to come to Minneapolis.
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You probably never set foot down there. I have two kids attending, and they feel as safe walking around the U as anywhere. They have visited friends at other schools - Madison, Mankato State, Arizona - and felt less safe than they do at the U. In fact, they were both in Dinkytown the other night, and didn't see this.
 









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Tucker32 said:
You probably never set foot down there. I have two kids attending, and they feel as safe walking around the U as anywhere. They have visited friends at other schools - Madison, Mankato State, Arizona - and felt less safe than they do at the U. In fact, they were both in Dinkytown the other night, and didn't see this.
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I get drunk downtown Mankato on occasion. It’s pretty dang safe down there too. The drug dealers are nice.
 


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bga1 said:
You fit the profile of what Gopher Weather Guy thinks is the best recruit Ben ever gets.
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Wait was Ben still here when Brock Stull signed?

If Hawkins signs I'm excited to see what he can bring to the team. It is wild to go from a slow 6'4" 194 to speedy 5'11" 152. Chucky Hepburn at 6'2" 205 will push him around.

I will be curious to see how Ben could use him and Mitchell together, and how Carrington/Christie fit into that mix.
 

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eker0016 said:
Wait was Ben still here when Brock Stull signed?

If Hawkins signs I'm excited to see what he can bring to the team. It is wild to go from a slow 6'4" 194 to speedy 5'11" 152. Chucky Hepburn at 6'2" 205 will push him around.

I will be curious to see how Ben could use him and Mitchell together, and how Carrington/Christie fit into that mix.
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I love the idea of a speedy, change the pace guy. If we get him, this is a nice pickup!
 



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eker0016 said:
Wait was Ben still here when Brock Stull signed?

If Hawkins signs I'm excited to see what he can bring to the team. It is wild to go from a slow 6'4" 194 to speedy 5'11" 152. Chucky Hepburn at 6'2" 205 will push him around.

I will be curious to see how Ben could use him and Mitchell together, and how Carrington/Christie fit into that mix.
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Hawkins fits the DeAndre Mathieu mold
 





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Ideally he's the backup PG playing 15-20 mpg and there's still a starting shooting guard we can pull from the portal.
 


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eker0016 said:
Wait was Ben still here when Brock Stull signed?

If Hawkins signs I'm excited to see what he can bring to the team. It is wild to go from a slow 6'4" 194 to speedy 5'11" 152. Chucky Hepburn at 6'2" 205 will push him around.

I will be curious to see how Ben could use him and Mitchell together, and how Carrington/Christie fit into that mix.
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You cannot push what you cannot see😉
 


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bga1 said:
You fit the profile of what Gopher Weather Guy thinks is the best recruit Ben ever gets.
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You and WriterGoph really like to make things up a lot, but I get it, it's really hard to defend this program with any facts.
 


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Tucker32 said:
You probably never set foot down there. I have two kids attending, and they feel as safe walking around the U as anywhere. They have visited friends at other schools - Madison, Mankato State, Arizona - and felt less safe than they do at the U. In fact, they were both in Dinkytown the other night, and didn't see this.
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As a Maverick alum this made me laugh out loud.
 



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GopherWeatherGuy said:
You and WriterGoph really like to make things up a lot, but I get it, it's really hard to defend this program with any facts.
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There is every reason to be pessimistic, as you are, about the program. Ben is a "bad recruiter" just isn't one of them. He has not a lot to sell other than playing time and I would say that his freshmen have been at least average or better:

Payne
Hensley - wish we still had him
Carrington
JOJ
Evans - he signed him
Betts
Asuma

Which of those are "bad" recruits? I'd say none.

I am not defending the program, I just think you are over the top negative insisting that nothing can be good about what Ben does.
 


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bga1 said:
There is every reason to be pessimistic, as you are, about the program. Ben is a "bad recruiter" just isn't one of them. He has not a lot to sell other than playing time and I would say that his freshmen have been at least average or better:

Payne
Hensley - wish we still had him
Carrington
JOJ
Evans - he signed him
Betts
Asuma

Which of those are "bad" recruits? I'd say none.

I am not defending the program, I just think you are over the top negative insisting that nothing can be good about what Ben does.
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Henley gets the credit for Evans not Ben
 

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