As a matter of fact, I paid close attention to this Sunday. Their players might not have great natural lateral quickness, but lateral movement is definitely a point of emphasis in their scheme and skills coaching. They move laterally very well, and that's a key--if not THE key--to their success.
In essence, you're preaching patience because we're a helpless, captive audience. But what does that actually mean? Meekness and passivity? Holding our tongue on this board because complaining is an exercise in futility? What exactly are we supposed to say and not say, then? What are we allowed to do and not do? Think and not think? I need to know.
with Thorson on staff this was one area where we shouldnt have any issues......at least we all thought anyway
Were. Were missing FTs. Now rocketing up the rankings.
Recruit at the highest level?????? What?
USAF is correct, the biggest deficiency on this team is wretched shooting and offensive skill in general. You can't win by needing your defense to hold Big Teams to under 60 points.
Long term yes. Next year? I doubt he makes an impact next year at this level. I saw him as a 10 minute guy next year and then a major impact guy the following year. That's not sour grapes, as I do think it was a huge loss for the program and Ben's plan.
You nailed it, bud. I steadfastly believe there's such thing as being too patient, and I think that's what we've been.
Top 20 ranking for Evans. Not high enough for you?
What was your favorite Dennis Evans Gopher memory?
In the end, it doesn’t matter because he didn’t get him. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if Christie doesn’t decide to bail as well. Recruits have to see positive performance so they are confident there is a plan to get better. It’s been two years of horrible performance.
He would have been around 15 minutes a game next year, enough to have an impact on defense.
Correct - that's just coaching. We have players who could do that, but our players are so often out of position, not in a stance to be able to move, etc.
I keep asking what could have been done differently, and I keep focusing on the lack of fundamentals. With a young group like that, you have to start with the basics, and I wonder if they did. They might be trying to do too much or too complex. How many times have you heard this: a coach of a poorly-performing team decides to simplify things, and play improves. Isn't that how Joe Rossi improved the football defense miraculously, literally overnight?
I think he's 70th on On3. Kinda crazy how different the rankings are on him. I truthfully do not believe he's going to be a great player. Especially one that is 7' tall.
Is he going to Minnesota?
You don't need to practice effort. You either bring it on game day or not. The coach either instills that ethic or he fails. Ben and Thorson did it in year 1. They failed year 2.
I think he's going to be pretty good, but it'll be up to him and his team how well he develops, and he needs some development. He's a bright kid, so he has that going for him.
Not seeing the influx of talent . Do we even have a player who would start for another Big Ten team Maybe Garcia? Payne will eventually be a good player. Is Samuel your idea of talent or for now anyway Carrington . Throw Cooper in the mix and you have three guards who can absolutely not defend anyone.
Firing Thorson that will do it Good grief. You need players.
Completely agree. And it's become the ad hominem, phrase of choice to continually excuse losing in the current time frame. How do we know? Because it never changes. It's always "gotta be patient" while losing season after losing season continue unabated. At this point, it's as empty a sentiment as there is.
Didn't you hear the news? A top 20 recruit who chose to play for Ben Johnson at the U of M changed his mind because he did not want to waste time on a putrid team that was not improving.
Compared to what we had last year, on paper this was said to be a more talented team.
Good golly little miss Molly. You may have just stumbled onto something. Hmmm, players. Might be why I said he has to free up two more scholarships from TT and Ramberg.