BINGO!!
So to sum it up, some Minnesota fans are uncomfortable with new and exciting things - in this case, having a recruit with this much hype/national attention. Maybe try thinking about it this way:
1. His inclusion in all-star games in a nice bonus for the Gophers. Every time an all-star roster comes out and "MINNESOTA" is next to his name among the Kentucky, Kansas and UCLA signees, that is FREE marketing for our school and, more importantly, the hoops program Pitino is building.
2. The highlight videos are almost always going to include primarily scoring and maybe the flashiest of passes and ballhandling, but how many people want to watch a highlight of solid defense or textbook passing? NOTE: I don't see how having someone with Washington's handles (finally a true point who can dribble this well) could ever be considered a bad thing?
3. The dude won Mr. Basketball in the state of New York. This is no small feat and he didn't win the award for highlight tapes or doing a cool finger roll or his YouTube following. It was based on achievements in HS basketball and his stats. Since 2000, 6 of NY's Mr. Basketballs have gone on to be drafted to the NBA. Among those who weren't drafted, a good chunk were GOOD Division 1 players at top-level programs. See: Greg Paulus (Duke), Sylven Landesberg (UVa), Brandon Triche (Syracuse) and Kevin Huerter (Maryland).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._New_York_Basketball So...10 of the last 17 winners either did well enough in college to get drafted or average double-digit scoring at the college game's highest level. That's not even counting a couple "average" college contributors or recent guys who the jury is still out on. So yeah, I'll take the nearly 60% chance that Isaiah turns into one of those two results and I'll be damn excited watching it play out!
Honestly, we should ALL be enjoying this hype and be blessed he's coming here. This is just the beginning, friends.
P.S. If he averages 9.3 points/game this year like Huerter (the 2016 winner) did for Maryland as a freshman, the Gophers are going to be a damn tough team to beat!