Yeah, 5 MORE minutes than we already would have been playing without a true center backing up Payne. Spread those minutes to the other three guys you mentioned.
Maybe BJ is burning it down
Anybody who knows where to stand to guard a post is better there than Thompson who simply doesn't want to be there.
Did anyone make an argument that Samuels could play the post?
Why are you arguing? I have said it goes first to Fox if he's physically able. Second it goes to Ihnen until he shows he's not strong enough. There may be games you use Garcia if the other team does not have a strong guy who will methodically foul him out.
Have you seen Wilson play? He joined his team this past season in January. This year he'll be there all year. He's 13th man, deep insurance at a position of high vulnerability.
Ok, so now you're saying Wilson was a good addition because we'll never have to use him anyway. You're getting closer to something logical.
We shouldn't throw a scholarship away at the 13th man on the bench. It shouldn't happen. It's happened three years in a row for CBJ.
You could probably avoid some of the Jack Wilson news if you didn't click on the thread about our most recent portal addition titled "Jack Wilson Commits".
So you think Wilson should be the backup 5 and the only one who can play the 5 when Payne sits? So he'll get 10-15 minutes per game? LOL.
No he wasn’t, he’s a liability because he was not nearly physical enough and really did not want to be anywhere near the lane.
Not answering for Rock. I don't think it would be horrible to see Wilson in the game for 1-2(3-4?) minutes in the first half and 1-2(3-4?) minutes in the 2nd half to spell Payne when the other teams 5 takes a breather. We will get a better idea of what Wilson is capable of when October rolls around. I don't expect much of an upside. What I expect is for the score board margin to be the same when he leaves the game as it was when we came into the game. Hold his own for 1-2 minutes per half against the other teams back up 5. Here is my assumption: A guy who was a 4 star in HS who went to college and was back and forth with football/basketball now concentrates on basketball for 6 months and plays a minimal roll as a 5-6 minutes per game back up in the BIG. I can see that. If I was starting my team (in Ben's shoes) today and had to choose between TT and Wilson. I'm taking Wilson. Now sign 2 G's Ben and let's see what October brings.
Well said. It will be interesting to see what kind of role they have in mind for him in terms of actual time on the court. If he takes the time this off season to really get himself into basketball shape it isn't impossible that he could be effective in limited minutes.
cbj coached TT for a couple seasons.......
Yeah, he was really bad. . . he was just way better than Jack Wilson.
Taking Payne to the next level is enough.
I get the theory and I think he'll play so little that it would be difficult to tell. I also think those 5 minutes, spread around our current group would be the same thing.
You're going to attribute Payne taking a giant leap next year to Jack Wilson? LOL. Quite the hedge.
Don't disagree with any of that. Wilson is irrelavent if Ben doesn't get 2 additional guards. He might be anyway. If the gophers improve enough for Ben to keep his job, Wilson will be a rarely mentioned afterthought. If the gophers are bad enough next seaosn for Ben to get canned, Wilson will be just one more reason the gophers failed under Ben. A question I have is if Ben salvages next season, who is our back up big for 24-25? Another portal guy or do we go that freshman route you favor? I'll stop getting ahead of myself. Sorry. LOL
This isn't a shot at all to Ben, but even if we take massive strides, there could be portal questions coming for some of our better players too. . .
NIL time. You can sponsor or you can remain the problem.
You're asking me, personally, to pay Pharel Payne to play basketball at the U? Kind of an odd ask.