Chet went unranked from #4 or #2 in the country depending which site you look at. I'd imagine Gophers were a real impossibility, but I'd rank Duke, Gonzaga, then Mn. Just waiting on that Duke offer and he's gone.
Where's the duke talk coming from?
I've seen several people say staying close to home could be very important to him, and that they think the Gophers have a better chance of getting him than most of the other highly ranked local recruits.
Rumor has it he told Curry at his UA camp that he will go to Duke. This is all specualtion, I would love if he stayed home. Why not just commit to the Gophers then as a Sophomore? Went from unranked to ranked meaning more and "better" offers.
I’d love for this to be true, but the same was said about Matt Hurt, Suggs, and Garcia early on. Hurt and Suggs probably wasn’t really true. Garcia I think actually did consider coming here. Maybe he will actually watch how Hurt is not achieving instant stardom at Puke while Oturu is rocketing up the draft rankings.
I don't think I've seen him in any mock draft. He could still leave after the year is over but I'm not sure he gets drafted.
I don't think that's very likely. From what I have seen of them (admittedly, I have not watched them much in recent weeks), he spends most of his time standing outside the 3-point line waiting for someone to feed him the ball for an open shot. If he possesses more skills, he is not on a team that showcases them.
He pretty much has to leave because of the recruiting class coming in. Same situation as Gary Trent Jr. I wouldn't draft him either, basically the next TJ Leaf
He wont come to MN because we have a mediocre program, headed by a poor coach, with no real hope of getting much better.
If staying home is his overwhelming priority then he will play here.
Yeah his Dad played basketball here and obviously supports Gopher athletics, can't tell if you are being sarcastic or serious
The main hope (for me at least) has always been that some of the kids of former players here will stick around and help build the program, holmgren would be a great signing and hopefully he actually listens to his parents over suggs lol
Yeah its too bad Pitino didnt have a couple of big men that had good success here, got better, made it to the tourney, broke big ten rebounding records, and/or were projected top 10 pics in the 2020 NBA draft.
What's his track record of successfully keeping top MN recruits home? B1G track record? NCAA tournament track record?
Chet's playstyle is nothing like those two
I'll leave that to the AD. He seems to have done all right hiring coaches so far.
Good call. The AD will be supporting him through the season and sticking with Pitino if the season finishes well. If not, he will likely move on. That is good timing for Gopher fans as well, versus the hand wringing, fire the coach threads after each loss.
I hope the AD has already made the decision to move on from Pitino, no matter if the season "finishes well."
The MN argument is been overdone. Get the best players you can get. We are MN Gopher fans not MSHSL fans. Here are your other answers
None of us can see the future, but depending on who else is recruited, the team next year will be good too. Most thought that we wouldn't win 5 games this year in the big ten or 10 all season. This staff teaches better with Jeter around. They defend better as well. I wouldn't panic as other teams will lose guys too.
BKB??? never seen that one before. What glory has the barn seen? Not to be a negative, but we haven't had much glory at all. The years of "glory" we've had have been mirrored with scandals. I'm not 100% sold on Pitino as I would be a Beard or some others, but I see him getting better and developing and I see some stability with this roster the next 3 years. Just my 2 cents.
I think Pitino did a great job with Mo Walker too who is still playing pro ball in Europe...I don't think he was even headed to be a starter when Pitino took over.