Quote from: MU82 on May 05, 2026, 01:39:11 PMYup. For all the talk about Gold being a poor shooter, he in fact shot 37% from 3 over his sophomore and junior seasons combined. That's decent to good, especially for a big. That his percentage fell off by 100 basis points was just bizarre. Maybe he felt too much pressure to produce? Who knows? Similar with Ross, who went from .362/.365 to .295. And, as you said, Jop. Weird. If Stevens and James have similar fall-offs next season, it really will be a pattern. Hope not.

Or, rib injury and bone spurs in his ankle requiring surgery.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on May 05, 2026, 12:33:32 PMBen and Chase both shot well below their career norms.  Ben drove the ball more but he wasn't suddenly going to morph into a post-up player.  Because Ben shot 66% from 2 doesn't mean he would maintain that percentage with a higher volume of attempts, especially if those attempts were forced.

That's two years in a row where good shooters shot well below what was expected of them from 3.  Kam had a lot more on-ball responsibility and I assume less open catch-and-shoot opportunities.  Not true for Jop, Chase, and Ben - they just didn't make shots.  It's up to the staff to determine if that's randomness or if there was something more to it. 

Yup. For all the talk about Gold being a poor shooter, he in fact shot 37% from 3 over his sophomore and junior seasons combined. That's decent to good, especially for a big. That his percentage fell off by 100 basis points was just bizarre. Maybe he felt too much pressure to produce? Who knows? Similar with Ross, who went from .362/.365 to .295. And, as you said, Jop. Weird. If Stevens and James have similar fall-offs next season, it really will be a pattern. Hope not.

Quote from: Dish on May 04, 2026, 07:39:14 PMGarrett Mitchell caught that ball, BS overturn.

https://x.com/i/status/2051461729742098546

Absolutely a catch.

Maybe Minessale will help change that situation!  At least MU outbid Iowa St for him!

Quote from: willie warrior on May 05, 2026, 12:26:03 PMOnce again, Reeker places small foot into big mouth. This thread is about recruiting and my comment was about recruiting. Reekers comment was made because I live rent free in his mind. Take another sabattical, please.

Sabbatical

Curious if this is your day account and you have a night account like you're Scoop's Batman?  🤔

Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on May 05, 2026, 11:46:28 AMEveryone knows that nearly all kids want to play as close to home as possible.  That's why Nigel James chose St. John's, Adrien Stevens chose Maryland, and Royce Parham chose Pittsburgh.

This also shows that MU's recruiting emphasis is primarily out of state. As long as MU wins, I don't really care if the players are from the state or not. I just think it's interesting that MU hasn't landed any of these players. MU has landed some good players from out of state but they've also landed a number that were not nearly as good as some in-state prospects.

Quote from: lawdog77 on May 05, 2026, 10:58:11 AMIs it a worse shot? Chase, for example, shot 49% from 2, and 29% from 3. I would argue a 3 is a worse shot for Chase than a 2. He had no business jacking up 4 threes a game. Same with Ben. Ben shot nearly twice as many threes as he did twos, despite shooting 26% from 3, and 66% from 2.

Ben and Chase both shot well below their career norms.  Ben drove the ball more but he wasn't suddenly going to morph into a post-up player.  Because Ben shot 66% from 2 doesn't mean he would maintain that percentage with a higher volume of attempts, especially if those attempts were forced.

That's two years in a row where good shooters shot well below what was expected of them from 3.  Kam had a lot more on-ball responsibility and I assume less open catch-and-shoot opportunities.  Not true for Jop, Chase, and Ben - they just didn't make shots.  It's up to the staff to determine if that's randomness or if there was something more to it. 

Quote from: lawdog77 on May 05, 2026, 09:45:30 AMTheir argument, which I agree with, is you need to cater the offense to the personnel. So by that, the problem was the offense.

So you want the team to take worse shots that they likely won't be better at making?

Quote from: Uncle Rico on May 05, 2026, 12:15:24 PMWillie dropping this nugget into a thread that is discussing shoes and brand loyalty is pretty awesome, imo

Once again, Reeker places small foot into big mouth. This thread is about recruiting and my comment was about recruiting. Reekers comment was made because I live rent free in his mind. Take another sabattical, please.

Huh

https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trumps-own-military-intel-says-hes-failing-to-damage-iranian-nuclear-program/