Ben Gold

[BCHoopster]

Not sure he brings anything to the table, teams have taken away is 3, which means he brings nothing to the table.  And some of you want him to start at the center next year?  He can go back to Australia with Harry Froling!

[PGsHeroes32]

Not sure he brings anything to the table, teams have taken away is 3, which means he brings nothing to the table.  And some of you want him to start at the center next year?  He can go back to Australia with Harry Froling!

Can someone go "back to" a place they potentially have never been? And are definitely not from?

You might need a world map

[Nukem2]

Not sure he brings anything to the table, teams have taken away is 3, which means he brings nothing to the table.  And some of you want him to start at the center next year?  He can go back to Australia with Harry Froling!

Um, he is a Kiwi....

[jfp61]

Not sure he brings anything to the table, teams have taken away is 3, which means he brings nothing to the table.  And some of you want him to start at the center next year?  He can go back to Australia with Harry Froling!

dumb topic.. the guards are playing like crap

[Elonsmusk]

dumb topic.. the guards are playing like crap

Very dumb topic.  Gold is okay.  Not many 6'11" guys can guard 5 positions and we've been spoiled with Oso in that sense and our defensive scheme requires Gold to have to frequently defend 1's and 2's.  Kid has a lot of talent, but like pretty much everyone on the team at the moment, he is also struggling some with his shooting..and defense.

[Goose]

BC has decided Gold is a whipping boy and that is fine. I wish Ben Gold was the biggest problem at the moment. Stupid post thread after this performance. At least he did not mention how bad they will be next year with Gold playing the 5 and freshmen that have shown him nothing.

[mileskishnish72]

Definitely not a Gold fan but we're going to need him to pick it up.
Whatever he can give us offensively would be a gift, I just hope he doesn't dig us too big a hole on D.

[DoctorV]

He just looks way too slow, way too one dimensional on offense, so when he can't shoot he's effectively a negative on the court.

Not sure why, because we've seen him blow by guys on a head fake drive and make some super athletic plays at the rim in the past.

I was hoping that with everyone else struggling he would provide some spark but I've gotta admit there were plenty of times tonight when I thought he looked like he didn't belong.

Hopefully we didn't completely over value him.

Good thing is he loves to shoot, so he can microwave give this team a lift out of nowhere in some games if they start to drop because he always seems to find himself open enough to shoot the 3.

[Goose]

Doctor

Do you really think Ben Gold is why they lost tonight? Plenty of things, players to bash but this is a foolish thread, imo.

[BCHoopster]

Doctor

Do you really think Ben Gold is why they lost tonight? Plenty of things, players to bash but this is a foolish thread, imo.

No, it starts with the 2 guards, need something from the bench, Zaide gave you 7 points tonight, looked like he belongs, needed more PT time, like Ben to give MU something on the offensive end that's it

[Farley36]

Picking on Ben Gold right now is really missing the mark.  There are a few key pieces that drive this team.  If the team is underperforming, they should be the ones taking criticism, not Ben Gold.

[Warrior2008]

Imagine thinking Ben Gold is the problem and not the All-American playing like complete garbage.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Gold was great on the boards tonight and I thought was fine defensively. He missed his threes (though he had one erased by a soft foul off the pass).

Gold missed most of the offseason with injury. I think with a full offseason and a year of Caedin Hamilton pounding on him, he could end up being a serviceable starting center.

I do wish he would head fake more and drive. I feel like he has the opportunity at least once a game but rarely takes advantage.

[Johnny B]

Funny some say he's the best nba prospect on the team

[DoctorV]

Doctor

Do you really think Ben Gold is why they lost tonight? Plenty of things, players to bash but this is a foolish thread, imo.

Nah, he pretty much had little to do with the loss but that's part of the problem...

If he's on the court 20 minutes and everyone is playing like manure you'd hope he would take some more initiative on the offensive end, that's the end he's mainly on the court for.

All I'm saying is that many of us, myself included, have had high hopes for his MU career but lately he's seemed more likely to not fit in at the BE level than he has to be a significant BE contributor.
I'm pretty concerned with his lack of speed or appearance of lack of speed, especially for a kid that's shown he's got sneaky burst to him in the past

You disagree?

Good news is that he will get more minutes so he has a chance to quickly turn it around, like almost everyone else on the team.

[Goose]

Johnny B

I have said countless times that I thought Ben Gold was the best NBA prospect on the team. Never have I said he was the best player, would be the best player or be the important player on the team. Similarly, I stated Omax was a future NBA player 6-7 games into his career at MU. Big difference between being a NBA prospect and best player or most important player on a college team.

[Dickthedribbler]

They will play their way out of this shooting slump and overall malaise. Bigger concern should be how long will Chase Ross and Aaron Jones be out.

[rocky_warrior]

how long will Chase Ross and Aaron Jones be out.

Aaron is back!  For now...

[BCHoopster]

Hope Aaron Jones is healthy for Sundays game!

[Johnny B]

Johnny B

I have said countless times that I thought Ben Gold was the best NBA prospect on the team. Never have I said he was the best player, would be the best player or be the important player on the team. Similarly, I stated Omax was a future NBA player 6-7 games into his career at MU. Big difference between being a NBA prospect and best player or most important player on a college team.

Understood what you said just don't agree. Hope I'm wrong

[willie warrior]

Funny some say he's the best nba prospect on the team

Nobody is an NBA prospect

[Viper]

Very dumb topic.  Gold is okay.  Not many 6'11" guys can guard 5 positions and we've been spoiled with Oso in that sense and our defensive scheme requires Gold to have to frequently defend 1's and 2's.  Kid has a lot of talent, but like pretty much everyone on the team at the moment, he is also struggling some with his shooting..and defense.

I guess I don't see the talent. If Ben is 6'6" he's not a D-1 player. Too slow. Easily pushed around. To this point, I feel like Shaka missed on Gold, and over projected on Jop as a starter. Maybe it all turns for the good starting on Monday afternoon.

[wisblue]

They will play their way out of this shooting slump and overall malaise. Bigger concern should be how long will Chase Ross and Aaron Jones be out.

My expectation today is that Sean is likely out for the season and a question mark for the start of next season. When the immediate prognosis is "serious knee injury" it almost always is confirmed as a torn ACL by MRI.

With Ross I read the report as meaning that they they will be deciding in a few weeks if he can gut out the rest of the season or undergo season ending shoulder surgery.

The bottom line is that Lowery and Norman are going to be forced into action and how well they perform is going to determine if MU makes the NCAA tournament.

[MuggsyB]

My expectation today is that Sean is likely out for the season and a question mark for the start of next season. When the immediate prognosis is "serious knee injury" it almost always is confirmed as a torn ACL by MRI.

With Ross I read the report as meaning that they they will be deciding in a few weeks if he can gut out the rest of the season or undergo season ending shoulder surgery.

The bottom line is that Lowery and Norman are going to be forced into action and how well they perform is going to determine if MU makes the NCAA tournament.

I would say Tyko and Kam's performances will determine our fate. 

[franklinjerry]

Gold can guard five positions? Which five positions are those?