Fru to Mu

[MuggsyB]

His TO% was 13.7%. That would have been 2nd best on our team last season after Bem Gold.

He is a good defensive rebounder for a guard

Question:

What were Tyko's dime numbers on GMU before he donned Marquette gear?  Ty. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Question:

What were Tyko's dime numbers on GMU before he donned Marquette gear?  Ty. 

His assist rate was 14.0%. His first year at MU it jumped to 34.1%.

[Uncle Rico]

Question:

What were Tyko's dime numbers on GMU before he donned Marquette gear?  Ty. 

6.9% overall, 4.20% in league play

[Tha Hound]

Could Minessale have progressed into a high major rotational player after being recruited by Green Bay, South Dakota and St Thomas out of HS?  It's possible as Andrew Rowsey came from the Big South and did well at MU.

But there is already plenty of talent at the 2/3 that he does not clearly look better than - Stevens, DO, Ian, Phillips and Egbuonu. If they are allowed to work him out then have him go against those guys and if he does well then possibly make an offer.

If Minessale was a 5, or a 1 as Riley will be a tough get, that would be a different story. 

Huh?

[Tha Hound]

Very funny seeing people pencil in the likes of DO into the starting lineup. Until he shows another level he shouldn't be anywhere near our starting lineup. He just hasn't been good enough. 

[MuggsyB]

His assist rate was 14.0%. His first year at MU it jumped to 34.1%.

And what does this tell you?

His assist rate was 14.0%. His first year at MU it jumped to 34.1%.

What this tells me is stats at one Summit school won't tell us everything about NM if he decides to go to MU.  All I know about the young man is he scored 19.8 ppg and has 0.0 interest in playing for the Weasel program. 

[MuggsyB]

Huh?

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Ty, Hound.  I was quite lost on this "analysis". 

[The_Blaze]

I'm seeing a lot of posts projecting Minessale as the 6th man. Maybe if they decide they want more shooting in the starting lineup. But I would put Riley and Stevens as the 6th man before Minnessale. Dude is good

If MU brings him in at a position (2/3) where there is already plenty of talent then the coaching staff likely does see him as at least a 6th man.

It will be interesting to see if Shaka does offer Minnessale as that will be a transitional move from Shaka's relationship & growth strategy.  MU does have immediate needs in this portal (1&5) but a 2/3 is not a need.  Exceptions can be made like if a D Wade is available in the portal but this scenario does not fit. 

The Badgers have a greater need for Minnessale and likely more playing time available so unless they pick up one or two top 2/3's prior to him, Minnessale may pick the Badgers over MU if offered by both.  Good luck to him regardless.

[Uncle Rico]

If MU brings him in at a position (2/3) where there is already plenty of talent then the coaching staff likely does see him as at least a 6th man.

It will be interesting to see if Shaka does offer Minnessale as that will be a transitional move from Shaka's relationship & growth strategy.  MU does have immediate needs in this portal (1&5) but a 2/3 is not a need.  Exceptions can be made like if a D Wade is available in the portal but this scenario does not fit. 

The Badgers have a greater need for Minnessale and likely more playing time available so unless they pick up one or two top 2/3's prior to him, Minnessale may pick the Badgers over MU if offered by both.  Good luck to him regardless.

Brother

[wadesworld]

Brother

Lololol

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

If MU brings him in at a position (2/3) where there is already plenty of talent then the coaching staff likely does see him as at least a 6th man.

It will be interesting to see if Shaka does offer Minnessale as that will be a transitional move from Shaka's relationship & growth strategy.  MU does have immediate needs in this portal (1&5) but a 2/3 is not a need.  Exceptions can be made like if a D Wade is available in the portal but this scenario does not fit. 

The Badgers have a greater need for Minnessale and likely more playing time available so unless they pick up one or two top 2/3's prior to him, Minnessale may pick the Badgers over MU if offered by both.  Good luck to him regardless.

What talent do we have at the 2/3 that you think is better than Minessale?

Also it's been said before but worth saying again, Minessale addresses our need at the 1.

[MU82]

If MU brings him in at a position (2/3) where there is already plenty of talent then the coaching staff likely does see him as at least a 6th man.

It will be interesting to see if Shaka does offer Minnessale as that will be a transitional move from Shaka's relationship & growth strategy.  MU does have immediate needs in this portal (1&5) but a 2/3 is not a need.  Exceptions can be made like if a D Wade is available in the portal but this scenario does not fit. 

The Badgers have a greater need for Minnessale and likely more playing time available so unless they pick up one or two top 2/3's prior to him, Minnessale may pick the Badgers over MU if offered by both.  Good luck to him regardless.

You be The Blaze-ing up too much wacky tobaccy.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Minessale has a good neck.

https://x.com/i/status/2045287593655607707

[Vander Blue Man Group]

If MU brings him in at a position (2/3) where there is already plenty of talent then the coaching staff likely does see him as at least a 6th man.

It will be interesting to see if Shaka does offer Minnessale as that will be a transitional move from Shaka's relationship & growth strategy.  MU does have immediate needs in this portal (1&5) but a 2/3 is not a need.  Exceptions can be made like if a D Wade is available in the portal but this scenario does not fit. 

The Badgers have a greater need for Minnessale and likely more playing time available so unless they pick up one or two top 2/3's prior to him, Minnessale may pick the Badgers over MU if offered by both.  Good luck to him regardless.

You ok, man?

[tower912]

Mines is part of Minessale and that triggered a treasure story?

[K1 Lover]

His TO% was 13.7%. That would have been 2nd best on our team last season after Bem Gold.

He is a good defensive rebounder for a guard

Perhaps I could've been more specific -- my comment was referring to turnover rate while playing against tougher competition, as that was the specific topic being discussed with Rico.

Here's Minessale's assist-to-turnover stats in each of St. Thomas' Q1/Q2 games this season:

@SMC - 2 assists, 4 turnovers
@MTST - 4 assists, 4 turnovers
@NDSU - 6 assists, 7 turnovers
@SEA - 1 assist, 4 turnovers

That said, none of that is meant to be a knock on Minessale. I'm extremely excited about the possibility of him playing for MU and I have no doubt the positives of his game would far outweigh any negatives.

[The_Blaze]

What talent do we have at the 2/3 that you think is better than Minessale?

Also it's been said before but worth saying again, Minessale addresses our need at the 1.

MU at the 2/3 has Adrien, DO, Phillips, Egbuonu, Ian.  Do you think 2 of them (the starters) have less talent and potential? 

If the coaching staff thinks so then they may offer.
 
If Minnessale can play the 1 then his need increases but realistically can he play the point or play it a bit like others?

[wadesworld]

MU at the 2/3 has Adrien, DO, Phillips, Egbuonu, Ian.  Do you think 2 of them (the starters) have less talent and potential? 

If the coaching staff thinks so then they may offer.
 
If Minnessale can play the 1 then his need increases but realistically can he play the point or play it a bit like others?

The staff has offered Minessale. He's better than anyone we have at the 3, and he can play the 1 for the 8-10 minutes we'll need in place of Nigel.

[The Sultan]

MU at the 2/3 has Adrien, DO, Phillips, Egbuonu, Ian.  Do you think 2 of them (the starters) have less talent and potential? 

If the coaching staff thinks so then they may offer.
 
If Minnessale can play the 1 then his need increases but realistically can he play the point or play it a bit like others?

Talent and potential? Maybe not. A better player right now? Undoubtedly.

And why do you keep posting like the staff isn't yet interested? They have offered. All indications are this is going to happen. If it falls apart now, that will be completely unexpected.

[brewcity77]

Perhaps I could've been more specific -- my comment was referring to turnover rate while playing against tougher competition, as that was the specific topic being discussed with Rico.

Here's Minessale's assist-to-turnover stats in each of St. Thomas' Q1/Q2 games this season:

@SMC - 2 assists, 4 turnovers
@MTST - 4 assists, 4 turnovers
@NDSU - 6 assists, 7 turnovers
@SEA - 1 assist, 4 turnovers

That said, none of that is meant to be a knock on Minessale. I'm extremely excited about the possibility of him playing for MU and I have no doubt the positives of his game would far outweigh any negatives.

I get the concern, but I think it's pretty unfounded. I used to look at similar when it came to low/mid majors playing against kenpom Tier A+B competition. When I saw those guys who were great 90% of the time but seemed to really struggle against better teams, I questioned how they'd do moving up a level.

Then I watched guys like Tristen Newton, Baylor Scheierman, RJ Luis, even our own Andrew Rowsey & Tyler Kolek have poor Tier A+B splits elsewhere then come to the Big East and be awesome.

I think a lot of the time, the guys good enough to go up get most of the defensive focus in those games, which can raise the "are they really ready for this level" question, but when they get to this level and they're no longer the clear best player on the team, that defensive focus diminishes and they get more freedom to show why they were so highly regarded in the first place.

Totally understand where you're coming from, but I got a lot of evals wrong because I zeroed in on what guys did 10% of the time when they their team as a whole was overmatched and not the 90% of the time they were proving they belonged at a higher level.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

MU at the 2/3 has Adrien, DO, Phillips, Egbuonu, Ian.  Do you think 2 of them (the starters) have less talent and potential? 

If the coaching staff thinks so then they may offer.
 
If Minnessale can play the 1 then his need increases but realistically can he play the point or play it a bit like others?

Minessaleb would start over all those players except maybe Adrien.

They may offer?

Minessale led the Tommies is assists and had an assist rate of 25.9% which was 179th in the nation last season. He can run the point.

[tower912]

Minessaleb would start over all those players except maybe Adrien.

They may offer?

Minessale led the Tommies is assists and had an assist rate of 25.9% which was 179th in the nation last season. He can run the point.

In one of his games that I watched, he ran the point.  Completely ineffective.  Moved him off the ball in the second half, let the other back up PG run the show, NM had a great half.

My concerns remain.

[The Sultan]

In one of his games that I watched, he ran the point.  Completely ineffective.  Moved him off the ball in the second half, let the other back up PG run the show, NM had a great half.

My concerns remain.

UGH!!!

Everyone knows that all players are defined by the one game tower watches...

[tower912]

Just like everyone knows they are defined by the pedantic stylings of Sultan and JB.

Eye roll, head shake, right hand pumping motion.

He had a bad half.   He had a good half. 
The other game I watched most of he was solid throughout.

I want more guard depth.

[The Sultan]

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