I liked the kid so I follow his games from time to time. Currently averaging 17.9 and 6.1 on an undefeated Gophers team. God I wish we had kept him...would be our star player! I recall some posts saying he wasn't great...as iffy as Big Ten basketball has been this season (cough...UMD...cough) it's still pretty solid to put up THOSE stats against good competition on that level. Rooting for him but definitely missing him out there on the court this season

jf wrote:

Miss him greatly every time we launch a mishappen or inopportune 3 point shot,which is often.
  How does the offense flow at Minnesota? Do they pass?

They don't do it particularly well actually. A few moments of hero ball here and there. But they've been pulling off close battles

Minnesota was projected to be one of the worst teams in the Big 10 this year but they appear to be a lot better than those projections after the 7-0 start. They are also led by Payton Willis, who actually transferred back to Minnesota after playing at other colleges. Minnesota is about to start conference play in a day or 2, so we'll see if they can keep this up. Battle definitely looks like he will be an All-Conference player in the Big 10 this year

6 of Minnesota's 7 wins have been Q3 or Q4 (Although I'll admit winning at Mississippi State is a good win and Battle played well). Curious to see how they look against better competition in the Big 10, especially Michigan State tomorrow night.

Gwmayhem wrote:

The Dude wrote:

Battle was a big impact player, instantly. Zero surprise he's playing well, as a Soph he was all A10 and all A10 rookie if memory serves.

He was a Mojo recruit though so got barely any love for 2 years.  I posted about 20 threads about his success most went without a comment.   As I said at the time, best HS recruit since Yuta. 

Wow Dude.  None of us realized how good a player Jameson Battle was for GW.  You were the only one here who knew. 

LOL

And yet wasn't it not Battle, but another player the one who was absolutely the go to guy at the end of games?
 

The Dude wrote:

The funny thing is, as you were insisting all analysts, Coaches, and A10 media were wrong about GW being 13th ("5th-9th worst case scenario 9th!" still believe that??)  I don't recall you noting what  a big loss Battle was going to be.

Clear as day, Battle alone turns a few of these closes into wins.  Stretches the court with 3 point shooting, gets some contested rebounds, all the things GW is now lacking.

 

Wait, you mean that Battle was a good three point shooter?  Gosh Dude, I learn so much from you.  

(Stop the lying please.  Never said worst case scenario-9th.  Not once.  Said 9th sounded about right.  Sounding about right does not mean worst case scenario.  Just so you are aware, someone who makes good points does not need to consistently lie about someone else's points in order to make himself look better.  Maybe the reason why you lie so much at my expense is because your own points are so poor.)

Battle is averaging 19 points and 7 boards, nearly his identical line for GW last year

For 10-1 Minnesota

 

Rising, dude can't be bothered with facts. 

Johnny Davis of Wisconsin (22.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 47.6% from the field) is a frontrunner for national player of the year at this point. Wisconsin is top 15 in the country with him playing and they stink when he's out of the lineup. Kofi Cockburn of Illinois (22.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg) is another a good shout for Big 10 player of the year. Also I'd be shocked if a player from Minnesota won POY considering they're probably not a top half team in the Big 10.