Yup, or even the portal. If we finish on one of our patented losing streaks to end the season maybe he takes his NU degree, thanks the coaches and transfers to a team that's a lock to make the tourney just to have that experience. There is not a player of his calibre who hasn't thought about what it would be like to play in March Madness.
Carr is an interesting example. He played "fine" (10 pts, 4 assists) last night in Texas's big win over #8 Kansas. Texas is going to play in March and looks like a Sweet 16 team. By contrast, Minnesota is a dumpster fire this year and will finish last or second to last in the BIG. Yeah, he would have put points with them, but does playing at Texas in national games and on the biggest stages increase draft stock? I honestly don't know. I would assume there has to be a little bit of out of sight out mind with scouts/NBA teams and the Gophers are not even remotely close to being relevant.
Those are all valid points.
Come on man, take it easy on the Gophers! We still have to play them twice!
FWIW the Gophers faithful are quite happy with what is happening this season. They were supposed to be doormats and have been surprisingly feisty. While having no bench whatsoever. This after retaining a grand total of one scholarship player.
Would he have been a 2nd round pick if he had stayed in the draft? He definitely could have played in Europe or the G-League.
You're only saying that because we're Northwestern. That team that clobbered Nebraska in Lincoln should roll the Gophers. I get where you coming from though, I've also been burned countless times by NU, but we genuinely seem more talented than Minny and Nebraska and we're playing well. We should sweep those games.
I think this is more likely than him coming back for an extra year at NU. It's go pro or transfer imo
I heard while seeing a bit of a TX game the commentator saying Carr told me he went to Austin to win games. While that's the official, out to the world, version, I believe it's more likely the reality is closer to what you pointed out. He must be questioning his choice.
I'm just asking because it is Ryan Young's 4th year of college, as well as Pete Nance's 4th year.
Those are all good questions. I think much of this will depend on how we finish the season. Do we go 6-2 and win a game in the BTT? If so, then maybe they feel like they have unfinished business and want to make one last run at the tourney. If we go on another swoon and limp to the finish line, Greer and Young may want to move on with their lives instead of "pounding the rock" for another year and Nance may want to showcase his talents on a bigger stage (he would have tons of suitors).
Won’t shock me to see Kofi back at Illinois again next year. He can develop a little more and probably make more in NIL than playing somewhere overseas
I think Nance would do well to come back for this reason. All they have to do is be mature enough to flip the close games that they lost this year to get into the tourney. Plus, physically I think he just coming into himself. He is a late bloomer if ever there was one.
Right, he isn’t anything close to a lottery pick. Great college player, dominates, but he isn’t making it up and down the court 6 times in the NBA before he is gassed.
I had not seen J-D play before. He is explosive but is a card carrying member of the Bricklayers Union
