I am genuinely confused by the Ty Rodgers slander. I know it’s not everybody but there seems to be a decent contingent of people who do not appreciate his value- those of which clearly did not watch this team all season. Especially those saying they didn’t see him take ANY jump shots the whole year. He did. Did he make many? No. In fact he made 0 of his very few 3 point attempts at the beginning of the year.
Ty Rodgers was our most efficient player in many games this year- he is a matchup nightmare who can guard almost anyone. As a freshman, he exceeded expectations of those who understand the game of college basketball, and that’s why people talk so highly of him. If you were watching the games you’d notice that when a former basketball star was on color commentary, no matter who it was, he LOVED Ty Rodgers. His ceiling is insanely high. Yes, his jumpshot is worse than half the people I play pickup with, but he is a decent jumper away from being first team all big-ten. You don’t love this team if you don’t love its players and you don’t love its players if you don’t believe that.