Nate Kratch from Watertown, Minnesota who has been at Santa Clara for four years.
For whatever reason a Georgia site posted that Nate is likely to be a grad transfer, maybe they think that he may look their way. I've heard locally that he is likely to transfer some where grad transfer wise because his head coach was fired and he's graduating. The thought of Minnesota has come up but Georgia, Minnesota, or nobody else can talk to him because he hasn't made it official.
Would he be a good grad transfer? It would make some sense for a few reasons.
1) If somebody transfers the scholarship is going to a 2017 most likely so he is just holding the scholarship for one year until that player comes
2) He is from here. Makes sense.
3) At 6-ft-8 and 226 pounds he is a worker four man that averaged 9 points and 8 rebounds a game last season. Shot 55 percent from the floor this year but has stopped shooting treys altogether. Shot 35 percent from the arc on 57 treys as a sophomore, 9 in the last two years. Very strange. Works hard, rebounds well.
4) Gophers need another frontcourt body and a PF would be perfect. Would be expected to come off the bench behind Murphy and the centers, is insurance for Curry, would have veteran experience that could likely play with Murphy in a small line-up. It would give the Gophers 2 centers and 3 PFs, they would be deeper
Now, if Charles Buggs stays I would imagine that he would go back to the PF role that he had when he was younger and he would be the back-up behind Murphy with Curry.
So, would you rather have Kratch, or Buggs? Interesting thoughts. Kratch is an excellent worker as a defender and rebounder.
All of this is hearsay until he officially transfers and who knows if Minnesota would even want him. Something to watch.
For whatever reason a Georgia site posted that Nate is likely to be a grad transfer, maybe they think that he may look their way. I've heard locally that he is likely to transfer some where grad transfer wise because his head coach was fired and he's graduating. The thought of Minnesota has come up but Georgia, Minnesota, or nobody else can talk to him because he hasn't made it official.
Would he be a good grad transfer? It would make some sense for a few reasons.
1) If somebody transfers the scholarship is going to a 2017 most likely so he is just holding the scholarship for one year until that player comes
2) He is from here. Makes sense.
3) At 6-ft-8 and 226 pounds he is a worker four man that averaged 9 points and 8 rebounds a game last season. Shot 55 percent from the floor this year but has stopped shooting treys altogether. Shot 35 percent from the arc on 57 treys as a sophomore, 9 in the last two years. Very strange. Works hard, rebounds well.
4) Gophers need another frontcourt body and a PF would be perfect. Would be expected to come off the bench behind Murphy and the centers, is insurance for Curry, would have veteran experience that could likely play with Murphy in a small line-up. It would give the Gophers 2 centers and 3 PFs, they would be deeper
Now, if Charles Buggs stays I would imagine that he would go back to the PF role that he had when he was younger and he would be the back-up behind Murphy with Curry.
So, would you rather have Kratch, or Buggs? Interesting thoughts. Kratch is an excellent worker as a defender and rebounder.
All of this is hearsay until he officially transfers and who knows if Minnesota would even want him. Something to watch.
