STrib: Gophers' defense gives basketball opponents fits

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per the STrib:

“I think we’ve played great D,” Austin Hollins said after the Gophers win. “We forced a bunch of turnovers and we got points off of that, and that gives us a lot of energy. And that gets us going offensively as well.”

“Richard has done a tremendous job putting that system in in a very short period of time, and they completely understand it and they handle it,” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said of Pitino at the Maui Invitational. “They had a very tough defense. They pressured the guards and then they forced you into the bigs and their bigs were playing solid, strong Big Ten basketball.”

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/234840971.html

Go Gophers!!
 


Sorry, not buying it.

We're in agreement. Defense is giving MINNESOTA fits, not its opponents. Gophers have been somewhat fortunate that opponents haven't shot well from 3, but these guys give up a ton of easy shots. Big issue & will be all year.
 

Glad to hear Pitino say they're far from there, because they are far from there. Hoping they get there eventually.
 




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