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per the Daily:
When Minnesota hired Richard Pitino as head coach in April 2013, the Gophers’ post players were nothing to write home about.
Elliott Eliason was an uncoordinated backup center who often tripped while running down the court. He was coming off a season in which he averaged 2.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Mo Walker weighed more than 300 pounds and had barely played the year before.
With unheralded post players in the fold, Minnesota’s game plan for much of last season focused on using its talented perimeter players: Andre Hollins, Austin Hollins and DeAndre Mathieu.
But after Eliason proved to be a strong pick-and-roll partner and Walker became one of the team’s best scorers, Minnesota is focusing on establishing more of an inside-out offensive attack in Pitino’s second year with the Gophers.
“I thought we started throwing it inside a lot more toward the end of the year, and our offensive numbers went up,” Pitino said. “We’ve got to establish that.”
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/mens-basketball/2014/11/03/gophers-seek-inside-out-attack
Go Gophers!!
When Minnesota hired Richard Pitino as head coach in April 2013, the Gophers’ post players were nothing to write home about.
Elliott Eliason was an uncoordinated backup center who often tripped while running down the court. He was coming off a season in which he averaged 2.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Mo Walker weighed more than 300 pounds and had barely played the year before.
With unheralded post players in the fold, Minnesota’s game plan for much of last season focused on using its talented perimeter players: Andre Hollins, Austin Hollins and DeAndre Mathieu.
But after Eliason proved to be a strong pick-and-roll partner and Walker became one of the team’s best scorers, Minnesota is focusing on establishing more of an inside-out offensive attack in Pitino’s second year with the Gophers.
“I thought we started throwing it inside a lot more toward the end of the year, and our offensive numbers went up,” Pitino said. “We’ve got to establish that.”
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/mens-basketball/2014/11/03/gophers-seek-inside-out-attack
Go Gophers!!
