STrib: Rotations still in flux with McNeil suspended

per the STrib:

With McNeil -- who generally backed up the shooting guard and small forward positions -- out, several guys are playing out of position.

Power forward Joey King is practicing some at the small forward. So is Buggs. And senior guard Andre Hollins. Raw freshman center Bakary Konate is getting more minutes at power forward. And Mason is trying to get reps at point guard, shooting guard and small forward.

"It's really weird seeing guys out there just because we're used to having the same guards we run with every day, and having [the same] big men screening and rolling," senior DeAndre Mathieu said. "But we're working on it and I guess we're going to have to deal with it until -- I don't know."

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/284390931.html

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FSN: Gophers' backcourt situation complicated during McNeil's absence

Without McNeil, the Gophers' backcourt is thin. The sophomore guard was averaging nearly 19 minutes per game off the bench in his first four games before his arrest early last week. In his absence, others have had to step up and play more minutes or, in some cases, play out of position.

"Certainly the Daquein McNeil situation threw us for a loop," said Minnesota coach Richard Pitino. "That's such a big deal, and I understand it's much bigger than basketball. But as a team, you lose a guy that played 19 minutes a game, so now we had certain guys playing different positions than they're used to playing."

http://www.foxsports.com/north/stor...on-complicated-during-mcneil-s-absence-120114

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