PiPress: Freshman Nate Mason taking reins down stretch

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per Marcus:

For the second time this season, Gophers coach Richard Pitino went with youth over experience by replacing senior starting point guard DeAndre Mathieu with freshman Nate Mason in Saturday's loss at Wisconsin.

A month ago, the move helped spark Minnesota to its first Big Ten win after a 0-5 start, but Pitino said it felt weird to have Mathieu come off the bench and eventually switched back -- for a while.

"DeAndre is just not having a great year," Pitino said Wednesday. "That doesn't mean it's his fault that we haven't won some games. It's a collective thing. Nate's playing well. Gotta play the players who are playing well."

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Go Gophers!!
 

Good move IMO,get the youngster ready for the rest of his career.
 




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