BleedGopher
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per WDRB:
1. Don't Sleep on Richard Pitino
The narrative on Richard Pitino in Minnesota before the season had realtors wondering if somebody was going to get a nice listing.
After winning the NIT and 25 games during his first season, Pitino coached the Gophers to 18-15 and 8-23 records the last two winters. There were off the court issues. The athletic director who hired Pitino was fired. Nearly every story written about Pitino included a mention of his hefty buyout.
I'm not nominating Pitino for the Final Four, but the Gophers are showing up in some early NCAA Tournament projections. He's in the discussion for Comeback Coach of the Year -- if there is a Comeback Coach of the Year award.
Minnesota moved to 11-1 with a 76-66 victory against LIU-Brooklyn. It was the Gophers' eighth victory by 10 points or more.
Yes, their strength of schedule ranks only 224th in the Ken Pomeroy power numbers. They have three wins over Top 100 opponents and are projected to finish 9-9 in the Big Ten and 21-10 overall. He's got a talented freshman forward -- Amir Coffey, a Twin Cities kid he convinced to stay home and play at the program where Coffey's father, Richard, once starred.
Selection Sunday should be interesting in Minneapolis.
http://www.wdrb.com/story/34064470/...ivers-tubby-builds-7-college-basketball-notes
Go Gophers!!
1. Don't Sleep on Richard Pitino
The narrative on Richard Pitino in Minnesota before the season had realtors wondering if somebody was going to get a nice listing.
After winning the NIT and 25 games during his first season, Pitino coached the Gophers to 18-15 and 8-23 records the last two winters. There were off the court issues. The athletic director who hired Pitino was fired. Nearly every story written about Pitino included a mention of his hefty buyout.
I'm not nominating Pitino for the Final Four, but the Gophers are showing up in some early NCAA Tournament projections. He's in the discussion for Comeback Coach of the Year -- if there is a Comeback Coach of the Year award.
Minnesota moved to 11-1 with a 76-66 victory against LIU-Brooklyn. It was the Gophers' eighth victory by 10 points or more.
Yes, their strength of schedule ranks only 224th in the Ken Pomeroy power numbers. They have three wins over Top 100 opponents and are projected to finish 9-9 in the Big Ten and 21-10 overall. He's got a talented freshman forward -- Amir Coffey, a Twin Cities kid he convinced to stay home and play at the program where Coffey's father, Richard, once starred.
Selection Sunday should be interesting in Minneapolis.
http://www.wdrb.com/story/34064470/...ivers-tubby-builds-7-college-basketball-notes
Go Gophers!!
