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per Marcus:
When Richard Pitino was asked whether the Gophers needed this nine-day break after Monday's 68-67 win against Drake, he didn't hesitate with his answer.
"No doubt," Pitino said. "This has been the toughest 12 games. … Our confidence obviously isn't great right now."
The Gophers (9-3) picked up an impressive November win at Providence in their second game. They also beat Alabama in a bizarre game that ended 5-on-3 after Thanksgiving in Brooklyn, N.Y. But before the Drake victory came two consecutive losses on the road last week — at Nebraska and Arkansas — and they were demoralizing.
Minnesota's 10-point loss to the Cornhuskers was the second of two early December conference games to start the Big Ten schedule.
That was something the Big Ten forced on teams after moving up the conference tournament to late February so it could be played in Madison Square Garden. Instead of being able to work out early December kinks at home against nonconference opponents, the Gophers went to Lincoln, where they haven't won since 2012.
http://www.startribune.com/with-pre...o-s-gophers-badly-needed-this-rest/464231463/
Go Gophers!!
When Richard Pitino was asked whether the Gophers needed this nine-day break after Monday's 68-67 win against Drake, he didn't hesitate with his answer.
"No doubt," Pitino said. "This has been the toughest 12 games. … Our confidence obviously isn't great right now."
The Gophers (9-3) picked up an impressive November win at Providence in their second game. They also beat Alabama in a bizarre game that ended 5-on-3 after Thanksgiving in Brooklyn, N.Y. But before the Drake victory came two consecutive losses on the road last week — at Nebraska and Arkansas — and they were demoralizing.
Minnesota's 10-point loss to the Cornhuskers was the second of two early December conference games to start the Big Ten schedule.
That was something the Big Ten forced on teams after moving up the conference tournament to late February so it could be played in Madison Square Garden. Instead of being able to work out early December kinks at home against nonconference opponents, the Gophers went to Lincoln, where they haven't won since 2012.
http://www.startribune.com/with-pre...o-s-gophers-badly-needed-this-rest/464231463/
Go Gophers!!