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per Marcus:
Here are some of my takeaways from the first loss of the season:
THE GOOD
Murphy’s aggressiveness: If the Gophers make the NCAA tournament this season, it will be because Jordan Murphy has a big senior year. So far so good from a rebounding standpoint (leading the Big Ten with Murphy hasn’t had the same start as last season when he was the top scorer and rebounder in the Big Ten in the first month of the season, but he took control offensively at times Monday against Boston College. He scored 11 of his team-high 16 points in the first half. He also went 5-for-5 from the free throw line, which was a significant improvement from him shooting at a 62 percent clip entering the game. Foul trouble limited Murphy to less than nine minutes in the second half when Boston College ran away with the victory. He was able to find Gabe Kalscheur on a cross court pass in the corner spotting up for a three-pointer. His passing skills are the best they’ve been in his career, ranking 10th in the Big Ten and tops on the team with 3.7 per game.
THE BAD
Shooting without confidence: Pitino said on his radio show Tuesday that he counted 26 uncontested shots the Gophers missed against Boston College after watching video, which included three-pointers, missed layups and a couple dunks. It wasn’t just a couple guys having an off night. Everyone contributed to the misery on offense. And this has been a disturbing trend in the last four games with Minnesota shooting 36 percent from the field (86-for-239) during that stretch. Dupree McBrayer was scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting from the field. Starters Amir Coffey, Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur were a combined 10-for-28 from the field. Pitino mentioned that he thought Oturu lost confidence after missing two dunks and close shots against the Eagles. The 6-foot-10 former four-star recruit shot just 1-for-6 in the second half, but it’s expected for him to have some freshman moments. The experience he gets from starting in place of recovering big man Eric Curry could prove to be valuable during Big Ten play.
http://www.startribune.com/takeaway...ss-of-the-season-vs-boston-college/501439281/
Go Gophers!!
Here are some of my takeaways from the first loss of the season:
THE GOOD
Murphy’s aggressiveness: If the Gophers make the NCAA tournament this season, it will be because Jordan Murphy has a big senior year. So far so good from a rebounding standpoint (leading the Big Ten with Murphy hasn’t had the same start as last season when he was the top scorer and rebounder in the Big Ten in the first month of the season, but he took control offensively at times Monday against Boston College. He scored 11 of his team-high 16 points in the first half. He also went 5-for-5 from the free throw line, which was a significant improvement from him shooting at a 62 percent clip entering the game. Foul trouble limited Murphy to less than nine minutes in the second half when Boston College ran away with the victory. He was able to find Gabe Kalscheur on a cross court pass in the corner spotting up for a three-pointer. His passing skills are the best they’ve been in his career, ranking 10th in the Big Ten and tops on the team with 3.7 per game.
THE BAD
Shooting without confidence: Pitino said on his radio show Tuesday that he counted 26 uncontested shots the Gophers missed against Boston College after watching video, which included three-pointers, missed layups and a couple dunks. It wasn’t just a couple guys having an off night. Everyone contributed to the misery on offense. And this has been a disturbing trend in the last four games with Minnesota shooting 36 percent from the field (86-for-239) during that stretch. Dupree McBrayer was scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting from the field. Starters Amir Coffey, Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur were a combined 10-for-28 from the field. Pitino mentioned that he thought Oturu lost confidence after missing two dunks and close shots against the Eagles. The 6-foot-10 former four-star recruit shot just 1-for-6 in the second half, but it’s expected for him to have some freshman moments. The experience he gets from starting in place of recovering big man Eric Curry could prove to be valuable during Big Ten play.
http://www.startribune.com/takeaway...ss-of-the-season-vs-boston-college/501439281/
Go Gophers!!