Makes little sense to fire a neophyte coach after three years when the third year showed significant improvement. Hopefully the steep part of the learning curve is over and CBJ continues to improve the roster. Plus, in the non-illustrious, hardly notable history of Gopher basketball, whats...
A numbers game? LOL. The Gophers have lost games due to fatigue. Still not convinced CBJ knows how to manage playing time or get the best out of his roster.
Terrible coaching. Gophers could not do anything right the last 10 min of the first half and our head coach does nothing but clap his hands. No subsitution; no timeouts; nothing. JOJ should take the first bus out of the Twin Cities. He has much to contribute, but its not here and certainly not...
With NCAA relying so heavily on NET rankings I doubt the Gophers have a realistic chance to make the tournament as an at-large team. However, there is still a chance through the BTT, which we have NEVER won. Get the double bye, hope you don't draw Purdue at any point, and win it. Simple.
13 wins in conference is asking a lot so I am not sure an at-large bid is in the cards. That said, get a decent seed for the BTT (for a a change) and win the damn thing.
I can think of worster-case scenarios than this. Anything approaching a .500 conference record is a success after what happened last year. Anything beyond that is gravy for this fan.
Great effort by the guys last night. Could see in their eyes they really wanted it and, this year, they have the players and experience to win some games. Continued growth this year could set the team up for a special season next year if everyone returns outside the graduating seniors.
With the qualifier that I have not watched much Gopher basketball the past few years (since before Covid, really), this does appear to be Ben's best team at MN. This, combined with the fact that college basketball has more parity, more unpredictability, and much less "mature" talent than it did...