First off, note well, I am not pining for the days of Monson.
However, if Long Beach can beat Cal Poly tonight they will all but lock up the Big West Tourney slot. If the Gophers lose again this season they are likely out.
I know, I know. The Gopher are ravaged by injury. How much would it...
Sampson has more potential than Pollard, but their stats are similar in their first two years. I like Sampson's ability to to make plays away from the basket compared to pollard, in that respect I think he has the potential to become a Tim Duncan type player.
The problem: Sampson is playing at...
and yet two bowl games in three years.
sure they were *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#ty bowls and he had a masonesque record and he lost both (however less embarrassingly than mason), but that is pretty decent for a coach with no head coaching experience and no coordinating experience learning on the job...