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per Marcus:
Defense seems to be the only constant, giving Pitino’s team a chance to win even on off shooting nights.
The Gophers lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage defense (36.0) through eight games, compared to opponents shooting 42 percent at this point last season. They rank second in the conference in three-point-shooting defense (28.7), compared to opponents shooting 38.4 percent last season.
Pitino is an avid follower of college basketball’s advanced stats guru Ken Pomeroy, who ranks Minnesota’s defensive efficiency at 93.0. That’s 24th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten.
Reggie Lynch, who had six blocks in Saturday’s win against Vanderbilt, ranks second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally with 3.57 blocks per game. Minnesota and Northwestern are tied with a conference-best 6.5 blocks per game.
“As long as we defend and rebound, we’re going to have a shot,” Pitino said. “At Florida State, we didn’t defend and rebound when we needed to and we lost the game. I do think these guys understand that.”
http://www.startribune.com/quality-...-give-gophers-a-jolt-of-confidence/404895426/
Go Gophers!!
Defense seems to be the only constant, giving Pitino’s team a chance to win even on off shooting nights.
The Gophers lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage defense (36.0) through eight games, compared to opponents shooting 42 percent at this point last season. They rank second in the conference in three-point-shooting defense (28.7), compared to opponents shooting 38.4 percent last season.
Pitino is an avid follower of college basketball’s advanced stats guru Ken Pomeroy, who ranks Minnesota’s defensive efficiency at 93.0. That’s 24th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten.
Reggie Lynch, who had six blocks in Saturday’s win against Vanderbilt, ranks second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally with 3.57 blocks per game. Minnesota and Northwestern are tied with a conference-best 6.5 blocks per game.
“As long as we defend and rebound, we’re going to have a shot,” Pitino said. “At Florida State, we didn’t defend and rebound when we needed to and we lost the game. I do think these guys understand that.”
http://www.startribune.com/quality-...-give-gophers-a-jolt-of-confidence/404895426/
Go Gophers!!