1500 ESPN: At 8-1, these Gophers are worth watching

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per Heather:

A friend recently asked me about the Gopher men’s basketball team. He wanted to know if they’re any good this year and if he should watch. I told him yes.

Whatever people think about the non-conference portion of the Gophers schedule, the fact remains that they won their eighth game Tuesday night, a 74-68 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology. File it under the “a win’s a win” category.

The Gophers are 8-1 this season and, yes, they’ve matched their win total from last season – with four games before they’ll reach Big Ten play. They didn’t win eight games last year until Feb. 23. Coach Richard Pitino even had a little fun with this before Tuesday’s win, piling on the sarcasm to say they’d cut down the nets if they indeed won game No. 8.

No doubt, when a team wins eight games for an entire season, there will be some skepticism the following year. Teams don’t go from being terrible to the Final Four the very next season. So, it’s expected that the fan base might be a little less willing to jump back on the bandwagon.

http://www.1500espn.com/gophers-2/2016/12/8-1-gophers-worth-watching/

Go Gophers!!
 




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