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per Marcus:
The Gophers men’s basketball team is in its best position in years to make the NCAA tournament.
Fourth-year coach Richard Pitino wants his players to understand what’s at stake.
With eight regular-season games left — five at home — the Gophers (16-7, 4-6 Big Ten) have an opportunity to solidify their tournament chances in the final Big Ten stretch, starting Wednesday night against Iowa (14-10, 6-5) at Williams Arena.
“That’s what I’m trying to get everybody in this town to realize,” said Pitino, whose team ended a five-game losing streak Saturday with a much-needed win at Illinois. “After 23 games, this is the best shape that we’ve been in at this point. And my first two years, we were close to making the NCAA tournament, but we didn’t break through. This is the best shape we’ve been in with five home games left.”
Just last week, the Gophers were on an all-too-familiar downward spiral with a losing streak that included four losses that came down to the last few possessions. But nearly every NCAA tournament projection still had the Gophers solidly in the field of 68, ranging from a No. 7 to a No. 10 seed.
CBSSports.com’s Jerry Palm, who has Minnesota as a No. 7 seed in his updated bracket, said there was no reason to “jump on the panic button.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-to-face-iowa-in-good-position-for-ncaas/413110983/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers men’s basketball team is in its best position in years to make the NCAA tournament.
Fourth-year coach Richard Pitino wants his players to understand what’s at stake.
With eight regular-season games left — five at home — the Gophers (16-7, 4-6 Big Ten) have an opportunity to solidify their tournament chances in the final Big Ten stretch, starting Wednesday night against Iowa (14-10, 6-5) at Williams Arena.
“That’s what I’m trying to get everybody in this town to realize,” said Pitino, whose team ended a five-game losing streak Saturday with a much-needed win at Illinois. “After 23 games, this is the best shape that we’ve been in at this point. And my first two years, we were close to making the NCAA tournament, but we didn’t break through. This is the best shape we’ve been in with five home games left.”
Just last week, the Gophers were on an all-too-familiar downward spiral with a losing streak that included four losses that came down to the last few possessions. But nearly every NCAA tournament projection still had the Gophers solidly in the field of 68, ranging from a No. 7 to a No. 10 seed.
CBSSports.com’s Jerry Palm, who has Minnesota as a No. 7 seed in his updated bracket, said there was no reason to “jump on the panic button.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-to-face-iowa-in-good-position-for-ncaas/413110983/
Go Gophers!!
