I think where this might help the Gophers is in their game tomorrow against WI.
They can go in with a nothing to lose feeling, vs the weight of needing to win for the double bye.
I like the Gophers' chances better now at beating WI, and possibly by a nice margin.
Somewhat ironic that while Izzo complains about an illegal presence on the court, he is the most blatant court "encroacher" of all the coaches in the big ten - never gets called or even warned. I recall Curry literally being screened by Izzo earlier this year.I will 100% take it, but Izzo had a right to be furious at the end. Should have been a tech on Maryland after Melo's shot. Their version of Darin Hough ran onto the court with the clock stopped at 0.8 seconds and MSU trying to inbound the ball. He even crashed into an MSU player AND one of the refs.
Somewhat ironic that while Izzo complains about an illegal presence on the court, he is the most blatant court "encroacher" of all the coaches in the big ten - never gets called or even warned. I recall Curry literally being screened by Izzo earlier this year.
Agree that Izzo is a bad messenger for an argument about people who shouldn't be on the court. Ignoring that though, it is absurd that the bench can be running onto the court in a situation where the other team has a right to inbound the ball and it is not a technical foul.