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Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino saw plenty of mistakes in Minnesota’s 83-60 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday. He didn’t act on all of them.
“I think more than anything it’s just understanding,” Pitino said Friday. “Maybe I was a little bit nicer to them after a not-very-good performance versus Northwestern. But I think they deserve a break, to be honest. You maybe point out certainly what you need to do from an execution standpoint.”
After falling to 0-2 playing without center Reggie Lynch (suspended for sexual misconduct investigations( and guard Amir Coffey (shoulder injury), the Gophers (13-5, 2-3 Big Ten) will need a much-improved performance against No. 5 Purdue (16-2, 5-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Arena.
“Coach has been doing a really good job of just keeping us motivated and keeping us with our head high,” forward Jordan Murphy said.
This, after news of a third Lynch investigation was revealed a day before the Northwestern game — including a university panel recommendation for his expulsion.
“I don’t feel like the guys are distracted, to be honest. I think they are excited about moving forward,” Pitino said. “I think we got Northwestern out of our system a little bit, but I think we are ready to go.”
https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/...-pitinos-reaction-to-blowout-loss-compassion/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino saw plenty of mistakes in Minnesota’s 83-60 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday. He didn’t act on all of them.
“I think more than anything it’s just understanding,” Pitino said Friday. “Maybe I was a little bit nicer to them after a not-very-good performance versus Northwestern. But I think they deserve a break, to be honest. You maybe point out certainly what you need to do from an execution standpoint.”
After falling to 0-2 playing without center Reggie Lynch (suspended for sexual misconduct investigations( and guard Amir Coffey (shoulder injury), the Gophers (13-5, 2-3 Big Ten) will need a much-improved performance against No. 5 Purdue (16-2, 5-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Arena.
“Coach has been doing a really good job of just keeping us motivated and keeping us with our head high,” forward Jordan Murphy said.
This, after news of a third Lynch investigation was revealed a day before the Northwestern game — including a university panel recommendation for his expulsion.
“I don’t feel like the guys are distracted, to be honest. I think they are excited about moving forward,” Pitino said. “I think we got Northwestern out of our system a little bit, but I think we are ready to go.”
https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/...-pitinos-reaction-to-blowout-loss-compassion/
Go Gophers!!