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8. Zero, one or two major basketball shake-ups?
This is a big winter for Timberwolves coach/basketball boss Tom Thibodeau and Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino. A strong showing in the next few months could solidify both as mainstays on the local scene, but it’s fair to say both (Thibodeau in particular) could find their coaching seats quite hot if this season ends short of expectations.
1. The Final Four comes to U.S. Bank Stadium
It’s going to be hard to top the Super Bowl, but you know what? Minneapolis is going to try. Not many neutral site events are this big in scope, and remember that there will be four men’s college basketball fan bases instead of two descending on Minneapolis in early April (unless the hometown Gophers are one of them). And instead of all the stories about how cold it is here in the winter, national media can report on how cold it is during early spring.
http://www.startribune.com/page-2-biggest-2019-storylines-to-watch-in-minnesota-sports/503746212/
Go Gophers!!
8. Zero, one or two major basketball shake-ups?
This is a big winter for Timberwolves coach/basketball boss Tom Thibodeau and Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino. A strong showing in the next few months could solidify both as mainstays on the local scene, but it’s fair to say both (Thibodeau in particular) could find their coaching seats quite hot if this season ends short of expectations.
1. The Final Four comes to U.S. Bank Stadium
It’s going to be hard to top the Super Bowl, but you know what? Minneapolis is going to try. Not many neutral site events are this big in scope, and remember that there will be four men’s college basketball fan bases instead of two descending on Minneapolis in early April (unless the hometown Gophers are one of them). And instead of all the stories about how cold it is here in the winter, national media can report on how cold it is during early spring.
http://www.startribune.com/page-2-biggest-2019-storylines-to-watch-in-minnesota-sports/503746212/
Go Gophers!!