On the other hand, I and my season ticket mates don't know when we've seen a more disinterested Indiana team. Archie's got some work to do over there.
Wins are good!
IMHO, every game is about match-ups. the Gophers matched up well against Indiana. That does not mean they are going to look the same, or play the same against their next opponent, because the match-ups will be different.
In short, my point was the coach gets too much credit when they win and too much criticism when they lose.
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If the Gophers win 2 of the next 5 I think they make it, even with a first round loss in the tournament. Indiana looked terrible. I don't see how the are close to the bubble. 4-10 in the conference? Brutal!! They have four tough games in a row....if they win 2 of them and then win their last two, they will have enough quality wins also, but after watching them yesterday I think they lose their next four game. Murphy has been awesome the last two games.
Correction he is 12 short.[Good win. Great to see Gabe hitting shots.]. Gabe is only 10 3s short of what Blake did his freshman year. I will be willing to bet that if Gabe stays healthy, Gabe exceeds Blake’s totals after his four years is done.
[Good win. Great to see Gabe hitting shots.]. Gabe is only 10 3s short of what Blake did his freshman year. I will be willing to bet that if Gabe stays healthy, Gabe exceeds Blake’s totals after his four years is done.
They're in consideration because they have quality non-conference wins over Marquette, Louisville and Butler, and have a road win at Michigan State. None if means much in 2 weeks if they don't string some wins together and make a run in the BTT. Coaching malpractice by Archie Miller yesterday, you have a potential lottery pick for a guard and he takes 6 shots??! Gophers were very good defensively, but run your offense through Morgan and Langford, and you at least give yourself a chance.
Gotta beat Michigan and/or Purdue at home. Northwestern and Rutgers won't be easy on the road by any means, but if the Gophers play with the same energy and sense of urgency that they did against Indiana, they can win 5 out of 6 heading into the BTT. It's what makes the loss at Nebraska hurt a little more, would've been a Quad 1 road win.
Amazing how once you see a few shots go in, confidence soars. Don't really care that it took Oturu beating the shot clock banked 3s from Coffey and Kalscheur, sometimes weird makes like that can springboard and offense. That's the most complete 40 minutes the Gophers have played this season.
I'm gonna disagree on Pitino didnt coach them up today. They lost at Nebraska and he along with his players weren't happy. This was a game that I'm sure he and the team after nebraska were thinking must win so I'm sure that was brought up. He used the nebraska loss as a good spot to bring this game as a must win. Kudos to Pitino. Should use same approach next game and say if we win this next game we might assure ourselves a tourney birth.