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per Marcus:
Gophers men’s basketball players turned to coach Richard Pitino after his whistle blew, stopping them abruptly late in Thursday’s scrimmage, when a freshman forgot the play.
Pitino didn’t freak out like he would if it were a practice closer to the season. He’s got several new faces that will take time to learn his system.
The U’s nine-day trip to Italy starts Saturday, including several games that will give Pitino a chance to see what life is like without stars Amir Coffey and Jordan Murphy. This could be a better-shooting team with guard transfers Marcus Carr and Payton Willis, but there are a lot of unknowns.
“It really does feel like a brand-new team with seven new players,” Pitino said. “You lose Murphy, [Dupree] McBrayer and Coffey, who were major parts of what we were doing. I feel like it’s Year 1 a little bit, but it’s been enjoyable.”
Sophomores Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu are the only two returning starters and players who averaged double figures in minutes for a 22-victory NCAA tournament team last season. Seven newcomers on the roster are the most for the program since the 2004-05 team had 12 newbies.
Carr, Willis and graduate transfer forward Alihan Demir are expecting to compete for starting roles. The standout of Thursday’s scrimmage was definitely Carr, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore who started at Pittsburgh two seasons ago.
During one stretch, Carr nailed two three-pointers, took two charges and found teammates open shots to spark the Maroon squad to an 18-6 lead. Oturu switched sides to the Gold to make it more competitive. Earlier, Oturu converted a spinning layup after Carr drew an extra defender and threw his big man the ball with space to move at the foul line.
“Marcus Carr has got really good leadership qualities,” Pitino said. “He’s kind of a natural leader.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...l-give-them-playing-bonding-time/513525402/#1
Go Gophers!!
Gophers men’s basketball players turned to coach Richard Pitino after his whistle blew, stopping them abruptly late in Thursday’s scrimmage, when a freshman forgot the play.
Pitino didn’t freak out like he would if it were a practice closer to the season. He’s got several new faces that will take time to learn his system.
The U’s nine-day trip to Italy starts Saturday, including several games that will give Pitino a chance to see what life is like without stars Amir Coffey and Jordan Murphy. This could be a better-shooting team with guard transfers Marcus Carr and Payton Willis, but there are a lot of unknowns.
“It really does feel like a brand-new team with seven new players,” Pitino said. “You lose Murphy, [Dupree] McBrayer and Coffey, who were major parts of what we were doing. I feel like it’s Year 1 a little bit, but it’s been enjoyable.”
Sophomores Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu are the only two returning starters and players who averaged double figures in minutes for a 22-victory NCAA tournament team last season. Seven newcomers on the roster are the most for the program since the 2004-05 team had 12 newbies.
Carr, Willis and graduate transfer forward Alihan Demir are expecting to compete for starting roles. The standout of Thursday’s scrimmage was definitely Carr, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore who started at Pittsburgh two seasons ago.
During one stretch, Carr nailed two three-pointers, took two charges and found teammates open shots to spark the Maroon squad to an 18-6 lead. Oturu switched sides to the Gold to make it more competitive. Earlier, Oturu converted a spinning layup after Carr drew an extra defender and threw his big man the ball with space to move at the foul line.
“Marcus Carr has got really good leadership qualities,” Pitino said. “He’s kind of a natural leader.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...l-give-them-playing-bonding-time/513525402/#1
Go Gophers!!
