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per the STrib:
On Sunday, it was one strike and you’re out.
Near the end of Minnesota’s 67-56 win over Louisiana Monroe, when Minnesota desperately needed a comeback after a 51-50 deficit, senior Carlos Morris forgot to rotate on defense and he was pulled, despite that it meant coach Richard Pitino was sending in freshmen in the game in crunch time.
Earlier, sophomore guard Nate Mason didn’t dive for a loose ball. Mason had just made a shot, but it made no difference. He was out.
“I was kind of mad about that but I really couldn’t say nothing,” Mason said Monday. “All I could do was respect it, because he told us that at the beginning of the game.”
Told them to be ready to sit if they didn’t hustle, that is.
With three games against high-major teams in Puerto Rico on the horizon, Pitino didn’t hold back on substitutions in the final non-conference tuneup Sunday, using a plethora of lineups in the victory and, he believes, teaching some lessons in the process.
“This is the first year for the most part where I’ve got depth at every position where if you don’t defend or rebound, we can bring you to the bench,” he said. “I didn’t have that the first two years.
“…You can yell and scream until you’re blue in the face or you can say certain things. The bench is the greatest motivator and I think as long as we stay healthy, we’ve got that a little bit.”
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-new-depth-means-lots-of-lineup-changes-and-lessons/350700421/
Go Gophers!!
On Sunday, it was one strike and you’re out.
Near the end of Minnesota’s 67-56 win over Louisiana Monroe, when Minnesota desperately needed a comeback after a 51-50 deficit, senior Carlos Morris forgot to rotate on defense and he was pulled, despite that it meant coach Richard Pitino was sending in freshmen in the game in crunch time.
Earlier, sophomore guard Nate Mason didn’t dive for a loose ball. Mason had just made a shot, but it made no difference. He was out.
“I was kind of mad about that but I really couldn’t say nothing,” Mason said Monday. “All I could do was respect it, because he told us that at the beginning of the game.”
Told them to be ready to sit if they didn’t hustle, that is.
With three games against high-major teams in Puerto Rico on the horizon, Pitino didn’t hold back on substitutions in the final non-conference tuneup Sunday, using a plethora of lineups in the victory and, he believes, teaching some lessons in the process.
“This is the first year for the most part where I’ve got depth at every position where if you don’t defend or rebound, we can bring you to the bench,” he said. “I didn’t have that the first two years.
“…You can yell and scream until you’re blue in the face or you can say certain things. The bench is the greatest motivator and I think as long as we stay healthy, we’ve got that a little bit.”
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-new-depth-means-lots-of-lineup-changes-and-lessons/350700421/
Go Gophers!!