BleedGopher
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per Pat:
As Wolves owner Glen Taylor was left with two more years on his hefty contract with Thibodeau to run the operation, wasn't it fortunate Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle had stepped up last May to add another year to Pitino's deal, through the 2021-22 season?
It wasn't only the turnaround from 8-23 in 2015-16 to an NCAA appearance last season that led to the extension. Coyle also cited Pitino having players write individual letters to university officials and boosters, apologizing for the manner in which the 2015-16 team had represented the university, on and off the court.
Accountability. That's what Pitino demanded from players, and himself.
The current Gophers reached No. 12 in November, before losses to Miami (Fla.), Nebraska and Arkansas took them out of the rankings. Yet, on that Saturday in December, as a guy named Canaan was making three free throws at Target Center, we hoopheads knew this:
Pitino would have the Gophers in the NCAA tournament with a strong seed, and Thibodeau would be lucky to have the Wolves in the playoffs.
Which serves as another reminder that sports outlooks can change in four weeks, even when a coach makes players promise accountability in writing.
http://m.startribune.com/hoops-fort...imberwolves-gophers/469181323/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!
As Wolves owner Glen Taylor was left with two more years on his hefty contract with Thibodeau to run the operation, wasn't it fortunate Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle had stepped up last May to add another year to Pitino's deal, through the 2021-22 season?
It wasn't only the turnaround from 8-23 in 2015-16 to an NCAA appearance last season that led to the extension. Coyle also cited Pitino having players write individual letters to university officials and boosters, apologizing for the manner in which the 2015-16 team had represented the university, on and off the court.
Accountability. That's what Pitino demanded from players, and himself.
The current Gophers reached No. 12 in November, before losses to Miami (Fla.), Nebraska and Arkansas took them out of the rankings. Yet, on that Saturday in December, as a guy named Canaan was making three free throws at Target Center, we hoopheads knew this:
Pitino would have the Gophers in the NCAA tournament with a strong seed, and Thibodeau would be lucky to have the Wolves in the playoffs.
Which serves as another reminder that sports outlooks can change in four weeks, even when a coach makes players promise accountability in writing.
http://m.startribune.com/hoops-fort...imberwolves-gophers/469181323/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!