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per Marcus:
What Pitino needs now, with no time to spare, is a player who can hoist this team on his back for a stirring stretch run, starting Wednesday, at home against Indiana.
With Coffey gone to the NBA, do the Gophers have that go-to guy? The answer is yes, but it’s not their best player, standout center Daniel Oturu.
The Gophers’ fate seems tied to point guard Marcus Carr’s consistency more than anyone else.
“There are times when Marcus Carr carries us offensively,” junior Payton Willis said. “We need to have balance with the guys on the perimeter, but we also need Marcus to do some of those same things as well.”
Records don’t lie. Minnesota is 3-8 this season when Carr scores 12 points or fewer, including 0-5 in true road games.
The 6-2 sophomore from Toronto had just 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting Sunday when the Gophers blew a late lead in a 58-55 home loss against Iowa.
“We’re trying to make a run at the end here,” Carr said. “We have to be more poised, more composed in those situations. We’ve been in many close games now; we have to do a better job of executing down the stretch.”
Go Gophers!!
What Pitino needs now, with no time to spare, is a player who can hoist this team on his back for a stirring stretch run, starting Wednesday, at home against Indiana.
With Coffey gone to the NBA, do the Gophers have that go-to guy? The answer is yes, but it’s not their best player, standout center Daniel Oturu.
The Gophers’ fate seems tied to point guard Marcus Carr’s consistency more than anyone else.
“There are times when Marcus Carr carries us offensively,” junior Payton Willis said. “We need to have balance with the guys on the perimeter, but we also need Marcus to do some of those same things as well.”
Records don’t lie. Minnesota is 3-8 this season when Carr scores 12 points or fewer, including 0-5 in true road games.
The 6-2 sophomore from Toronto had just 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting Sunday when the Gophers blew a late lead in a 58-55 home loss against Iowa.
“We’re trying to make a run at the end here,” Carr said. “We have to be more poised, more composed in those situations. We’ve been in many close games now; we have to do a better job of executing down the stretch.”
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