Like the "Al Nolen Sucks" thread?
BTW: If Tubby is such a great coach, he'd do a better job with the hand he was dealt. As a person who has played DI basketball ON SCHOLARSHIP, I'm pretty familiar with the dynamics that go on behind the scenes without having to be "Gopher insider."
Just so happens that I believe Nolen has the potential to be a great PG but it's clear that Tubby is f'king with his head. The average Minnesota fan can't see it and as I said early on, this team can't win the big games without Nolen. Wisconsin, while a great border battle win, went on a six game losing streak proving my points made earlier.
Unfortunately, this fan site has a lot of vocal non-basketball playing types and a few who actually know what they are talking about.
So having a team at 18-4 two years after winning 9 games isn't doing a good job with the hand he was dealt?
Al Nolen and GREAT should not be used in the same sentence. He has the potential to be a good PG, maybe a top 3 big ten PG, but certainly not an elite talent. He's small, and his shot is below average. I am a big Nolen fan, but come on, great? You seem to be over-exaggerating quite a bit tonight.. Tubby sucks, Nolen could be great, etc.
Michigan State has a lot more talent than this Gophers team. That's a fact, and while nobody expected to see the Gophers get there asses handed to them tonight most fans expected a loss. Michigan State is the best team in the conference, and most of us knew there was no way Michigan State was losing 3 consecutive home games. (Although some of us were cautiously optimistic.)
Kalin Lucas is the best player in the conference, and in my opinion it's not close. He's made Nolen look terrible now in both games, and quite frankly he's a headache for every team in the Big Ten. This loss wasn't Tubby's fault, and while I agree the offense is pathetic at times, it will get better over the next few years. DJ, Westbrook, Carter, etc are solid athletes but they are extremely streaky which makes them inconsistent shooting. Add in the fact that Blake has really struggled shooting this season and Bostick hasn't really found his stroke yet, and it's no surprise the Gophers have poor offensive outputs every few weeks.
Now, do everyone here a favor and get off this board. You can worship Al Nolen from afar, and all of us will no longer feel uncomfortable and a bit frightened for Al, since you strike me as the stalker type.