Recent content by Chico Gopher

I don't see a lack of will or desire. I'm in agreement that his biggest issue right now seems to be a lack of confidence. I see a lot of "Unsure" in his game since the Big 10 season started. Somebody mentioned his rebounding (not a lot of thinking involved there, just go get the ball) is fine...

I'm probably in the minority here, but man, where we get seeded at tournament time isn't even on my radar right now. I'm more focused putting together 5-6 really well played games in a row in the books, and making sure we're healthy and playing our best basketball in the last 2 weeks of the...

That was a huge segment of productive minutes from Curry!

Yup. Some people like to judge the entire book by the first 3 pages.

This is what happens when you play defense! Yes, we got hot midway through the second half, but this game was won by playing great defense-PERIOD!

I consider myself to be a pretty patriotic guy who loves America. With all of our issues, still the best country to live in. I'm also not offended by people who kneel during the anthem as a way to call attention to some of the problems we have in this country. I know the kneeling has no more...

I think the King of "Lets not get too crazy about anything" was Tim Duncan. Maybe Gabe emulates that. I used to love it when a player used to make a nice play and act like "Look at Me, That was Totally Awesome", and then watch Duncan make a far greater play in a bigger moment and act like...

A lot of times, that's pretty much it. Seen it a bunch of times. A player needs to be able to understand and apply offensive/defensive concepts and requirements consistently in practice before they get a lot of run in (non-blowout) game situations. Having not been at any practices, I'm...

Michigan has played amazing perimeter defense. Early, they were really good at getting up in our guys face to prevent the 3 and make it tough to get a pass into the post, while making sure they forced any drive into help defense. They really took it to us out front. Gophers had a bad stretch...

It takes longer for the light to go on for some players than it does for others. Some players are more patient in the process to get to the point they need to be to play than others. Pretty tough to predict in the case of a player you've basically only seen on film and gotten to know on...

I'm curious who we match up defensively against Livers and Wagner. Gabe probably takes one of them, with a bit of a size disadvantage. Gach probably gets the other, which may be a pretty important match-up. Thoughts?

I I don't know if I'd call it a lack of effort. Possibly more a lack of focus or maybe his offensive troubles have affected his defense (which should never happen, but it does at all levels of hoops). It could also be a huge jump in caliber of competition and he's just not adjusting as fast...

One of the best moments of the game for me came when Robbins went to the floor, diving for a loose ball near the 3-point line, then somehow got up and recovered enough to block a shot at the rim like 2-3 seconds after being prone on the floor! I thought that was pretty amazing for a big. I'm...

Dang, I was kinda hoping they could hold OSU under 60 tonight.

My feeling is generally "If you think officiating is so awful, why not start doing it yourself and show the rest of us how much better you would be than the guys who went through the training and do it 50-100 times a year?". Sort of put your money where your mouth is, or don't complain about...