If only it had been sponsored by Casa De Autos!I think this announcing job goes down in history right beside AggieVision...
Just looking at the box score, that's a thing of beauty. Yeah, the opponent isn't great, but you've gotta start somewhere.Six Gophers in double digits.
Hard to tell if our defense in the second half was that good (we switched all screens other than Lynch and UTA had no answer) or did they just have an off night. Will be interesting to see if UTA is as good as we were told they are or not.So what does everyone think about this team after tonight. Did if move the needle in either direction for you?
I really like this team but I think shooting is going to be an issue.So what does everyone think about this team after tonight. Did if move the needle in either direction for you?
He came in at the end.If UT Arlington is as good as advertised, this was impressive. Coffee, Curry and Lynch were all impressive. Mason, McBreyer, Murphy were just OK. Notable that Hurt and Konate did not play at all. And is Diedhou even on the team?
It all depends on whether the hype about UT-Arlington is accurate. If so, you have to be impressed with the possibility that the Gophers will be much more competitive this season.So what does everyone think about this team after tonight. Did if move the needle in either direction for you?
I'm pretty excited. Ut-Arlington is a solid squad. To outplay them in the second half like we did says a lot about this team especially shooting as poorly as we did. It's evident we are much improved rebounding and have solid depth at all positions. I think we need to utilize Murphy, Lynch and Curry more on the block and shoot 10-12 3s a game vs. 20+.So what does everyone think about this team after tonight. Did if move the needle in either direction for you?
I see that. Any story to Konate not playing?He came in at the end.
Springs brother should be happy, Springs minutes and scoring were right up there.I'm pretty excited. Ut-Arlington is a solid squad. To outplay them in the second half like we did says a lot about this team especially shooting as poorly as we did. It's evident we are much improved rebounding and have solid depth at all positions. I think we need to utilize Murphy, Lynch and Curry more on the block and shoot 10-12 3s a game vs. 20+.
It was, he was a class act that shined to the maximum of his ability.Cautiously optimistic.
We've got some length and speed out there. Anyone miss Joey King yet?
(That was a low-blow. He was solid and a great all-time gritty Gopher)
He was probably happy the announcer listed Springs as one of his favorite players.Springs brother should be happy, Springs minutes and scoring were right up there.
Seems like we're just going with a 3 man rotation of Murphy, Lynch, and Coffey as our bigs.I see that. Any story to Konate not playing?
It was tough circumstances for Joey. I think if Joey was on this team he would have really excelled as a spark plug off the bench.Cautiously optimistic.
We've got some length and speed out there. Anyone miss Joey King yet?
(That was a low-blow. He was solid and a great all-time gritty Gopher)
By Coffey you mean Curry. I've been calling them by the wrong names too in the heat of the moment.Seems like we're just going with a 3 man rotation of Murphy, Lynch, and Coffey as our bigs.
No different than OSU in the BIG play(Edit: only 7 or at most 8 deep). I suspect this is closer to what to expect our rotation to look like during the BIG season with just a few minutes given to Hurt and Konate.Funny that we like our depth best in a game we went essentially 7 deep. (8 if you wanna include Gilberts 5ish minutes)
Shorten the bench and the depth gets better?
There is something to be said about finally having 7 guys significantly better than the next 5, but I wouldn't call this team deep by any stretch of the imagination.
Don't get me wrong. I like the move. Just funny people are commenting they like the depth and are comfortable with everyone that comes on the court. We are not deep. Need to stay away from fouls and cannot get hurt Gilbert seems to be the next guy to get minutes, hopefully he hurt and bk can provide minutes in a tough spot.No different than OSU in the BIG play(Edit: only 7 or at most 8 deep). I suspect this is closer to what to expect our rotation to look like during the BIG season with just a few minutes given to Hurt and Konate.