Comments on: A win is a win is a win, and the Gophers won

By: JF

JF — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:20:26 +0000

Don’t forget Kolander and Winter. Was Wolf from Minnesota? I guess that would explain why he was on the team.

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Spartans Weblog » Catching Up — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:45:24 +0000

[...] A win is a win is a win, and the Gophers won Very cool surprise for From the Barn: A shout-out on national TV from Mr. Doug Gottlieb Thursday night. I guess you never know who might be reading these dispatches from our mothers’ basements. [...]

By: Down with Goldy

Down with Goldy — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:47:42 +0000

That was meant to be an insult to Rychart, not a compliment to Busch.

It seems there will always be a role on Golden Gopher basketball squads for a non-athletic, unskilled, gritty, hustley, white boy; usually from the state. It’s Busch’s role these days, although Shamala is probably pretty pissed.

From Bob Martin Ryan Wolf to Rob Metcalf to Dusty to Jeff Hagen to Zach Puchtel to Hair Pie, it seems there is no way to escape it.

(I didn’t include Jim Shikenjanski in that line, mostly just to piss somebody I know off – not know personally, but have heard of. I think he has a blog like some kind of loser. shut up I’m drunk)

By: JF

JF — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:25:27 +0000

My problem with Travis is simply that the other players are more skilled, athletic and better. In a game like we saw in Iowa City, where no one can do anything, by all means put in Busch, but he should always be a last resort.

By: Down with Goldy

Down with Goldy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:44:06 +0000

I meant Busch, Busch is like a more talented Dusty Rychart.

By: JF

JF — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:02:20 +0000

I would have really liked to see Bostick start during the non-conference season, and have Tubby let him play 30 minutes, just to see what he can do. Maybe next year?

And did Dusty have any athletic ability?

By: Down with Goldy

Down with Goldy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:13:38 +0000

He’s like a more talented Dusty Rychart.

By: brooklyngopher

brooklyngopher — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:44:23 +0000

As far as the others: Carter has huge potential, Devoe should play more (even though he will make freshman mistakes), and I still think Bostick hasn’t had an opportunity yet to show what he really has…. the big guys are a given, as long as we get the ball to them (it would, after all, open up our outside shots: read Hoffarber, who has been struggling recently)

By: brooklyngopher

brooklyngopher — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:36:51 +0000

You guys have some of the best, incisive, original Gopher basketball coverage on the web (or on paper, for that matter)… I like it… that said, even though I have been a critic of Travis B. too, we need to give him more credit… obviously Tubby is seeing something in this kid… and just look at his stats… I’m not calling him Dusty Rychart, but I think he deserves his ten minutes on the court.