Comments on: Quick Thoughts: Gophers 75 – Penn State 70 http://fromthebarn.org/2009/12/29/quick-thoughts-gophers-75-penn-state-70/ This is Golden Gopher Basketball Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:46:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ryan Wildenborg http://fromthebarn.org/2009/12/29/quick-thoughts-gophers-75-penn-state-70/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 Ryan Wildenborg Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:09:59 +0000 http://fromthebarn.org/?p=2062#comment-4622 Last night was a victory for attractive college basketball. Both teams shot well, played decent defense (note: the score was 75-70, not some 95-90 game where both teams don't try to stop each other), and overall put on a good show. Westbrook and Battle were brilliant and Blake hit several nice shots in the clutch when we were down. Overall a great win for the Gophs, especially with Damien being a non-factor most of the game. My major complaint is that Nolen needs to drive and dish against guards where he has a quickness advantage, which is just about everyone in the Big Ten besides Lucas. Last night was a victory for attractive college basketball. Both teams shot well, played decent defense (note: the score was 75-70, not some 95-90 game where both teams don’t try to stop each other), and overall put on a good show. Westbrook and Battle were brilliant and Blake hit several nice shots in the clutch when we were down.

Overall a great win for the Gophs, especially with Damien being a non-factor most of the game. My major complaint is that Nolen needs to drive and dish against guards where he has a quickness advantage, which is just about everyone in the Big Ten besides Lucas.

]]> By: Devon http://fromthebarn.org/2009/12/29/quick-thoughts-gophers-75-penn-state-70/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 Devon Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:01:04 +0000 http://fromthebarn.org/?p=2062#comment-4617 You think you guys were outplayed and outrebounded? For the first 15 minutes and last 7 or so, we were cursing our inability to stop anything you wanted to do on offense and our inability to hold on to the ball. I was shocked you didn't run away with it early. And I wouldn't stay Westbrook really outplayed Talor, it was just that he was getting a ton of wide open shots while your defense stifled Talor. He was getting open looks from 30 feet, Westbrook's were open threes in the corner. All in all, I thought it was a good game for both teams, and I didn't expect to come that close in the Barn. Good luck with the rest of the season. You think you guys were outplayed and outrebounded? For the first 15 minutes and last 7 or so, we were cursing our inability to stop anything you wanted to do on offense and our inability to hold on to the ball. I was shocked you didn’t run away with it early. And I wouldn’t stay Westbrook really outplayed Talor, it was just that he was getting a ton of wide open shots while your defense stifled Talor. He was getting open looks from 30 feet, Westbrook’s were open threes in the corner. All in all, I thought it was a good game for both teams, and I didn’t expect to come that close in the Barn. Good luck with the rest of the season.

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