Comments on: Quick thoughts: Gophers 73 – Ohio State 62

By: TonytheTiger

TonytheTiger — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:20:07 +0000

To make the tournament we need to win 8 of the last 12. Easier said than done…it starts with a big game on Saturday Jan. 23rd at home against Sparty. This would be a huge win not only for our conference record but within the RPI Top 50. Then we still have to play Northwestern and Michigan twice. They both play that 1-3-1 defense that typically stymies our offense. We need to probably win those five games plus the two home games against Indiana and Iowa. It would be great to get a win at home against Wisconsin but we could also steal a road win at Illinois.

By: TonytheTiger

TonytheTiger — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:05:21 +0000

It was a good thing that we got that win against Ohio St. when we did…we couldn’t beat them the way they are playing now. I should say the way Evan Turner is playing now.

By: JF

JF — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:00:42 +0000

Carter at the 4 and Johnson at the 3 would be nice to see, but we might need to see WIlliams develop a bit more for that to happen. With those two in, Tubby would most likely have to bring in both Williams and Bostick at some point, and that could be ugly.

By: baby alligator

baby alligator — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:56:18 +0000

Al Nolen is the key to the press working. He is able to over pursue the point and allow the double team from the backside.
As far as lineups…
I would love to see Paul Carter and Damian Johnson on the court at the same time. Most often, they are able to guard the 2-4 with active hands and feet. Arguably, they are a bit raw offensively, but they would hit the offensive glass hard and would be able to run on the break.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:09:04 +0000

I can’t agree with the Iverson comment. The first string offense was like night and day with Ralph out there instead of him. He clogs up the middle and can’t seem to get anywhere near the basket.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:14:07 +0000

I’m not going to pile on Tubby for the line change thing. I question it, but he’s the couch that has won a National Championship. How about that Half-time adjustment Tubby made to the full court press? Bring Johnson on the ball as Turner makes the same spin move on Al Nolen! They locked Turner down! He doesn’t have the true point guard dribbling prowess to beat the double team at or before the half court. BEAUTIFUL COUCHING!

By: JF

JF — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:09:34 +0000

I hate it. hate it, hate it. I’m all for a line change as a stern message, but not as a default line-up decision. The starters are clearly the five best players on the team. Putting the five worst players on the floor at the same time isn’t going to consistently work.

By: Curt

Curt — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:12:04 +0000

What about Tubby doing line changes in the first half? Unsurprisingly, OSU went on a 6-0 run with a mess of sloppy play from our bench when we took out all our starters at once. That ALWAYS kills our momentum and Tubby never fails to do it.