Archive for '2010-2011'
Gophers stop the bleeding; rout Iowa on the road
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by zipsofakron.
Maybe it was Tubby’s post-Illinois tirade that cleared the heads of some players. Maybe the team had a moment of clarity in the aftermath of the first four-game losing streak in the Tubby Smith era. Maybe they were just playing a crappy opponent. In any case, Minnesota came together and flashed a style of dominance not [...]
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Game 25 Preview: The Game After the sky fell
Posted on 12. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes 5:00 pm (CST) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA) TV: Big Ten Network I sincerely hope that you were inside a sturdy building on Thursday night, or at the very least had an umbrella if you ventured outside, because apparently the sky fell. If you read anything by a grossly [...]
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Gophers continue downward spiral in 71-62 loss to Illinois
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by zipsofakron.
So, I imagine a weekend in Hades is spent this way: You get to watch your favorite basketball team play in a featured matchup on national television. Though they’ve been having recent problems, they get to face a struggling team who has lost five of its last six in their own arena and possibly turn [...]
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Game 24 Preview: Gophers and Illinois battle for bubble breathing room
Posted on 09. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 8:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) TV: ESPN Best tickets left: obstructed seats in the lower level corners Early February is probably a little too early to be making NCAA tournament pronouncements, but it isn’t too early to point out teams that are either hurting or helping [...]
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Deflated Gophers drop third straight
Posted on 06. Feb, 2011 by zipsofakron.
It was far from pretty, and for those who tuned in to watch Minnesota take on Ohio State, the consensus number one team in the land, it was apparent that the Buckeyes are on a completely different level of play than the Gophers, taking the second meeting between the two teams 82-69. As the Gophers [...]
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Game 23 Preview: Scream a little, it’ll make you feel better
Posted on 05. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes 1:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) TV: ESPN Best tickets left: Single obstructed seats in the lower level corners I consider myself lucky that my fandom has very little to do with how the Gophers perform. Sure, I get overly excited when they beat good teams, will [...]
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Buried in Bloomington: Gophers fall to Indiana 70-67
Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by zipsofakron.
Pathetic. Ordinarily in recaps I try to stay relatively calm and objective; to review the game without much emotion clouding what I saw and how I interpreted it. Unfortunately, this is one of those times where the only way to cope with the frustration that is spinning in my head is to let loose a [...]
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Game 22 Preview: On to IU
Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers 5:30 pm (CST) at Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN) TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WCCO Just over four weeks ago the Gophers beat Indiana to secure their first win of the Big Ten season. Perhaps, more importantly the karmic forces that have rattled the spirits of both teams’ fans were conspiring [...]
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CNNSI’s Andy Glockner on Minnesota’s Tournament Chances
Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Andy Glockner of CNNSI’s Bubble Watch and Bracket Watch (both mandatory reading from here on out) was kind enough to answer a few questions about the Gophers and their Bubble prospects as well as a not so subtle hint that we all need to relax just a bit, because Minnesota is still in excellent shape [...]
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Game 21 preview: More questions than answers as Gophers head to Purdue
Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers 12:00 pm (CST) at Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, IN) TV: CBS Not much changes other than the venue when Big Ten teams meet for the second time in a season, especially when there has only been a couple weeks between games. Strategies are tweaked, sure, but they are still the [...]
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Under-manned Minnesota overcomes Northwestern 81-70
Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by zipsofakron.
Facing yet another personnel challenge and looking to capture their fourth straight conference victory, Minnesota pounded the ball inside against Northwestern and weathered the Wildcats’ barrage of three-pointers to take home an 81-70 victory. The Gophers came into Wednesday’s game knowing that they could possibly be without their on-court leader and defensive stopper Al Nolen for the [...]
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Game 20 Preview: With Nolen down, the rest of the season is up to the Elastic Eight
Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats 7:30 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) TV: Big Ten Network Tickets: Row 12, corner, upper deck It is hard to believe that just a few months ago there were actually complaints that the Gophers had too much depth. People were questioning why certain players were not being red-shirted [...]
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Pre-game chatter: Northwestern
Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by zipsofakron.
The Northwestern Wildcats come to town on Wednesday in the first conference matchup for the teams this season. Utilizing the scary 1-3-1 zone that has given the Gophers so much trouble over the past couple season and throwing weapons like John Shurna and Michael Thompson at you, the Wildcats are no team to look past. [...]
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Gophers use size advantage to sink Michigan 69-64
Posted on 23. Jan, 2011 by zipsofakron.
The Gophers faced a four-game losing streak to Michigan and were fresh off a season in which they seemingly had no answer on either offense or defense for the Wolverines, but on Saturday Minnesota used its supreme size advantage to dominate the boards and score down low to turn the tables and secure their first [...]
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Game 19 Preview: Gophers at Michigan
Posted on 22. Jan, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Michigan Wolverines 6:00 pm (CST) at Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Michigan) TV: Big Ten Network Someone at some point in not so recent history came up with the recipe for a conference championship. That recipe, win all your home games and half your road games, has proven to be prescient in recent [...]
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