Archive for 'Historic Teams'
Simple changes, simply stunning results
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by JF.
Three weeks ago I was cursing Michigan for ruining the Gophers’ season. Now I should be thanking them, profusely. Minnesota’s embarrassing home loss to the Wolverines may be the final nails in the NCAA tournament coffin, but it also awoke a struggling Gopher team that was threatening to sleep walk its way through the rest [...]
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Streaks this long don’t end easily
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by JF.
A ten point half time lead was surprising. A seemingly insurmountable 19 point lead with just over seven minutes left was shocking. The final score, a 62-60 victory for the Gophers was only unexpected because the Gophers won. Assembly Hall has been a house of horrors for the Gophers for decades. The last win at [...]
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Gophers win at Illinois for the first time since 1996!
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by JF.
More later, but now, belt it out with me!
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Next Year’s Nucleus
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by JF.
I hope you’ll excuse me for not delving into the finer details of Minnesota’s latest blown lead and missed buzzer beater. If you saw last season’s Michigan game, or this year’s games against Michigan State or at Indiana and Northwestern you know how the story goes. This team is as formulaic as any of the [...]
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A little perspective has taken the Gophers a long way
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by JF.
On his first field goal attempt of his college basketball career, punt returner/point guard rolled in a three pointer. Moments later he hit Justin Cobbs on a three-quarter court bounce pass that led to a thunderous dunk. A second later it was Rodney Williams streaking to the basket, too contested to dunk but not for [...]
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It’s a Blowout!: Gophers 81 – Indiana 58
Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Two days after ripping Wisconsin with the season on the line at Williams Arena, the Gophers once again came back ready to play and dumped the Indiana Hoosiers by 23 points. The Gophers held Indiana to 32% shooting from the field and, perhaps more important, didn’t allow them to get anything going from beyond the [...]
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Gophers vs. Indiana: Out for revenge
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by JF.
With one tongue wagging push off and an obvious travel, Minnesota’s season fell apart. Verdell Jones, on track to become one of the least likeable player in the Big Ten was giddy, not because his fall away jumper knocked off the Gophers, but because he knew he got away with another one on a day [...]
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Buzzed! Gophers 68 – Wisconsin 52
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Well I’ll be….where in the name of Clem Haskins has this team been all season. Intensity, concentration, EXECUTION. If all it takes is a shaved head to win in this business, than maybe Joel Maturi should consider bringing Andre Agassi on board as a consultant. Not that it even comes close to making up for [...]
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As long as they beat the Badgers
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by JF.
In the darker days of Gopher basketball, and for the last 40 years or so in Gopher football, there was always a saving grace to even the most atrocious season. Beating the Badgers has a way of making up for countless losses and blown opportunities, and can make even the darkest off season tolerable. This [...]
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Gophers vs. Northwestern: Playing for pride, if the Gophers have any left
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by JF.
A week ago this looked like it could be quite a game. The Gopher would have been looking for a big road win to build momentum for an end of the season run that would include 3 wins over probably NCAA tournament teams, two easy home wins, and a winnable game at Northwestern. That first [...]
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Bubble burst(ing) Michigan 71 – Gophers 63
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.
I came into yesterday’s game with above-average expectations for a team that, for the most part, has underachieved all season. They’d been up and down for the better part of the last month but were coming off a stretch where they had won two of three and seemed to have been gaining some momentum after [...]
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Gophers vs. Michigan Preview with an assist from UMHoops.com
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by JF.
Dylan from UMHoops.com generously agreed to answer a few questions about tomorrow night’s must win match-up between two of the more disappointing teams in the country. I also answered some questions of his. Fair warning, go elsewhere for boundless optimism. FTB: I hate to start with the obvious question, but what the heck happened? Where [...]
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The Penn State Game: Plus/Minus
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by JF.
The Big Ten Geeks have once again generously calculated plus/minus statistics for a Gopher basketball game, this time for that epic (note the semi-sarcasm) win over Penn State. In blow-outs, plus/minus statistics can be pretty meaningless. The plus/minus statistics also often become just a function of playing time. If a player plays every second of [...]
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Quick Thoughts: Its not over!
Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by JF.
What’s that? Something good finally happened to the Gopher basketball team. I don’t care who you are playing, the circumstances, or the pre-game predictions, a road win in the Big Ten is huge. Minnesota needed to win to keep the season alive, and they got the job done! The seniors finally stepped up today. The [...]
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