Tag Archives: 2009-2010 Preview
Notes from Tubby’s Tip-off
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by JF.
And off we go on another adventure with the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball team. There is always something magical about this time of year. March madness is great with so much meaningful basketball crammed in to two short weeks, but I might just prefer the two weeks leading up to the season. Optimism [...]
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Tubby’s Tip-off- The Youtube Roundup
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by JF.
I know I haven’t provided my usual nerdy recap of Tubby’s Tip-off. There was a nice weather emergency this weekend. The sun was actually out, and I wasn’t about to waste the last opportunity to clean out the garage. You’ll get your recap, I promise. In lieu of the recap, more videos of the fun [...]
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Rodney Williams will fly high
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by JF.
Never underestimate the importance of momentum in college basketball. An important defensive stop and a big bucket can lead to an avalanche of points and an eruption of noise that can turn a game around in a matter of minutes. When this occurs in front of a ruckus crowd in an historic arena, it can [...]
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Tickets, Tubby’s Tip-off
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by JF.
Just a short FYI that I am sure more than a few of you are interested in. Regular season single-game tickets go on sale October 5th, 2009 at 9:00 am, in person, over the phone, and on-line. The official release from the U of M ticket office: Single-game tickets for the 2009-10 University of Minnesota [...]
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Justin Cobbs: Pushing the point
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by JF.
If you needed any proof that Tubby Smith has remade the Gophers into a national program, look no further than Justin Cobbs. The native of Los Angeles passed on offers from several west coast programs and the opportunity to bask in year round sun shine and beautiful people for Minnesota, its lack of sunshine, and [...]
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Royce White grew up, now can he live up to expectations?
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by JF.
Royce White grew up. His basketball skills were never in doubt. Since his Freshman year at De LaSalle he has been on recruiting lists a mile long and heralded as the next great basketball player to come out of Minnesota. All that attention, hype, and praise can go to a young man’s head, and it [...]
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What they did on their summer vacation
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by JF.
So, where did the summer go? I had all these ambitious plans for in depth reviews of every aspect of Minnesota’s most successful season in several year. The rain never came though, and neither did the heat and humidity that would force me inside and look back on the cold nights of February and March. [...]
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