Tag Archives: Game Review
Post-game thoughts, after the Gophers – Illini Insanity.
Posted on 29. Jan, 2012 by JF.
Between consoling myself over another hard to believe lose from ahead loss and having flashbacks to Frank Williams knocking in a last second floater to end the Gophers NCAA tournament hopes, a Minnesota team was in a must win situation, and did win, in overtime no less. I can’t begin to explain all the twists [...]
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Gophers win in Bloomington, and save their season in the process
Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by JF.
Sing it with me now: The strange thing about young teams is that they rarely react as expected, and the Gophers are no exception. They couldn’t manage to hold off the Hawkeyes at home, came out flat in a blow out to Purdue. The season was over, the program was in shambles. There were [...]
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A win, but fairly painful
Posted on 19. Nov, 2011 by JF.
Some will focus on the ugly, some will focus on the win, and those who were there just hope the rest of the games are more entertaining. The Golden Gophers beat the Fairfield Stags 67-57 for their third straight double-digit win, but the 43 combined turnovers, 20 combined missed three-pointers, and 53 free-throws never allowed [...]
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Game ending burst helps Gophers beat Bucknell
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by JF.
NCAA Basketball After one game, the Golden Gophers already have what should prove to be a quality win when tournament time comes around. It won’t be a win that makes headlines around the country, and the Gophers won’t get any in the non-conference season. A series of good wins can ultimately equal some of the [...]
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Exhibitions are for Experimentation, Charles Buggs picks the Gophers
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by JF.
During the exhibition games and the first few games of the non-conference college basketball season, every team has flaws, and the Golden Gophers are no exception. New players are being integrated into unfamiliar systems, old players are shaking off rust, and last year’s new players are learning to take on new roles. Head coaches across [...]
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Don’t panic! Gophers vs. Bemidji State reviewed
Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by JF.
The first exhibition game is in the books, and Tubby Smith got exactly what he wanted: areas that need improvement. Minnesota’s 71-58 victory isn’t indicative of much, and isn’t a cause of concern, yet. The game featured unrealistic Gopher line-ups in unrealistic situations that kept the game close, and gave the players and coaches a chance [...]
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Don’t worry, it is almost over
Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by JF.
What a tortuous path this team has led us down this year. From the sky high days down in Puerto Rico to a disappointing start to the Big Ten season, turning the season around with the first four game conference winning streak in years, and then Nolen breaking his foot. And now, the Golden Gophers [...]
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Gophers beat Cornell, but it was too close for comfort
Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 by JF.
Well, that wasn’t how we wanted the Gophers to play, was it? With a slightly better defensive performance and a shaky at best offensive game, the Golden Gophers hung on to beat the Big Red 71-66. It is easy to panic, get discouraged, or become confused about where this team has been and where it [...]
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No let down, and no let up as Gophers blow out Bison
Posted on 26. Nov, 2010 by JF.
Add mental toughness to the list of characteristics that could make this a very special season of Golden Gopher basketball. In a prototypical trap game scenario, the Gophers finished both halves on big runs to beat North Dakota State. Coming off the best week of regular season basketball in well over a decade, and right [...]
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Are you kidding me? Gophers win!
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JF.
Let me try this, but don’t expect much in the way of complete sentences or proper punctuation. We are officially in uncharted territory and I am as close to being at a loss for words as possible. It is a very good thing this is in writing, the facial cramp resulting from a giant smile [...]
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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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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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So Close: Minnesota 64 – Michigan State 65
Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by JF.
A day later and I am still shaking my head. The Gophers had the perfect opportunity to get their season on track with a much needed win over #6 Michigan State, but let a 13 point lead slowly slip away, and eventually lost by one point. The Gophers did just about everything they needed to [...]
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Quick throughts: Gophers 64 – Michigan State 65
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by JF.
A familiar feeling huh? This is Minnesota’s sixth singe digit loss, and the third that was decided on the last play of the game or in overtime. I don’t know how things could get more frustrating at this point, but I’m sure we will soon find out. It is hard to say how Al Nolen [...]
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Respectable at least: Gophers 53 – Michigan State 60
Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by JF.
Well, that wasn’t too bad. Any Gopher fan with any sort of memory dreads heading to the Breslin Center, which has been a house of horrors in recent years for the Gophers including last season’s disaster. The Gophers were run out of they gym that night. Tonight, they probably should have run some more. Superficially, [...]
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