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Gopher Offseason Happenings

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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The offseason is just a few weeks old and already the Gopher basketball team has a couple things to report. First and foremost, Paul Carter has announced that he will be transferring from the U to be closer to his sister, who is battling cancer in Chicago. Carter has said he will consider the University [...]

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Streaks this long don’t end easily

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by JF.

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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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A little perspective has taken the Gophers a long way

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by JF.

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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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Bubble burst(ing) Michigan 71 – Gophers 63

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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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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Game 15 Review: Not too embarassing

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Minnesota’s goal going into last night’s game at #4 Purdue was of course to win, and if not win, at least be competitive. That secondary goal was achieved, though the scoreboard may indicate otherwise. The scoreboard is not always a reliable narrator. The 12 point Gopher victory in Iowa City was more of a blow [...]

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Game 14 Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes 3:00 pm (CST) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network One year removed from questioning whether the Minnesota-Iowa rivalry, once one of the most intense in all of college basketball, was dead, I’ve decided to find out first hand. In a first but [...]

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Game 3 Preview: Gophers vs. Utah Valley Wolverines

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Utah Valley Wolverines 7:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network (actual live TV!) Tickets: Best available- Row 11 upper deck, center court Naming a college basketball conference is an exercise in redundancy. There are really only three ingredients in a conference name; a [...]

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Barnblurbs 11/18/09: Twitter, in-game coverage, and a look around the Big Ten

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by JF.

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By request, we are trying to add some Twitter functionality. We have already added the widget on the right hand side of the site. If you or anyone else uses the hash tag #umnhoops it will be fed through the widget and appear there. For those of you gifted with a good cell phone, skinny [...]

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And finally a positive distraction

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 7:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Bigtennetwork.com (Streaming for $2.99) Tickets: Best available- Row 11, upper deck, center court It has been pointed out many times here and by many others elsewhere that Gopher basketball is the perfect distraction from the [...]

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A season in review: Paul Carter

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part five of our season review. Part one discussed Kevin Payton. Part two looked at Travis Busch. Part three covered Jamal Abu-Shamala. Part four waxed poetic about Jonathan Williams. Paul Carter arrived in Minneapolis just over a year ago with undeniable potential and more than a few questions. Not least of these [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/19/09: Pre-game Reading

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Live Blog Tonight Starting at 5:30 Hopefully we will be cheering instead of jeering for once. Random Site News You no longer need to register to comment, but you will need an e-mail address. This should be enough to address the spam issues that were once a problem. Previews of tonight’s game I write about [...]

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Generous Gophers give Nittany Lions Valentine’s Day gift

Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Maybe you have seen a game like this before. The Gophers get out to a dreadful start that is matched by a just as pathetic effort by their opponents. The Gophers fall behind on a momentum swinging buzzer beater at the end of the first half. Turnovers, poor decisions, and embarrassing mistakes, give their opponents [...]

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Not losing is still winning

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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I hope you can forgive me taking to long to write about Minnesota’s “win” over Indiana on Tuesday night. After watching the Gophers show little intensity or intuition on the offensive end against the worst defensive team in the Big Ten, my motivation was lacking, though apparently not as much as the Gophers’ motivation to [...]

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Struggling Hoosiers bring chance to experiment

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers 8:00 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: BTN Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game As cruel as the Big Ten schedulers have been this season, giving the Gophers back [...]

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#24 Minnesota vs. #20 Illinois: Gophers hope to end “Krushing” streak like its 1999.

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#24 Golden Gophers vs. #20 Illinois Fighting Illini 8:00 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: BTN Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game Minnesota is 0 for the 00′s against Illinois, and has not won [...]

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Miracle in Madison

Posted on 16. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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Highlights from BTN Highlights from ESPN Lawrence Westbrook interview Defying every stereotype of the always choking Minnesota team, the Gophers roared back from a fourteen point deficit in the second half, took control early in overtime, and beat the Badgers leaving the Kohl Center in shocked and devastated silence. The 78-74 overtime win was Minnesota’s [...]

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Gophers going for first win in Madison in more than a decade

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#17 Golden Gophers vs.Wisconsin Badgers 8:00 pm (CST) at Kohl Center (Madison, Wisconsin) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Liveblog: I’ll be here about half an hour before the game. You should be too. That headline should tell you all you need to know about tomorrow night’s game. The Gophers don’t win in [...]

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With the basket as big as the ocean, #19 Gophers crush Penn State

Posted on 11. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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Maybe the ugliness in Iowa City on Thursday was worth it after all, because the Gophers appear to have gotten all the bad offense out of their system. Led by a pair of junior college transfers, the Gophers did not miss a three pointer and shot 62.5% from the floor including 9-9 three pointers to [...]

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#19 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Penn State: Another small opponent, and more big problems?

Posted on 10. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#19 Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game It is not a coincidence that the Gophers seem to [...]

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A win is a win is a win, and the Gophers won

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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It was slow, boring, brutal to watch, excruciatingly painful, unrecognizable as basketball since 1920, but it was a win. In a dreadfully stereotypical Big Ten game, the Gophers won 52-49 to improve to 14-1 and 2-1 in the Big Ten. In short, it was a game at Iowa. Its hard to believe that Iowa used [...]

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Is the Iowa rivalry dying?

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#19 Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes 6:00 pm (CST) at Carver Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa) Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: ESPN2 Liveblog: Yes. I’ll be typing away, just like the CSU game. There was a time not too long ago in fact, when a basketball game between Minnesota and Iowa meant something. It was [...]

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Gophers bounce back big over Buckeyes

Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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ESPN Highlights Big Ten Network Highlights After what could have been a confidence crippling, season opening loss to Michigan State (much like last year’s home loss to Indiana), an intense and determined Gopher basketball team led #23 Ohio State by as much as 18 late in the second half on their way to a 68-59 [...]

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Sub-plots abound in Louisville-Minnesota Matchup

Posted on 19. Dec, 2008 by JF.

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University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Louisville Cardinals 1:00 pm (CST) at University of Phoenix Stadim (Glendale, AZ) Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: Fox Sports Network Tomorrow’s game between the Minnesota Gophers and Louisville Cardinals is more than just a basketball game. It is Lawrence Westbrooks first game in his home state since he led [...]

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Gophers crush Eastern Washington, Carter hurt but should be ok

Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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As I walked out of Williams Arena on Wednesday night, I was thinking my first paragraph of my game review would be spent trying to convince myself that the Gophers would be ok even if Paul Carter would miss several weeks. Fortunately, I won’t have to, as what looked like a very severe ankle injury [...]

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Breathe easy, its only a sprain and Carter is day to day

Posted on 27. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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With about 10 minutes left in their win over Eastern Washington, Minnesota’s season almost took a turn for the terrible. Ralph Sampson took a charge, fell back against Paul Cater’s ankle, and Carter hit the deck in agony. He was down for several minutes, and was eventually carried off the court, unable to put any [...]

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Another Bird of Prey: Gophers looking to avoid Eastern Washington’s Talons

Posted on 25. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Eastern Washington Eagles 7:30pm (CST) at Williams Arena Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: Big Ten Network Tickets: Row 29 in the corner of the lower deck Liveblog: More like a live chat. I’ll be at the game, but a chat room will be up and running. Thank goodness mascots have [...]

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In Johnson’s debut Gophers stun Colorado State

Posted on 23. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers, led by Junior forward Damian Johnson, overcame a horrific start to beat the much improved Colorado State in the final minute, 72-71. Johnson, who had been the entire season with knee and hand injuries, sparked the Gophers with what has now become his patented all-around game changing performance. With 18.9 seconds [...]

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Newcomers lead Gophers to impressive win

Posted on 08. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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After a less than lackluster non-loss in their first exhibition game, Minnesota’s highly heralded recruits led the Gophers to a 92-62 win over Northern State on Thursday night. Coming just three days after what was almost a catastrophic loss, the new Gophers looked much more comfortable on the court. Gone was the bad positioning and [...]

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Gophers tip off exhibition schedule against Saint Cloud State

Posted on 02. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs, Saint Cloud State University Huskies 7:00 pm at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: None, but streaming live on Bigtennetwork.com Tickets: plenty still left, a few even in the lower deck When the Gophers tip off the 2008-2009 season on Monday night, the University of Minnesota [...]

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Devoe is Eligible and on His Way

Posted on 14. Aug, 2008 by JF.

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Speaking of Lou Dobbs… La migra loses, Gophers win, and Paul Carter is in good academic shape too! Gophers basketball recruit Devoe Joseph declared eligible by NCAA Clearinghouse By Marcus Fuller mfuller@pioneerpress.com Article Last Updated: 08/14/2008 03:27:51 PM CDT Now there’s nothing stopping Canadian star Devoe Joseph from playing for the Gophers men’s basketball team [...]

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