Nobody said any of those things. It's easy to win an argument when you make up the other person's statements for him.
I also enjoy where you think the "being a top 10 team" part is somehow an indictment. Remind me again when Pitino has had any of his teams in the top 10.
Barely scraped = still got in. I'd rather barely scrape than not get there at all.
That's what the Tournament committee is there for, to select the participants in the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers earned their bid and draw as much as anyone else. I thank a combination of coaching and playing for their appearance.
False.
Pitino also needs to make 3 NCAA Tournament appearances in the next 4 years (and win at least one game) to match that level of success. Want to place a wager as to whether that happens?
Great, you'd rather be entertained and lose than be bored and win. I'll take the latter, 100 times out of 100. I'd rather win than lose, regardless of the entertainment value, but I guess that's just me.
False. Also, 3 Tournament appearances in 6 years had never before been done in the history of Minnesota basketball. Ever. It is certainly mediocre by national standards, but unprecedented success by Minnesota standards.
Unprovable speculation and conjecture. What is provable up to this point is that our current coach's results are inferior to his predecessor's.
What happened is that Teague fancies himself a basketball genius and wanted to hire his own coach. The decision to fire Tubby was made long before the end of the season. It was a risk, but only at the potential expense of Teague's ego and reputation.
My thinking is far broader and more multi-dimensional than your brain is even capable of fathoming. I understand it perfectly. You'd rather all be entertained and lose than be bored and win. It's not surprising - most of this fan base has a loser's mentality in several sports, particularly so in men's basketball.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."