Recent content by Chico Gopher

That might have been the one of the "parts of her game she wanted to work on". Not sure how often it happens, but I have seen instances of a player, spending a summer in the gym, working on their shot and literally raising their % by 10% or more. Maybe a combo of a technically better shot, or...

Just from the little that I saw, I have hopes that Holloway and Klick will turn out to be 10+ minutes/game players at some point next season. A little more athleticism has been a need for this club and I think both Nia and Kennedy have that. There are some whispers on other forum posts hinting...

Pretty much every good team I've ever covered over the last 40 years, had similar numbers. And again, you had 2 players who would have taken up some of that slack injured for the season. Not sure who among the players that didn't play much you thought deserved more time. Maybe you were at...

Gophers only had one player average more than 33 minutes per game. 7 players averaged over 10 minutes per game. Add Braun and Woodson, who were injured and would have easily played more than 10/game and there you have your 9 player rotation. Look at most of the good teams around the country...

I would say that 90% of basketball coaches I've ever talked to, at their core, considered themselves teachers

Like everything in life, every situation is different and there are a lot of different ways that different people react or are affected by those situations. There is no "One Size Fits All".

Same situation. You see many rise to the occasion and become more than they imagined. It's fun to watch and be part of that. But so many of them are also shocked that life was way more difficult and more of a grind than they anticipated. Many of those in the second group manage to dig deep...

Well, they didn't come close to winning the Big Ten title and getting a nice seed in the NCAA Tournament, So---"F" ?? However, if the grade is for playing up to their potential. I'd say "B", especially after losing 2 of their top 7 players for most of the year. I think they finished exactly...

Nice to hear Bueckers in the postgame with a quick mention/tribute to Amaya Battle's mom, Stephanie.

If we're grabbing players early mainly because we need size and bodies, that's kind-of a bad sign to me. Like, "I'm desperate" sign. I think it's a little early to be in "desperate to bring bodies in" mode.

If an experienced college basketball coach, who's been to NCAA tournaments, disagrees with my assessment of a player, does that make him the dummy? :) Asking for a friend.

2 years in a row, this team pretty much played their best basketball in the post-season tournaments. Hopefully, next year it will be in the NCAA tournament and they can make some noise. For this group, considering the injuries and moments of inconsistency, I'd call it a really good season!

I nominate Doug Gottlieb and his Green Bay team. Extra publicity and what has he got to lose. Might even give him a nice "out" to end this horrible experiment if the league decides to kick him out.

3 things. I think the best case for this team (with a healthy Braun) was a little better than a bubble team. What players with talent didn't get as much playing time as they deserved? Holloway? She had a few moments, but though I liked her, I didn't trust her. Gotta earn the coaches trust...

Maybe at the end of each day, Coach Thorson should post a list here (shades of what Elon Musk was asking for) detailing every single person he tried to call-and call 2 more times if he got the message; and also detail what exactly was said during each conversation with each contact. That...