Recent content by Chico Gopher

For those of us who are 110% secure and confident in who and what we are. "What?! You never seen a bear shit in the woods?!?!? At least I'm probably gonna wipe!! Lemme see your ballcap!".

You are probably right in most cases. However, the fact that Sid apparently wrote or said it, and I've seen some folks repeat it or agree with that sentiment over the past couple of years, indicates that the Good Ol Boy attitude does exist in some corners of this forum. Probably a minority...

I thought the Good Ol Boy mentality was pretty much restricted to those red neck, low educated, areas of some of the southern states. Good to know that it's apparently alive and well in my homestate of Minnesota. Another good reason to want to leave to check out what other areas of the country...

According to the currently posted 26-27 roster, we have 6. I'm a little concerned about the idea of possibly passing up a coach that you have thoroughly vetted and agreed was the most qualified candidate that matched up perfectly with your team needs and philosophy, in favor of somebody's Dad...

I think how the Gopher replace what Battle gave the team defensively, either individually, or more likely collectively, will be the big question for this club in the early part of next season. We know that Tori is a good defender, but Battle was generally pretty good too. I'd like to believe...

Pretty soon, the idea of striving to make the NCAA Tournament will be considered old-fashioned and silly. That's because the NCAA Tournament will be striving to include almost any team with a TV market. We're moving to a time that you'll have to finish with a god-awful record of 5-22 or...

Guessing that if the offenses had combined for 120 yards on 19 carries, the thread would be loaded with complaints that the defensive front sucks. :)

I think you're correct. Seems, more and more, that fans generally "rely" on stats to define a players ability. I think most coaches will use stats as a tool, but actually "rely" on the day-to-day eye test of what a player is doing in practice, drills, and during games to define a players ability.

I'd be curious to find out from any current/former college basketball coaches that might check in on this forum from time to time to give us their experience as to whether it's offensive or defensive issues that seem to be easier to correct. From what I've seen from some of the teams I've been...

Maybe it's just me, but I assumed he was coming back because he hadn't said he was going into the portal. It's getting to the point where if, on Monday, I commit to having lunch with you on Friday, you call me every single day, including Friday morning, to make sure we're still on for lunch...

The take away for me from this video is; How to defend bigs in the post with an undersized wing? You get to their spot first (Do your defensive work early), then grind, stay low and work hard! Then you keep grinding, staying low and working hard! And keep doing that over and over again...

Not really talking about the highlight defensive stats. Rebound number is pretty impressive, but I'm more interested in defensive positioning, does she have the ability to move her feet, force the other team to turn down shots and rotate the ball away from her, play team defense and execute...

Glad you mentioned her. I'm curious about what kind of jump she may be capable of making next year. In her limited time this past season, I saw an athletic, lanky guard who seemed to finally be 100% after her knee injury early in her career. I'm guessing that her instructions coming into...

I haven't seen any games, film or highlights on her. My big question, as it is with all of our players, can they defend at a Big 10 level.

Awesome. Just because they're not discussed as much as the big 3 sports, I feel it's just as important that fans and the university continue to support these athletes and make sure they still have the opportunity to represent the U of Minnesota! My favorite events to watch are the Floor...