Recent content by Chico Gopher

While I love having a lot of guys who are possible double figure scorers, my biggest fear is that they might also be double figure defenders in Big Ten play. I'd love to hear more about "stay in front", "Instinctively execute some of the nuances of higher level team defensive concepts" and "Not...

Seems like kind-of a dumb thing to get worked up about one way or the other.

Not to mention that JC's are generally a little less expensive than 4-year schools. One could question the level of coaching at the JC level. I've seen some who are just as good as D-1 and D-2 coaches, and I've seen some that seem pretty haphazard and run a pretty loose program. I would...

Any guesses to the number of times during the course of next season, that "Over Dribbling is a huge issue" is mentioned? Based on the last few years of watching the mens and womens forum, we Minnesota basketball fans HATE a point guard that dribbles too much for our liking.

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.