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Tough to win against any team that manages to make over half of the shots they take.

Except the Gophers came out swinging in that game and were up big. Hoping we can channel some of the energy Washington did for their comeback.

I think they would have done much better with Mara, who is a three level scorer that can create her own shot and draw fouls at the rim. Watching Ladine play at the Barn last week really reminded me of how Mara plays and carries herself when she's able to play. This team, without Braun, hung in...

I was shocked Tori didn't make the All Freshman team.

Not to mention that the margins in the Big Ten have greatly improved in just one year. This year, the Gophers were able to blow out one of the bottom teams by 40 points. That didn't happen last year. And there haven't been any games where the Gophers lost by 30 or more points, which happened...

Coach P seems to call other teams' bluff when it comes to non-scoring threats. Can't guard everyone as well as you'd like but might as well focus on the stars.

Exactly. If you look retroactively back at the rankings from the class of 2022, there are several notable players in the Big Ten who were ranked behind Mara (28th), Amaya (39th), and Mallory (55th) when they were coming in, but (unfortunately) perform better today than some of these Gophers. I...

Yeah, by my math that seems right. Hopefully beating Washington in the Big Ten tournament can undo the loss in the committee's eyes, and maybe they can get another win on top of that one to bring them back into the conversation. That next game against Washington will be interesting. It's tough...

Indiana is another tournament team that will finish above the Gophers in the conference, and the Gophers beat them pretty handily.

I'm willing to bet the starting lineup will be the same next season as it was at the beginning of this season. Grocholski is like the glue that holds everyone else together, and based on interviews Coach P has done, it seems like she sees a lot in Grace even when the stat sheet doesn't show it...

Yes. Only teams who don't make the NCAA tournament or the WBIT are eligible for the WNIT. Last year was the first year of the WBIT. Illinois made it to the WBIT and won the championship. Now they're fourth in the conference despite two major injuries. No matter whether the Gophers make the...

The NCAA tournament is a little iffy, but if the Gophers don't make that, the worst they'll get at this point is the WBIT. The WNIT seems to be off the table.

Illinois just won their 8th Big Ten game in a row. The Gophers' win against them is looking better and better.

I don't mean to be harsh, but things really took a turn for the worse when she subbed in. She came in with a 28-19 lead and subbed out at 28-25. That was the turning point of the game. Ideally, the rest of the team would have been able to right the ship and turn the momentum around in the...

Seems like a lot of these close losses are just due to lack of Mara Braun rather than a general lack of depth.

Something that gets lost in these discussions about which players that don't start that fans think should get more playing time is that it's very common for competitive teams to rely heavily on their starting five throughout conference play. For better or worse, everyone tries to put their best...

Last season they had at least a couple good wins (Nebraska and Michigan State come to mind, plus maybe Michigan). This year they beat Illinois, who is actually looking much better since their loss at the Barn. I'm also frustrated that there aren't more great wins and that they haven't pulled...

It's harder to flex the depth of your bench when two of your best seven or eight players get injured for most or all of the season.

I have a feeling that the Gophers are going to be out for revenge in this game, given they lost both games to Iowa last year and the second loss was by 48 points. Hopefully that motivates them to completely demolish Iowa, just like it did with Penn State.

Defense is all about tradeoffs. You may be able to hold off Lauren Betts, but that leaves gaps elsewhere and so you just take very educated risks. That's how it is every game.