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Perennial BIG doormat Illinois is no more. Watched them for the first time this year yesterday and I was impressed. Very quick build with what looks to be a good coaching hire and a couple of solid pickups in the transfer portal. I was really impressed by the post Bostic. I'm hoping the...

And one more thing...kudos to the BTN+ crew in MD who did the game. The two announcers were very solid as was the production crew. BTN+ productions are often lacking. I'll cut them some slack because they are normally student productions, but the MD crew did a top-rate job.

Despite the outcome, I'm still optimistic for the future with this group. Maryland is a very talented team...and they're deep. Gophers will have to do a much better job of getting back on defense against transition-oriented teams like Maryland. The turnovers continue to be a problem for the...

I think Rose will figure it out. We've gone from posts who didn't want to touch the ball the past few years to someone who is probably shooting too much. I think that will be corrected. She's developed a nice little jump shot within 15 feet. And she's able to put the ball on the floor to get...

Woeful shooting until....Solid 4th quarter, especially from Battle and Heyer. Overall, I thought the Gophers played good D. Problems were at the offensive end. Obviously still a work in progress (will be all year), but like the fact that they didn't let the first 3 quarters dictate the 4th...

I like the fact that the Gophers seem to be working very hard defensively. And they are really going after loose balls. Based on today's game, the Gophers still have some work to do with their rebounding. Katie B with a very solid game today. Same for Mara. There'll be better days for Amaya...

Heyer is 'sneaky' good. Love how active Czinano is. Great to see Hammond, Ratzlaff and Counts get on the board. Off shooting night for Mara. 10 boards for Battle.

Hoping I'm wrong, but I doubt that the Gophers will be able to "hang" with the Hawkeyes. That being said, it would be nice if the Gophers can keep their turnovers under 20...if Rose can stay out of foul trouble while playing good defense, and if Mara can get some shots early. Iowa is a very...

I'm gonna give a C+. That being said, I'm very optimistic about this group. They are already playing better defense than they were at the start of the season. We'll have to see if they can reduce the turnovers going forward. I was encouraged that they were able to handle the PSU press much...

As for the fouls Katie B and Rose have been accumulating, as PhiloVance pointed out, a lot of these fouls are due to those two being very agressive, especially Katie. As that aggressiveness on defense is a big part of her value to the team, she'll have to learn to curb that when necessary and I...

Amanda Zahui B was very talented. I'd love for the Gophers to add a post of her caliber or Janel McCarville's caliber. And, yes, I realize I'm dreaming. Or how about a Monica Czinano type?

Seems crazy to say that a team that gives up over 90 points is playing better defense, but they are. I also feel like they're doing a better job of rebounding, although a long way to go with that. As others here have said, if they can decrease the turnovers, they'll have a chance to beat some...

bfan, you've mentioned many times that Gopher fans need to be patient and 'wait til next year'. Although I agree with that, I will also caution Gopher fans to bridle their optimism for next year a bit, as we don't yet know which players we'll have. As we all know, the current transfer portal...

Can't take much from a game againnst such inferior competition, but it was nice to see the posts get some action on offense, nice to see Maria Counts score her first collegiate points. Also, I continue to be impressed with the way Heyer runs the floor.

Well, one would think that the attendance aspect alone would be a justifiable reason to schedule UConn. But, if that's the case, then I am still surprised that the Gophers are refusing to schedule St. Thomas in men's and women's basketball. I'm not saying that St. Thomas would be a big draw in...

I wondered if and when this was going to happen. So, now I'm also wondering if Dawn Staley and Tessa Johnson will make an appearance at Williams Arena in the years to come. Not sure how I feel about a UConn-Gopher matchup next year. I doubt whether the Gophers will be able to be...

Obviously, Braun was terrific. But also great to see clutch plays by Katie B, and Czinano near the end of the game. And Battle with 17 points, 9 boards, 0 (yes, zero) turnovers. And some nice 4th quarter contributions from Heyer and good hustle from Rose. Hard to imagine that the Gophers had...

The pipeline that Lehigh has established from Minnesota is incredible. As an alumnus of St. Thomas (also an alumnus of the U of M), I can't help but wonder if we'll see the day when some of the women who've been heading east will opt to stay closer to home and play instead for UST. Most of the...

Although I don't know personally any of the young players on this year's roster, I'm liking what I am hearing about them in terms of laying a foundation/building a culture with this program. IMO, this has been missing for many years, even before Whalen took the job. I'm hoping that we now...

Not a big fan of these so-called super conferences. It's okay for the revenue sports but it doesn't make much sense for the non-revenue sports. Am I correct in thinking that the BIG will try to secure more conference members from the Western part of the US?