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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?

So we're ripping on the walk-ons now? Who's next? The scout team?

I'm excited about both the men's and women's BIG tourneys coming to Minneapolis. Like ISUNorth guy or gal, I'm not normally a conference tourney guy, but when it's in town, I'll almost surely attend. And maybe if we're lucky, the Gophers will at least be on the bubble and those games will mean...

Yes, it seems that the rich are more likely to get richer with the laxed transfer rules. Some P5 players who have been with losing programs (i.e.--Scalia) are likely to seek out winning programs. Some mid-major players who have done well are likely to see if they can play at a higher level...

I think Indiana is a good choice for Scalia. It's going to be Berger's team and that will take a lot of pressure off Sara. And they'll have a solid inside presence with Holmes, something Sara never had as a Gopher. Those things being said, I think IU might miss Patberg's leadership and...

I continue to be amazed at all the transfers out of Maryland. I can understand why players would be anxious to leave a losing program (including our Gophers) or to leave for lack of playing time, but Maryland has a very successful program and the players that are leaving there are mostly...

Yes, it seems the post-season banquet for this team might be a bit sparse. Hopefully, they didn't have to pay in advance for the number of participants! On another note, I know that some on this board are criticizing the AD for hiring Whalen, but I can't bring myself to do that. At the...