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Whalen and staff making some nice progress with the Minnesota high school and AAU ranks. That's going to be important if they want to build a winning program.

Looks like Whalen now officially has a "coaching tree".

I'm impressed by Adia Barnes, the AZ coach. Do I recall that the Gophers were recruiting Lauren Ware, the backup center for AZ? I also recall that she was interested in playing both basketball and volleyball in college.

Agreed that the Terps looked totally lost at the end of that game. Owusu and Diamond Miller with some terrible decisions. Losing track of free throws and then Owusu's failure to get a shot up immediately on the final possession. I thought Frese was "schooled" by Schaefer tonight....pace of the...

Good point, janelpick. I joined the ISU/A&M game late and I couldn't figure out who the wacko ISU fan was who was screaming his lungs out and running up and down the stairs in anger. He was an embarrassment. That being said, ESPN should have never showed some of those antics. Seems like the...

If "everyone" truly means everyone, seems to me that this is a good sign that Whalen is building a positive culture within the program. On an only somewhat related note, it will be interesting to see how many players from Maryland enter the transfer portal. That team is loaded with talent...

Iowa is an interesting club. With Clark and Czinano they have a potent inside/outside combo. If they can get a third person to step up offensively, they're dangerous. Not a defensive juggernaut, but always formidable because of the offensive firepower. I marvel at what a terrific post...

Terrific article on the friendship between Suggs and Bueckers.

Really like how Iowa has "coached up" Czinano. They do a great job of teaching their posts to get position under the basketball and then when they get the ball, there's no hesitation in putting the shot up. Whoever coaches the bigs there has done a terrific job with Gustafson and now Czinano...

I thought the effort was solid, especially in the second half. Couldn't expect the Gophers to win this one without their top three scorers. I still think the future could be good for this team if some players can "up" their games. Sissoko is one of those players with a lot of potential...

Nice win. Good all around effort by the Gophers. Sconiers continues to improve, Kadi came alive in the second half, Smith with some contributions. LBK with some good energy, particularly in the first half. Scalia with a good all-around game with points, rebounds, assists, steals. The...

Michigan's Hillman is a terrific player, certainly in the top three for BIG POY honors.

I'm all in on Smith, Katie, and Strande getting some additional PT this year. It's looking like this team is going to be a guard-oriented team going forward, at least until they can recruit some bigs, so it would be nice to know going into next year who will be able to contribute and how. I...

Really like Scalia's game when she goes to the hoop sometimes. I think that opens up some threes for her. Gopher going to have a nice group of guards as these young guards get more experience. Jazz, Smith, Scalia, Katie...

Czinano with 34 points for Iowa in the Hawkeyes loss to Northwestern today. 17 of 19 from the field with 11 boards. Wow.

3-game win streak. Almost reminiscent of the game the Gophers gave away to Maryland in the last minute a couple years ago. Obviously a great game for Scalia. I thought Smith played well in Hubbard's absence. Good chance for her to get some heavy minutes. Mershon brings a lot of...

Not a bad first half. Interesting to note that 18 players played. 10 for the Boilers; 8 for the Gophers. Now, can the Gophers hold their own in the third quarter? Maybe someone needs to tell Lindsey to tweak her halftime messages. (joke)

McGloughlin for Purdue in a boot. Maybe that will offset the unavailability of Hubbard.

With Hubbard out and Powell with 2 quick fouls, Smith and Katie are sure to get some valuable PT today.

Even though the Boilers should probably be favored, I think this is a winnable game.