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On the debate over keep, fire, or extend Johnson, there are lots of good facts critics point to. True: He had no head coaching experience. Reduce value for that. Yet here is the payoff. Ben's saving grace is his recruiting. That saved his job. HIS recruits and transfer portal guys are doing...

I thought Jack Wilson was an enforcer type. You don't sign him for double-doubles. You sign him for double-trouble.

The modern NBA has become a positionless game of basketball. Positions are blurred. At most, positions are either ball handlers, post players, and wings, with even post players stretching out. Ohio State this season is kinda like that. Not one player makes the top 15 for scoring -- there is no...

Ohio State now leads the strong defense-goaltending UMD 4-0 after two. Four different players scored. Playing Ohio State is like taking a bath, a bloodbath. The Gophers offense last season was like that.

After one period, Ohio State leads UMD 2-0. tOSU has 11 shots on goal compared to 7 for UMD. Winner advances to play the winner of the Gophers-Badgers game. All times listed EST

Championship runs are extremely difficult. Hockey has a worse random variation than other sports. Putting together a winning streak is tough. The best team in the country should usually win, and yet in reality the top team may not be able to sustain a winning streak. People need to talk about...

RrrrrrEaDY tO RUmBLE! Gophers in the playoffs against Badgers today! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pe8RycGou623SeiA/?mibextid=qi2Omg

If they limit this to one game a season per team on Friday then it is not too bad. Generally, HS football night was a line to not cross. So was NFL post-season games can't be behind a pay wall. Markets usually work best in the long run to work it out. Without government interference. Market...

Some aspects of the game are controllable. For example, effort in defense usually yields results. Cause and effect. On the other hand, shooting varies randomly. Once the ball leaves, it's uncontrollable, within a range of variation. Working on this helps, of course, and experience helps. Look...

Minnesota's Abbey Murphy named a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist. This is the best player award. https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/1303008 ABBEY MURPHY University of Minnesota – Junior – Forward Tied for third in the NCAA with 59 points (33G, 26A) in 37 games… Leads the NCAA...

I really enjoyed attending the Rutgers, Ohio State, and Penn State games recently. That was a great entertainment value. Hopefully they figure it out to get back to that.

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Maybe they ran out of gas. Looking around for reserves onboard... (Related to other thread dialogue.)

Another good one. Yes. They are in a precarious situation. Skipper has to get this going or he'll be with the alligators soon.

Get rid of the boat because the motor stalled? Or you could say the skipper doesn't know what he's doing. For this season I don't think you can say that AT ALL. It's been a good ride. BUT if the boat drifts into "scr*wed," then the happy ride turned into -- not a disaster -- an unhappy one...

It's like this. Everyone is having a good time. Out on a nice boat on a nice lake on a nice day. Sunny, having fun. The motor stops. The current turns the bow, and you drift. Trying to start the motor. On one side are alligators. On another side is shore with festivities going on. Motor...

Garcia had a tough matchup with Ware, doesn't explain everything. They doubled Garcia (at least sometimes, I didn't see all) when he was trying to go to the basket. Clearly the #1 key to beating the Gophers is to limit, or eliminate, Garcia. It worked in other games. So then Christie is...

Unfortunately... this team is suddenly at risk of -- not a disaster -- not making anything.

Anything that happened after the Braun injury is non-sensical. It has little value for making sense of the team. I pay no attention. Except for tonight. BOOM! Well good for sophomore Amaya Battle. Her play lately has been non-sensical. See comments above. Like this one: BOOM!

True. Also, guard situation last year was worse. They improved a lot. If NIL was a factor, losing Battle at a glut position possibly helped stock guard better. Now they need more. In another matter, some young bench guys hopefully contribute at some point.