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  1. Mikie S

    Who will replace Payton, Big Jon, JAS and Busch?

    With the Gophers' bottom four scorers (four of the bottom five in minutes played) leaving, there are some huge fannies to replace at the end of the bench. Will they come from the established players like Bostick (the lone returner among the bottom five in minutes), Hoffarber and/or Paul Carter...
  2. Mikie S

    Talent level

    The level of talent in the final four hit me in the face. Would even one Gopher crack North Carolina's rotation? Maybe DJ as a defensive sub. I was thinking back to the Gopher's '97 team and came to pretty much the same conclusion. c John Thomas , Trevor Winter or Sampson or Iverson? pf...
  3. Mikie S

    Mbakwe = Blake Griffin?

    I know this is getting a bit off today's topic, but Tubby likens Trevor Mbakwe to Blake Griffin (per Sid's column yesterday): "Marquette is having an excellent year. I can't imagine what they'd be like with him," Smith said. "He's a guy, we really don't have anybody in our program like Trevor...
  4. Mikie S

    Crazy Gopher stats.

    Three-Point Shooting: Despite an NCAA record for most 3-pointers made in the PSU game without a miss (9-9) the Gophers managed to finish dead last in Big Ten games in 3-point percentage at only .312 (93-298). Exclude the PSU game and the percentage is .291 (84-289). Rebound Margin: Think the...
  5. Mikie S

    How are the top 2008 JUCOs doing?

    Here's Rival's list of last years Top-10 junior college seniors and how they're doing this year. 1. Mario Little Kansas 12.9 min / 4.9 pts / 3.1 reb / 1.0 ast 2. Daniel Payne Arkansas Failed to qualify 3. Tyrone Appleton Kansas 2.1 min / 0.8 pts / 0.3 reb / 0.4 ast 4. Devron Bostick...
  6. Mikie S

    Six more wins ....

    ... to tie the official (non-vacated) Gopher record for season victories at 24. Eight conference games left, at least one Big Ten tourney game and at least one post season game. 6 wins with a minimum of 10 games left to tie school record and an outside chance to exceed it. Not bad for what...
  7. Mikie S

    Best Gopher by position so far ...

    ... in Big Ten play through six games: C Ralph Sampson III ... I still don't like him so much at PF, but his recent play in the middle has been better than Colt Iverson (who's been struggling in conference play). F Damian Johnson ... He is the Gopher MVP. F Paul Carter ... Paul may be the...
  8. Mikie S

    Rotation defect

    Although I really like what I've seen from RS3, I don't like him so much at PF. And to compound things, when Tubby does his usual full scale substitution, it's John Williams coming in to play center. That's a one-two punch that the Gophers have had to come back from in the first three...
  9. Mikie S

    Easy as 1...2...3..

    Rutger Scarlet Knight schedule next week: Sunday: #1 North Carolina Wednesday: #3 Pittsburgh Saturday: #2 Connecticut
  10. Mikie S

    Lies, Damn Lies & ...

    I've just been eying the Gopher stats through four games. Leading scorer Lawrence Westbrook (13.5) is shooting only 39% and 29% from the arc. Although he provides a scoring threat, he's not a go-to guy, but trying to be is lowering those percentages. Devoe Joseph and Westbrook have the same...



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