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Great left field hire. None of the mentioned candidates impressed. Risky but high upside.

Year after year there is very little first-round NBA talent in the Big 10.

Shaka will likely be the next Marquette coach given his local roots.

Firing Pitino entailed considerable risk. He's just as good or better coach than the replacement names being mentioned. I wish he had not underperformed this year as the team was looking good for next season.

Would love to see the basketball equivalent of PJ.

Not really. Change for change's sometimes works; often it does not.

Coyle rolled the dice on his own employment by firing a competent coach. While, Pitino did a poor job coaching to the strengths of his roster this year, he was likely going to get an experienced squad into the tourney next year barring major injuries/transfers. Time will tell, but the names...

Florida is not happy with their coach. They have consistently underperformed their recruiting. Pitino would do better at Florida with the same talent.

If the Gophers do well this season, Pitino will likely have multiple options. I could see him at Florida, Miami, and even Syracuse if Boeheim is done. All three places have significant recruiting advantages and better track records of success. Campuses at Miami and Gainesville are knockouts...

He can definitely knock down the corner three and RP should be game planning to get him more of those shots. I also wish he would take more pull-up jumpers instead of the running one-handers he rarely makes. He has a lot more to give this team. Ditto Ihnen. Its Pitinos job to unlock these guys.

He really should not get drafted but probably will. The Duke rep probably will help in in that regard. He would seem a better fit for overseas.

Lets see if the refs help Dook get in the win column.

Disappointed in his use rate this season but hard to argue that Johnson should not start. Ihnen still a critical piece this year and absolutely essential for a good season next year. Next year is his year.

Dakich has a great b-ball mind, but he's too opinionated and too critical of individual players (though most of what he says as a strong element of truth). We all know Carr tries to do too much (at times) and takes bad shots (at times), but what Dakich fails to understand is that this mindset...

Beating a ranked team on the road is not that important. Hold serve at home as much as possible and find a couple road wins against whomever. FYI, if the Gophers go 14-6 per the unrealistic post above, I could easily see Pitino leaving for Miami (Laranaga is done) or another gig. Y'all can have...

This is simply not realistic.

Ihnen needs to stop shooting 3s and drive to the hoop. He could contribute much more if he'd be more aggressive and leverage his length. Ditto Williams.

Liam has the best 3-pt percentage because he consistently takes quality 3-pt shots in rhythm. Johnson also takes quality 3-pt shots for the most part. The others take wild, often contested shots.

Go ahead and hire Dutcher then. The MWC The MWC is no B1G. Not at all convinced he would be able to recruit and be successful here at age 61. FWIW I think the Gophers next basketball coach should be an African-American.

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