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You’re showing how little you know about the game. N’W is 5-3 in the B1G and has beaten Purdue and Illinois. It takes time to win. We start one freshman and 3 sophomores get significant minutes.

If you support Ben Johnson on this forum (as I have also) expect to get hammered. There are those (some of them who rarely actually go to games) who choose to forget that he started with nothing, that we have had other coaches who struggled (I had my tix through the Monson and Pitino years), and...

Heartbreaking loss. I was there, so watched the DVR replay last night before watching N’W’s amazing overtime win vs Illini. We played good enough to win. Obviously, horrible shooting in the first half, but great D and tremendous shooting in the 2nd. Yes, some silly mistakes. Badgers had some...

Oh my! Forget that I brought up Hawkins (only did so as a representation of ball movement which is coaching). As has been discussed ad naseum on this forum it is a totally unfair comparison to compare the recruiting of a new coach in a historically mediocre program to that of a coach in a...

Exactly. This was not coaching. It was personnel.

Both with Cooper and Battle, put their play in the context of their teammates. Cooper was playing with 4 freshman getting a lot of minutes. Battle is now not the primary opttion, getting more ooen, unpressured looks. In games where he is hurried, he is missing more. To pin their success on...

Such a poor and unfair analysis. What do you know about Ben Johnson’s ability to develop guards? He was a B1G guard. Greg G has had 4 years to develop Chucky Hepburn and he is by no measure one of the top point guards in the conference. Ben has not had a chance to start at square one with a...

Start fast, take and make good shots, stay out of foul trouble, protect the ball, guard the perimeter. Make the easy layups and rebound. Don’t waste fouls on Wahl and Crowl. just don’t make it too easy. Too much to ask? If it is we lose. Need Hawkins to play. I’ll be there. Go Gophers!

I thought Ben coached a good game against arguably the best coach in the B1G. He is not responsible for where Mitchell launched the shot, and of course he didn’t draw it up for him to take it from that far. If you ever played the game, you’d know that players don’t always execute exactly what is...

Obvi missed Hawkins presence in this game. Good effort, but way, way too many turnovers. Payne looked lost at times. Good to see Mitchell’s shot back in first half, but I think the ball handling took a toll over the course of the game. Christie got schooled. Carrington played a solid game. Would...

Also watched quite a bit of this game. Agree PSU got a lot of calls. They beat the Badgers with defense and intensity, and their guard play was superior. Only 5 turnovers for PSU vs I believe 13 for WI. Their D also bothered WI’s shooting. PSU is not an easy out for the Gophers (or anybody) now.

Numbers don’t tell the whole story of what happens in a game. Those who have played it know that. You are questioning Garcia’s value to the team. Isn’t he the leading scorer, best FT %, among the best in reb’s and shooting %. Look at Carrington’s reb’s per minutes played. oh, and you didn’t...

Wow! I’m beyond words. I’ll just say that we are all very, very fortunate that you are not coaching this team. You have an interesting take on talent.

Complete utter nonsense. First off, Johnson is not pressured to play any particular player. Pressured by who? For what reason? Do you also believe in a deep state? Second, although Mitchell has been off his game recently, he may be a better mid range jump shooter. However, Carrington is...

We would have to have one of those “playing out of our heads” games to win either of the next two, and I don’t see it happening. Would love it, of course, but more realistically, the question will be can they stop what will become a 4 game skid?

We had no one who could effectively defend Iowa inside tonight. Garcia was probably most effective, but when he was taken further out, they dumped it down or back-doored. Payne did not have a good night and got beat several times defensively. Fox got put in to defend and rebound, but is not a...

This was a bad game (I was there). No question. Basketball can be an emotional game and can be influenced by a number of factors. Decent teams can have bad nights or bad stretch’s and recover. Average teams can play out of their head and win games no one expected them to win. Michigan just won...

Garcia needs to be in the game and we need to get him the ball early, get him going. He is our most skilled post player and he can drive the lane, and will sink the FTs. Agree that starting Payne alongside Garcia and JOJ against this tall Hawkeye lineup is the way to go. Sit Mitchell and...

Agree 100%

I think we’re past the era of Harlem Globetrotter-type pre-game show. Just think how much practice time was devoted to perfecting that routine. Attendance was very low before that, though, and it brought in the fans! It was fun! Everyone came early to see it!