BleedGopher
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per the AP:
As last season began for Minnesota, coach Richard Pitino was still working on getting a group of players to not only block out external skepticism but believe internally in the potential for success.
The Gophers were listening.
They put an embarrassing year with off-the-court trouble and a program-worst 8-23 record behind them in a hurry, surging to 15-2 start and recovering from a mid-January slide with an eight-game winning streak that sealed their first NCAA Tournament appearance in four seasons under Pitino .
This fall? Well, Pitino has been busy playing psychologist again. This time the theme is the opposite: Don't be distracted by the hype.
"We were so eager to get the respect back of everybody and to win again and to get people talking, we've got to understand that can go away," Pitino said last month. "That's fleeting as well. What got us here was doing it for each other. No ego. Working hard. But this group has shown that thus far."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...minnesota-facing-high-expectations/107042982/
Go Gophers!!
As last season began for Minnesota, coach Richard Pitino was still working on getting a group of players to not only block out external skepticism but believe internally in the potential for success.
The Gophers were listening.
They put an embarrassing year with off-the-court trouble and a program-worst 8-23 record behind them in a hurry, surging to 15-2 start and recovering from a mid-January slide with an eight-game winning streak that sealed their first NCAA Tournament appearance in four seasons under Pitino .
This fall? Well, Pitino has been busy playing psychologist again. This time the theme is the opposite: Don't be distracted by the hype.
"We were so eager to get the respect back of everybody and to win again and to get people talking, we've got to understand that can go away," Pitino said last month. "That's fleeting as well. What got us here was doing it for each other. No ego. Working hard. But this group has shown that thus far."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...minnesota-facing-high-expectations/107042982/
Go Gophers!!