B1G Game 12: Gophers host Iowa (2-6-25)

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Yippee another loss to Iowa in a big game. This is why MN will never get the top recruits. I know we have injuries but coach P has not yet proven to win the important games.
 

DietCokeFan said:
Yippee another loss to Iowa in a big game. This is why MN will never get the top recruits. I know we have injuries but coach P has not yet proven to win the important games.
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It’s too early to say she will never get the top recruits. We need more pure shooters and players who can create their own shots. I am frustrated losing again to IO.
 


I thought this team may be different this year but it’s the same ole. Cannot hit the broadside of the barn when playing in big games. Yea I know they have injuries but the players they have on the court were all highly recruited. How this team continues to miss around the rim season after season. When will it ever get better?
 



Katogopher said:
I thought this team may be different this year but it’s the same ole. Cannot hit the broadside of the barn when playing in big games. Yea I know they have injuries but the players they have on the court were all highly recruited. How this team continues to miss around the rim season after season. When will it ever get better?
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Need a couple more McKinney’s. Some more athletic finishers. Hart was just off. Too many players have to have the perfect set up to score.
 

Disappointing loss. The Gophers played like they were stranded in a snow storm and didn't get to the gym until the last minute. They didn't seem to have a good game plan. GG and Battle were 0 - 10 on 3-point shots. Mckinney (16 pts) and Stewart (14 pts) got going in the end. Heyer got her usual double-double (10 & 10). Hart and GG only got 4 points each. Defense was below par. Gophers need to find their game before the slide gets bigger.
 

Katogopher said:
I thought this team may be different this year but it’s the same ole. Cannot hit the broadside of the barn when playing in big games. Yea I know they have injuries but the players they have on the court were all highly recruited. How this team continues to miss around the rim season after season. When will it ever get better?
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Agree. Is this what we're going to have to deal with when it comes to Coach P teams? Try and defend and hope the ball goes in? Not a good strategy. Looks like we're back to the NIT. Another year this does not help recruiting. Recruits will not come here to play in the NIT. In two years Coach P best win is probably against Illinois this year. Yes, its only year two and we have injuries but the concern has to be there.
 



Just got home. We started out soft. Once we started to show some fight and physicality, Iowa became beatable. Iowa didn't like it. But the hole we dug and our clank-the-rim offense again sealed the deal against us. Sunday becomes a must-win.
 

Hannah should have fouled out with 351.. when Tori drove to the basket.. and was clearly fouled by Hannah.. no call.. and then Hannah scores the next 4 for Iowa..

good to see Iowa still have the refs in their back pockets when they NEED a big game changing call..

also Tori needs to be aggressive like she was in the 2nd half ALL GAME long..

how many shots rolled around half way down and pop out..

also seems like CC taught Iowa how to flop pretty well.
 

This was a bad game! To lose at home this late in the season is not good. I know we have injuries but this was a game we needed to win if we expect to make the tournament. Need to win a game or two that we are not supposed to win now in my opinion to make the tournament. I don't see that with this teams offense. Battle does some good things on the floor but if she shoots once a game it is too many shots. Need to find some consistent scoring but it is awful late in the year to still be searching for that. I like Dawn a lot but she did not have a good year coaching this team.
 

DietCokeFan said:
Yeah it’s really bad. We have a so called defensive minded coach who can’t run an offense. Got out coached badly the first half by a first year head coach.
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Well, Jan Jensen was the lead assistant at Iowa for about 20 years before taking over for Bluder so it isn't like she's "new" to the team.
 



Gopher Mac said:
This was a bad game! To lose at home this late in the season is not good. I know we have injuries but this was a game we needed to win if we expect to make the tournament. Need to win a game or two that we are not supposed to win now in my opinion to make the tournament. I don't see that with this teams offense. Battle does some good things on the floor but if she shoots once a game it is too many shots. Need to find some consistent scoring but it is awful late in the year to still be searching for that. I like Dawn a lot but she did not have a good year coaching this team.
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That's bunk to say Battle should only take 1 shot a game or to lay the loss at her feet. Battle's defense was part of why the Gophers even got back in the basketball game tonight or even hung around with USC. Shots were not perfect but Battle worked her ass off on defense getting in the passing lanes. Truth be told this game was lost in the post tonight and the offensive rebounds tonight where Iowa picked up extra chances, especially that late Iowa missed free throw. Without Stewart's game tonight we had no post presence really . Sophie Hart did not have a good game tonight. She is capable of a lot more and needs to start finishing at the rim on layups. Hart let so many post opportunity's go where if she were being more agressive she could have scored. The hesitation i dont get because she is decent post. I have seen her hit jump shots and do so well on the hook shot. She is more than capable of making shots and her teammates need her to start making shots.
 


Feel bad for Stewart that she’s going to miss out on the tournament after transferring home.
 

gopherdudepart2 said:
That's bunk to say Battle should only take 1 shot a game or to lay the loss at her feet. Battle's defense was part of why the Gophers even got back in the basketball game tonight or even hung around with USC. Shots were not perfect but Battle worked her ass off on defense getting in the passing lanes. Truth be told this game was lost in the post tonight and the offensive rebounds tonight where Iowa picked up extra chances, especially that late Iowa missed free throw. Without Stewart's game tonight we had no post presence really . Sophie Hart did not have a good game tonight. She is capable of a lot more and needs to start finishing at the rim on layups. Hart let so many post opportunity's go where if she were being more agressive she could have scored. The hesitation i dont get because she is decent post. I have seen her hit jump shots and do so well on the hook shot. She is more than capable of making shots and her teammates need her to start making shots.
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I think she plays great defense. I did say she does a lot of good things. I am not saying she is the reason we lost. I am saying does not make shots at a good enough rate to be taking a lot of shots I also think she does not pass the ball enough and tends to dribble the ball too much that stalls the offensive. Sorry if you disagree.
 



On a night when we needed scoring off the bench, Johnson was sent in and was lost again on defense. . Her teammates tried to direct her where to go. Finally, Coach P pulled her out. For a player who's been here a year and a half, this is disappointing.
 

Star City said:
The bubble is weak this year so the Gophers just need to beat Washington and a couple more games and they are still probably in.
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Doubt it. Resume is terrible. Zero Q1 wins and I think just one Q2, that won’t do it. Maybe next year if we get some shooters.
 

Just got home as was able to attend my first game in person (in the rural). Same story, we are just not athletic and quick enough to get over the top on these top teams and our shooting continues to slide. GG is a great player, but has difficulty driving or creating a shot as her speed is too slow vs these top athletic teams. 4 PTS for a player we rely on shooting is not good. Like mentioned before the minutes of Battle and GG are going to haunt us the rest of the play. Coach P is going to have to FIND A WAY to use more players and get some offense going, more movement. Yes, I know we are down Woodson and Braun, but Johnson was a top 65 recruit who has had good moments and if you take her out every defensive mistake it isn't going to help her. There are plenty of other gophers that make mistakes on the D side of it and WE NEED SOME OFFENSE! Czinano is a veteran leader that probably could have come in during others rough start. Holloway had some nice deflections. It isn't lot of minutes, but it is some to keep others fresh and strong, maybe give a spark or stop a slide. Iowa does it really well and it is paying off for them in this stretch of basketball for them.

Better get a W vs Indiana. We really need to stop digging a big hole at the beginning of the games.
Frustrating as really want this team to break through.
 

Proper positioning and angular momentum are critical for making high-percentage layups. Too often last night, players attempted layups from directly under or slightly behind the backboard when they had time and space to adjust for a better shooting angle. This poor positioning forced them to throw their torso backward to compensate, which in turn caused their arms to counteract that reverse momentum. The result? Layups that either fronted off the rim or lacked the necessary angular momentum to properly redirect off the backboard and into the net. A simple adjustment—ensuring a more optimal angle before taking the shot—could have significantly improved their layup success rate. If I was the coach, I would have them doing contested layup drills more often.
 

Or hit the weight room because they were pushed out of their comfort zone when down low with their back to the basket… need better low post footwork you need a go to move and a counter move…
 


Play like that against Indiana and we’ll get crushed by 20.
Sad story when it sounded like Iowa had more fans in the barn than MN.
Coach P simply needs to coach better.
 

Sophie works hard and has improved a lot. But you are doing her a disservice by passing her the ball when she is 6’ from the rim. It’s out of her range. She needs to get the ball LOW and if at all possible go left.
Battle is a very good player who should not be the point guard. That may be easier said than done, given this roster. Rose plays ambitious defense, and can get the ball across the time line. But it’s all down hill from there. She simply cannot shoot, or drive, and is not a good setup passer. It amplifies our overall lack of quickness from our forwards. They can shoot, but always have heavy coverage.
Lastly last night it looked like the team was tentative to shoot? They passed on some decent looks and instead passed the ball into coverage.
 

Gophers112233 said:
Hannah should have fouled out with 351.. when Tori drove to the basket.. and was clearly fouled by Hannah.. no call.. and then Hannah scores the next 4 for Iowa..

good to see Iowa still have the refs in their back pockets when they NEED a big game changing call..

also Tori needs to be aggressive like she was in the 2nd half ALL GAME long..

how many shots rolled around half way down and pop out..

also seems like CC taught Iowa how to flop pretty well.
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Borderline call. Tori jumped into Hannah. Would have liked to get it but Tori created the contact. Missed shots were the difference.
 

Gopheritnow said:
Sophie works hard and has improved a lot. But you are doing her a disservice by passing her the ball when she is 6’ from the rim. It’s out of her range. She needs to get the ball LOW and if at all possible go left.
Battle is a very good player who should not be the point guard. That may be easier said than done, given this roster. Rose plays ambitious defense, and can get the ball across the time line. But it’s all down hill from there. She simply cannot shoot, or drive, and is not a good setup passer. It amplifies our overall lack of quickness from our forwards. They can shoot, but always have heavy coverage.
Lastly last night it looked like the team was tentative to shoot? They passed on some decent looks and instead passed the ball into coverage.
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Iowa guards are smaller quicker players. Would have liked using Hart for more kick out shots. Or post up Battle.
 


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