BleedGopher
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That's what I'm going with.He forgot that Asuma was still on the bench.![]()
He was focused on intimidating Danny Sprinkle with the arms crossed, hands under arm pits look. It almost worked.He forgot that Asuma was still on the bench.![]()
“Elizabeth I’m coming…”As Fred Sanford would say "Take me now".
Where are his bench coaches to help with the game management. Maybe we should make them buy a ticket if they are just watching the game.No good excuse. Poor game management.
If Nikko Medved is the next coach, I hope he passes on keeping Thorson though I suspect he would.Where are his bench coaches to help with the game management. Maybe we should make them buy a ticket if they are just watching the game.
Or, tell the truth..."Ya, I messed that up pretty bad. No excuses...poor coaching. I will do better next time."I might have liked it better if he just said he forgot.
Where are his bench coaches to help with the game management. Maybe we should make them buy a ticket if they are just watching the game.
just digesting this 2nd part I missed the 1st half. Was Asuma the PG? Or was it the PG committee?the crucial 5 points each for the whole game from Mitchell and Patterson really kept Asuma on the bench?
I like Ben and the x's and o's part of the game and game management is what i thought could save his job while the recruiting and getting players poached by deeper NIL pockets was his weak point but today he may have lost me. Betts losing the Ohio State game was bad coaching to have a player like that in that position to make a bad play, but was also mostly on a player not knowing the situation, but today, when I can sit in row 18 and know Mike Mitchell is going to force up a shot because he hasn't had a touch in a while and the coach can't see it......
i knew the game was in trouble though in the first minute, Garcia has 5 points and then doesn't touch the ball for 4 straight possessions. That is just horrendous point guard play, to not get him a touch. He doesn't have to shoot, he doesn't have to score, but to stand in the corner and be ignored is point guard and coaching malpractice
Perhaps this answers my question. The comments didnt make sense relative to the game story. Especially given the Defense considerations.The Asuma fan club on this board is well-represented. The first half was productive for him mainly because he became a primary scoring option with the benching of Garcia with 2 fouls (separate coaching issue - let's stick with the Asuma is god narrative). He played well, but the fact of the matter is the Gophers trailed by 10 at the break.
With Garcia on the floor and dominating the offense in the second half, the Gophers came all the way back. Chances are that if Asuma would have gotten in, he'd just have deferred to Garcia anyway. He is a true freshman and has trouble with a high turnover rate. I agree with CBJ's comments.
Now, about the benching of Garcia in the first half.....
Because Ben was scared to play Asuma, we had guys out there the whole second half at the guards spot. They had turnovers (3 in a row) down the stretch that may well have come from being tired.The Asuma fan club on this board is well-represented. The first half was productive for him mainly because he became a primary scoring option with the benching of Garcia with 2 fouls (separate coaching issue - let's stick with the Asuma is god narrative). He played well, but the fact of the matter is the Gophers trailed by 10 at the break.
With Garcia on the floor and dominating the offense in the second half, the Gophers came all the way back. Chances are that if Asuma would have gotten in, he'd just have deferred to Garcia anyway. He is a true freshman and has trouble with a high turnover rate. I agree with CBJ's comments.
and the stubborn starting of Fox in the second half.Now, about the benching of Garcia in the first half.....
Why don’t you explain it to everyone then.LOL.
I don't even know what to say. You guys are dumber than buckets of rocks. Period. There's nothing else to say. To blame the coaching is so incredibly idiotic.
I get what you are saying but it was odd that Asuma's minutes were slashed in the second half the way they were. For him to not even be part of the rotation in the second half made zero sense. He has been logging 25 minutes a game which is great for a true freshman, yesterday he only got 15 due to sitting out nearly the entire second half.The Asuma fan club on this board is well-represented. The first half was productive for him mainly because he became a primary scoring option with the benching of Garcia with 2 fouls (separate coaching issue - let's stick with the Asuma is god narrative). He played well, but the fact of the matter is the Gophers trailed by 10 at the break.
With Garcia on the floor and dominating the offense in the second half, the Gophers came all the way back. Chances are that if Asuma would have gotten in, he'd just have deferred to Garcia anyway. He is a true freshman and has trouble with a high turnover rate. I agree with CBJ's comments.
Now, about the benching of Garcia in the first half.....