GAME #24: Gophers (15-8, 4-6) v. Indiana (14-8, 4-5) [BTN, 2/8, 7:15PM]

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First half looked way worse than the score reflects. A couple Indy turnovers near the end of the half helped a bunch.

Shout out to Walker and Mathieu. Keeping us around.
 

For being a train-wreck it's a small miracle to be down 6.
 





Looks like the last few comments sum up my thoughts on the first half. Absolutely lucky to be down just six points with as awful as the Gophers played. I don't understand how a team that starts three freshman can look significantly more poised (and play a tougher brand of basketball) on the road than this Gophers team that badly, badly needs a win. Much like the Northwestern game, the Gophers played so badly out of the gate that it's been near impossible for the crowd to be a factor.

We need much better play from Austin, Andre, Malik, and Elliott in the second half. The unforced turnovers need to stop (how does Austin have at least one baffling turnover a game?) and somebody has to make an open jumper! Elliott: please, PLEASE stop with the unnecessary dribble in the paint...you've cost the team 4 points with that tonight and who knows how many over the course of the season.
 

We need both Dre's to avoid foul trouble and Mo should get more minutes than EE.
 

Feel like Santa just left my house with us only being down 6. We knew this was an incomplete team with no true PF on the roster but that doesn't explain why we just don't make good decisions so often. We still aren't a good shooting team and we make it worse by not moving the ball.

As far as I am concerned, Mo should get the ball every time down the court when he is in there until someone stops him or he drops from exhaustion.

Why do we watch the ball all the time...a shot goes up and our guys turn into spectators. Go find someone to block out, or at least drop to all fours and start barking in hopes of distracting their guys, but looking up at the ball is pointless. It'll come down...move your fu_cking feet!
 

EG#9 said:
Looks like the last few comments sum up my thoughts on the first half. Absolutely lucky to be down just six points with as awful as the Gophers played. I don't understand how a team that starts three freshman can look significantly more poised (and play a tougher brand of basketball) on the road than this Gophers team that badly, badly needs a win. Much like the Northwestern game, the Gophers played so badly out of the gate that it's been near impossible for the crowd to be a factor.

We need much better play from Austin, Andre, Malik, and Elliott in the second half. The unforced turnovers need to stop (how does Austin have at least one baffling turnover a game?) and somebody has to make an open jumper! Elliott: please, PLEASE stop with the unnecessary dribble in the paint...you've cost the team 4 points with that tonight and who knows how many over the course of the season.
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EG, for the 2nd half I have turned the power switch to ON, and things will go as we wish. :)
 



MadtownGopher said:
EE should be the next one to lose his starting spot. He has really, really regressed on O.
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Really, huh. Scoring isn't his game. He does everything else very well. Mo can score, but can't do anything else. If you put the two good parts of each player together you'd have a superstar. But at this point, the team remains better with EE on the floor.
 


I wouldn't mind seeing Buggs get some time in the 2nd half too. Both Oto and King have been extremely underwhelming lately.
 

cncmin said:
Really, huh. Scoring isn't his game. He does everything else very well. Mo can score, but can't do anything else. If you put the two good parts of each player together you'd have a superstar. But at this point, the team remains better with EE on the floor.
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I think you are underestimating Mo's other attributes and way overestimating EE on D (at least lately). He has missed a good amount of defensive rebounds in the last few games.
 



Geez, you guys are so negative. Clearly I knew we would make this run to start the half.
 



Sounds like Rick and Ryan Pitino had a bet and Ryan lost so that is why he is wearing the chicken suit.
 




MadtownGopher said:
Sounds like Rick and Ryan Pitino had a bet and Ryan lost so that is why he is wearing the chicken suit.
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Is that based on actual knowledge or just on the announcers totally guessing? (not directing that at you madtown, just think it is funny how announcers always act like they just know what is going on when they are guessing)
 



GophersInIowa said:
Is that based on actual knowledge or just on the announcers totally guessing? (not directing that at you madtown, just think it is funny how announcers always act like they just know what is going on when they are guessing)
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Saw an Andy Katz tweet that cited Seth Davis. I may have actually misread it, sounds like Rick may not have been involved...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/forthewin">@forthewin</a>: Rick Pitino caught Minn game next to son,who wore chicken suit <a href="http://t.co/Hk8SxiKjsd">http://t.co/Hk8SxiKjsd</a>” Rick said Ryan lost bet at UBS in NYC.</p>— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNAndyKatz/statuses/432340158378438656">February 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Two Gophers fight for a rebound and lose it :(
 

Ugh. Get it back to a tie, then have two bad possessions in a row. Let's go!
 

I wish we could see a pic of station19 in a Big Ole costume.
 



DeAndre should have just ran over Crean who was a good foot onto the floor while the ball was only 3 feet away from him.
 

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