Gophers basketball: 'We want to make our coach (Tubby Smith) look good'

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Heber said:
I disagree that Tubby hasn't been close in either first round game. The game against Texas the squad was close into the second half. It got out of hand when AJ Abrams hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back threes in the second half. I still remember that vividly. The final score looked bad but I think the Gophers played Texas tough. It's tough to beat a team that shoots 55% from 3.

As for Xavier, they pulled within 6 with about a minute to play. Jordan Crawford buried the game with a 3 and then they added free throws after that. That game wasn't out of hand.

In each game Minnesota essentially got torched by the team's best players. Kudos to AJ Abrams and Jordan Crawford, both very good NCAAB players.
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It depends on your perspective I guess. Being competitive should be the absolute minimum. But I don't consider staying close for one half in one game and then cutting a comfortable lead down to six in the final minute being very close to winning. Just my opinion.
 


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tinyarch said:
So present a positive hire that Teague can make to bring the Gophers above .500 in the B1G.

I find it humorous that all you do is kiss Tubby's rear and you imagine that your stuff is imaginative and exciting. Bring something new to the game, Parski.
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If gophs win a few games. Then Tubby can resign(he is a very nice man and i think he probably has enough to retire and enjoy life
 

scher215 said:
Damn tubby if he goes 7-11 in conference and goes to the final four. Damn him.

There is more to the season than 18 big 10 game.
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Generally those that think the conference season isn't all that important are the fans of teams that don't do well record wise during the conference season.
 

mnsportcat said:
If gophs win a few games. Then Tubby can resign(he is a very nice man and i think he probably has enough to retire and enjoy life
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LOL....How asinine. Tubby wins a couple games and we are in the Sweet 16. He's going nowhere.
 



scools12 said:
Generally those that think the conference season isn't all that important are the fans of teams that don't do well record wise during the conference season.
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I don't think Scher has ever said that conference play is not important. He just thinks (and I agree) that postseason success is more important, and I am willing to tolerate a mediocre conference season IF it is coupled with a strong postseason run. Hope I'm not putting words in your mouth Scher.
 






bleedsmaroonandgold said:
I don't think Scher has ever said that conference play is not important. He just thinks (and I agree) that postseason success is more important, and I am willing to tolerate a mediocre conference season IF it is coupled with a strong postseason run. Hope I'm not putting words in your mouth Scher.
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Nope. That's correct. And usually you do need some success in conference play to make the tournament.

As I said too, I just hate the style of play from a lot of teams in the big 10. I think that is why I devalue it somewhat, not because of our records.

Would I ever complain or be mad about 18-0? Absolutely not. I'd call that season a success too. I just want to see us go far in March Madness. If I had my way though, MN would be in a different conference.

To me it is best represented by the argument over who's the better coach, Izzo or Bo Ryan. I take Izzo because of his tourney success. That's just how I weight it, others are more than welcome to disagree.
 


Parski1 said:
If you don't like it...don't respond.
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Don't respond to what? Oops, I guess I just responded.

If you're going to post the same thing over and over, maybe someone should respond the same way over and over. It would be like that thing with two mirrors facing each other.

It's wrong to make fun of you for being a one trick pony, I know. Some people don't have more than one idea, and that's...OK.
 



Bad Gopher said:
Don't respond to what? Oops, I guess I just responded.

If you're going to post the same thing over and over, maybe someone should respond the same way over and over. It would be like that thing with two mirrors facing each other.

It's wrong to make fun of you for being a one trick pony, I know. Some people don't have more than one idea, and that's...OK.
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So I don't bash Tubby and still believe he's a good coach...and the U will never buy him out for 2.5 million (and they shouldn't waste more money). I will say it again, and again as long as the same people continue to bash him and call for his head. Deal with it!
 

Parski1 said:
So I don't bash Tubby and still believe he's a good coach...and the U will never buy him out for 2.5 million (and they shouldn't waste more money). I will say it again, and again as long as the same people continue to bash him and call for his head. Deal with it!
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Parsk, you're free to say whatever you wish. Just don't imagine that your view makes you anymore of a fan of the Gophers than those of us who have watched 6 years of mediocre coaching and recognize that the U of MN is due for an upgrade. We all support the Gophers, it's just that you pine for the status quo and we pine for improvement.
 

I like our chances of a tournament run better with a 15-3 record vs a 8-10 record.
 

Fox Sports: Big Ten benefits from big hype

Minnesota does not play defense and is not listening to coach Tubby Smith, who might be fired by this time next week. Illinois has talent and shooting ability to beat anyone on any one night. It beat Gonzaga and Indiana. But the Illini also have no consistency or guts, and aren’t a team you’d expect to make a run in a tournament.

The Minnesota-Illinois game in the Big Ten tournament was the perfect argument for why the NCAA Tournament should have just 32 teams.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebas...gan-state-spartans-ohio-state-buckeyes-031713

Go Gophers!!
 

station19 said:
I like our chances of a tournament run better with a 15-3 record vs a 8-10 record.
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If we beat UCLA, we are playing the same route we would have were we a 6 seed. Granted, we would have been a 3 or a 4 seed had we performed better in the Big 10, but at least this year being an 11 hasn't really hurt us. Were Minnesota a 6, as I said, we'd all be thrilled at what a seed we got! Guess what, still have to play Florida in the next round and you still have the same players and coach.

I definitely see your point, usually a team with a good big 10 record should go further in the tournament, but they are not mutually exclusive. Bo Ryan is ahead of Izzo in Big 10 record, but typically goes further in the tournament. Your Big 10 record doesn't dictate the outcome of any games in the tournament.
 

Can Tubby recruit? That seems to be the most important question. I think we are coming in 2nd and third place on recruits too much of the time. Can he get the Jr class to come here? I have too many doubts about it.
 

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