I agree with this. If we can't adapt, we'll lose some more games that we shouldn't.
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Half-court basketball in Big Ten
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I hate this mind set. I may be crazy, but why if MSU wants to play slow do we have to be forced to play that way as well? Why can't Minnesota force MSU to play fast like we want to? Why isn't MSU (or Wisconsin as a better example) saying "crap, how are we going to play fast against Minnesota???" Instead the Gophers seem to always be expected to play at the other teams pace and there's nothing we can do about it apparently.
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I feel its much easier to dictate a slower pace than it is to force uptempo basketball, especially when the slow team is the one with a detonate style preference. That said, I agree with you, the gophs have to get out on the break and force long misses as much as they possibly can.
At the college level, it becomes easier to dictate a slower pace because teams (especially at the Big 10 level) have enough skilled players to handle defensive pressure. This is why I agree with the writer (who I think coached for quite awhile at Duluth East?). It's been painfully obvious against MSU, Wisconsin, and Northwestern in recent years. I can't think of a successful Big 10 team (maybe the Fab 5 the last one?) that wasn't solid in the half court.
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This article essentially says what I've mentioned on a number of occasions. (It was this statement that first brought out the GH Gestapo on me.) Tubby does build his teams to run, which isn't a bad thing. What the article hints at is that Tubby's teams haven't been disciplined when they have a lead. This years team has improved in its ability to move the ball and wait for the open shot when they have a lead. The story the writer brings up from the past is a good example of what happens when teams continue to rush the ball and rush shots once they have a lead. When you get a 15 point lead you don't chuck the ball up 10 seconds into the shot clock. You snap a few extra passes and get the high percentage shot down low. In the past, the Gophers have stood with the ball and become very easy to guard. If they revert back to that method, they will let most B1G teams back into the game because the author is right, B1G teams will methodically move the ball and get high percentage shots to close that gap by the time there is 4 minutes left in the game.
Today's game is a huge litmus test to see what type of discipline this Gopher team has. Uptempo is great and fun to watch, but a smart team will be efficient in its half-court sets and will move the ball to allow for high percentage shots once the lead has been established. We'll see if the Gophers have made that next step in being a top-level B1G team, starting today.
Today's game is a huge litmus test to see what type of discipline this Gopher team has. Uptempo is great and fun to watch, but a smart team will be efficient in its half-court sets and will move the ball to allow for high percentage shots once the lead has been established. We'll see if the Gophers have made that next step in being a top-level B1G team, starting today.
Would love to see our Gophers swing the ball around and really work for the open shot. I think several members have stated in the past, that we seem to stand around and not work the ball more effectively. Go, fight and WIN Gophers
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tinyarch, "It was this statement that first brought out the GH Gestapo on me."
There would have been no problems had you not acted like Col. Klink!!!