Reusse chimes in on the blog:
Set himself and the Gophers up for derision – this time with the blog that included this as the lead portion of the final paragraph:
“I know it seems like we are going through difficult times.’’
(Richard, going 2-16 in the Big Ten, losing more games than any team in 120 years of Gophers basketball and continuing with a sizable pattern of attrition … that isn’t a ‘seems like;’ it is definitely ‘difficult times’).
“We are lot closer than people think.’’
(Actually, Richard, many Gophers hardcores have the idea you are a lot closer than you are. They await Reggie Lynch, a 9-point a game transfer from Illinois State, as if he’s Zelmo Beaty*, and Amir Coffey as if he’s Andrew Wiggins).
“We will break through very soon.’’
(Does that mean there’s hope you will improve on 0-2 against teams from South Dakota?)
“We have to stay positive and stick together.’’
(You know what people in my hometown used to say – ‘We? What, do you got a frog in your pocket?').
AND THEN, ladies and gents, here came the kicker from Richard the author:
“It was just a few years ago that Villanova endured a tough season and look at them now.’’
Yup. Richard Pitino’s Gophers program after the 8-23 season of 2015-16 and Jay Wright’s Villanova program after the 13-19 season of 2011-12 …
Somebody contact Jay Bilas. The similarities are too clear to miss.
http://www.startribune.com/richard-...een-gophers-nova-too-clear-to-miss/374880081/
Go Gophers!!