I think the staff did a great job on scouting, prep and plan. Players have to hit shots. I really enjoyed how hard fought this was and the crowd was electric. The intensity was there, no one was bothered by the low scoring.
Yes - if it wasn’t for ME there is no telling what the greatness of Pitino would be. ??????
Bo was never my guy but that does not stop me from knowing what a great coach he was. How do you reconcile Pitino being a good guy with the nefarious trash permeated by his father ?
I don't think I can ever recall a shooter this good go this bad, for so long. 21.6% in Big Ten play. If he is shooting 40% like he is capable, we have at least two more wins. I feel bad for him but he IS going to get hot. He needs to play less minutes though, some other players need to step up and help him.
How do i reconcile what then since Bo is not my guy, just a great coach. I know very well that Pitino is not his dad and respect his dad only for basketball teaching ability. His son. i respect as a being a decent person which is ultimately more important than coaching but he is a long way from being considered a great coach. This came up because , once again someone spoke for me calling Bo my guy. Numerous posts over the years by me stating that i never liked Bo Ryan as a person, know a lot about him. But i can see what a great coach he was, highest winning % in conference history is a incredible achievement and he recruited clean. Master teacher.
the Goohers wouldnt be top 10 even with Curry and Coffee.
maybe a shooter really isnt "this good" if he is "this bad, for so long."
I think he will come out of it. It means he will have to keep shooting and that can be painful for fans but he is too good of a shooter to not come out of a slump. I have seen it before with other good shooters.
Stop whining, less.
Bad Marcus and "bad Gabe" are linked. When there's no flow--when you don't know when, where, how or if you are going to see the ball--it's hard to be in rhythm as an outside shooter. Last year's team wasn't a passing machine either, but it was better than this year's team. Carr remains ball dominant and Oturu hasn't learned how to pass yet. Carr picks up a ton of assists because the ball is always in his hands and Oturu is an accurate shooter.
That's exactly why you pressure in that spot, to make minnesota take time off the clock. Most teams down the stretch usually waste 20 seconds on the clock before they get into their offense so what's the big deal, we still had 20 seconds to work with.
So it's almost like Pitino might have anticipated that, and had his team prepared, so as not to let the other team force the time off the clock.
Gabe is a great shooter who just happens to be in a very bad slump. His form is great and his stroke is pure he will come out of it hopefully sooner rather than later. And as mentioned earlier if his minutes were cut to 25 to 30 I think it would help him out but this team can’t afford to allow him to sit that long.
There's always exceptions but generally when teams lose key pieces, it hurts them. Look at Ohio St this year. A few years ago Duke lost Jefferson for the year and went from top 5 to unranked in 2 months.
Yes you are right. I was thinking more time on clock with only being down 1 possession.