***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT INDIANA STATE NIT IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Are they playing with a deeper 3 point line in the NIT?

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Ben's got his sleeves rolled up.
It's about to get hairy for the Sycamores

 

[BTChamp]

Fun while it lasted

 

[Gopherbbdude]

They are def an NCAA team. Would've been great to watch them play in the Dance.

Cincy will kick there butt next game

 

[Barnyard Dog]

And another terrible Christie turnover. Game over.

Carrington got hacked. No call.

 

[BTChamp]

This could easily go from a respectable score to an absolute blowout

 

[USAF]

This could easily go from a respectable score to an absolute blowout

And that matters?
That's your goal??

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Mitchell is a good point guard? Thought I read that someplace.

 

[bga1]

I concede. Send in Keinys, Betts, JOJ and Ihnen.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Fox just got hammered. Carrington gets hammered

I have to be hammered to watch.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Not that well-coached teams don't lay an egg once in a while, but nobody's going to mistake the Gophers for a well-coached team. No unbiased casual viewer of this game would think so. I'd exchange coaches with the Sycamores in a heartbeat.

 

[WilliamsArenaGuy]

If Christie goes to the NBA after this season, that just shows how utterly ridiculous the whole process is. The kid is not even close to being ready to play a higher level. And he should be in college, enjoying his time and improving.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

I concede. Send in Keinys, Betts, JOJ and Ihnen.

yes

 

[Gold Vision]

Christie is a really nice freshman, but there is no chance he is a 1st round draft pick after this past month.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Nice titties on that fella.

 

[Border Gopher]

Someone needs a manzier... or bro

 

[short ornery norwegian]

And now we begin the off-season portal/NBA/roster watch.

 

[leib0039]

Ultimately this didn't matter. Sure be nice to have another game or 2 but the NIT means nothing.

Next few days to weeks will determine CBJ outcome. If we have an exodus he's cooked, if most stay and we add a piece or 2 could have a nice year next season

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Shooting a lot of threes with a toe on the line.

They relish the challenge of making the longest twos possible.

 

[howeda7]

Not that well-coached teams don't lay an egg once in a while, but nobody's going to mistake the Gophers for a well-coached team. No unbiased casual viewer of this game would think so. I'd exchange coaches with the Sycamores in a heartbeat.

True. Also true for the majority of their games this season.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Indiana State is very good....probably should be in the NCAA tournament and will probably win the NIT. Their PG is really impressive.

Guys battled but with Hawkins hurt and the refs unwilling to call any fouls on Indiana State it was just too much to overcome.

Now we get to wait and see what happens with the roster and who might be coming in from the portal.

 

[BTChamp]

And that matters?
That's your goal??

What the fuck are you even talking about on your LSD trip?

 

[Gopher Ally]

time to move on to recruiting and keeping the roster intact

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Tough way to end the season.

No Sadie Hawkins dance next year, the prom or bust.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of months.

Hoping James Madison can salvage the afternoon by proving they’re the real Dukes

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

Nothing like getting embarrassed by Indiana St. Minnesota big 3 athletics, the more things stay the same, the more things stay the same.

 

[howeda7]

That play encapsulates the Gopher season. Nice play on one end immediately followed a blown alley-oop.

 

[Barnyard Dog]

Failed alley-oop at the end is quite appropriate for this game. Yikes.

 

[Gophers7633]

That's a team that's just better coached than we are. I don't even think they played all that well, honestly.

 

[bga1]

Ben won't play his bench when the game is over.

 

[USAF]

Not that well-coached teams don't lay an egg once in a while, but nobody's going to mistake the Gophers for a well-coached team. No unbiased casual viewer of this game would think so. I'd exchange coaches with the Sycamores in a heartbeat.

That's just it. People think somehow it's going to magically improve enough to matter.
Johnson sucks. Outside of unsustainable 3 pt hot streaks, his teams play well below their talent level.
He's gonna get fired. Now, next March, January 2025, it's inevitable. Just a matter of time.