***OFFICIAL PURDUE AT MINNESOTA IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[fan of Ray Williams]

Curious when the last time they played a game without a Gopher scoring in double digits? in the 1950's?
Oh well, saved by Ola-Joseph.

 

[howeda7]

Only lost the second half by 3

Also scored last!

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Olo-Joseph with a couple dunks and a couple more shoulders.

There, I said a nice thing.

 

[Gopher Teeth]

JOJ did have a good game, with a difficult match-up for him, so hats off to him. At this point he is really the only bonified B1G freshman we have at this point. I am confident he will be a player, can't say that for the others.

 

[howeda7]

Hell K-State got a whole team from the portal and they are 15-2

That much winning is no way to build character or a strong foundation.

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

It’s a maze, there’s more than one

It’s a circle

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

Is the success plan still underway?

This massacre counts as a future win, so we can all sleep soundly tonight.

 

[kg21]

JOJ did have a good game, with a difficult match-up for him, so hats off to him. At this point he is really the only bonified B1G freshman we have at this point. I am confident he will be a player, can't say that for the others.

Henley looks brutal

Carrington was blah

And Payne concerns me because he has no shot, and is probably about as big and physical as he will get. Is he going to get a ton better.

Everything is horrible.

 

[USAF]

JOJ did have a good game, with a difficult match-up for him, so hats off to him. At this point he is really the only bonified B1G freshman we have at this point. I am confident he will be a player, can't say that for the others.

Zero offensive skills. ZERO.

Well, I take that back. He has shooting range out to 0 ft 0 inches.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Steinhagen time!

 

[cjbfbp]

JOJ did have a good game, with a difficult match-up for him, so hats off to him. At this point he is really the only bonified B1G freshman we have at this point. I am confident he will be a player, can't say that for the others.

Payne clearly is a legit Big Ten freshman although he is rawer and less confident than Ola Joseph. I think Ola Joseph benefitted greatly from playing his final year at that prep where he faced great competition (including from his own team). Payne probably would be better if he had done the same.

 

[Gopher Teeth]

Henley looks brutal

Carrington was blah

And Payne concerns me because he has no shot, and is probably about as big and physical as he will get. Is he going to get a ton better.

Everything is horrible.

Yeah Payne is the next possibility, but he just keeps committing the same errors, and as you said has zero outside shot. I am hopeful for him, but I guess we will see.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Hell K-State got a whole team from the portal and they are 15-2

Yeah—but many on here will tell you that is no way to build a program.

 

[Lion King]

Zero offensive skills. ZERO.

Well, I take that back. He has shooting range out to 0 ft 0 inches.

Now we know why he is at MN.

 

[howeda7]

Zero offensive skills. ZERO.

Well, I take that back. He has shooting range out to 0 ft 0 inches.

Next game, twice as far!

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

Trying to figure out what CBJ’s offense is…

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Also scored last!

We didn't lose, just ran out of time on the comeback. Purdue is lucky they got saved by the clock.

 

[VanillaThunder]

Payne battles and does some good things defensively for a freshman, but he has no offensive game yet. Henley is a hot mess. JOJ is strong. We need scorers and creators desperately.

Purdue is an impressive team. Well constructed and coached.

 

[goldengophers]

This state has seen a lot of horrible basketball in its history but this team may just take the cake.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Edey didn’t even take many shots.

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

We didn't lose, just ran out of time on the comeback. Purdue is lucky they got saved by the clock.

CBJ playing the rope a dope

 

[golfing18now]

Was the Barn rocking tonight?

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

Was the Barn rocking tonight?

All 40% of it (for warmups)

 

[stocker08]

Could have been worse. Could have lost to the 7-13 Fighting Roos by 21.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

I am excited for Ben’s post game. Yeah, well
we gotta find out how to win….

 

[Roland Brooks]

Could have been worse. Could have lost to the 7-13 Fighting Roos by 21.

Yes it could be worse they could dodge the local low major D1 team…. oh wait…

 

[Johnnyboy18]

Yes it could be worse they could dodge the local low major D1 team…. oh wait…

UST superfan

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Yes it could be worse they could dodge the local low major D1 team…. oh wait…

St Thomas white knight rides in

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

UST superfan

Trying to deflect after the Gophs barely score double digits in the first half…classic

 

[Spaulding!No!]

This state has seen a lot of horrible basketball in its history but this team may just take the cake.

Yeah, it’s possible the Pitino’s asst is not what we hoped. Oh well