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Pitino on Konate's development: "He's on schedule with where we thought he'd be."
per STrib:
On the slow track
Bakary Konate played in his first game since the Big Ten opener at Purdue on Saturday when Pitino inserted the freshman center in the first half -- ahead of senior backup center Elliott Eliason -- and played him a total of 17 minutes in the win over Rutgers. Konate connected on a jumper on his only field goal attempt, and had one rebound, one assist and three fouls.
Although the Mali native's opportunities have been limited, Pitino said he's satisfied with Konate's development thus far.
"We knew he'd be raw bringing him in," Pitino said. "I think that's just the reality of the situation, we're just going to have to develop big guys. With Bakary it's almost like less is more. The less mistakes he makes, the more he'll play. And I don't think he made a whole lot of mistakes last game except for fouling -- that was probably the biggest issue and he's got to get better at that, he fouls a lot. He made a nice little pick-and-pop jumpshot. He got fouled a lot too, because he's such a big target in the post. I think he's on schedule with where we thought he'd be."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/289167521.html
Go Gophers!!
per STrib:
On the slow track
Bakary Konate played in his first game since the Big Ten opener at Purdue on Saturday when Pitino inserted the freshman center in the first half -- ahead of senior backup center Elliott Eliason -- and played him a total of 17 minutes in the win over Rutgers. Konate connected on a jumper on his only field goal attempt, and had one rebound, one assist and three fouls.
Although the Mali native's opportunities have been limited, Pitino said he's satisfied with Konate's development thus far.
"We knew he'd be raw bringing him in," Pitino said. "I think that's just the reality of the situation, we're just going to have to develop big guys. With Bakary it's almost like less is more. The less mistakes he makes, the more he'll play. And I don't think he made a whole lot of mistakes last game except for fouling -- that was probably the biggest issue and he's got to get better at that, he fouls a lot. He made a nice little pick-and-pop jumpshot. He got fouled a lot too, because he's such a big target in the post. I think he's on schedule with where we thought he'd be."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/289167521.html
Go Gophers!!
