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per Marcus:
The Gophers mimicked Louisville defensively in their first two seasons under Richard Pitino, using a full-court press as often as possible to create havoc.
The results were impressive in nonconference play, but it didn't carry over to the Big Ten consistently.
Pitino ditched pressing as his primary defensive style, but it hasn't gone away for good. Just look at Minnesota scoring 33 points off 20 turnovers in Friday's 82-75 win against Arkansas State at Williams Arena.
"We still want to play fast," Pitino said. "It's a different type of fast. I think if we can get out on the break, then we're pretty good. But you have to defend and rebound to do that. We're not doing too much 2-2-1 (press) back to zone like we did our first two teams. But I thought in the first half that was a really, really good defensive performance."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-defense-creates-chaos-with-full-court-pressure/408121006/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers mimicked Louisville defensively in their first two seasons under Richard Pitino, using a full-court press as often as possible to create havoc.
The results were impressive in nonconference play, but it didn't carry over to the Big Ten consistently.
Pitino ditched pressing as his primary defensive style, but it hasn't gone away for good. Just look at Minnesota scoring 33 points off 20 turnovers in Friday's 82-75 win against Arkansas State at Williams Arena.
"We still want to play fast," Pitino said. "It's a different type of fast. I think if we can get out on the break, then we're pretty good. But you have to defend and rebound to do that. We're not doing too much 2-2-1 (press) back to zone like we did our first two teams. But I thought in the first half that was a really, really good defensive performance."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-defense-creates-chaos-with-full-court-pressure/408121006/
Go Gophers!!
