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per the STrib:
At 5-9 in Big Ten play, the Gophers — who went 8-10 in the conference last year — probably need two more regular-season wins to make the NIT, at the minimum. In the past two years, only one team has sneaked into the secondary postseason tournament with fewer than eight conference victories: Illinois was 7-11 in the Big Ten last season, but the Illini also had three victories over ranked opponents, including two in conference on the road (at Michigan State and Iowa).
The Gophers have a cluster of critical young players — freshmen Nate Mason, Bakary Konate and Gaston Diedhiou and sophomore Charles Buggs among them — who could benefit from an extension to the season, wherever it comes. All of those players will be expected to have increased roles next season.
“Those young guys … need reps, badly,” Pitino said. “You put them through an individual instruction and they look different from what they look during a game. It’s the speed of the game, so they need five-on-five game reps.”
Said Hollins, “Any type of postseason, to get extra reps in, just to end on a good note is always a good thing.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/293099741.html
Go Gophers!!
At 5-9 in Big Ten play, the Gophers — who went 8-10 in the conference last year — probably need two more regular-season wins to make the NIT, at the minimum. In the past two years, only one team has sneaked into the secondary postseason tournament with fewer than eight conference victories: Illinois was 7-11 in the Big Ten last season, but the Illini also had three victories over ranked opponents, including two in conference on the road (at Michigan State and Iowa).
The Gophers have a cluster of critical young players — freshmen Nate Mason, Bakary Konate and Gaston Diedhiou and sophomore Charles Buggs among them — who could benefit from an extension to the season, wherever it comes. All of those players will be expected to have increased roles next season.
“Those young guys … need reps, badly,” Pitino said. “You put them through an individual instruction and they look different from what they look during a game. It’s the speed of the game, so they need five-on-five game reps.”
Said Hollins, “Any type of postseason, to get extra reps in, just to end on a good note is always a good thing.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/293099741.html
Go Gophers!!
