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per Amelia:
Heading into a game at Illinois on Sunday, the Gophers have won consecutive games against No. 6 Maryland and Rutgers. They're feeling good.
But the players also say that the tighter knit is exactly what helped the team get over that massive hump that was a historic 14-game losing streak.
"It's just about building a bond with each other," freshman Dupree McBrayer said on Saturday.
And hanging out. The team has staged NBA 2K competitions all year, but in the last few weeks, the Gophers have made an effort to get outside the dorms more. They've gone to eat together. They've gone to the movies. And now bowling.
"We're trying to do it by ourselves," McBrayer said. "That way the coaches don't have anything to say about it and we're staying out of trouble."
Well, except for all the smack talk and public humiliation of Jordan Murphy, Stephon Sharp, Gaston Diedhiou and Bakary Konate when they came up on the losing end.
"Right in front of all those people," McBrayer said of the pushups with a grin. "We're competitive with everything we do -- not just basketball."
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-team-looks-more-connected-after-a-pair-of-wins/370377161/
Go Gophers!!
Heading into a game at Illinois on Sunday, the Gophers have won consecutive games against No. 6 Maryland and Rutgers. They're feeling good.
But the players also say that the tighter knit is exactly what helped the team get over that massive hump that was a historic 14-game losing streak.
"It's just about building a bond with each other," freshman Dupree McBrayer said on Saturday.
And hanging out. The team has staged NBA 2K competitions all year, but in the last few weeks, the Gophers have made an effort to get outside the dorms more. They've gone to eat together. They've gone to the movies. And now bowling.
"We're trying to do it by ourselves," McBrayer said. "That way the coaches don't have anything to say about it and we're staying out of trouble."
Well, except for all the smack talk and public humiliation of Jordan Murphy, Stephon Sharp, Gaston Diedhiou and Bakary Konate when they came up on the losing end.
"Right in front of all those people," McBrayer said of the pushups with a grin. "We're competitive with everything we do -- not just basketball."
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-team-looks-more-connected-after-a-pair-of-wins/370377161/
Go Gophers!!
