STrib: Pitino: There will be juggling on the wing, but the versatility is exciting

[BleedGopher]

per STrib:

University of Minnesota men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino wanted more depth for his squad one season after injuries, suspensions and a dismissal exposed a porous backcourt.

Now, the Gophers have got it – with three freshmen, a graduate transfer and a pair of newly eligible transfers filling up the lineup heading into the 2016-17 season – so much so that there might be something of a log jam at a couple of spots on the wing.

But idea of depth, versatility – and competition on the roster only intrigues the coach as he looks ahead to his fourth season with the Gophers.

“It’s going to be a juggling act, but that’s exciting,” he said on Wednesday at Minnesota’s last stop in the Gopher Road Trip caravan tour that ended in Rochester. “I like having flexibility with that.”

http://www.startribune.com/pitino-t...ng-but-the-versatility-is-exciting/382266351/

Go Gophers!!

 

[bemidjigopher]

Fitz, Coffey, McBreyer, Hurt, Gilbert, all of those guys could play the wing. Guessing Mcbreyer spends most of his time in the backcourt, Coffey can play the 2 and 3. The other three seem like wings or stretch fours

 

[bga1]

Fitz, Coffey, McBreyer, Hurt, Gilbert, all of those guys could play the wing. Guessing Mcbreyer spends most of his time in the backcourt, Coffey can play the 2 and 3. The other three seem like wings or stretch fours

McBrayer will play 10 minutes a game at the PG backing up Mason. The rest at the 2G.

 

[sal]

Richard does not sound like a coach looking over his shoulder at the posse. He has already had "the talk" with Coyle. He's the coach.


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