The Gophers turnovers are mostly a result of Tubby's inability to teach and correct mistakes. I gather from watching his teams for 6 years now that he doesn't do much film study or classroom type work with players, breaking down film and explaining what leads to turnovers. For example, dribbling into traffic, or big players taking dribbles in the crowded paint where little guys are just waiting to steal the ball. Gopher bigs been have taking dribbles in the paint for 6 years and it never stops. Nobody ever just keeps the ball over their head and goes back up, ala Kevin McHale or Tim Duncan...Also players don't grab hold of the ball with any sense of urgency...They are lax and have and seemingly always surprised when a stray hand comes in from behind and pokes the ball away. I've seen mediocre HS coaches break down video tape and explain those basics. The Gophers never fix the problems. I assume its because Tubby just doesn't review tapes and fix problems. I'm also willing to bet that Bo Ryan is the kind of coach who goes around players while they are stretching and just talks about situations...Kinda like I saw Belichek do his NFL Network (football life) documentary. I think those little discussions where you talk about situations are invaluable. Case in point, the Nebraska game last week when the Gophers trailed by 3 points late and got the ball back with 47 seconds on the game clock. A well prepared, smart PG who has been schooled and talked to about end of game situations would know that you don't need a three in those situations, but what is important is to get something quick. You don't want to run down the play clock all the way down to 12 and heave a bad 3. That just doesn't leave enough time to foul, get the ball back and get the game into OT. In that situation, Andre eventually got the ball into the front court and not knowing what to do, he looked back toward Tubby where Tubby called a TO. 35 seconds left. still 23 on the play clock...You still need to look for something quick...The opposing Defense will be expecting a 3 so, they will be cheating out and guarding the arc...that makes them vulnerable to back door cuts and easy drives to the basket. What do the ill-prepared Gophers do? They probe the perimeter for 23 more seconds, not finding any space and eventually Dre heaves up a desperation 3. It was clear to me during that sequence that none of the players had been instructed to get a quick 2 if possible OR look for the backdoor cut or drive to the basket. Instead, it appeared the only thought any of them had was firing up a 3 no matter what. This is the kinda stuff that drives me mad. We have coach making 2 mil a season and he doesn't have a clue about smart strategy and his players have taken on his Basketball IQ, which is probably in the 50's, whereas Wisconsin players and Bo are Alex Trebeks of the hardwood.
