Every player and every phase of the game has a range of possibilities--an upside, a downside, a likely outcome. Some things by their nature have a wider range of possibility. Those things where there's a wider range of possibility and hitting the high side would have the most impact would be:
1. Al Nolen's foot
2. Blake Hoffarber's shot (could score 10 ppg, could score 20 ppg)
3. I guess Rodney (could score 6, could score 14)
4. FT percentage (currently .634, could we at least get to .700?)
Everything else, the Gophers have been fairly consistent, there's not that wide a range of possibilities. I mean, I think they can and will hit the boards. But the variability of these 4 things could mean anywhere from a 6-12 Big 10 season to 12-6. Right now 9-9 seems most likely.