Mbakwe was amazing tonight: dunking, and 1's, grabbing boards, steals, blocks...everything but a jump shot. If you didn't get to see the game this was the type of PF we've been missing for the past 2 years. Trevor showed off both his athleticism and his toughness tonight and was key in getting this win.
Two wow plays tonight:
Mbakwe skys high to tip away a pass towards center court, runs it down and finishes with a dunk.
Hoffarber behind the back dribble to lose his man, then throws a lob to Trevor for a two hand dunk.
The only negative tonight was the failure to put Western Kentucky away. This was largely a defensive problem as we just couldn't get the stops necessary to extend the lead to an unreachable amount. The Gophers had plenty of opportunities to do so and they can't let chances to put a team away go to waste.
A concern for the future: Without Devoe, we don't have enough ball handlers. It's really just Nolen and Hoffarber and everyone else is shaky handling the ball.
Two wow plays tonight:
Mbakwe skys high to tip away a pass towards center court, runs it down and finishes with a dunk.
Hoffarber behind the back dribble to lose his man, then throws a lob to Trevor for a two hand dunk.
The only negative tonight was the failure to put Western Kentucky away. This was largely a defensive problem as we just couldn't get the stops necessary to extend the lead to an unreachable amount. The Gophers had plenty of opportunities to do so and they can't let chances to put a team away go to waste.
A concern for the future: Without Devoe, we don't have enough ball handlers. It's really just Nolen and Hoffarber and everyone else is shaky handling the ball.
