We finally made Mark Titus's Top 12 Power Rankings!

[MadtownGopher]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id...op-spot-mark-titus-top-12-ncaa-power-rankings

#10

Things I like about Minnesota: their size; Tubby Smith's mustache; Andre Hollins has "Dre Hollins" on the back of his jersey; their length; the last three minutes of the Michigan State game; The Barn, which has become the coolest arena in the Big Ten since the university paid to replace the floor; their athleticism; Julian Welch is one of like six guys in college basketball who wears jersey number 00; Trevor Mbakwe looks like he could be Greg Oden's grandfather; their depth; and Tubby Smith continues to challenge Bo Ryan for the title of "the Big Ten coach who looks the most like his school's mascot."

Things I don't like about Minnesota: They don't seem to understand that their defense is what will win games in the Big Ten; their lapses of intensity; Trevor Mbakwe looks like he could be Greg Oden's grandfather; turnovers; Austin Hollins is shooting less than 33 percent on 3-pointers, yet he apparently thinks he's Blake Hoffarber with how often he shoots contested and ill-advised 3s; they have a history of starting well and then fading once conference play begins; someone in their student section once told me I had a muffin top.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Tubby Smith continues to challenge Bo Ryan for the title of "the Big Ten coach who looks the most like his school's mascot."

When did they change to the Wisconsin Grinches?

Austin Hollins is shooting less than 33 percent on 3-pointers, yet he apparently thinks he's Blake Hoffarber with how often he shoots contested and ill-advised 3s

Huh? He hasn't been hitting his 3s this year, but I think most of the time they are good shots. By the way, Hoffarber shot over two more 3-pointers per game as a senior than Hollins has this year so far.

 

[MadtownGopher]

Titus has a lot of respect for Hoffarber, has called him one of the two best shooters he's ever seen (with the other being his former teammate Jon Diebler). So that may have played a little into it a bit.