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What grade would you give the Gophers 2024-2025 season?
What grade would you give the Gophers 2024-2025 season?
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Well, they didn't come close to winning the Big Ten title and getting a nice seed in the NCAA Tournament, So---"F" ??
However, if the grade is for playing up to their potential. I'd say "B", especially after losing 2 of their top 7 players for most of the year. I think they finished exactly where you should have expected with the injuries and the talent in the rest of the Big 10. Couple of players who were buried on the bench early (one because she was recovering from an injury) started to show a little more of what they can do at the end of the season. The team as a whole played their best basketball in the final tournament. Tori M was a very nice surprise and hopefully can build on her freshman season.
However, if the grade is for playing up to their potential. I'd say "B", especially after losing 2 of their top 7 players for most of the year. I think they finished exactly where you should have expected with the injuries and the talent in the rest of the Big 10. Couple of players who were buried on the bench early (one because she was recovering from an injury) started to show a little more of what they can do at the end of the season. The team as a whole played their best basketball in the final tournament. Tori M was a very nice surprise and hopefully can build on her freshman season.
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Bobby BuzzKill
A hard season to grade, but I end up at C. The Braun/Woodson injuries altered expectations, but the emergence of McKinney, addition of Stewart and improvement by Battle and GG raised them again (perhaps not all the way back). The non-conference season was a plate of empty calories before a favorable home conference schedule, which proved to be a disappointment (perhaps mild). Illinois and IU were highlights, but home losses to Michigan, Iowa, Oregon and Washington, and a first-round Big Ten tourney loss prevent the season from being a B, even with an impressive WBIT. Still, Coach P and the team make me optimistic for next season. A big step up is very possible next year.
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Regular season: C
Post season: A
C for the regular season because of the lack of wins vs teams in the top half of the conference and the inability to win a game at the end of the season when one or two more wins (against middle of the Big Ten teams) would have put us in the NCAA Tournament.
A for the post season because they won two games on the road and dictated the way the game would be played in the semi-final and final of the WBIT. And the way the leaders of the team (Battle, Heyer, GG and most importantly MCKINNEY) played to win.
Post season: A
C for the regular season because of the lack of wins vs teams in the top half of the conference and the inability to win a game at the end of the season when one or two more wins (against middle of the Big Ten teams) would have put us in the NCAA Tournament.
A for the post season because they won two games on the road and dictated the way the game would be played in the semi-final and final of the WBIT. And the way the leaders of the team (Battle, Heyer, GG and most importantly MCKINNEY) played to win.
Agree
We view things with different "lenses." We can view the same stats or data and draw different conclusions. I do this often, interpreting data to match my thinking.
What I saw was year-over-year improvements of the individual players. What I didn't see was consistency. In the WBIT, I saw them playing more as a team and with improved consistency. I personally am glad they didn't make the NCAA, because it might have been one and done. Watching them in the WBIT was worth the subscription price for ESPN+ and the $230 to go Indy... it was fun!!!
My grandson loves basketball. He just completed his sophomore year and has played JV or Varsity since the 8th grade. His small high school in North Dakota had never won a sectional game until this year. This year they were one win away from going to the State Tournament... a buzzer beater ended their dream. Am I going to say to him nice season, but... you didn't make the State Tournament. Of course not, because year-over-year the team improved. Maybe next year they make the tournament.
What I saw was year-over-year improvements of the individual players. What I didn't see was consistency. In the WBIT, I saw them playing more as a team and with improved consistency. I personally am glad they didn't make the NCAA, because it might have been one and done. Watching them in the WBIT was worth the subscription price for ESPN+ and the $230 to go Indy... it was fun!!!
My grandson loves basketball. He just completed his sophomore year and has played JV or Varsity since the 8th grade. His small high school in North Dakota had never won a sectional game until this year. This year they were one win away from going to the State Tournament... a buzzer beater ended their dream. Am I going to say to him nice season, but... you didn't make the State Tournament. Of course not, because year-over-year the team improved. Maybe next year they make the tournament.
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I agree especially since most of the top teams in the Big10 got blown away by the competition from the other conferences