Minnesota Game

Really nice win.  The team played physical, grinded it out and showed some blue-collar in them, which I doubted they were capable of. 

I thought we got a TON of help from officiating in the second half, but we used it to our benefit and took advantage.  Great to see Dom have a really nice second game in a row.  The whole squad really bought into winning the 50/50 ball as the 2nd half moved forward and even in the first half despite our struggles, I thought it wasn't for a lack of effort.  We just lost the battle of the arc badly in the first half, just defending it and shooting it.  We tightened up in the second half and I'm not sure if they even had a 3 after halftime. 

Nice performance, now lets see what we can do against the Zags.

We got screwed in first half so maybe it evened out. The offensive interference on Obekpa changed the first half. We had 6pt lead and would have been up 8, i was right there bogus call. Th´y went on a run after that.

One more thing--love Chris going old school with short shorts.  When is Underasmor get the hint and make him a pair.

Great team move would be to lend support to Chris and all wear the The Mullin era throw back uniform for the Duke game.  They would be better than the Black uniforms we can't win in

Quote from: Dave on November 26, 2014, 11:33:19 PM

Watching this game now. 1st half notes....

I think all the players are doing a better job of attacking and identifying how defense is reacting to them. Other guys are moving into space better without the ball and ball movement has improved as a result.

Phil Greene still kills me when he holds or bounces the ball for no reason. He is such a ball stopper. Jordan, Harrison, and even Branch are exact opposite as they catch and attack or simply keep the ball moving.

Christian Jones plays so small defensively. Has Sean Evans disease with his hands down at his sides at all times.

Jordan is so damn good. He makes passes that are NBA material. You can tell the game has slowed for him from his freshman year.

Team as a whole did a good job of closing out hard and boxing out on defense.

Phil does not have basketball instincts. But now that he  isn't the focal point of the offense, I just appreciate the good things he brings and don't worry about what he can't do he hit some huge shots in 2nd half. Going to need him to knock down shots if the team is going to be successful.

The 2 min stretch of Dom Pointer put back dunk off free throw, steal and facial, and come from behind block was the momentum shifter. Without those plays I think this team might have folded.

Pitino was very underwhelming as a coach.  He did nothing to stop our guards from penetrating at will.  Their guards didn't stand a chance. 

The 2 min stretch of Dom Pointer put back dunk off free throw, steal and facial, and come from behind block was the momentum shifter. Without those plays I think this team might have folded.

Quote from: redslope on November 26, 2014, 11:46:31 PM

One more thing--love Chris going old school with short shorts.  When is Underasmor get the hint and make him a pair.

Great team move would be to lend support to Chris and all wear the The Mullin era throw back uniform for the Duke game.  They would be better than the Black uniforms we can't win in

Tougher than you think. The turn around time on uniforms is 8-10 weeks.

Its very easy to root for your team when the compete as hard as they did last night. All the big plays last night had one thing in common, our guy wanted it more. Dom's put back dunk of the missed ft was all hustle, his steal and and-1 poster was the same. What more can be said about dlo? Absolute warrior. 

Only negative was listening to freaking Dan Dakich. God he is awful. Someone else mentioned it but when he said something like "if Dlo played with the focus, energy, and communication that Obekpa does he would be an NBA player." If thats not a.) A horribly inaccurate statement and b.) An uncalled for back handed comment, then I dont know what is.

Its very easy to root for your team when the compete as hard as they did last night. All the big plays last night had one thing in common, our guy wanted it more. Dom's put back dunk of the missed ft was all hustle, his steal and and-1 poster was the same. What more can be said about dlo? Absolute warrior. 

Only negative was listening to freaking Dan Dakich. God he is awful. Someone else mentioned it but when he said something like "if Dlo played with the focus, energy, and communication that Obekpa does he would be an NBA player." If thats not a.) A horribly inaccurate statement and b.) An uncalled for back handed comment, then I dont know what is.