Gophers Dancing!
Mark this down as the most improbable one-week turnaround in MN sports since...well...the 2009 Twins winning the AL Central! A week ago, Tubby and the Gophers were barely even a bubble team. Today, they are an 11-seed in the NCAA tournament. I am generally very anti conference tournaments, as I feel that most teams have nothing to really play for...but this year, the tournament saved the season for Minnesota. That, and the road win at Illinois, which may have nudged us into the field over the Illini.
I caught both the MSU and Purdue games...and I really think the team is better off without Al Nolen, as Devoe Joseph is really coming into his own and the offense just seems to run more smoothly with him at the point. Also, Colton Iverson finally decided to man up and start throwing his 6' 11" frame around in the lane. He played GREAT in Indy...and I loved that he scrapped with that fat albert (D. Green) from Michigan State.
Finally, while Xavier is a tough draw, the location in Milwaukee could NOT any more favorable. Wow...there may be 8,000+ Gopher fans at the Bradley Center on Friday.
Labels: Colton Iverson, Minnesota Gophers, NCAA Tournament, Tubby Smith
1 Comments:
BG - It was exciting to watch the run in the Big Ten tourney, right? They tried to give that game back to MSU and I liked the throat stomping against a wounded Purdue squad (Two things on Purdue: one, we crushed them, that was fun. Two, they were hobbled and the injuries just kept piling up on them, take note in your bracket.)
Westbrook worries me at times (mental breakdowns at bad times); you were right on Iverson, he was pushing guys around and then smirking at them after banging. New attitude? Maybe RSIII should take note.
March 15, 2010 at 11:54 AM
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