Minnesota
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Minnesota is like other B1G teams that are tough at home but mediocre on the road.
Oturu is great but it amazes me how they are so thin. Look at their stats. Oturu, Carr, a little Kalscheur and a whole lot of nothing. Carr is going to have a fresh guy in his shirt all 40 minutes this weekend. I agree Myles needs to stay out of foul trouble with Oturu, but Shaq is giving nice bench minutes and we can bring help defense from others too. Bring out Groundskeeper Carl to get those Gophers!
Oturu and Carr had 53 out of 75 points and only 2 pts off the bench. Carr will get 40 minutes of Young/Mathis, just have to limit Oturu. I can't see Minnesota keeping this close.
Teams take on the personality of their coach. Pitino strikes me as smug. We need a rocking RAC on Sunday!
They have played well recently so might be the wrong time to catch them. At this point they should be more concerned with how they are going to score on our D.
I don't think they have the depth to beat us especially now that Geo is back.
Play Young more minutes. He has earned it. His quickness and ability to create changes the entire dynamic of the offense and his defense is outstanding
I don't think they have the depth to beat us especially now that Geo is back.
Play Young more minutes. He has earned it. His quickness and ability to create changes the entire dynamic of the offense and his defense is outstanding
Interesting side note...
Minnesota has had 3 leading scorers in 17 games, Oturu(8), Carr(6), and Kalscheur(3)
Rutgers has had 7 different leading scorers in 17 games, Mathis(1), Geo(3), RHJ(4), Johnson(2), Yeboah(2), McConnell(3) and Young(2)
Minnesota has had 3 leading scorers in 17 games, Oturu(8), Carr(6), and Kalscheur(3)
Rutgers has had 7 different leading scorers in 17 games, Mathis(1), Geo(3), RHJ(4), Johnson(2), Yeboah(2), McConnell(3) and Young(2)
Any BIG game is loseable. The only game where I'd be really ticked with a loss would be NW at home, and even that is hardly a sure thing. We're going to have to grind our way to 10 wins.
With that stretch, you have to figure that they are really thinking the Rutgers game is a game they HAVE to win. Hope we are ready for it.
My wish list......a B1G win without anyone scoring in double digits. Won't be easy. but doable!
A game used to be a “big” game on the schedule because of who we were playing, now it is a “big” game because we are in it and we need to keep on winning. The opponent isn’t the driving force, we are.
they have two other guys scoring 8/9 a game.
after that it’s nothing but they have 5 players who have shown ability to play well.
Your comment isn’t entirely wrong, just slightly misguided
This is going to be a tough match-up for RU. Our defense makes it a toss up to me, but Oturu is excellent on both ends. It'll be a great learning experience for Myles.
Minnesota already has 6 losses which leaves them with a very small margin for error.
Great point. This and the expectation we are going to win is very indicative of how the tides have changed. Bad day to be a gopher.
Mathis and Young are so good defensively we can almost count on other teams guards having a sub par performance at the RAC. Who was the last guard to light us up at home?
Myles is due for a big game. Let's hope he brings it Sunday. He has to be more consistent and stay out of early foul trouble
Kalsheur lit us up big time last year. 5 or 6 threes. At one point he was 5-5 from deep. He's a catch and shoot guy so we'll need to go over the top on screens.
Minnesota is another one of the B1G schools that looks down its nose at Rutgers. There is a real fear if Rutgers gets its act together, that's another significant mountain to climb to maintain their status as a "middle of the pack" school. Time for a payback/b*tch slap tour.
5 through 11 schools:
Wisconsin: check
Penn State: check
Illinois: damn (one more shot)
Purdue:?
Iowa:?
Indiana: check
Minnesota:?
5 through 11 schools:
Wisconsin: check
Penn State: check
Illinois: damn (one more shot)
Purdue:?
Iowa:?
Indiana: check
Minnesota:?
Make players other than Carr, Oturu, and Kalscheur beat you. Much easier said than done.
I'd send a lot of double-teams at Oturu and make him pick up his dribble. The guy doubling cannot be Carr or Kalscheur's man, they need to say home. If Oturu makes the passes and it's Payton Willis or Alihan Demir that kills us, then you live with that.
I'd send a lot of double-teams at Oturu and make him pick up his dribble. The guy doubling cannot be Carr or Kalscheur's man, they need to say home. If Oturu makes the passes and it's Payton Willis or Alihan Demir that kills us, then you live with that.
Hoping the team is not going into this game with that attitude either. that is the danger of winning overconfidence
The mind of an athlete is all about overconfidence. Anything less will likely mean you've lost before you have started the game.