Game Thread: Minnesota at Iowa
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes, Jan 8, 2009 6:05 PM CST
The first Big Ten road game (and amazingly just second road game of the season) is here in the form of a trip to Iowa.
Game is scheduled for 6 p.m. central time for a tip on ESPN 2.
I'll be looking for the Gophers to push tempo. If we're turning the Hawkeyes over, scoring in transition and playing up-tempo ball, this will be a happy night for Minnesota fans. But don't expect it to be easy, even if Iowa is a lesser-caliber Big Ten team. Big Ten road games are never easy.
See you in the comments section below.
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Go Gophers!!!
Okay, I’m finally leaving work to go watch the game.
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 5:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Jason Kubel
I anxiously await the Jason Kubel reference contest, in which the winner will compare a Gopher to Jason Kubel, and the winner gets shwag of some sort. PJS is of course disqualified to make it fair.
by From The Barn on Jan 8, 2009 5:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, come on now.
I have a good Jason Kubel reference ready to go.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can dish them out
You just can’t win.
by From The Barn on Jan 8, 2009 5:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Tony? You usually have this answer
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like our maroon uniforms.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice answer there from LW
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can we stop these lobs?
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I thought the second lob was fine. Colt just should have finished.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We do have a big size advantge we should exploit somehow.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
NICE. Paul Carter the first off the bench!
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I like that move
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Abu is the second off the bench
Disgusting.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And promptly gets beat off the dribble
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No business playing.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind.
Now it’s basically a 5 in 5 out. JAS, Devoe, Carter, Williams, and Devron.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Horrible offense with this 5.
We got the ball in the post and JAS was strangely right next to the post player.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Correction
Horrible team with this 5.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Doug Gottlieb is a fan, FTB!!!
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i can't believe
they are talking about fromthebarn.org. This blog is better
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can we put a body on them?
They are just walking through our defense.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We are stooping
to Iowa’s level. Sloppy, slow play.
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Is that a good thing...
I mean,..it’s gotlieb,
by From The Barn on Jan 8, 2009 6:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I thought about taking a shot at Gotlieb, but you should just enjoy the traffic that comes from it!
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice block by Iverson
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Brommer is not good. Glad he's not a Gopher.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
that folks
in a nutshell is why brommer is not a gopher
by duckman86 on Jan 8, 2009 6:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Travis Busch in for a spark!
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why are we putting in Busch when our team is struggling the most?
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Busch provides intensity
I don’t have a probelm with him being in there now
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally I'd rather we had a good player in there instead
Intensity means jack shit if you have no skill at all.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He plays hard
It is infectious. I think people are way too critical of him. He isn’t the best player, but I think against Iowa he has value
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's more valuable than JAS, I'll give you that.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But no one else
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How bout some Nolen, Westbrook, Johnson, Carter and Colt/RSIII
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it from where ever we can get it
Because we aren’t getting it right now
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We've missed two or three bunnies.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hoff can't make anything
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I see we are ignoring box out responsibilities now too
Great game so far, really.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
UGLY
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I might have to mute Doug Gotlieb tonight.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WTF is Busch dribbling around the perimter for.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Busch, JAS, Devoe, RSIII and Devron now. *sigh*
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We apparently don't want to keep it close
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Our 2/3 zone defense has been surpringly good at contesting 3s
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
They’ve spread the zone out pretty far…I guess they can do that when Iowa has no size
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bench Abu
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
LOL JAS just hands the ball over.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice steal Bostick
And how many airballs is that for Iowa now?
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We have no business even being within 6 now.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Pathetic final possession
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 6:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WTF was that.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
32%
How the hell did we shoot that high of a percentage?
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Okay, so it was 29%
Must have misread the ESPN stat…yahoo has 29. That still seems too high. It seemed like 15
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good news
1.) After all of that ugliness, we are only down by 6
2.) No one is in foul trouble
3.) Iowa doesn’t look all that good, we just look that bad—easier to improve after halftime
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 6:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ESPN
Karl Ravech is ridiculous. Yes, we scored 20 points in the first half. But this is the Big Ten. Some games are in the 40s.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 6:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
bold prediction
we will score more than 20 this half
by duckman86 on Jan 8, 2009 7:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ON the road in a game like this we need good looks on ALL possessions.
Nolen and, on the last possession Westbrook, haven’t been good.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice Paul Carter!
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Small ball right now. Carter and DJ the only two bigs.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ugh
we are not moving well at all defensively and offensively we have nothing. We stink in the half-court.
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This second half has been really ugly
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
this is what I was expecting to see
get used to this every year as long as lickliter is in Iowa City
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We're averaging 1 point per minute.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I do love
switching up defenses. man to man, zone, switching man, etc
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
lots of minutes for devron tonight.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Carter too
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
where is everybody?
did they all go to FTB?
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Commenting
is depressing when this sort of game is going on.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Travis Busch is awesome. You heard it here first.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I am glad we got out of the zone
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Stop shooting 3's
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for at least driving, Al
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I thought our offense was bad in the first half
But it doesn’t even compare to how bad the Iowa offense is in this second half. They aren’t even trying to go inside.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Tubby deserves praise for this defensive dominance.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh a Kris Kingsbury mention
he was priceless
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
he was great, yes.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am going to Iowa City next year
I really wanted to this year but this Thursday game right after the holidays was too tough
who is with me?
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Busch for MVP
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Al Nolen with a huge shot there.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Busch is leading the team in scoring
That is frightening.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Lickliter has countered Tubby's small ball with smaller ball.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
both of Gaten's threes
were on Johnson.
you won’t see that very often
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hoff has been terrible lately
If he can’t make his shots, he’s a pretty bad overall player.
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hoffarber was horrible there.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
46-44. yikes
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Travis Busch
Wow
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for getting stuck, ball
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm tempted to delete that comment
please never say that again.
:)
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
first team to 50 wins
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
woo hoo
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
OMFG
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Come on Al. Make the freaking foul shot.
by nathaneide on Jan 8, 2009 7:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
50-49. Can we get the ball in?
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 7:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
My god..
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Take out DJ please, we don't want him getting fouled here
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This is pathetic
We can’t even in-bound it!
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Throwing the ball in really ought not be this hard.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 8:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Right into Westbrook. Ice this Lawrence.
by nathaneide on Jan 8, 2009 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They;ll have plenty of time for a shot.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahaha
that idiot
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by Felix on Jan 8, 2009 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
good win
ugly wins are still wins
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by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 8:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
a road big ten win is a road big ten win
That was a stupid shot
by duckman86 on Jan 8, 2009 8:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Iowa is going to pesky all year
Glad we got out of there with a win. Nice to start 2-1 with Penn State coming up next at home.
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 8:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They'll pull an upset or two once Tucker is back healthy.
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by PJS on Jan 8, 2009 8:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WHEW!!!!!
What the heck was Minnesota doing that first half. They were so worried about the outside shot by Iowa they were letting them drive off the wings time after time. Then the Gophers couldn’t (wouldn’t) penetrate in the first half even with a HUGE height advantage.
We were damn lucky we won this game!
John Maynard
by COJOMAY on Jan 8, 2009 8:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
7 frickin' assists
That is bad. We are not good when we have to create our own shot.
by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 8:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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