Early Roster Management & Recruiting Under Pitino
(Apologies for the extremely long post. I thought about breaking it up but I didn't so get some popcorn...) Richard Pitino has been with the Gophers for a couple months now and already it is...
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Coleman to Transfer?
Is Joe Coleman on his way out at Minnesota? Rumors on Twitter say yes.
Pitino Completes Staff with Seton Halls Dan McHale
Richard Pitino's coaching staff is reportedly complete, though not yet officially announced. The final piece of the puzzle appears to be Dan McHale, currently an assistant on Seton Hall's staff. B...
Daquein McNeil Reportedly Commits to Gophers
With the firing of Tubby Smith and the subsequent hiring of Richard Pitino, the Gophers lost their only two committed players leaving them with four scholarships available for the fall of 2013. ...
Mon. Perspective looks at new staff and recruiting
We are a couple weeks into the Richard Pitino Era of Golden Gopher Basketball. We are still getting to know our new coach a little bit and I think there is a bit of excitement with the hiring of...
Open Thread: Richard Pitino press conference
The press conference to introduce Richard Pitino as the Head Coach of the University of Minnesota Men's Basketball program is scheduled for 9am CT this morning. Watch the presser online here. W...
Gopher Coaching Search: Bloggers vs Paid-Media
When I started a Gopher football blog in 2007, shortly after Tim Brewster was hired by the University of Minnesota, one of the questions that I was asked by a friend of mine, and one of the most...
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An Overview of Rich Pitino's System
TDG member Ustreet gives us his first hand impressions of Rich Pitino's offensive and defensive systems.
Gopher Basketball Hires Richard Pitino
Multiple media outlets are saying the Gophers have found their new coach (University has not yet announced the hiring). And they are plucking this new coach from the family tree of one of the...
Long-Shot Gopher Coaching Candidates
The following names have not been mentioned anywhere. I have no sources that are feeding me these names. But they are names that were interesting for me and since I have a feeling that the actual...
Taking Stock of Gopher Cupboard, Looking to Future
The next Gopher Basketball coach will have some talent in his cupboard but there are real opportunities in the next couple years.
Gopher Coaching Search Continues, Who's Got Next?
If you believe the rampant speculation, which you have to do because there is no actual information available, the Gopher coaching search is at least 0-2 with little reason to think that a...
TDG Coaching Big Board 2.0
Version 2.0 of the Big Board with more details. The initial list was quickly pieced together with names that were recently mentioned and names that have been on the radar, if a move was made, for...
State of the Gopher Program After Tubby Dismissal
For the past couple months there has been a ton of angst among Gopher fans about the current state of the Gopher Basketball program. It was apparently time for Tubby Smith to go for a myriad of...
Coach Smith Fired For All The Right Reasons
Norwood Teague is a fool. At least that would be your impression if you listen to national media types like Jay Bilas and Michael Wilbon. They'll tell you Tubby Smith is a nice guy and a...
Teague Makes His Mark on Gopher Athletics
The Firing of Tubby Smith was the first major move by the new athletic director. His next move is the one that matters.
Minnesota Officially Fires Tubby Smith
Below is the official University's press release. University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Norwood Teague announced today that head basketball coach Tubby Smith has been relieved of his...
The Big Board of Gopher Hoops Coaching Candidates!
In today's coaching change cycle, you have about 5 seconds to reflect on the outgoing staff before it is time to focus on who will be coming to replace him. There is clearly a short-list of...
#Gophers Season Ends With 78-64 Loss to Florida
The Gopher's NCAA Tournament and season ended with a loss to Florida on Sunday evening as Florida proved too much too handle on both ends of the floor. The Gators sprinted out in the first half...
The "You Stole John Wooden!" Q&A
We talk hoops with Ryan from Bruins Nation.
UCLA Game At A Glance
All the important details for Friday's match-up.
Gophers Earn an 11-Seed, Match-Up with UCLA
YAY the Gophers return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010. This is all fresh news but here are my initial observations. I'm thrilled that we are playing on Friday. This really...
The Selection Sunday OPEN THREAD
Get those brackets ready!
Gophers Rally, Take Lead, Lose on Last Second Shot
After an ugly and lackluster first half the Gophers finally started playing a recognizable (and watchable) brand of basketball. In the first half the Gophers shot 27% from the field (2/10 from...
ALL THE VENTING
Sigh...
The "Who Wants To Improve Their Seed" Q&A
Mark from The Champaign Room is back to talk BTT.
