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The Barnyard
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Hello again! Been awhile. Briefly stopping by to invite you to follow Gopher bball antics this year on YouTube/Spotify.
Go Gophers & Ski U Mah!
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Hello - I'm rarely around these parts anymore, but if you'd like my thoughts on Gopher basketball I am indeed keeping the Barn Babble flame lit via a podcast this season. Go Gophers!
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Game #1:
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Dawson's 4th-career 30-pt game & highest single-gm ORtg (179) of his career
Parker's 2nd-highest single-gm ORtg (186) of his career
EYE TEST
Brennan has to be more active off the ball
Femi has a uniquely quirky skillset & some "Jelly" to his ballhandling
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Game #5:
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Parker (127), Isaac (123), Dawson (115), and Brennan (111) all w really solid ORtgs while being weighed down by some duds from Lu'Cye (41), Femi (29), and Frank (0!)
EYES
Femi has to be put in fewer "decision-making" positions
Frank has to take care of the ball
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May I interest you in a nonpartisan article discussing Gopher basketball to pass the time on this historic election day?
Far too many words about Ben Johnson's squad this year as we kick off Year Four (!) of Barn Babble!
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And thank god I now don’t have to hear about that fake punt decision a million times over the next week
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Arguably the most entertaining regular season Wolves game I can remember watching? NAW the catalyst & Ant the closer.
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God bless you @GopherVBall for being the one team I can always depend on
#PointU
Saw this earlier today & I can think of no better way to describe it all. Don't fool yourself into thinking this season was the "same old MN sports" because it just factually was not.
I thank this squad for re-igniting my Wolves fandom to a level I haven't seen in 20 years.
The Wolves' over-under before the season was 44.5 wins. They won 56 games, had the best defense in the NBA, curbstomped Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, and beat the defending champions three times in their own gym.
They aren't who we thought they were. But in the other direction.
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This is a big reason why I've yet to move past the denial stage... I just really think we're due for a positive correction in late-game execution. Just really unfortunate that we've dug ourselves such a deep hole.
Minnesota in 4th quarters this series:
22 PTS on 8/20 FG, 5 TO in Game 1
22 PTS on 7/15 FG, 4 TO in Game 2
20 PTS on 9/20 FG. 2 TO in Game 3
Minnesota had a 121.3 offensive rating in 4th quarters after the all-star break. They have a 95.5 off. rating in 4th quarters this series.
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