tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779563202194123061.post809203659613490057..comments2023-06-22T09:49:14.040-05:00Comments on Minnesota Hoops: Gopher Men, Women Divergesunny dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01100764853728742426noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779563202194123061.post-27771297123511964632010-11-22T12:17:28.136-06:002010-11-22T12:17:28.136-06:00I thought Trevor Mbakwe was the key. If I had kno...I thought Trevor Mbakwe was the key. If I had known about your site earlier, I might have mentioned that as familiar as I am with him from his AAU days (with all respect to Iverson and Sampson), he is going to be the key man in how far the Gophs go this year.<br /><br />Minnesota native, WV frosh Kevin Noreen was a +9 in 5-6 minutes of play against the Gophs. Bob Huggins credited him for getting WV back in the lead when he entered the game with WV down by 8 points. At that rate, if Noreen had played another 5 minutes, WV wins by 5 instead of losing by 4.<br /><br />Thanks to Huggs for chest-guarding Nolen, other than that a good defensive game plan by the Mountaineers. In the end though, I thought Tubby outcoached Huggins overall and is instilling some solid confidence in the young players. Nice illegal pick by Iverson to help get Hoff open in the corner for the winning shot, he literally threw the low man (Flowers?) on the WV 1-3-1 to the floor. All in all though, the refs were awful both ways throughout the tournament, but it seems that is always the way it goes in Puerto Rico.<br /><br />With the four-headed monster inside and a focused Devoe Joseph back with a vengeance, this can be a very dangerous team come tourney time.aauobserverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218428097390684527noreply@blogger.com