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Mbakwe Dominating Around the Rim for Gophers Basketball

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The Minnesota Gophers Basketball team struggled rebounding the ball at times last year. While they ranked third in the conference in rebounding, some of their bigger losses came due to a lack of dominant inside force to clear the boards and not give the opponent second chance opportunities. The last man that could be legitimately considered a competent rebounder for the … [Read more...] about Mbakwe Dominating Around the Rim for Gophers Basketball

Al Nolen’s Defense Desperately Needed for Gophers

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It is rare that a player affects a team on the defensive end of the floor as much as Al Nolen does for the Gophers. In what seems to be an annual me-praise-Al event this time of year, in 2010 it seems more clear that his defense should be what’s applauded, rather than my claim last year around this time that he was “the key to the Gopher offense.” I’d continue to make the … [Read more...] about Al Nolen’s Defense Desperately Needed for Gophers

Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State

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By Mike Gallagher What a difference a week makes….. The Golden Gopher basketball team’s hopes were higher than ever at the beginning of this week, with Royce White practicing for the first time in nearly three months. The next day things took a drastic turn for the worst.  One of the nation’s top perimeter defenders and captain of the Gopher offense, point guard Al … [Read more...] about Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State