Stokes' Sports Report Vol 2 1st Edition
Watch out Big Ten, Tubby's in town. Tubby Smith's arrival at Minnesota has been a welcoming one, as he has taken one of the worst teams in the country to being a Big 10 contender in a matter of months. Tubby in my opinion is one of the best coaches in the nation, but was treated like dirt in Kentucky and was forced out. Now, I don't expect Minny to win the Big 10, but they should at least be able to finish around 5th. Minnesota coming into this season had pretty much the worst recruits and least talent of anyone in the country, but Tubby has made them respectable.
Now, I'm not saying Minny is going to set the world on fire this year, but they do have a decent shot of making the tournament with a weak Big 10. Right now they are sitting at a 12-3 record after a big win today on the road versus Penn St. Two of their losses were by 14 and 17 points to Florida St. and UNLV which are both decent teams. Their other loss was by 6 points at Michigan St. (tough place to play). Minnesota plays 2 huge home games this week versus Indiana, then Michigan St. I really think they have a good shot to beat IU, IU is not that good this year and they have also played one of the weakest schedules that I've seen in recent memory. Don't be surprised if The Golden Gophers come out on top.
The Big 10 we all know is a 2 team school in basketball this year, and I expect MSU to win it and IU to come in second. Wisconsin will probably be 3rd, but beyond that, I think its a 3-way race for spots 4-6 between Purdue, Minnesota, and Ohio St. Usually those 4-6 schools in a power conference have a pretty good shot at getting in the tourney.
Kudos to Tubby. You have taken a program that was in the dumps and brought them to respectability. Watch out for the Gophers in the future, players will want to come play for a coach like Tubby Smith. Once he gets the players coming in I have no doubt that Minnesota will be a top 25 team annually
Now, I'm not saying Minny is going to set the world on fire this year, but they do have a decent shot of making the tournament with a weak Big 10. Right now they are sitting at a 12-3 record after a big win today on the road versus Penn St. Two of their losses were by 14 and 17 points to Florida St. and UNLV which are both decent teams. Their other loss was by 6 points at Michigan St. (tough place to play). Minnesota plays 2 huge home games this week versus Indiana, then Michigan St. I really think they have a good shot to beat IU, IU is not that good this year and they have also played one of the weakest schedules that I've seen in recent memory. Don't be surprised if The Golden Gophers come out on top.
The Big 10 we all know is a 2 team school in basketball this year, and I expect MSU to win it and IU to come in second. Wisconsin will probably be 3rd, but beyond that, I think its a 3-way race for spots 4-6 between Purdue, Minnesota, and Ohio St. Usually those 4-6 schools in a power conference have a pretty good shot at getting in the tourney.
Kudos to Tubby. You have taken a program that was in the dumps and brought them to respectability. Watch out for the Gophers in the future, players will want to come play for a coach like Tubby Smith. Once he gets the players coming in I have no doubt that Minnesota will be a top 25 team annually
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