It would be easy to be deflated after that PU game, but the MN game is just as important. It's hard to win on the road. They need those 12 wins
I hope they are not flat vs MN
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I think NU is good enough that they're going to be doing this a lot in the next month. They could be flat on Saturday, but NU is ready to beat anybody now.
I don't think they'll be flat. But this is a brutal turnaround. They probably bused home from W. Lafayette, got to bed around 1:00 am, have a light practice today and then fly to Minny tomorrow. Not much time to get their legs back, or to prepare for the Goofers. Back to back road games are rough from a travel perspective.
Tuesday the ESPN game predictor had us at a 52.8% chance of winning. Today, it feels we are better, and bumped us 100 bp to 53.8%.
They just need to not have a dreadful shooting night and have their legs. Boo and Berry got the **** kicked out of them physically vs Purdue, hopefully they aren't sore.
Well Berry's biggest shot was a 100% legal screen where he plowed headfirst into Edey, so...
I suspect they will be mad as hell and play fired up to get the bad taste out of their mouths. I worry a little about heavy legs.
I think we should be ok. Last year when we played all those makeup games after covid outbreak on team, we played our best games and won like 5 in a row. I think it is good to play soon after purdue- it will not give players time to feel down about it. Quick turnaround. Take the frustrations with the pu refs out on minnesota
With Boo as a leader… a letdown is unlikely. Nevertheless, will be a very tough game. The Barn is always a tough venue and Minnesota is miles better than last year. We need to be locked in. Go ‘Cats!
Feels like a game where we’ll need Nicholson to get 10+ and Martinelli/Hunger to score in bunches too. I worry about Berry/Langborg and the 3 ball on a short turnaround.
This definitely feels like an important game in terms of how we respond. The team must be physically and emotionally exhausted - and we are jump shooting team. It's been extremely difficult to win on the road in the Big Ten this year. And Minnesota has some moxy this season.
Yeah, that's what's hardest to swallow. Buie is all world, but he's missed shots to win the last two games in regulation. Make that one today and then hit the FT, and the Cats win in regulation.
It's a game of inches...
They shot 3s too well for most of the game for me to blame that.
They were sloppy with the ball and had too many turnovers. Minny had a good game plan and NU had difficulty making adjustments.
NU ran out of gas towards the end of the game, but for most of the game, I don't think they were flat.