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Big win!

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hategreenticemase
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Big win!

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Damn, didn't see them goin to Ann Arbor and coming away with a win.

Battle is a damn good player. Does so many things well. Willis couldn't guard my grandma but he gets to the rack whenever the F he wants to. If this team had a good big it would really be something.

What a fun start to the season.
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Already matched win total from Pitino's worst season.
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Gopher! 😊

Who is this Battle and why is he on our team? πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ŠπŸ»
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Ben Johnson already has three road wins against power six conference teams this year. Incredible.
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hategreenticemase
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feekdogg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:31 pm Already matched win total from Pitino's worst season.
:lol:

What do you think of Johnson?
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Hoop Dreams wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:35 pm Ben Johnson already has three road wins against power six conference teams this year. Incredible.
Did Pitino have that in his entire career here?
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jffl_commish wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:53 pm
Hoop Dreams wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:35 pm Ben Johnson already has three road wins against power six conference teams this year. Incredible.
Did Pitino have that in his entire career here?
I'm guessing he did. Not sure though.

2013-14 and 2016-17 would be the years to check because I can't imagine it happening any other year.
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hategreenticemase wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:48 pm
feekdogg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:31 pm Already matched win total from Pitino's worst season.
:lol:

What do you think of Johnson?
I wasn't real thrilled with hiring a guy who had no head coaching experience, and playing the "one of us" angle, but he's really proved me wrong. That said, I still feel like ths team is one injury away from faling apart.
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Great start to the year, but we really need to develop a bench. We won’t last throughout conference play with a rotation this small
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feekdogg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:33 pm
hategreenticemase wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:48 pm
feekdogg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:31 pm Already matched win total from Pitino's worst season.
:lol:

What do you think of Johnson?
I wasn't real thrilled with hiring a guy who had no head coaching experience, and playing the "one of us" angle, but he's really proved me wrong. That said, I still feel like ths team is one injury away from faling apart.
Yeah, same. Certainly doubted it. Certainly want to see a lot more but hoping he proves us all wrong. The one thing I liked was adding Thorson. He is legit.

I do really like our low turnovers. We also rebound fairly well given our lack of size. Both are indicators of quality coaching. Wish we had a big!
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I haven't been able to watch many games so far, but I was in favor of the hire just on the local recruiting angle alone. Throw Thorson in to the mix, which I almost would've rather seen, and it's a good recipe.

I think most people figured this would be a tough year, so hopefully there are some realistic expectations on this team as the year goes on.
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