I missed game 4 and the middle of game 5, so keep that in mind.
bomber's comments are way off base. This may have been the first match this year where the defense was sub-par. OFFENSE has been this team's problem.
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True, it has been. But defense has definitely been MSU's problem, or rather, lack of it. Especially through their middle. To tell you the truth, I would have been shocked if the Gophers offense hadn't sparked in this match.
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So there's good news and bad news about this match, but I think you have to give MSU some credit. And you have to be encouraged that the offense is coming around.
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I would like to give MSU some credit, but from what I've seen, it's difficult. Their offense is woefully unbalanced, and seems totally dependant on their two outsides. And they can't (or won't) block or play much defense. Part of the reason Colalucca gets so many digs is because so many shots go through their front line untouched.
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And, please, do not put PSU and Wisconsin in the same category. But I'll give Wisconsin this much: they are beating up on some of the teams Minnesota is struggling with. I wouldn't have expected this from what I saw in Madison. But let's not get carried away, bomber.
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I'm neither putting the Badgers in the same category as PSU, or getting carried away. The Badgers have much to prove. But I am equally as surprised as you with the Gopher's need to go five games with some of these teams. Or to even play some teams close, like they did with Michigan.
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Finally, what's wrong with running your attacks through your middles? Especially if they are hitting .500? Seems smart to me.
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Nothing....it is smart, especially when the other teams middles are fairly ineffective so far. And especially when the Gopher's attack from outside is still in the development stage. But this won't be near so effective against teams with strong middles.....like PSU and the Badgers.
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