After a dreadful 8-23 campaign a year ago, the Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s basketball team has already matched their win total from last season in 22 fewer games. All but the most optimistic of Gopher Nation didn’t see this team going 8-1 in the first nine contests this season, considering the four major conference teams on the schedule and the general youth and unfamiliarity of the roster. Give Coach Pitino and the Gophers credit: they have certainly exceeded the expectations of many a basketball prognosticator during the early portion of the schedule.
However, regardless of the drastic improvement in product on the court, both from a general aesthetic point of a view and the win column, fans always want more.