Aloha kakahiaka, hau'oli Lapule!
I've made it to Maui and am already Googling greetings ("Good morning, happy Sunday," of course).
Mahalo for all of your questions. I hope some of you have made it to the island as well. All of the tournament's teams have availability today, so I'll pass along any notes later. For now, let's get on to the questions.
Seems like the #Gophers really enjoy the triple. Are they too 3-centric early on? Or is it just how the roster's built?
@TCLowdown
I think generally, when a team is doing well at something and winning, it's hard to argue that it's too much of a focus. So far, the Gophers are connecting on 34.1 percent from beyond the arc – which is good, because certainly Minnesota plans for perimeter shooting to be a big part of their game plan.
The other half of this is that with the frontcourt built the way it is – not a lot of depth or bulk there – the Gophers are going to HAVE to shoot more than they would, say, if they still had a Trevor Mbakwe-type rooting the post to throw the ball into. Is that ideal? No, and it makes them susceptible to a bad shooting night. But right now, it's who they have to be, and they're doing it well.
Have [the Gophers] shown us anything to get excited about? It's early but is progress being seen with the players and new system?