coachdags

I drank a beer or two in the Galaxy, liked the shag carpet on the walls....

that's 2 games in a row they went for two.....? seriously, you have to be able to score more than a point a minute...? against UNI, UND had 24 points in the 1st / 26 minutes of basketball...sad

The sad thing is that we actually could have been alot better on offense, UND got the shot they wanted. I watched at least 1 dozen shots missed within 5 feet of the Basket,including a point blank dunk....? I have no answer for the defense, the effort seemed to be there in the 1st 20 minutes. I imagine we do not have the Athletes to match up man to man, but you will lose almost every game giving up 50+ points in the 2nd half....?

Tonite, they would have won against Mayville or the DAC. They competed, played hard. My point was if anybody was expecting a Win, they are crazy, we have not near the Talent to beat any Big 12 school. The Sioux tonite hung in and keep it close a 10-12 point game for almost 30 minutes...

What did you expect, are we asking to get into the Summit or the Big 12....?

As in any Sport it becomes a a issue of execution when the lights come on. Then it gets further complicated when the opposition (again any Sport) makes adjustments and takes away what you are trying to do. I have seen more experienced Coaches than Brian and the boys have trouble with this. Mac at ISU right now is struggling to get his players to understand how to react and play the team game of basketball. Obiviously the better the talent you have, the more mistakes get covered up...... We do need better players and to learn how to compete more consistently.....imo

2 Years ago in Ames... ISU could have been up by 30-35 at the half, Mac called off the dogs. 2nd half he some some offense that took 20-30 seconds to develop. Good Coaches are use to being Bad Coaches...

Jake will not let it get out of hand, too much respect for UND......UNI 20+ point win

Player of the game 25pts / 12 rebs.....UND was in late on Dougie, did not think he was good enough.....

want to talk about having no faith in someones ability to take us to the next level.....

I get accused alot for sticking up for the Coaching staffs on message boards, and it is probably so. If a Coach does it the "Right Way", teaches, keeps kids in class, helps control and handle off the court/field issues, I know success is measured by Wins and Losses and as long as we win more then we lose I'm happy It's Great to compete for Championships, but now that we are D1 those are going to be alot more difficult to obtain. What I do not understand is that it is alright for UND to beat a higher level opponent, to achieve a victory or a win when we are not suppose to, but it is never alright for this to happen to us...? Now if we were losing to the Sioux Falls College's and Mayville State's of the world on a regular basis, then I would say we need a change. This however is not happening, we may not be a dominate as we were at times, but we still field competetive teams. ( with a bad loss every once in a while) This years MBB teams is struggling because of injuries and some new personal and trying to compete at a higher level on a regular basis. I'm hopiing the Mayville State game was just a one time thing that seems to happen in the world of athletics......or yes, supposed to happen to everyone except our Sioux...?

I apologize, if that came off as harsh, it was not intended that way.... My point is that it will be extremely hard for anyone to come in to UND and catch lightning in a bottle. Maybe one of the most promising Coaches to do that in a similar situation was Greg McDermott. He was able to win at Wayne State (D2-Independent), then back at his alma mater in UNI (took him 5 years), and is now struggling in the Big 12 at ISU. Those kind of Coaches do not come along very often, and we will miss on some, before UND hit's on one. Maybe Brian Jones is it...? I think we should at least give a guy 5 years before we judge his work as a success or it's time that we need to move on. This D1 one thing is going be a success (imo) only if we can find a decent conference to compete in, no matter who is Coaching the boys.

Which one of these is lighting the basketball world on fire...? and what makes you think they could do any better job at UND...?

Yes your right, I miss understood his response.... both games UNI at home, and ISU in Ames are going to be kind of name the score type senarios......

The idea behind the Princeton offense is that it is easier to recruit the talent to make that work, then to try and recruit the talent we would need to run up and down the floor with the likes of Texas.....

Hey don't take that experience away from me, I witnessed the Minot Miracle with my own eyes, great road trip...NOT http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.d...p;ATCLID=774999 Game is actually in GF in about a week, part of a 2 for 1 deal with UNI....

No we should not lose to Mayville State, but I also remember a UND team losing to Minot State with Jerome Beasley, it happens. Did not go because it was Mayville State, and I'm saving my money when Duke comes to Grand Forks.....but looks like when you get out rebounded by 18 (no hustle) and you have 13 assists and 15 turnovers (no teamwork) bad things will happen. My point is going forward you will increase your odds of success with a fatter check book, ISU budget is 2x what UNI's is and 4x what we probaby have. Then you have to get the young man that wants to play at UND (on the road for most big games) and in Grand Forks, if he knows where we are located...?

It's transition, with transition their will be growing pains. It is not all Rainbows and Bunny Rabbits for Tim and Craig at CSU, 16-47 last 2 years, 7-3 so far this year...? It will take time to grow a program in Grand Forks. There is alot of difference right now between the 3 programs in BBall that I follow closely ISU-Big 12 with all the money, resources and tradition they have it is still hard to get the great athlete to Ames. UNI does more with less than any mid-major I know a tribute to both Mac and Jake and what they have built there with little resources, but it took a long time to get to the bottom of the Mountain. UND has a long, long way to go, it will take time.

Family.... Not saying he would take it, but Family is big with Coach Dauber

I got to put a little of Jake's play on the Coaching Staff. I really thought we could have got Jake some more reps earlier in his career, aside from some emergency duty at Grand Valley, he really had no entensive playing time or regular snaps. He was throw to the Texas Tech Raiders in his 1st start with a broken hand and 9 new offense players.... I think this next year he will have a much better comfort level....

Congrats to the Sioux Football on a Good Year, and we will miss those Seniors.... Anyone that listened to the post game interview with Coach Kelling and Hammer at he end could tell by the heart felt emotion in JK's voice what these young men have meant to the UND Fighting Sioux Football program. As a Fighting Sioux Fan, I say Thank You!.... You could also tell what kind of character, constitution and make up of these Coaches that we have. They are genuine and care about the growth, well being, and future of these young boys they helped turn into young men. I have said this many times before, it is not always about wins and losses with me, This group makes me proud they are from UND..... Nice Job

I agree the pressure will be on. I believe recruiting is based upon connections, hard work, and a sucessfull program. TB seems to have or be able to do all 3, but results must come soon, with the new title Associate Head Coach comes that pressure. The season we our having now can ot be easy on the Buck, heck he was not a good (happy) winner, he certainly will not be good at losing....

I would hope with Travis Brewster back into the fold we would expand our recruiting base a little more into Iowa, Chicago, Wisconsin, Colorado, and more.... If I recall correctly we have only had a couple of girls outside the North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa area in the last 20+ years...?

Not sure how many of these have been mentioned on the main board...these are just my opinions Offensively we have 2-3 Good Prospects at OL, but Joe Kleason out of Cretin-Derham Hall really stands out as a Big Contributer next year... The WR postion is the next I have noticed, because we are thin this year... But Greg Hardin from Nebraska looks good, as does Blair Townson (QB- Moved) has great hands, quickness and size... Defensively is where we really pick up some talent and depth with... OLB's Dominque Bennet and Cordero Finely will be good.... Garrison Goodman as a Inside Backer On the DL Look for Broc Lundeen....at DB"S both the kids from Florida Chris Hall and Chavon Mackey will be in the mix from day one... The Future looks good these young men and many more have some Athletic look and can not wait to get their chance...

This is why are scout teams sometimes handles the number #1's. There have been more scuffles between the scouts and the starters then in years past. The group that is red-shirted are going to be fun to watch. We are on the right track, just takes some time.