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That is the way I read it too. But wouldn't one have have a bachelors degree in order to get into Graduate school at Wisconsin?

EWU over Montana St. was the only real surprise over the weekend, but given how road teams not named Montana or Weber have played this season, that wasn't a shocker either. MSU fans have to be frustrated. Had they not choked it away against the Griz a few weeks ago and beaten a very pedestrian EWU team, they'd be 9-3 right now and comfortably in 3rd place. Northern Arizona plays at Sacramento on Monday night. Sioux fans should all be Lumberjack fans tomorrow...................

No apologies necessary. In fact I thank you. I agree with you. I actually saw a documentary done late last summer/early fall, that dealt with Michael Jordan, his career, and contributions to the game. I don't remember who did the show, but one of the things that some argued was that Jordan's early career skills as a one-on-one dunking machine, the popularity of that style, and they way at which they were marketed, created a shift in how kids at the time approached the game. Basically it marked a shift to a new era of basketball that focused "highlight" plays above the rim, rather than on the fundamentals of basketball. Probably not a cooincidence, that I personally have not really been able to sit through an entire NBA basketball game probably since Jordan retired. Anyways, it was an interesting show, that may have a point there.

Standings as of 2/3/13: 12-0...........Montana 10-2...........Weber St. 7-5.............Montana St. 7-5.............Southern Utah 6-6.............North Dakota 5-6.............Sacramento St. 4-7.............Northern Arizona 4-8.............Northern Colorado 4-8.............Eastern Washington 3-9.............Portland St. 3-9.............Idaho St.

Results, 2/2/13: 69 North Dakota 52 Idaho St. 65 Montana 46 Eastern Washington 85 Weber St. 64 Northern Colorado 78 Southern Utah 67 Northern Arizona 70 Montana St. 64 Portland St.

Well then they must suck if he said so. You were right all along.

I took issue with the fact that a long-time poster on this site who rarely if ever has graced us with his presence in the basketball forum, felt the need to jump in after after a very nice performance by the basketball team yesterday and proclaim them to be "talent poor" and playing "really bad basketball". You seemed to basically insinuate that since they are obviously not as good as arguably the greatest teams that North Dakota ever put on the floor in its history, that this year's team is terrible. I actually agree with you that the circa-1990 teams would run away from this team.

The other moderators will moderate me, and because of my decision to engage in this childish argument with you, I've recused my self of moderating in this thread. But I will say it is good to know that in addition to being an authority on not only hockey, football, and basketball, you know the proper way to moderate a message board as well!

Takes one to know one I suppose....................... You're criticizing my knowledge of basketball, yet you are the one who walked into the Sioux Center yesterday expecting to see Guldseth and Gardner in uniform. This also just in: the 1992 and 1993 Dallas Cowboys had better players than the 2012 Dallas Cowboys........................

Now if North Dakota played TEAM basketball like that every game, they'd get alot done in this conference. Shot 47% for the game, and racked up 17 assists to just 5 Turnovers! That's good basketball. Free throw shooting was terrible though. That was probably one of Webb's best overall games since he's been here: 12 pts, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 0 turnovers. Granted, the opponent is not very good, but this is the type of basketball that this team is capable of. Really needed this one heading to Montana next week. Attendance was just under 2,000. First game I've been to this year. Had a great time.

Why don't we compare this year's LA Lakers to the to the 1980's Lakers teams that had Magic, Jabbar, Worthy, etc while we are at it? Let me guess, it's Mussman's fault?

We are hitting both games today.

The Bengals are sitting at 3-8 in conference play and 4-16 overall. They've lost 4 in a row. On paper we should handle these guys at the Sioux Center and we already stole one from them in Pocatello. However, all 3 of their conference wins have come against teams that have beaten us, and 2 of those wins were on the road for ISU. North Dakota is playing at or near .500 and is only a couple losses away from being out of the top 7. With a road trip to the Montana schools looming ahead, this game against the Bengals becomes a must win today. Gametime is 2:00, and as always will be on Big Sky TV.

Othern than Jacobson who I believe already signed with Fargo, are there any North Dakota kids on the recruiting radar for DI basketball? Seems like 6'4" Chase Carpenter from Valley City is having a nice season (21 ppg, 11.2 rpg) . Mertens from Devils Lake (27.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg) ? Kreig from Dickinson (17.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg) ?

Hey Jim, How much work would it be to get scoreboards and standings for basketball on the front page of the site like there is for hockey and football? Thought it may make it easier or help for casual fans to take notice of basketball...................

Thinking the same thing about Traylor. I sure hope he works hard so that he can keep his scholarship and play on this team next year, but more importantly get his education. He showed during the non-conference season that he could be a valuable asset on the floor for this team.

Results, 1/31/13: 66 Weber St. 51 North Dakota 79 Southern Utah 67 Sacramento St. 78 Northern Colorado 63 Idaho St. 72 Eastern Washington 68 Montana St. 81 Montana 68 Portland St.

Just did a little house cleaning and merged the "Big Sky Stats & Standings" thread along with the "Opponent Scores" thread.........

The ladies beat Weber by 5 last night to get back into the win column. Lauck had 16 points.

I wasn't able to watch tonight. Weber had no answer for the zone played by Montana or Montana St. and everybody knew it. Are you telling me we were'nt playing zone defense?

Darrell, its on 970 tonight too, just for a back up plan. I had trouble with the last telecast from GF, but that has not been the norm this year. Big Sky TV has been great for the most part!

I will have it some day...................

I've got a Samsung plasma, magnavox LCD, and Mitsubishi DLHP (projection). I like the Samsungs picture the best. But they are best placed in a dimly lit room. The LCD's picture is not as crisp, but works best in a bright room. The projection is actually my best TV for the money. Picture is better than the LCD, not quite as crisp as the plasma though, but doesn't have nearly the glare that you can get from the plasma. If a guy isn't hung up on a flat screen to hang from the wall, I think these newer projections are great. Mine is a 72" that cost $1,200 two years ago. Probably cheaper now.

And that has improved alot over the last several weeks..................

I really enjoy your blog. It is nice seeing independent coverage of the Big Sky, rather than just relying on news releases from UND or the Big Sky. You do an excellent job!