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I would like to see Nash have another game lime he did against SUU.....

Game is on Fox AZ (686 on DirecTV). 3:00 tip off,....

100% agree. There are several excuses being thrown about by certain posters in an attemp to justify this program's current shortcomings. It is my opinion that North Dakota should be a top 3 Big Sky team EVERY year. I have been very pleased with the way the team has performed in Big Sky play in its first two years. They met my expectations in 2013 & 2014. But I am certainly not in awe of a 2nd & 3rd place finish in one of the 10 worst conferences in the country. I think that Jones has done a wonderful job replenishing the roster after the massive turnover from a year ago. When I look at Hooker and Shanks, I see two future All Conference players. Some way, somehow, or someone now needs to get all of this talent to produce, and do it on a consistent basis, over the course of an entire season.

Enough with the weather. Pretty sure the weather is fine inside the Betty. We mainly recruit Minnesota, hardly a culture shock weather wise!

Jon Reed takes a look at the battle for the last few tournament spots........ Battle For Final Tournament Spots Slowly Taking Shape

There are currently 6 former NCC schools that are now competing at Division I. North Dakota is currently in its seventh season of DI. Here is a comparison of how the former NCC schools fared through their first six full seasons. NDSU: 105-70 (.600) USD: 92-90 (.505) UND: 93-98 (.487) UNO: 39-53 (.424)---Only 3 seasons, they are still transitioning SDSU: 60-119 (.335) UNC: 50-125 (.286) NDSU is the only school of the six that went to the NCAA tournament within the first 6 seasons. I believe North Dakota is the only other one that has made to a conference tournament title game within the first 6 seasons. So when you look at it like that, it doesn't seem so unimpressive. What is unimpressive, is that Coach Jones' career record against the other 5 former NCC schools is 13-30. My biggest complaint about this program during the Jones era is the inconsistency and erratic nature of the teams. His teams seem to always get better as the season progresses, that is a trend, and a good one. But it shouldn't take 15 games to figure out the rotation every single season. This season is a perfect example of the inconsistent nature of the team. The program went over two years between non-conference road wins, yet now all of the sudden in conference play, they can't win a game at home, yet have done quite well while on the road. Regarding "co-mingling" the non-conference and conference schedules, I think you can look at both objectively. Of course it is tough at this level when you play so many money games. I didn't expect a win against Utah this year, or Wisconsin last year. But I also didn't expect to get run out of the gym by NDSU and Texas PanAm. Jones is 17-39 in non-conference games against schools NOT from the Power 5 conferneces, Mountain West, Missouri Valley, West Coast, and Big East. Personally, I think this program should be able to be competitive against WAC, Summit, Southland, and OVC schools, but for the most part we are not. And I am sorry, but IMO there is something other than the weather and temperature that is keeping this program from excelling to a higher level. That and saying Jones is the Tom Izzo of the Big Sky, those were two statements that really had me rolling today!

I find the low expectations that you have for North Dakota basketball very bothersome.

Great game by Nash, which is nice to see. Shanks with a Double-double.....

Great job to get another road win, but I feel like it shouldn't have been such a challenge at the end. UND with an uncharacteristic 20 turnovers

Have to give SUU credit. Excellent halftime adjustments by their coaching staff.......

50 UND 49 SUU 11:39 2H

46 UND 40 SUU 15:37 2H

6-0 run for SUU to start the second half

41 UND 28 SUU HALF

36 UND 24 SUU 3:56 1H

22 UND 19 SUU 11:51 1H We were up 11 just a bit ago

16 UND 8 SUU 15:36 1H

Looks like a pretty good webcast

UNC & NAU are on Fox AZ.........

When is the last time that North Dakota did not sign a single player from Wisconsin?

That Pete Rose shoe commercial was fantastic!

UND up 10/with 10 seconds left. Finally going to get a win at home.

UND up 11 at the half. Tyler with 12, Hooker has 11......

5'9" or so 18o pounds. I am a terrible judge of such things. I would guess DB/RB/WR. Jacket says captain......

Kostich is here at the basketball game with a kid from Wayzata......