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Right. Aren't you getting ready for tip off?

It's a fair question. My answer would be that attendance won't fluctuate as much as it did for football. If we are suddenly a .750 basketball team how many more butts are in the seats? I do think Faison understands the there is money to be made and to me has proven he gets "it" based on his past performance. I don't know how taking $1 million out of the budget for next year affects any of this. For the record, unless we beat Idaho St and play a competitive semi final, I think Jones needs to go or at least no extension be given. Way to much talent on this team to be .500.

Lots of blue and red at all sessions. Sioux Falls is a great location for their conference tournament if your a SD or ND school. Looking at the last few years it's hard to argue against the proximity to home and success.

With the match ups set two games in round two, I could see Portland St giving Weber a game. They are playing very good ball right now. After UNDs game today, Telfair of ISU has to be licking his chops. Our guard defense today was terrible.

if by talking point you mean that UND basketball may not have enough money to pay Jones final year of a contract and pay the going rate for a new coach and staff than yeah it's the same old. That is a reality though. No one besides one poster has ever said Jones performance in 10 years has been below average.

Not surprising with two South Dakota teams playing.

Hopefully getting a game in the arena helps come Thursday. We looked like a team that was trying to not waste energy today.

Yuck. Very poor 1st half

Come on Darell. The reality is that at the mid-major level money has a role in everything. You've been in Fargo to long if you think money grows on trees.

Shanks with the and one. They should not be able to guard him down low. He has a head on everyone on the court for SUU.

I'm about a second behind now and it is clear.

Fighting Hawks up 13-6 at the first media timeout.

So far my stream sucks. Buffering and frozen.

Avants getting the start today.

What if your a team that suffered injuries throughout the course of the season and get healthy at the end of the year? Sac. St. and/or Portland St. could be examples of this.

Any insight to the feeling on campus on what the faculty and students (who pay attention) are leaning towards? I was surprised to talk with a couple different UND faculty that are leaning towards Shirley. Caught me a little off guard but he must have impressed on his visit to campus and the feeling was he would get back to student interaction. I know some of you are involved with the university. What are your thoughts as this process comes to a close?

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care about the CIT and a coach is payed based on performance. Fact is he has ZERO wins in those appearances and his teams are consistently around .500 record does not deserve a raise. He has been an average coach with ABOVE average talent during his ten years. One could argue that he has under performed with his team. What has he done to deserve a raise? If we suddenly paid him $50,000 more per year would he be a better coach? Again, big week for this program and its coach.

LOL, if Jones gets this program to the level and recognition of Weber St. I would have zero problem paying him. Until than your talk is equally as cheap as he has done nothing to deserve a raise in 10 years. Without using google, name who was in the CIT championship the last 2 years.

Its a fair question. 3 early exits from the CIT tournament is not exactly something to pay a coach on. I will say he has done a good job of building this years team and put himself in position to have a case for an extension. Big week for the program.

Would have put him 3rd at the combine among LBs and 11th among all RBs.

Why does a horn have to be exclusive for hockey?

I've played sports long enough to know that losing is as much of a part of it as winning. Guess I'm not sure at what age showing poor sportsmanship "in the heat of the moment" no longer acceptable?

Disappointing.

Being a bad loser when people are watching is not a strong quality.

Situations like that are exactly when you judge someone's character.