burd

yeah, that was a gift, wasn't it. Cam's been sharp last 10 min. Team has sucked, though.

I don't feel that way. We're frustrated, but they aren't dogging it. Off rhythm? yes. totally lacking snipers? yes. A defenseman is the leading scorer FCS.

That's a pretty sophisticated analysis.

5 unanswered goals against a team that hadn't scored a goal in how long?

OK. I jumped the gun on you.

You're faulting the goalie on that one? You kidding? He damn near stopped him.

yikes. Big spread there.

Well, sigh, we blow 3-point leads, teeter on the bubble, and disagree as fans about what the problem is. But one thing we can all agree on. Sioux fans are the smartest, most generous, best looking, manliest (but sensitive!) (or womaniest), fans in college hockey. And modest to boot. No banners for all that, but there you go.

I really do have confidence in Berry's game coaching abilities. I loved Hak for the high quality teams he produced every single year. We got to watch a boatload of high end hockey almost every weekend for many years. As a fan, that's just very enjoyable. I think Berry will have similar success, and I think he might be a slightly better game coach than Hak, though I couldn't say why. One banner that would not have happened but for multiple bounces and breaks (as it is for every Banner winner) should not be the only basis to conclude that he is the better game coach. And we will find out if he is Hak's equal as a program coach. Not many coaches can match Hak on that score. I think the announcers were saying that UND has made the tourney 16 straight seasons, an NCAA record. We may have been complaining about a banner drought since '01, but we were witnessing remarkable success every single year. That's a lot of viewing pleasure.

Berry has continued Hak's chip-it-up-the-boards breakout tendency, which has frustrated me in the past. I know all teams in all leagues try to keep the game on the perimeter in the D zone, but UND has always been so predictable in its transition that teams find it easy to anticipate and can be more aggressive in jumping the pass. When they do that successfully, they control possession. Miami did that again last night. In the past, we've had enough high-end talent that we could usually make teams pay for being aggressive in that way. I think this year's team tries just as hard, they just don't have enough talent to make opponents pay for those strategies. That's why there are so many games when we look like we are late to pucks and watching. It's not laziness; it's other teams getting by with aggressive strategies. Blasi is good enough coach to know that, particularly if his team has little to lose. The irony is that a team with less talent will probably be more likely to adopt a conservative, predictable transition strategy. I know Hak, Berryl, and all those coaches know a million times more about the game and coaching it that burd does. Is burd full of shyt?

I think we fool ourselves if we think we will win when the effort is there. We're just not that good.

You were right, though.

I think they are working. We just aren't that good.

Average is exactly what we are. Average in talent.

I'm not sure that one is on him. Looked like a seeing eye deflection. A replay would show, I guess. But the boys are chasing and watching.

Us, but Dave is right.

I think this is a hard working team, but we can watch all day and just aren't going to see much high end offensive skill. They are well coached and play hard, but that's just the way it is.

If you care at all about us, you will wake her back up.

Whew! I was thinking I can't hold my scotch any more.

Thing is, it would just take one person telling him between periods keep the wider angle. Less work for him and better for us. Poor guy is learning and probably has no idea how bad it is. We should be pretty understanding: his camera work is like our offense.

this game is great for those who want to focus on play away from the puck.

As are our fans. Do you think for a second the conversation is this elevated on miami's fan forum.

Thing is, truly bad hockey camera work is almost always the result of trying to zoom in too close. Easy to cure that. Once simple instruction.

Tim's getting on in years.

Wow. Need dramamine with this cameraman.