coach daddy

I'm not sure why it matters how we stand playing Great West teams. The Great West isn't that good so winning in that league means very little. Other than USD, who we use as a measuring stick because we're in the same phase transition-wise, I could care less if we beat Houston Baptist or NJ Tech.

You haven't seen us play. There is no such thing as a done deal aaaaaaaaaaaaaand us winning against anyone.

Agree with a lot of what you said. The stuff I highlighted, I would challenge. I don't believe we have a lot of players who we "out recruited" over other DI schools.

There isn't much talent on this team, no doubt it. Mertens playing out of position and Bledsoe not playing at all isn't helping either. The nice thing about the game of basketball is that you only need one good recruiting class to turn a program into a winner; ask NDSU. The difference is we all knew Tim Miles could recruit. I'm not sure we can say the same thing about Coach Jones yet. Not meant to rip him but just one man's perspective.

Is it the offense or the guys running it? Bledsoe will be good for 14-17 a game so things will improve when he's back. There isn't great talent on this team folks. May not ever be.

Very well said!!!

Agreed. I think Wisc. is a pool we can swim in. I know you are a Brewster guy but he's had a hand in this year's freshman class and he was only gone a couple years so there a seniors on this team he had a hand in too. I think it must be a tough call to know the difference between DI and DII ability. I would think when you find out what other schools are in the recruiting game w/certain players that would tip you off as to whether or not a kid is of the proper ability level. How many of the one's we've signed early were being recruited by NDSU, SDSU, USD, etc.? I don't think very many.

I'd never accuse Coach of being "lazy". I know how hard he's worked in the 20+ years he's been at UND. I do, however, know what you mean about the recruiting pool. Here's another interesting thought. Of the girls we signed early, 3 of them are All-State Vball players. Should that worry us? I believe 2 of them will also be all state bball players too but shouldn't we be signing kids who are bball players first or is the "athlete" thats being recruited a good thing for our program. I've watched a couple games this year and we definitely need a little of both so I'm not sure if there is a right answer or not.

The ladies were NOT in a match up zone, it was a straight 2-3 look and the trouble was defending the high post. Once the ball got to the high post, Wyoming could pick anyone they wanted to pass the ball too and, yes, they did make shots. The ladies played pretty much all man in the second half; that wasn't very good either in my opinion. Personally, I would like to see the match up implemented. Buck has always been a man-to-man coach, and a good one at that, so for him to teach the match up would be a good transition. Not easy, but easier for him to teach. I agree on the outfits. Our coaches look like a bowling team in those shirts. Definitely prefer the more professional look of shirts/ties.

Might help if they get in the game.

I can't speak for the out-of-state recruits but the in-state one's have never shown me to be DI skilled players. The Buck girl from Century, in my opinion, is the best of the lot. She plays physical, scrappy, and gets the game. We haven't had much luck with Century kids in the program but she may be cut from a different cloth. You'll notice right now were playing 3 kids over 34 minutes a night on the perimeter. That speaks volumes of where are younger kids are as far as being prepared to play. There won't be anything left of Bergan, Baageson, etc. at the end of the year.

Being from eastern Europe does make it harder. the fact that she has been in the country for 2 years playing in the JUCO system should have made this easier but the JUCO system doesn't do nearly the thorough checking the NCAA does. I'm sure she'll be fine eventually. I can tell you this much, what the girls are lacking for offense inside isn't going to made up for with Sharakova. She just isn't the offensive answer we're looking for. Defense, yes. Offense, not so much.

This is a person who lives alone!!!

Maybe not second to U of Minn. because a lot of major schools, Big 10 especially, get into Minnesota and recruit hard. Iowa and Iowa St. come to mind immediately. I do agree though that we need to be much more aggressive in attempting to lure kids from major schools and least get them to visit campus. This roster is no different than it was when we played in the NCC; that's not going to cut it anymore. All the coaches need to get out and find players from Wisc., Iowa, Minn, and perhaps So. Dak. too. I know SDSU probably has first pick on SD kids but we have way more to offer in terms of academics than SDSU does. Too early to call it lazy coaching but come March, we'll see. Is Privatsky planning on redshirting this year?

Hell of a weekend, NOT!! We need some DAC teams in the Betty to get the record back on track

You are an optimistic soul, I'll give you that. Coach has said all preseason that this team will live or die with its perimeter scoring. As a person who coached for over 20 years at a variety of levels I'd like to say that any year I tried to live with perimeter options first, we struggled more nights than I'd care to remember. The ability to score inside first is fundamental to successful teams (Do the names Crouse, Kleinsasser, Kimbrough, and Langen ring bells with anyone here). If we can't score inside at the DI level, we'll lose. End of story. It doesn't even matter how long they've been in the program.

Good idea. No sense charging the troops after 1 game.

Anyone know if Coach Jones is still running the Princeton offense?

Should we read between the lines on this post or do you want to come out and say it?

Academic scholarships do count against the team. There are no 1/2 or partial scholarships in DI basketball. You are either scholarshiped or you are a walk-on. Didn't they have one not show up this fall? Maybe that opens something up

As far as I know, she is still committed. The EDC starts volleyball playoffs this week so maybe Siri just didn't have a chance to get the forms signed and sent. No reason to believe she'd change her mind now.

She is getting a scholarship. Maybe she can get one from the Dakota Prairie girls. They'll never play either.

The entire state will mourn this loss for DSU. Very sad, RIP ladies. You will be missed.

The thing everyone needs to remember about Sharapova is, in the Mon-Dak, she only played against 1 or 2 post players that were in the 6'3-6'5 range. She put up huge rebounding numbers against alot of small post players. Small meaning 5'10-6'0. The times I watched her in that league I would never have said she was a good offensive post player. Shooting range and touch were always an issue for her. She gives UND a good sized body with lots of length. Defensively, she'll be fine but offensively, she is who she is. Don't count on her for big offensive nights, not consistently anyway.

1-0 in the DAC!!!