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That Winthrop atmosphere was special.

You’re not wrong it doesn’t ultimately matter but it’s a decent way to see where we stand against other D1 universities. Also, helps determine approx where we’d fall if we do happen to win the SLT, which we would be destined for a 16.

That home loss to WIU has to just be killing us. We are their only D1 win. They sit at 356.

You’re not wrong when you say the Summit is down. But I don’t think it’s fair to discredit Sather because of it. That’s the league they play in. That’s the most important thing is winning within that league. Winning in the non-con is fun, especially winning some of those buy games, but in a 1 bid league it ultimately doesn’t really matter. I don’t know I think we just have to enjoy it, they are fun to watch.

Yeah didn’t look good. Anderson was finding his stride too. Sucks. I hope Wylee takes more of his minutes than Marley.

Bjerke hook and hold play.

I don’t like the seating on the ends as much as the next guy, I think a simple not fix but addition that could help people forget about it would be seats on the wood, courtside. They used to have it, I can vividly remember it. Could be an ADA issue though with the walk way behind the seats?

UND (KenPom 280) is rolling after a great road swing, crushing Oral Roberts and then getting one in Denver. The Denver win was highlighted by a monster 30-point night from Greyson Uelmen, who hit some massive shots down the stretch to carry UND to the finish line. Now the Hawks head to St. Paul to take on St. Thomas (KenPom 129). UND is currently riding a four game losing streak against the Tommies, but interestingly has fared slightly better on the road (2-2) than at home (1-4) in this series. Since we just saw UST in Grand Forks, most people are familiar with how good and disciplined this team is. Johnny Tauer has them playing extremely clean, efficient basketball and they rarely beat themselves. You have to start with freshman guard Nick Janowski (#23). He absolutely torched UND at The Betty, scoring 32 points on 11-16 shooting and an absurd 7-9 from three. Super fun player to watch unless he is doing that to your team. He is the clear favorite for Summit League Freshman of the Year (with Uelmen probably second) and is in the Conference Player of the Year discussion already. He is averaging 21.7 points per game in Summit play. Then there is Nolan Minessale (#4), who also wrecked UND in Grand Forks with 27 points on 8-13 shooting and 7-12 from three. He got into foul trouble, but Janowski handled things just fine while he sat. Minessale came into the season as the POTY favorite and still has a strong case. He brings more defensively than Janowski and is a complete player. Beyond those two, UST still has a deep rotation with Carter Bjerke, Ben Oosterbaan, Ryan Dufault, and Austin Herro. Plenty of options, but realistically Janowski and Minessale are the guys you have to slow down if you want to win. KenPom projects St. Thomas to take this one 83-71. If you are in the Minneapolis or St. Paul area, this is a great one to catch in person. UST built a fantastic new facility, Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, which hosts both basketball and hockey. We will be seeing a lot more of it once UST joins the NCHC. Tip is Thursday at 7PM and, as always, you can watch on the Summit League Network.

I’m a big Ty Danielson fan and I’ve really enjoyed what he’s brought defensively. But it’s funny looking at the numbers. In Summit League play, we have the No. 2 offense behind NDSU, while our defense is No. 5. We do force a lot of turnovers, which fuels the offense, but we also have the worst effective FG% defense, the worst 3P% defense, and give up the highest free throw rate in the league, per KenPom. Bart Torvik is similar: No. 3 offense and No. 6 defense.

I do wonder if we flip the results in some of the UC Riverside, CSUN, Montana and WIU games, where we would be in KenPom. Regardless, in a 1 bid league all that really matters is the SLT in March.

Purely KenPom. So big hole from the non-con.

There’s been a lot of talk about how down the Summit is this year and I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong but just wanted to take a look so this chart is based off KenPom. Only one year since being in the league have we been “above average”.

401k loans exist. Usually max at 50% of your value. Some plans don’t allow you to continue contributing though until you pay the loan off.

12-12 and 6-2 in the conference, about as good of a start as you could have expected. The back half of the schedule begins Thursday at St. Thomas and would say it’s a tougher half then the first. Looking at it, I would say there are 3 or 4 that I fully expect to win (@ USD is the questionable), otherwise will need to steal a game or 3. 9-7 conference finish is the minimum, in my opinion.

After the block?