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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?

I’m thinking it will be a 3 year deal and buyouts something like 75% of remaining salary fired in year 1, 50% year 2 and 25% year 3. Then add some automatic extension options or something we win a regular season title, win the tournament, have 20 some plus wins and take 2nd. I think it has to be a heavy incentive based contract.

Yeah looks like we went up 70-61 with 4:19 left and lost 72-73.

They got Fidlered that game.

I am already of the opinion that Sather is likely to get some sort of extension but a win tomorrow I think just about solidifies that beyond some complete meltdown.

UND (KenPom 290) went down to Tulsa and handled Oral Roberts exactly like they should, picking up a 79-62 road win. Zach Kraft had his best game in green and white, scoring 22 points on a ridiculous 6/7 from three and 8/9 from the field. Eli King did Eli King things, racking up seven steals, plus 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Complete game, statement type night. Now onto Denver. UND heads to Denver Pioneers (KenPom 259), who are coming off a close 82-77 loss at home to NDSU. When you pull up Denver’s KenPom page, it is basically a Christmas tree on offense and a crime scene on defense. Great offensive team, horrid defensive team. That pretty much sums them up. They are under first year head coach Tim Bergstraser, who came over from Minnesota State Moorhead and brought a bunch of his Dragons with him. The headliner is guard Carson Johnson (#20), who is averaging 18.6 points and 2.8 assists. He is the engine. Zane Nelson (#7) is another tough guard, putting up 14.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. Jeremiah Burke (#0) transferred over from NDSU and has been excellent, averaging 15.7 points and 6 rebounds. And then there is Logan Kinsey (#5), another Moorhead import, averaging 11.1 points and 3.7 boards. UND’s defense is going to have to be locked in across the board to slow this group down. Denver can really score it and they have multiple guys who can go for 20 on any given night. One interesting side note: this will be the last time UND travels to Denver as a Summit League opponent, with the Pioneers heading to the Mountain West next season. KenPom projects Denver to win 86-80, so another high scoring track meet is expected. Tip is set for 3pm on Saturday and as always you can watch on the Summit League Network.

Bingo. Sure if you just look at the last 6 games you think things are great but is it extension worthy?

UND (KenPom 308) heads to Oral Roberts (KenPom 310) tonight looking to complete the season sweep, coming off what was arguably their best all around effort of the year in a convincing home win over South Dakota. Back in the first meeting at The Betty, UND controlled most of the game. ORU made a second half push, but UND steadied things and pulled away late. One of the big stories in that game was Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams (#27). He had his best performance of the season with 20 points. On the year he is averaging 8.9 points, but that jumps to 14.75 points in conference play, so he has clearly raised his level in league games. Ty Harper (#2), their leading scorer at 15.7 points per game, was mostly taken out of the game by UND’s defense. He went 2-11 from the field for 6 points and was later ejected after a flagrant 2 on a dirty play on Eli King. Connor Dow (#5) was probably their best all around player in that first matchup. He had 16 points, 4 steals, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds and was part of that second half push. He is averaging 12.7 points on the year but is up to 18 points per game in conference play, so he has been a problem lately. If I am being honest, ORU does not really do a whole lot well statistically under first year coach Kory Barnett. One thing that stands out is how much they shoot from deep. 46.3 percent of their attempts are threes, which ranks 40th in the country. They are 5-15 overall and 0-5 in Summit play, although they did push NDSU to double overtime after playing UND. UND sits at 4-2 in the Summit and in third place. If they want to keep this momentum and stay in that upper tier, this is a game they need to handle. The schedule does not get easier with Denver this weekend and then a trip to St. Thomas next Thursday. KenPom actually has ORU winning this one 77-74, while Vegas has UND favored by 1.5. Basically a coin flip. Tip is at 7PM on the Summit League Network. Good chance for UND to keep stacking wins before a tough stretch.

I thought you were a big Hutter guy….

Sure but there’s one major difference between us and those schools and we all know the answer to it and it’s something that’s not changing anytime soon.

Yeah basically. I don’t like admitting that this is tough place to coach in comparison to our peers but the more I think about it and the more I hear others opinions, it’s really hard to argue. I would have us above USD because Verm.