Alright, the second half of the season has begun. UND competed tough with a talented NDSU squad but I don’t think anyone wants moral victories. What is everyone’s expectations for the second half? What would be a realistic successful conference season look like for you?
The biggest thing I will be looking for is the development of the freshman, mainly the ones outside of Bruns because he has already shown what he’s capable of and I would say is clearly our best player. I anticipate Grant taking more and more minutes from Bentiu but need to see him gain confidence in his scoring ability, it’s in there. Matthews is already nice size and has a bit of defensive presence but would like to see more on both ends. I am really interested to see Levias play. He was extremely efficient at the JUCO level and was available for the NDSU game from my understanding.
Let’s also continue to see the increased scoring from T and Norman. They’ve taken some steps forward lately. Overall, I am cautiously optimistic for conference play.