You seem to have a low opinion of North Dakota and UND, perhaps you should leave. I struggle to imagine how the basketball meccas of Fargo, Greeley, Brookings, and Missoula have had such success in the past decade.
I can agree with most all of this. I really wish the players would develop more once they get to UND though. The talent/athletic ability is great, but without fundamentals it's all for naught.
Nodakhoops and hoopster don't expect UND to do anything in a national tourney. Almost getting in the tourney is the best any team from the state of North Dakota can expect to do. Winning a game in the tourney would be impossible.
I agree with hoopster. We need to lower our standards, we're still a DII school after all. It's amazing that UND, with a student enrollment of 800 and an annual budget of a nickel, can stay within 20 of anybody.
Hinojosa is no slouch either. I've been quite happy with most of the FBS transfers, JUCOs seem to have been more misses than hits though. (EDIT: I guess technically Hinojosa was kind of both an FBS and a JUCO transfer, regardless, he's been a welcome addition to the team)
Ndsu isn't at the gopher's level in any sport (there's a gulf between the BIG and the summit in bball). I don't think they really view them as an opponent/rival like we do.
I struggle to believe there is really an argument about this, but a neutral site game and a road game are not the same. A neutral site game is also not a home game. One would think a lawyer could comprehend such a simple thing.
That's exactly what I think of when I watch Jones' teams. Lots of athletic ability, very little discipline, and little to no effort on the defensive end.
Standing Rock chose to stay on the sidelines during the Sioux nickname debate, effectively killing it. IMO, that's where they can remain during the new nickname selection.