ArtVandalay

Freshman bigs will be significantly better. Bernstine adds some rebounding and toughness.

Roll call. I'll be there!

With all due respect, I believe I ended my last post with "End of Story". No worries, however. I will take it to Direct Message as suggested.

It doesn't matter if you have posted 12 times or 10,000 times. You or I, for that matter, could be sitting in a padded cell in the state hospital (with Internet privledges I guess). This and this alone is why I don't care what your other posts say nor should you care about mine. Your bias is whack the coach. My bias is keep the coach. The difference is you call him a prick and an idiot. That I care about. Can't defend it with anything really. End of story. Move on to autographed jones posters, mrs jones stuff or bullcit.

You're not understanding. It's not that I choose not to respond to your other posts, it's that I don't care what your other posts say. Because of the nature of these forums - no one has a shred of credibility. No one in here is credentialed. hell, you could be 9 years old with access to a thesaurus for all I know. As could I. Just choosing to call out someone who is out of line. If you truly are 9 years old, I hope I didn't scare you.

This is bizarre. I was not addressing your other posts. I was responding to the post in which you called the guy a prick and an idiot. This would be called bias and prejudicial. Not facts. I have stated supporting facts regarding the challenges this staff faces. I don't think I need to state them again. I choose to get off the hamster wheel that is this thread. I choose instead to challenge just plain knucklehead statements. Keep it fair. Let Darrell hang himself with that stuff.

I'll be at the game on Saturday. If you can make it stop by and say hello

You are a man of great honor, thought and integrity when you anonymously call someone a prick and an idiot on a message board. Way below belt. Like I said earlier a metaphorical punch in the face from behind and dead sprint to the car.

AND in your eloquently stated earlier post, he is a "prick and an idiot".

Especially when you consider they are "playground" players as you have described.

Know a lot about blacktop, schoolyard basketball? Spent a lot of time on the 'ol blacktop? Maybe Norman Dale is still available.

"Just ball" being a veiled reference to what?

As a knuckle dragger I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference between literal and figurative. You are a jackwagon because you anonymously called someone a prick and an idiot. Like a figurative sucker punch and run. There have been plenty of facts accurately laid out on this thread to support Jones. Unfortunately, you conveniently choose to ignore. Getting rid of someone because YOU think he is a prick and an idiot most certainly are not facts.

Is this where the moderator comes in and says, "now, now, let's not call people pricks and idiots". If some jackwagon can call the coach a prick then I say everything is fair game here on out. Bet this isn't the first time you have punched a guy from behind and ran.

Sorry Darrell, that wagon will be full.

This post is straight up dominant.

Prior Lake one of bigger schools in Twin Cities. Play in one of the best big school conferences in TC. Conference produces handful of D1 players each year. Same conference as Apple Valley which produced Tyus Jones. JP Macura at Xavier. Joey King at Mn. To name a few.

Doesn't look like it is on watchbigsky. What's up with that?

FFR. Fan Forum Rage. Like flippin a guy off in your car right before you exit the freeway.

I think it is too soon to draw a conclusion. I know I'll get blown up by that statement but I look at what Nagy went through, performance in conference, challenges in recruiting as a transition school. Relative success is encouraging to me. Recruiting is picking up comparably. Think he deserves a chance.

Bias and perspective. It is the only truly irrefutable fact on this board. For one reason or another we are biased. It is the fuel here on this thread. Facts can be shred any direction we like.

This data set is called benchmarking. Not data in a vacuum. Well done. Make sure your stock broker does the same.

That's what we had last year. When did this thread start?

If we would have gone 12-6 in league this year. The best case scenario is an overall record of 19-10. This is winning all non-money games. In other words, losing only to UNI, Marquette, minny, and Utah. That record would give top 3 finish but not 20 wins. There is a reason why low major 16 seeds in ncaa tourney usually have close to .500 records. They face the same challenges we do with non conference schedule. This is just reality. Before you come back with the "wow, so this is what it has come to. This is where we are setting the bar now" comments. The answer to that is well, yes. That is the reality. A reasonable expectation would be top 3 position with overall record of well, you guessed it right around .500. 16-14, 17-13. This is realistic for a low major that doesn't get to play any non-Dakota D1 schools at home. None. Zero, nada. This year has sucked. No question. A lot of close losses. Doesn't matter - they are losses. But to set goofy expectations for the following year without gut checking the reality is just not well thought out.

No question. The loss of traditional regional rivals has had a huge impact on attendance. For sure. Good point Darrell!