dakotadan Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 UND 49 EMU 47 :32 left in 2nd. EDIT: Woops, big typo! Quote
GeauxSioux Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 UND 54 EMU 49 FINAL!!! Nice. I'll have to email this to my old neighbor, an EMU grad. A nice tight win like this may give this young Sioux team a little confidence. Quote
tnt Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 USD Coyotes lost today to Wisconsin by 15. You cannot compare scores, but UND lost to Wisconsin by over 30 and it could have been worse. Obviously USD has come farther than the Sioux on the MBB scene the last two years. It looks to me like you are comparing scores. I wouldn't say South Dakota has come farther because they have been ahead of us for years. We'll see when we play them if the Sioux have made any progress in cutting that gap. I think the basketball program is where the football program is at this point. They have a year or two with the young players, then the expectation for major improvement will definitely be there. Quote
dakotadan Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 A couple of notes from the game. UND led the entire game. EMU tied it up twice but the Sioux never let them pull-ahead. UND was led by Troy Huff with 11 points and Patrick Mitchell with 10. They were the only 2 to hit double figures. The guys only shot 29.8% from the field. The Sioux were 21 of 26 in free throws in the 2nd half! It was hitting them down the stretch that won us the game. Monmouth beat EMU with a last second three to win 64-63 on Friday night. Idaho just beat Monmouth 69-66 but Monmouth was nailing every 3 they threw up in the last 5 minutes of the game to make it a close one at the end. Quote
Hambone Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 Hopefully the Sioux can heat up from the field, as both games at the tourney they have shot in the 20's. Also, they only had 6 assists as a team last night, which is pretty sad. But, they held on to win the game, and didn't let EMU get back into it. Good win guys! Quote
coach daddy Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 It looks to me like you are comparing scores. I wouldn't say South Dakota has come farther because they have been ahead of us for years. We'll see when we play them if the Sioux have made any progress in cutting that gap. I think the basketball program is where the football program is at this point. They have a year or two with the young players, then the expectation for major improvement will definitely be there. Agree with statement that USD was already ahead of us. Also believe that basketball is a sport where improvement can be made more quickly than a sport like football. 1 or 2 impact basketball players can turn average into very good in a year. I don't believe that can be done in football. Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 5, 2010 Author Posted December 5, 2010 GAMETIME: 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY Overall Record: 2-4 (0-0 Northeast Conference) Last Action: 66-69 loss to Idaho RPI: 303 Monmouth Website Monmouth Gamenotes Monmouth Audio---FREE North Dakota Audio---FREE Quote
dakotadan Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 UND 14 Monmouth 24 7:12 left in 1st. The Sioux are tryin to live by the 3 again. 12 of their 14 points are on 3s. Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 UND 14 Monmouth 24 7:12 left in 1st. The Sioux are tryin to live by the 3 again. 12 of their 14 points are on 3s. Probably not a good idea since they are shooting .307 from 3 point land for the season. Quote
dakotadan Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 UND 33 Monmouth 46 10:10 left in 2nd. Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 Sioux back within 5....................~3:00 left Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 Now down 3....................1:45 left Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 Sioux down 56-52 with 19 secs left Quote
bincitysioux Posted December 6, 2010 Author Posted December 6, 2010 Sioux botch the inbound play, now in foul mode....... Nice comeback by the Sioux, shouldn't got into that position though 57-52 final Quote
star2city Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 The four freshmen continue to be in the top five in scoring. Mitchell is the only veteran in the top 5 group. With only two seniors (Benter and Clausen), and one player signed (Gentry - G) - that leaves only one more scholarship to get any kind of offense inside. Next year, there are only two juniors - so presumably at most two schlolarships (if that) are available. The following year, when we've already played a season in the Big Sky - as many as six scholarships become available. To get the freshmen guards real DI help inside - and to balance out the scholarships in coming years - it would seem prudent to drop scholarships from the sophomores that aren't performing even at a low DI level. Unless there is dramatic improvement with the inside game with our existing players - this team seems destined for mediocrity. The freshmen guards need inside help before their senior year in order for this team to compete at the Big Sky level. The four freshmen guards are the first real mid-major talent we've had here in the transition. It would almost be tragic for them and the program if they don't get a supporting cast inside during their four-year career. Quote
UND92,96 Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 The four freshmen continue to be in the top five in scoring. Mitchell is the only veteran in the top 5 group. With only two seniors (Benter and Clausen), and one player signed (Gentry - G) - that leaves only one more scholarship to get any kind of offense inside. Next year, there are only two juniors - so presumably at most two schlolarships (if that) are available. The following year, when we've already played a season in the Big Sky - as many as six scholarships become available. To get the freshmen guards real DI help inside - and to balance out the scholarships in coming years - it would seem prudent to drop scholarships from the sophomores that aren't performing even at a low DI level. Unless there is dramatic improvement with the inside game with our existing players - this team seems destined for mediocrity. The freshmen guards need inside help before their senior year in order for this team to compete at the Big Sky level. The four freshmen guards are the first real mid-major talent we've had here in the transition. It would almost be tragic for them and the program if they don't get a supporting cast inside during their four-year career. It appears the final scholarship will be going to shooting guard Shane Benton from Iowa: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Shane-Benton-119969 Quote
star2city Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 It appears the final scholarship will be going to shooting guard Shane Benton from Iowa: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Shane-Benton-119969 Forgot about Benton. That means no more scholarships next year - unless some changes are made. This team needs some inside presence on offense. Seems like some very difficult decisions may have to be made before spring signing. Quote
UND Fan Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Forgot about Benton. That means no more scholarships next year - unless some changes are made. This team needs some inside presence on offense. Seems like some very difficult decisions may have to be made before spring signing. I wonder why Benton has not been announced - maybe he has yet to qualifiy. Even if Benton does sign, we still have one scholarship remaining. I don't know how the scholarships are currently allotted but I do know that there is one scholarship available during the spring signing period. Quote
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