North Dakota @ South Dakota St.

[bincitysioux]

Game Notes

 

This is a great opportunity to get a road win against a quality non-conference opponent.  The Jacks fell to Big Sky foe Idaho a few nights ago.

[SWSiouxMN]

SDSU has a fair share of talent that came in this year (through High School, JUCO and transfers). That freshman class they brought in could be another special group with Thiesen and Flatten highlighting that crop. The key to this game to me is how they handle Cody Larson down low.  Calcaterra and Cashman are going to need to play very solid on both ends of the floor.  They need to rebound well, make their chances, draw fouls and make life difficult for the senior.  He tore into us last year in Grand Forks with a  21 point, 7 board performance. 

 

If they can play an effective offense and shut down Larson, I think we have enough talent in our guards to slow down Parks, Bittle, and Flatten and get the win down in Frost. Hooker and Nash need to play like studs and Coleman needs to chip in every now and then.  If we can get Tyler back for this one, that would be a boost too.

 

SDSU is a sleeper in the Summit this year, if they can get their new parts to click... look out.

 

Starting with this game, we might get a better handle on how the team will do this year.

[SiouxFan100]

Our bigs physically look like they should be good rebounders. Doesn't appear though that they even jump to get rebounds. Or jump in a power move inside.am I seeing this correctly?

[SWSiouxMN]

Our bigs physically look like they should be good rebounders. Doesn't appear though that they even jump to get rebounds. Or jump in a power move inside.am I seeing this correctly?

 

That is one thing that bothers me about Calc is that he doesn't jump.  Rebounding is as much effort as it is physical tools.  Watch Mia Loyd on the women's team.  She is undersized for her position and yet is one of the better rebounders if not the best rebounder in the conference, puts 100% effort in every rebound attempt she makes. I think a guy who is an inch or two shorter but is technically sound and gives all out effort is a better rebounder than a guy who is tall and won't be physical.

 

Another thing that bothers me is that we go for the block way to often and it leaves us vulnerable for an easy offensive rebound.  Its not okay to block a shot 10 feet away unless you are 100% sure you can get a touch on it.  1 thing I noticed a lot vs Mayville. Stay grounded in those situations

[hoops44]

Shields expected to dress tonight.

[homer]

UND up 23-15 ten minutes into the game.

Nash with 9

Calc with 7

[SWSiouxMN]

I did not expect this at all.

[UND-FB-FAN]

UND sounds good. More unselfish talent playing this year apparently. Potential for a surprisingly good season perhaps?

[SWSiouxMN]

UND 42

SDSU 25

 

2:18 1st

 

Nash with 14

Calc with 13!

[homer]

UND sounds good. More unselfish talent playing this year apparently. Potential for a surprisingly good season perhaps?

 

I said after last season and I still believe this team will be better than last because the defense and team ball will be much improved. 

 

Nash has the potential to be the go to guy but is also much more unselfish than Huff was last season.

[homer]

UND up 15 at the half.  44-29.  Nash with 14, Calc with 13.  Both Cashman and Shields have played and will not be redshirting this year.

[UND Fan]

Played very well in the first half, defense was excellent for the most part.

[sioux2013]

That was the best and most unselfish play I have seen UND play for years.   That was truly team basketball and it seemed the offensive sets where completely different than years past.  If most of the players the last 4 years played like this they would have won a whole lot more games than all that one on one crap.  Very impressive first half and maybe Jones and company learned from how they coached the last few years.  Also, Tyler is very impressive.

[SWSiouxMN]

Now come out strong in this 2nd half and put this one out of reach early.

[JackJD]

Geez, guys, take it easy on the Jackrabbits.

 

UND is pretty-much dominating this one.  State has had a couple of runs but keeps getting beat back by UND.  SDSU is young and our hope is by the time late December comes around, we'll be playing okay (guard George Marshall, transfer from Wisconsin where he started a number of games before an injury, is eligible when 1st semester ends).   

[SWSiouxMN]

Bunnies off to a 7-0 start in the 2nd half. 

[SWSiouxMN]

That Parks kid is keeping SDSU in this one, but he just picked up his 3rd

 

UND 48

SDSU 41

 

15:49 2nd

[SWSiouxMN]

Nash has 3 fouls now

[SWSiouxMN]

Hooker stepping up right now, UND pumps lead back to 9

 

UND 55

SDSU 46

 

11:49 2nd

[SWSiouxMN]

I wonder due to Salmonson's injury that Cashman's had to have his shirt lifted.

 

Poor kid is a fouling machine right now

 

Parks picks up his 4th.

[SWSiouxMN]

UND 58

SDSU 51

 

8:59 2nd

[homer]

UND 60

BU- 51

 

7:51 left to play.

[SWSiouxMN]

getting nervous. 

 

UND 64

SDSU 56

 

4:36

[SWSiouxMN]

who will step up and be the leader down this last 4 minute stretch.  Hooker, Nash its go time

[homer]

who will step up and be the leader down this last 4 minute stretch.  Hooker, Nash its go time

 

Time to show their experience.  This is where we will be lacking from last year.