sioux24/7 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Weber is our kryptonite. We have yet to beat them. I guess you can't complain about beating the bad teams and we should have closed out the game against Montana and from what I understand the same can be said for the game against Idaho. If people think our guards are good this year, just imagine next year with everyone adding another year of experience and then throw in Wheeler Baker who played significant minutes for a good Albany team. Wow! Quote
Teeder11 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 26 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Weber is our kryptonite. We have yet to beat them. I guess you can't complain about beating the bad teams and we should have closed out the game against Montana and from what I understand the same can be said for the game against Idaho. If people think our guards are good this year, just imagine next year with everyone adding another year of experience and then throw in Wheeler Baker who played significant minutes for a good Albany team. Wow! How true. Who do we lose in 16-17, barring unforeseen additional losses? Hobaugh and Benton. And as you said everyone gains a year of valuable experience and we add Wheeler to the mix. I am also intrigued by this Billy Brown kid out of Iowa (who may as well RS), but also Keinan Walter at 6'8", need another tall body with talent in the paint. It was disappointing to lose Kraig Shields last year to basically just homesickness. Maybe Walter will be even better than Shields was starting to be toward the end of last season. And then when it's time to say good-bye to Hooker and Baldwin in '17, Crandall and our slew of other talented guards should be ready to lead the team. Exciting! Quote
sioux24/7 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, Teeder11 said: How true. Who do we lose in 16-17, barring unforeseen additional losses? Hobaugh and Benton. And as you said everyone gains a year of valuable experience and we add Wheeler to the mix. I am also intrigued by this Billy Brown kid out of Iowa (who may as well RS), but also Keinan Walter at 6'8", need another tall body with talent in the paint. It was disappointing to lose Kraig Shields last year to basically just homesickness. Maybe Walter will be even better than Shields was starting to be toward the end of last season. And then when it's time to say good-bye to Hooker and Baldwin in '17, Crandall and our slew of other talented guards should be ready to lead the team. Exciting! Losing Shields sucked. He could jump out of the gym. Quote
CMSioux Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 52 minutes ago, UND-1 said: I will agree with most that it is quite obvious things are going better this year. Defense is being played consistently. The extra pass is being made. Boxing out is occurring. There just seems to be a real team out there that enjoys playing together. Lets also realize that they have beaten the #5, #6, #8 and #12 teams in the conference. Their next two games are against poor teams in UNC and SUU. To show they are truly turning the corner I want to see a win or two vs. Weber, Idaho or Montana. They are the class of the league this year. I 100% agree with you, just wonder why some didn't feel we were the class of the conference when we were #2 and #3 a few years ago. Quote
UND-1 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, CMSioux said: I 100% agree with you, just wonder why some didn't feel we were the class of the conference when we were #2 and #3 a few years ago. Decent point. My first thought would be that most people don't classify a team as "class of the conference" until they have actually done something, like Weber and Montana. Idaho hasn't and probably shouldn't be included. Quote
UNDBIZ Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, CMSioux said: I 100% agree with you, just wonder why some didn't feel we were the class of the conference when we were #2 and #3 a few years ago. Having a winning record overall helps with perception. 2 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 28 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Losing Shields sucked. He could jump out of the gym. where did he end up?? Quote
southpaw Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: where did he end up?? Stuck on the roof Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 4 hours ago, CMSioux said: I 100% agree with you, just wonder why some didn't feel we were the class of the conference when we were #2 and #3 a few years ago. UND was the newcomer to DI college basketball and the Big Sky Conference in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014; if UND makes it to the NCAA tournament by besting everyone else in the BSC tournament - like Montana and Weber State have been doing in recent years - then UND will be considered the class of the conference. Similar to UND football's past overlooks; until you win, no one notices. Fortunately, UND football's 2015 7-4 season with many young players finally gave them some notoriety; same thing needs to happen with UND men's basketball. Unfortunately, I do not see that happening this year for UND men's basketball. UND needs to improve to the point that they can beat Montana and Weber State at home before they can beat them on a neutral site in Reno. Quote
homer Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 5 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said: UND was the newcomer to DI college basketball and the Big Sky Conference in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014; if UND makes it to the NCAA tournament by besting everyone else in the BSC tournament - like Montana and Weber State have been doing in recent years - then UND will be considered the class of the conference. Similar to UND football's past overlooks; until you win, no one notices. Fortunately, UND football's 2015 7-4 season with many young players finally gave them some notoriety; same thing needs to happen with UND men's basketball. Unfortunately, I do not see that happening this year for UND men's basketball. UND needs to improve to the point that they can beat Montana and Weber State at home before they can beat them on a neutral site in Reno. From what I have seen so far, there is no team in the conference UND cannot beat. I had doubts early in the year but have been impressed with the improvement they have shown and the effort they play with. I won't write them off come tournament time on a neutral court. 2 Quote
darell1976 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 31 minutes ago, homer said: From what I have seen so far, there is no team in the conference UND cannot beat. I had doubts early in the year but have been impressed with the improvement they have shown and the effort they play with. I won't write them off come tournament time on a neutral court. That neutral court could be a game breaker and an advantage to get to the dance. If people like Montana or Weber don't have a packed gym like they would with home court advantage it could swing the momentum into someone else's favor. Quote
CMSioux Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 We look much more confident on the road this year. Better rebounding helps and we have some shooters and bench depth. Quote
SiouxVolley Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 1 hour ago, darell1976 said: That neutral court could be a game breaker and an advantage to get to the dance. If people like Montana or Weber don't have a packed gym like they would with home court advantage it could swing the momentum into someone else's favor. Would think Weber would travel well to Reno as its a straight shot on I-80, so it might not be exactly neutral court. Quote
UND Fan Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 After averaging nearly 7 free throw attempts per game this season, it is a bit surprising that Hooker had no attempts vs. NAU. He didn't shoot a free throw in only two games last year. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 4 hours ago, SiouxVolley said: Would think Weber would travel well to Reno as its a straight shot on I-80, so it might not be exactly neutral court. True but with 8 (I think) teams in it they can't get the monopoly on seats. Quote
homer Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, darell1976 said: True but with 8 (I think) teams in it they can't get the monopoly on seats. All 12 teams (both men's and women's) make the tournament. 1 Quote
hoops44 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 its been known for several months and mentioned here on numerous occasions and still one very opinionated poster still did not know all 12 BSC teams make the BSC Tourney??? 1 2 Quote
darell1976 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 2 hours ago, hoops44 said: its been known for several months and mentioned here on numerous occasions and still one very opinionated poster still did not know all 12 BSC teams make the BSC Tourney??? Sorry mr perfect, I shall bow down to your internet perfectness, by the way I searched the word tournament (looking for anything on how many teams) in this forum and found a post about it...ON APRIL 25th. Yea thats several months and very numerous. Sorry if I can't remember everything from 9 months ago. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 9 hours ago, homer said: All 12 teams (both men's and women's) make the tournament. Thanks Homer. Quote
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