SWSiouxMN Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 UND shook off another slow start and made quick work of their non-D1 foe at home. Now they will face an old Great West foe in the middle game of their 3 game home stand as Utah Valley comes into town. This is not the same Utah Valley team that UND had faced in the Great West, not by a long shot. Under 3rd year head coach Mark Pope, Utah Valley has steadily improved and are looking to make a splash this season, batting Grand Canyon and New Mexico State for WAC superiority. They have loaded up with a difficult schedule to start. How would you like to start your season by going to Rupp and then Cameron Indoor for your first two games. To be fair, they held their own against Kentucky (until their president gave the "greatest" halftime prep talk). They also beat a solid UC Davis team at home and went up to Poky and beat ISU. UND and Utah Valley are tied 3-3 in the all time series. UND is 2-1 against them at home, with that one loss a 4OT game. Utah Valley has some very solid talent that they brought in through the transfer route. Akolda Manyang is the 7 foot transfer from Oklahoma. His basketball career has been a odyssey to say the least, but with the minutes he has gotten for UVU, he has made the most, averaging 15 and 9 to start the season. That includes an impressive 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists against Duke. Isaac Neilson is the other big body who can rebound very well at 6'11 and has a very high shooting percentage around the rim. He can step out and knock down the 3, so it is necessary to respect his outside shot. Conner Toolson is their 6'4 guard that can shoot it from outside. Kenneth Ogbe is the 6'7 German who can do a little bit of everything. The biggest challenge UND is going to have is team rebounding. This team has a LOT of length up and down the lineup. They are going to have to be at their best at basic fundamentals when it comes to rebounding. Avants and Jones CANNOT get in foul trouble. They also need to knock down some shots to free up driving opportunities for Geno and Stewart. Shooting 15% from 3 is not going to get the job done. Geno needs to get more than 3 points in this one. This is a good UVU team, this would be a good win at home if they can get it. The Call: UND is going to have their hands full with this team. Their length can cause some big (no pun intended) problems. To win this home will take something that they haven't quite done yet, put together a full 40 minutes, which means getting off to a great start. If UND can get the win, it would be a solid win, better than the win over Troy. I think UND performs well, but UVU will be too much inside. UVU 71-65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Utah valley RPI is 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 UVU -1.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 6 hours ago, hoops44 said: Utah valley RPI is 22. Sorry for the ignorance but does this mean the 22nd in all college basketball or some other sub class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 2 hours ago, teamsioux said: UVU -1.5 I’m kinda surprised. Thought UVU would be favored by more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said: Sorry for the ignorance but does this mean the 22nd in all college basketball or some other sub class Out of all 350+ d1 teams. Although SOS is weighted in this as well as WIns and Losses. So playing at Duke and at Kentucky is a huge part of their RPI being so high. Plus a solid win against UC Davis helps too. Nevertheless, this will be a solid win if they can get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Pretty sloppy so far lots of unforced turnovers ugh four minutes in up 2-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Down by ten eleven minutes in we are 1 for ten from the three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Wow. We can be good when we want. Five and a half minutes left in first half we are UP by one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Effort is much better on defense today. Nice to see. Must’ve carbed up on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feff Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Score might be better if UND shot the 3 halfway decent. Some quality looks that are bricking out. Having the 2 bigs on the floor for UVU is a major rebounding advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 17 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: Effort is much better on defense today. Nice to see. Must’ve carbed up on Thursday. More like pre-game..meth injection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Off the ball movement is also noticeably better today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Terrible shooting% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 6-30 on 3's as team. 2-20 outside of Stewart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Can win many games when you shoot like that. missed opportunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hopefully McCauley will give them a front line option off the pine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Poor decision making down the stretch cost us the game. The OT was brutal. Everything was out of sync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feff Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Crandall was not smart at the end of regulation. That reach in foul that gave UVU the tying free throws was just completely ill-advised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Feff said: Crandall was not smart at the end of regulation. That reach in foul that gave UVU the tying free throws was just completely ill-advised. Plus his wild ill-advised drive down the middle of the lane where he turned it over either late in the game (?) or midway into ot maybe was very undisciplined/reckless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Crandall driving the lane is essential ... works out more often than not and stresses defenses... late foul was bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 58 minutes ago, hoops44 said: Crandall driving the lane is essential ... works out more often than not and stresses defenses... late foul was bad 1 v 4 isn’t often successful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 4 hours ago, geaux_sioux said: 1 v 4 isn’t often successful 3 out of 4 is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, hoops44 said: 3 out of 4 is Right, I’m sure you’ve crunched the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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