SWSiouxMN Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 UND started the season off on the right foot, getting a road win against Incarnate Word. Now they hit the road once again, heading down to Omaha to take on the 9th ranked Creighton Blue Jays About Creighton: When you think of Creighton, you think of a problem that has been a top team in the Big East, very well coached, and a perennial team in the NCAA tournament. However, the one thing that has been lacking has been a deep run in March. This year... there is many in Omaha that believe that this is the year. Some National Pundits have the Bluejays as a darkhorse team to make the Final 4 this year. The reason: They have a great group of players coming back with Arthur Kaluma and Ryan Kalkbrenner leading the way. Oh, and an old friend from SDSU: Baylor Schiereman, decided to take his talents down I-29 to Omaha to join the Bluejays. This is a stacked offensive team but... can they play the defense to back it up. It helps to have a 7 footer in the frontcourt but can the rest of the team match it. If they do... there is no reason why they can't be one of the last 4 teams standing. About the Coach: Greg McDermott (556-332 overall record, 276-137 at Creighton). An old coaching friend will be on the opposing sidelines as fomer UND assisant coach Greg McDermott begins his 13th season at Creighton, with stops at UNI and Iowa State along the way. He has lead Creighton to the NCAA tournament 9 times in 13 years, but is missing that 1 deep March top to put the cherry on top of a long and successful coaching career. Is this the year it happens? Key Player: Arthur Kaluma (6'7" Sophomore Forward) The Sophomore from Glendale has an NBA body and can attack the basket. His shot and his defense is preventing him from being a potential lottery pick in the NBA draft. Will be a very tough defensive assignment for anybody on UNDs roster. The Numbers on Creighton 2022-23 Adjusted Offense: 105.6 Adjusted Defense: 89.4 2021-22 Adjusted Offense: 104.8, Adjusted Defense: 92.1 Questions: 1) Can the defense continue to get better? 2) Can anyone outside of Norman consistenly hit an outside shot? 3) How do Omot and Brooks handle the bright lights? 4) How does the frontcourt handle the 7 footer? The Call: Creighton will want to come out and take UND down right away to reestablish themselves as a top 10 team in the nation. UND is going to have their hands full on this one and if they are going to pull a shocker, they are going to have to hit shots and play great defense. I think UND will keep it interesting in the first half before the Bluejays get their act together. Creighton 81-62 Game is on FS1 1 Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 I will be at this game as I am also a Creighton fan! Super excited to watch it in person! I think Creighton had a wake up call against St. Thomas that they can’t just walk into these non-conference games and think they will win. They will come out on all cylinders to start the game. This will be a very tough matchup for UND but I’m excited to see how the freshman react on the big stage! 1 Quote
sioux24/7 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 UND is 29 point dogs. O/U 141. Implied score of 85-56. Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 29 is a lot of points. I could see UND covering that. I won’t be putting money on it though lol Quote
sioux24/7 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: 29 is a lot of points. I could see UND covering that. I won’t be putting money on it though lol Yeah I’m staying away too. Still far too many unknowns for me with this team. Either way, I look forward to watching! Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Yeah I’m staying away too. Still far too many unknowns for me with this team. Either way, I look forward to watching! Exactly! Hoping for a great game as well! Quote
The Sicatoka Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 I don't know hoops well enough, but I do know I never want to be on the wrong side of the one-liner made famous by Tony Bruno: "If you had < team name > and < big number of points > ... you lost!" Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 Depends on when you call off the dogs Quote
forksandspoons Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 A good opportunity to get better! Quote
homer Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 The game appears to be in FS1. Am I missing it anywhere else where one could tune in. Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 10, 2022 Author Posted November 10, 2022 I want to see some growth, especially on the defensive side of the basketball. 1 Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 I want to show that we can be competitive against better skilled teams. 1 Quote
UND1983 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 The team flew straight from San Antonio to Omaha, right? Quote
SD UND Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, UND1983 said: The team flew straight from San Antonio to Omaha, right? Right. Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 5 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said: I want to see some growth, especially on the defensive side of the basketball. This will be a big test for the guards and wing defenders. I’m afraid we are out-sized on the inside now matter what we try do. Kalkbrenner has significant height advantage and then Kaluma is a strong athletic NBA prospect… going to be tough inside Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 One change to the starting lineup Trent Brooks Omot Sueker T Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted November 11, 2022 Posted November 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said: One change to the starting lineup Trent Brooks Omot Sueker T what was the change? Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 Just now, SIOUXFAN97 said: what was the change? Trent in for Nero 1 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 Brooks off a turnover 2-0 UND Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 Omot with the acrobatic move! 8-5 UND Quote
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