SWSiouxMN Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 Its the moment you all have waited for. The season start tomorrow against Iowa! About Iowa: When you mentioned about Iowa Basketball: two things come to mind. The first being the absolute machine that it Caitln Clark on the women's side of things. The second being the antics of one Fran McCaffery. Outside of that, Iowa has been a solid Big 10 program in the past, flirting with contention a couple of times but has been a solid tier 2 team. Consistenly getting into the NCAA tournament, where they typically get bounced in the first weekend. Last year was no expection despire the talent of Kris Murray and our old pal Filip Rebraca (sigh....) giving Iowa a 1-2 punch that lead them to a 19-13 record and 11 wins in the Big 10. Sadly, they ran into Auburn in Round 1 and send them home with another early exit. Now with Murray and Rebraca gone, it appears to be a bit of a transition year for Iowa and perhaps the expectations of making the NCAAs would be a success this year, but at some point... Iowa needs to go deep. If they are going to do it, they will do it with tempo and an offense that has been highly efficient in the past. About Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery (512-353 overall, 216-176 at Iowa). There are two schools of thought about Fran. If you are an Iowa fan, you love him for making their basketball program at least somewhat relevant in the Big 10. If you are NOT an Iowa fan, he is annoying... very, very annoying. The one thing has aluding him is a deep NCAA run. We shall see if he can do it this year with a team that lost a lot. Key Player: Tony Perkins (6'4 Senior) (Averaged 12.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, and 2.8 apg last year). With the losses of Murray and Rebraca, someone needs to step up and fill the void offensively. Well Perkins appears to be the best option to fill some of that. He was the 3rd leading scorer from last year and has steadly improved on a year by year basis. Now can he handle the responsibilities of being one of the main cogs this year? We shall see. Keys: 1) Can UND avoid empty possessions on offense? 2) Can UND find ways to slow Iowa down? 3) Where will UND find their shooting? The Call: Iowa is a stiff test right out the gate for UND, based on their ability to be efficient with the basketball offensively. With that said... this isn't the same Iowa team of years past and they could be very vulernable early in the year. Heck, they even lost to Eastern Illinois last year! For UND to do it, they need their stars to play like it, but they will need a few players to step up and play big. The line is Iowa at 19.5.. I think UND puts up a good showing but the Hawkeyes will be a bit too much Iowa 85-74 Game is on BTN+ 4 Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 Nice breakdown. I agree with you that this isn't the same Iowa of years past. I think UND keeps this close the whole night, but free throws at the end make the final score look a bit worse than it actually was. Iowa wins by 12-15. Subscribing to BTN+ the only way to watch this game? From what I've seen going to have to subscribe for a month for $15 to watch and then cancel after the game. Any other ways? Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 7, 2023 Author Posted November 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: Nice breakdown. I agree with you that this isn't the same Iowa of years past. I think UND keeps this close the whole night, but free throws at the end make the final score look a bit worse than it actually was. Iowa wins by 12-15. Subscribing to BTN+ the only way to watch this game? From what I've seen going to have to subscribe for a month for $15 to watch and then cancel after the game. Any other ways? I tried looking that up this morning, think there is a way for you to watch a specific team for a month for $10 1 Quote
DL Sioux Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: Nice breakdown. I agree with you that this isn't the same Iowa of years past. I think UND keeps this close the whole night, but free throws at the end make the final score look a bit worse than it actually was. Iowa wins by 12-15. Subscribing to BTN+ the only way to watch this game? From what I've seen going to have to subscribe for a month for $15 to watch and then cancel after the game. Any other ways? I just clicked on subscribe and you can do a school pass for $9.95 per month. 1 Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 Thank you for the info both of you. That is what I will have to do! Quote
GoodGood Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 23 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: Thank you for the info both of you. That is what I will have to do! Should be able to find a stream somewhere on the dark web! Quote
Kab Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, GoodGood said: Should be able to find a stream somewhere on the dark web! Please share when you see the light 1 Quote
sioux24/7 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 Going to be a fun one. I hope we get Fran even more pissed off than the last time. Gotta stop #20, Payton Sandfort, from lighting us up. Slow down their transition offense too. Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said: Going to be a fun one. I hope we get Fran even more pissed off than the last time. Gotta stop #20, Payton Sandfort, from lighting us up. Slow down their transition offense too. i kinda remember that...what was he mad at? Quote
GoodGood Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 1 minute ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i kinda remember that...what was he mad at? My man Corey Baldwin! 1 Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted November 7, 2023 Author Posted November 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i kinda remember that...what was he mad at? Its Fran. He doesn't need a reason to be mad. 1 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, GoodGood said: My man Corey Baldwin! he was so good........super athletic! 1 Quote
petey23 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: i kinda remember that...what was he mad at? He was upset that UND was behind but kept playing hard....he is a d-bag 2 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 35 minutes ago, SD UND said: Wasn't Horner involved in that too? oh yeah...i think he was. Quote
NewUndFan Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 3 hours ago, HoopsFan03 said: Nice breakdown. I agree with you that this isn't the same Iowa of years past. I think UND keeps this close the whole night, but free throws at the end make the final score look a bit worse than it actually was. Iowa wins by 12-15. Subscribing to BTN+ the only way to watch this game? From what I've seen going to have to subscribe for a month for $15 to watch and then cancel after the game. Any other ways? Thats what I am going to do bite the bullet and buy one month of big 10 plus. I hope its a good game! 1 Quote
SD UND Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18323821/iowa-hawkeyes-coach-fran-mccaffery-refuses-handshakes-north-dakota-fighting-hawks-questionable-late-play actually wasn't as good as I thought I remembered it... maybe it was a different game when Horner was up screaming at the other sideline. Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Kab said: Please share when you see the light Admin delete if you want, but the link below should have the UND game streaming. Use at your own risk. https://ncaab.sportshub.stream 3 Quote
McBuckets Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 T-minus 30 minutes till we finally have UND basketball! Excited to see the boys get tested tonight and how they respond! 2 Quote
gfhockey Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said: Admin delete if you want, but the link below should have the UND game streaming. Use at your own risk. https://ncaab.sportshub.stream How’s it work? I keep getting pop ups? Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, gfhockey said: How’s it work? I keep getting pop ups? Are you in Safari or Chrome? Quote
HoopsFan03 Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 Just now, gfhockey said: Safari. iPhone Interesting. It works for me in Safari on both my phone and my laptop. Quote
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