.357 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 34 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said: i don't disagree with his point, just seems dishonest to jigger the numbers to help it along, seems so much like government help / higher ed hubrus / big money companies.... It has nothing to do with "jiggering the numbers" or spinning a narrative; he's making a valid comparison between 3 coaches. No HC making close to half a million/year is above criticism. Quote
Benny Baker Posted April 8 Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Benny Baker said: 1997-2016: 20 seasons, 11 frozen four appearances, and 3 titles 2017-2024: 8 seasons, 0 frozen four appearances, and 0 titles Is North Dakota’s national tournament performances trending in the right or wrong direction here? Hell, for two consecutive decades between ‘97-16, UND would more often than not being playing in the frozen four. Now, we’re closing in a decade without even making it. 1 hour ago, 90siouxfan said: interesting choice of years, why 97? why not 88? 29 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Always spin the narrative to your favor. Why not 88? When things started trending in the wrong direction?? And UND replaced a 3-time national champion coach during a run a no NCAA tournament success??? Thanks for helping make my point, gentlemen! The question was always whether UND's national tournament performance is trending in the right or wrong direction here? For two decades, the program had success in the national tournament. That trend of success started during the 1996-1997 season. Has that trend of success in the national tournament from 97-16 continued during 17-24? No, it hasn't. And your efforts to avoid the question only confirm that you agree. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 8 Posted April 8 If you're going to complain in the TRANSFER PORTAL thread at least let it be about roster make-up/shape/design. UND needs to keep moving from "top 6, bottom 6" to "top 9 plus grind line" design. If the other team has no fear of offense from the bottom six they'll focus all the more on the top six defensively. 1 1 Quote
Benny Baker Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Gino/Blais/Hak: 37 seasons, 5 titles, 13.5% Berry: 9 seasons, 1 title, 11.1% 2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: If you're going to complain in the TRANSFER PORTAL thread at least let it be about roster make-up/shape/design. UND needs to keep moving from "top 6, bottom 6" to "top 9 plus grind line" design. If the other team has no fear of offense from the bottom six they'll focus all the more on the top six defensively. Rules for thee, but not for me. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 8 Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, Benny Baker said: Rules for thee, but not for me. I realized my error and I'm redirecting. Problem? The season thread is wide open for this discussion. And no thanks on Cruz Lucius. Seems ASU bound anyway. Quote
brianvf Posted April 8 Author Posted April 8 9 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: Whitelaw yes Lucius no fnnn way Agreed. If we didn't want Morrow partly because of his parent issues, we certainly don't want Lucius. 1 Quote
iluvdebbies Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said: Know someone that ran into a fairly intoxicated Berg this wkd(good for him, deserves to let off steam) and his friend with him said he's going to the NHL. Now I don't know if his friend is a super reliable source so take it FWIW maybe she misunderstood that he going to the NHL eventually? Sounding like his friend is reliable. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, iluvdebbies said: Sounding like his friend is reliable. You sayin' what I think you're sayin' ... Quote
brianvf Posted April 8 Author Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, iluvdebbies said: Unfortunately. Dang. There goes our depth at center. Quote
SIOUXELEVENS Posted April 8 Posted April 8 I guess his life long dream to play for UND wasn’t what he thought. Quote
tnt Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Gone are the days of players making a pact to come back to finish the job. Of course, most of the time that happened in situations like Minnesota's where they fell just shy of winning a title. It's not like UND can say "we were so close". Obviously, Blake was being pressed by Carolina, and I can understand their need to sign him so they don't lose him next year. Just sad that Minnesota is holding on to players, where in the past guys would stay around here because they wanted to make another push for a championship. So this obviously is going to give Berry even more grace, because we lost Blake and Berg, so we lost our top scoring threats. You know, if you are going to lose guys anyway, might as well recruit like Michigan and BU. Very disappointing. Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted April 8 Posted April 8 14 minutes ago, tnt said: Gone are the days of players making a pact to come back to finish the job. Of course, most of the time that happened in situations like Minnesota's where they fell just shy of winning a title. It's not like UND can say "we were so close". Obviously, Blake was being pressed by Carolina, and I can understand their need to sign him so they don't lose him next year. Just sad that Minnesota is holding on to players, where in the past guys would stay around here because they wanted to make another push for a championship. So this obviously is going to give Berry even more grace, because we lost Blake and Berg, so we lost our top scoring threats. You know, if you are going to lose guys anyway, might as well recruit like Michigan and BU. Very disappointing. Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track 1 Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track Ha! Quote
burd Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track Any evidence to support that? Quote
Popular Post The Sicatoka Posted April 8 Popular Post Posted April 8 1 minute ago, Sioux>Bison said: Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track League forward and player of the year. Sets league season scoring record. Hobey finalist. Off track. How about CAR doesn't want to lose a draftee in a year. 8 Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted April 8 Posted April 8 4 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: This IS the standard with programs like UND. We are not a mid-major program that only hopes to win our conference's auto bid. We can’t win our conference auto bid unless we are hosting the games at home….. Quote
hockeytherapy13 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track Blake's turnaround from December to March was impressive. He went from being a constant defensive liability to becoming reliable almost all of the time. Sure he was easy to knock off the puck if someone got contact. But his 200 foot game improved big time this season. 2 Quote
MGsioux Posted April 8 Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said: Maybe Carolina didn’t like the way Blake was developing. Wanted to get him within the program to get him on track Wow I hope to goodness this is sarcasm , you can't really believe this. If you do please seek professional help 1 1 Quote
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