Know your opponent - North Dakota State

[psk2080]

This is North Dakota State. Consider me NOT impressed. 2-3 vs. RPI Top 100. Best win vs. Delaware. Lost to both Denver and North Dakota.

11-14 at St. Mary's 21-11 (12-8) 61 65-78 L
11-18 Southern Miss 25-6 (14-4) 34 69-70 L
$ 11-20 at West. Michigan 21-9 (15-4) 82 83-74 W
? 11-24 at North Dakota 15-15 (14-8) 200 77-95 L
11-29 at Santa Clara 12-19 (7-13) 212 91-85 W
11-30 vs Rider 14-17 (10-12) 194 87-70 W
12-07 at Bryant 17-14 (10-7) 174 66-62 W
12-11 at Notre Dame 15-17 (6-13) 137 73-69 W
12-14 at Ohio St. 25-8 (12-8) 21 62-79 L
$ 12-16 Delaware 25-9 (17-2) 67 85-66 W
12-21 Towson 22-10 (14-4) 101 90-82 W
12-23 at Utah Valley 18-11 (14-4) 142 74-70 W
? 01-09 at IPFW 21-10 (12-5) 116 71-82 L
01-11 at IUPUI 3-26 (1-14) 323 87-64 W
01-16 Nebraska Omaha 13-13 (5-9) 208 91-69 W
01-18 Western Ill. 7-20 (4-11) 288 65-52 W
01-25 at South Dakota St 16-12 (11-5) 136 85-77 W
01-30 at South Dakota 9-18 (6-9) 254 66-63 W
? 02-01 at Denver 15-15 (9-7) 138 63-67 L
02-06 IUPUI 3-26 (1-14) 323 66-60 W
02-08 IPFW 21-10 (12-5) 116 69-58 W
02-13 at Western Ill. 7-20 (4-11) 288 56-52 W
02-15 at Nebraska Omaha 13-13 (5-9) 208 75-59 W
02-22 South Dakota St 16-12 (11-5) 136 74-59 W
02-27 South Dakota 9-18 (6-9) 254 82-54 W
03-01 Denver 15-15 (9-7) 138 78-68 W
03-10 vs Denver 15-15 (9-7) 138 83-48 W
03-11 vs IPFW 21-10 (12-5) 116 60-57 W
Current Record: 22-6 (14-2)

 

[usedtobe1]

I saw where they start 6'7", 6'7", and 6'8". Tony Braun is a 6'7" senior that leads them in points (18.2), rebounds (5.5), and assists (3.9). He also hits over 49% of his 3-pointers. I wonder who gets the call to guard him? Clark? Hield? Cousins?

They have 4 players averaging in double figures, and their big guys are all seniors.

 

[pnkranger]

I saw where they start 6'7", 6'7", and 6'8". Tony Braun is a 6'7" senior that leads them in points (18.2), rebounds (5.5), and assists (3.9). He also hits over 49% of his 3-pointers. I wonder who gets the call to guard him? Clark? Hield? Cousins?

They have 4 players averaging in double figures, and their big guys are all seniors.

We have the decided advantage in speed and quickness getting up and down the floor. The are not good defensively, but slow the tempo to cut down on scoring. If we can get it going up and down, we'll keep them out of their half-court offense (which is VERY good) and hopefully use their size against them.

 

[Darwin]

It looks like the offense runs thru Braun. He has good size for a guy with handles, looking at the highlights. I think we have a lot of guys to put on him but it's more about us making shots. There are no 7 footers inside so fire away.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Good info on NDSU here ... RPI Stats:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rpi/_/sort/RPI/teamId/2449

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Roster:
http://www.gobison.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&tab=roster2


Stats (pdf file):
http://www.gobison.com/documents/2013/11/8/NDSU-MBB-Combined.pdf?id=272

 

[SoonerBounce13]

This will be very embarrassing if the game is close. They are bad


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[Max Power]

This will be very embarrassing if the game is close. They are bad


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I'm not gonna go that far. As long as we win I will be happy, I don't care if it is like we beat TCU at their place or if it is how we won against Seton Hall

 

[slappy in OP]

Just win. And then win again......and again.......:OUbball-logo:

 

[JBaker]

This will be very embarrassing if the game is close. They are bad


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Their RPI is 35. They're not bad.

There is no such thing as a bad loss in the NCAA tournament.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Their RPI is 35. They're not bad.

There is no such thing as a bad loss in the NCAA tournament.

Oh you're definitely wrong about that - there are tons of horrendous losses that stay with programs for years. With that said a 5 losing to a 12 is expected these days.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

Their RPI is 35. They're not bad.

There is no such thing as a bad loss in the NCAA tournament.

No such thing as a bad loss? This would be a horrible loss

I don't care about rpi. Look at that schedule. It's horrid and a lot of those games were close


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[SoonerTraveler]

Some more background on the university ...

In 2013-14, their FOOTBALL team (15-0) won the national championship in their division, and also won a road game at Kansas State.

http://www.ndsu.edu/about/

Main Campus: Fargo, ND
2013 Fall Enrollment: 14,629

 

[JBaker]

Oh you're definitely wrong about that - there are tons of horrendous losses that stay with programs for years. With that said a 5 losing to a 12 is expected these days.

:facepalm
I meant to say, "There's no such thing as a bad win in the NCAA tournament."

My fingers and brain disagreed.

 

[playmakr]

Delaware is a very good win for them. For them to have the ability to trash Delaware is concerning.

 

[ben]

We got this. 73-59 OU

 

[psk2080]

5 of the 6 CBS guys picked NDSU. The only one that picked OU was Dennis Dodd.

 

[Vinny78]

5 of the 6 CBS guys picked NDSU. The only one that picked OU was Dennis Dodd.

Well, good for them BUT they are all going to look like Idiots about 8:30 pm Thursday night. I think they will realize that the BVig-12 is a very different league. OU 88-59. And Digger, you are one big OU Hater and a MORON.

 

[MI Sooner]

Well, good for them BUT they are all going to look like Idiots about 8:30 pm Thursday night. I think they will realize that the BVig-12 is a very different league. OU 88-59. And Digger, you are one big OU Hater and a MORON.

The line is only 4 points and lots of people are picking them, so I'm a little concerned, but when I look at that body of work, it's pretty atrocious and I'm surprised they were given a 12 seed.

Hell, we didn't do anything out of conference and our resume still compares pretty favorably. Wins over Mercer and Tulsa are about as good as anything they have.

How many teams have more wins against the rest of the field than we do? We're 10-6 by my count.

 

[BoulderSooner]

5 of the 6 CBS guys picked NDSU. The only one that picked OU was Dennis Dodd.

seth davis has us in the sweet 16