Seal, you old fart.....probably yell at the neighbor kids to stay off your lawn. I do agree and been my policy for almost 40 years of existence, but understand last nights need to celebrate. First game of the season as a 17 point dog against a B10 opponent and hitting 2 crazy deep 3's in 20 seconds. You work hard all off season, you're about to lose a game you should have won and lighting strikes. Enjoy it for the night, move on, get better and do it again.
Scott mentioned earlier the way the season finished after knocking off Wisconsin and it's a great point. That was a talented team and like most our teams over the years, they just couldn't seem to finish. I went back last week and checked the scores that year and there were a ton of games they could have and should have won. This team looks to have more talent, more scorers, a better coach and that should all lead to more confidence and a better chance not to falter late in the game.
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Not saying they should not have celebrated. I probably would have too, caught up in the moment. Just saying be responsible about it. Take good care of the people who take care of you. For the first time in years, I am really looking forward to the upcoming season. I will be there front and center Friday against Culver-Stockton who is coming in undefeated and could present a challenge. Making tentative plans for Depaul too.letsgonecks wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:01 am Seal, you old fart.....probably yell at the neighbor kids to stay off your lawn. I do agree and been my policy for almost 40 years of existence, but understand last nights need to celebrate. First game of the season as a 17 point dog against a B10 opponent and hitting 2 crazy deep 3's in 20 seconds. You work hard all off season, you're about to lose a game you should have won and lighting strikes. Enjoy it for the night, move on, get better and do it again.
Scott mentioned earlier the way the season finished after knocking off Wisconsin and it's a great point. That was a talented team and like most our teams over the years, they just couldn't seem to finish. I went back last week and checked the scores that year and there were a ton of games they could have and should have won. This team looks to have more talent, more scorers, a better coach and that should all lead to more confidence and a better chance not to falter late in the game.
Embrace the pace of the race.
I saw a couple guys that looked like they were in street clothes, so i assume we have a couple players sitting out with injuries or other reasons, so that should help things also.sealhall74 wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:08 am Plenty of things to improve on. For me, it would be handling the pressure/double teams on the perimeter. We got that deer in headlights look at times. Not likely to see the quickness that they had in the Summit, but that is the defense the Dakota boys play when push comes to shove.
interesting, thanks ScottST_Lawson wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:14 amI haven't seen it listed anywhere. I found an article that talks about college basketball "buy games" and says that the most common payout was $90k. I'd estimate we were a bit lower than that, so maybe somewhere in the $60k-$80k range?meganeck wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:03 amScott, any idea what the payout from Nebraska was for us to play them. I didn't know if that info is out there like it usually is for football.ST_Lawson wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:17 pm What a way to start the season. I didn't get a chance to watch the game, so I'll have to go back and check out some highlights. Off to a great start, but I have to remember to temper my expectations...I remember the last time we knocked off a Big 10 opponent to start the season and then went on to finish 10-17 on the season and 3-13 in the conference.
Good point about when we beat Wisconsin. I had forgot about how that season turned out.
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Agreed i know our announcers are rough sometime but at least ours are college kids trying to get experience i believe these guys are actually supposed to be professionals.vatusay wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:46 pm It would be tough to watch the whole game with those guys commentating.
Found your answer:meganeck wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:03 amScott, any idea what the payout from Nebraska was for us to play them. I didn't know if that info is out there like it usually is for football.ST_Lawson wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:17 pm What a way to start the season. I didn't get a chance to watch the game, so I'll have to go back and check out some highlights. Off to a great start, but I have to remember to temper my expectations...I remember the last time we knocked off a Big 10 opponent to start the season and then went on to finish 10-17 on the season and 3-13 in the conference.
Good point about when we beat Wisconsin. I had forgot about how that season turned out.
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