Old Titan Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 The preseason favorite Bison (and preseason POY Vinnie Shahid) appear to be rounding into form following a shaky start. Very impressive to go on the road and hold ANY opponent to 62 points. DEFENSE. WINS. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:48 PM, Keenan Henderson said: They miss a lot but are able to rebound those misses and get some second chance points. "Upon further review..." Credit where credit is due: even if you remove the three non-D1 games from the equation (where ORU has averaged a whopping 21.3 offensive rebounds per game), ORU is still averaging 13.5 offensive rebounds per game vs. D1 competition (good enough for 23rd nationally), with all but one of those six games on the road, where it's harder to avoid fouls on the boards. P.S. I can not recall an ORU player who was ever built like Elijah Lufile. I mean, just LOOK at that picture! The man is a physical specimen. The player from Haskell has a look like, "No way I'm guarding that." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Spoiler Omaha took a butt whippin' at Arizona last night....the Mavs lost by a mere 50.....ouch!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Omaha took a butt whuppin' at Arizona last night....the Mavs lost by a mere 50.....ouch!...Just guessing that they got paid a handsome six figure number to take that beating...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, theeagleman5 said: Omaha took a butt whuppin' at Arizona last night....the Mavs lost by a mere 50.....ouch!...Just guessing that they got paid a handsome six figure number to take that beating...... Omaha really seems to have problems with teams that have length and size. Arizona has a lot of that including a 6'11 freshman who will probably be a lottery pick in 2020. ORU has beaten the Mavericks four straight times because of their inside presence (Owens, White, Eman, and K.O). Wait until they face Lufile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Man, watching NDSU literally go blow-for-blow in the first half with 8-2 Marquette tonight in Milwaukee, and folks, lemme tell ya, the Bison are tough as nails and play really well together. I haven’t seen South Dakota yet, but unless they’re something special themselves, I still like NDSU as the favorite in the league race. They simply look the part of a championship team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Surprise, surprise! South Dakota loses by 19 to Northern Colorado and stat line says they shot 0% from the three point line and Northern Colorado hit 10 threes. Not sure what happened but they obviously had a really off night. It happens to good teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Hats off to the Bison for playing Marquette tough for 25 minutes last night... unfortunately the game lasts 40 minutes....NDSU lost 82-68 and Marquette covered the 12.5 point spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammersmith Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, theeagleman5 said: Hats off to the Bison for playing Marquette tough for 25 minutes last night... unfortunately the game lasts 40 minutes....NDSU lost 82-68 and Marquette covered the 12.5 point spread. I'd say about 32 minutes, but you're right. Tough to win against a better opponent when your bench is two players(injury/illness). The Bison are finally turning into the team most expected them to be before the season started. The Bison team that started the season would have ended up 3rd-5th in the Summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 NDSU is good....should be a tough battle with them in January....ORU beats Missouri State with 7 guys....hope we both get healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 North Dakota beat Nebraska on the road 75-74 today. They hit 11 threes, which helped with the upset. Another nice win for the Summit League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 With the win over Mo State, the Golden Eagles jumped all the way to 111 in the NET rankings, while USD fell to 116 with the home loss to Northern Colorado (and will certainly fall further with today's loss at home to future Summit member UMKC). The Summit is WIDE open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Summit League starts play Sunday with three Dakota teams on the road. It looks like we will find out early how balanced the league is or does it once again go through the Dakota teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammersmith Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Keenan Henderson said: Summit League starts play Sunday with three Dakota teams on the road. It looks like we will find out early how balanced the league is or does it once again go through the Dakota teams. Hope all the teams are on the way. We're about to get smacked hard by a winter storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 Western Illinois upsets South Dakota in Macomb: Western Illinois 82, South Dakota 75 North Dakota St. 66, Denver 55 Omaha 81, South Dakota St. 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Titan Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 "BRING ON THE JAYHAWKS!!" ORU starting to get a little run nationally, most likely due to their glossy NET ranking from the NCAA: #111 Oral Roberts #150 North Dakota State #177 Omaha #182 South Dakota #187 South Dakota State #221 North Dakota #268 Fort Wayne #270 Western Illinois #314 Denver Amazing to see that ORU is currently ranked just above such teams as Georgia Tech (112), Clemson (117), Tulsa (118), South Carolina (121), and Vanderbilt (122). Despite going 3-6 so far vs. D1 teams, with those three wins all over sub-.500 teams, it appears ORU's strength of schedule is what's boosting their rating. Just look at these numbers for the teams that have beaten the Golden Eagles: Wichita State (10), Creighton (24), Iowa (26), Oklahoma State (34), BYU (37), and Tulsa (118). What's missing from ORU's resumé? A loss to any team with a ranking worse than #118. Also, no home or neutral-site losses to anyone, regardless of ranking. Whether it was by design, or just dumb luck, ORU seems to have stumbled onto something regarding scheduling and the NET: losing to good teams on the road is fine; just avoid "bad" losses to teams with lower NET ratings, and/or losses to anyone at home. Wonder if it will result in similar non-conference scheduling in the future: play tough teams on the road while avoiding neutral-site tournaments where losses to other mid-and-low majors lurk, then pile up wins over absolute cupcakes at home, and the math takes care of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 ORU now sits at 109 in the NET rankings, and has the “distinction” of being the highest ranked team in the country with a losing record against D-1 opponents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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