Dr. Cornelius Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 45 minutes ago, Otis 83 said: Speaking of the old MidCon days, somehow, don't ask me how, this week I found myself in a thread on Valpos board that was started after our sweet 16 run. They were remarking that despite that run and the subsequent spending spree, our program was beneath them and we weren't "MVC worthy"...blah blah blah. That was before their program became the dumpster fire that it is today. Most everyone enjoys throwing stones....myself included. Valpo will be fortunate to ever finish in the upper half of the MVC again... and this isn't the Creighton & Wichita St. MVC. Valpo has no support or funding, plays in a crackerjack 2A high school gym, and really outside of a fluke shot by Bryce has no history. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Random observations: It’s really hard to win on the road in conference play. Just ask #8 Xavier, who got beat last night by a 9-10 DePaul squad Some of the reasons for the above: a. Road teams aren’t used to sight lines/rims/etc. so they don’t shoot as well as normal b. Officials normally lean towards the home team - resulting in more free throw attempts & overall favorable calls For some reason, Max has not typically played well against the Bison. Both teams have this game circled on their calendar and, given recent history, expect lots of effort/focus on this game. NDSU has made strides in improving over the last 5-6 games. They are streaky shooters; sometimes shooting lights out and other times struggling to score. Depends on who shows up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Hard for me not to pick NDSU at home and playing their best basketball of the season. Bottom line: if ORU loses tonight and wins at UND on Saturday, they still return to Tulsa in first place. But with a loss tonight NDSU falls three games back of ORU and still has to visit the Mabee Center. Taking the desperate team at home: NDSU 81, ORU 75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 LakesBison is back!!!...let the fun begin....but have to say that man always calls it like he sees it.....Lakes is TheEagleman of NDSU....gotta love him!....enjoy a few Old Milwaukees tonight sir!....agree with my friend up north that this should be a dandy game tonight and the Bison will be tough to beat in front of a raucous home crowd......expect some home cooking from the refs....Max, Conner, Mwamba, Thompson and maybe even Weaver will need monster games tonight......and please....NO PHIPPS!!! NDSU will abuse him to no end......we don't need that being the difference what should be a tight contest....GO BLUE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 heck yea Eagleman. I'm not around causing trouble as much as I used to. Grant Nelson & this video will be worth the watch tonight. I'm the fat green guy Courtside that saw that dunk coming & stood. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1612962853660622848?s=20&t=GSL8Raod7NBVBnChAAg7fw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I would say that “Shoot first, defend later” has been a pretty accurate description of many ORU teams over the last 10 years. I am so encouraged by the improvement in defensive play over the last 8-10 games or so. When we made the Sweet Sixteen run 2 years ago, we actually defended pretty well and if Juergens had not drawn his fourth foul vs Arkansas, I think we would have made the Elite Eight in 2021. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Dr. Cornelius said: Valpo will be fortunate to ever finish in the upper half of the MVC again... and this isn't the Creighton & Wichita St. MVC. Valpo has no support or funding, plays in a crackerjack 2A high school gym, and really outside of a fluke shot by Bryce has no history. Too bad those chickens won't play us in a home and home. The teams had some good games back in the day. Valpo was bringing in some Euro big guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Great Crowd.. pic of ORU on court here https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02mHVKLaYVj1qHW8radT6eMxe7HzM1xDyvGccA1UzVeYZ3nyUFNDg7pGywtmjqhLZAl&id=100063607810942&mibextid=Nif5oz Should be a great game. 2 beers down here Courtside haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 why is your 7 5 guy chucking 3s. I came to see Max do that Grant Nelson almost posterized him great energy early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 this is crazy. raining 3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 ORU fans here. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 That was one of the best halves of basketball I've ever seen. Both teams playing fantastic on both ends; trading blows like a heavyweight title bout. GREAT stuff!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglefan 21 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Grant Nelson played the whole first half. Will be curious if he can keep that level of play in the 2nd half. He looked gassed the last few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Incredible shooting % we'll see how the 2nd half goes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSmith Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 is anyone having trouble with the radio broadcast? Fortunately we are watching on ESPN+, but unable to hear Adam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 That's how you come out of the locker room.....wow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 ndsu coaches refuse to call a TIMEOUT hilarious oru should be up 20.... but allowing NDSU to stay 11 pt game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Nelson is so soft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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