Tim Miles put this program on the map with basically 2 outstanding wins that probably 90% of all small majors will never see in this lifetime.
Saul also finished a meager 16-13 his first season, 10-8 in conference play with a 4th place finish with the Fab 5 when they were juniors. If we could reverse time, could you imagine the shitting on he would have taken from the posters on this message board now? According to people here, that group of players was the best ever (great argument), and he finished 4th place in the conference when it was much worse than it was now with the best class of all time when they were considered upper classman.
When Saul's beloved team beat Oklahoma, as juniors they were 12-4 in conference play, finished 3rd, and lost in the first round of some post season tournament called the CBI. 3rd place in a conference that wasn't as good as it is now when the best NDSU team of all time in what many considered were juniors, aka upper classmen. He also left when the program had 1 outstanding player in LA, a young solid role player in Kory Brown and Carlin Dupree, an unknown in Dexter Werner, and basically nothing else, including recruiting.
And people want to shit on Dave Richman for being the best coach ever record-wise in his first 4 years, a tournament appearance, 2 conference championship losses, all because of a disappointing finish to last year and 3 home losses this year, 2 in which the teams were very good and much better?
LMAO - I don't exactly love Richman as a coach, but good grief, there's no perspective here. It's why people make fun of our basketball fanbase and don't take it seriously.