hAs rIcHmAn RuN tHiS pRoGrAm InTo ThE gRoUnD??

[Mr Meaty]

Well then, basketball should speed up the game and discontinue timeouts if they are of no use.

Watching the semi final of nsic tonight and Sioux Falls called a timeout when SCSU went on a 12-0 run . The crowd boo’d the coaching for calling a timeout. I am kidding on the last part.

[23Bison]

So using a TO to stop the other teams momentum has never lead to a win?

So using a TO to get the right guys on the floor has never lead to a win?

So using a TO to chew some ass because your team is playing like horseshit as never lead to a win?

So using a TO to get a set play for a particular situation has never lead to a win?

Well then I'd say that would all be new to the game of basketball no matter what team, state, country and continent you play on/in. Does it work all the time? No, but is sure as hell doesn't hurt your chances at a win.

[Mr Meaty]

So using a TO to stop the other teams momentum has never lead to a win?

So using a TO to get the right guys on the floor has never lead to a win?

So using a TO to chew some ass because your team is playing like horseshit as never lead to a win?

So using a TO to get a set play for a particular situation has never lead to a win?

Well then I'd say that would all be new to the game of basketball no matter what team, state, country and continent you play on/in. Does it work all the time? No, but is sure as hell doesn't hurt your chances at a win.

[El_Chapo]

yea there's been strategy issues (not using timeouts, and before halftime 2 for 1 possessions that he never does)
never set plays in this offense, it's the weave , plus our players don't even set picks hard.

but I'm just wondering how you make THAT exciting enough to get a consistent 4000-5000 fans at a game, the style doesn't help (except for the 1st half of Omaha where he allowed the seniors to ball out....and look what happened)

losing to a 10-17 D1 UND team is a sign of outcoached, as was at #315 Utah Valley.

can Richman elevate NDSU to the top of the Mid Major list & provide 4-5 years of that. i say no.

does NDSU want to make an effort to get there? no. probably not.

[unbison]

Obviously some tongue and cheek by me on timeouts
I understand the philosophy

But some other coaches get grief for it as well namely Roy Williams

With that said this year he has a mature group
And let’s them play through it
It’s called trust

[Bison03]

yea there's been strategy issues (not using timeouts, and before halftime 2 for 1 possessions that he never does)
never set plays in this offense, it's the weave , plus our players don't even set picks hard.

but I'm just wondering how you make THAT exciting enough to get a consistent 4000-5000 fans at a game, the style doesn't help (except for the 1st half of Omaha where he allowed the seniors to ball out....and look what happened)

losing to a 10-17 D1 UND team is a sign of outcoached, as was at #315 Utah Valley.

can Richman elevate NDSU to the top of the Mid Major list & provide 4-5 years of that. i say no.

does NDSU want to make an effort to get there? no. probably not.

Yeah...Dave not calling a timeout or trying to get a 2 for 1 before halftime is the reason people are not coming to games. Give me a break. Your arguments are not just getting old and tired, but proven dead wrong. Dave Richman coached a team to 22 wins, a conference championship, and could be the coach of the year in the league. Yet you, and others dont think he is a good coach. Sorry, but facts are facts.

[El_Chapo]

Yeah...Dave not calling a timeout or trying to get a 2 for 1 before halftime is the reason people are not coming to games. Give me a break. Your arguments are not just getting old and tired, but proven dead wrong. Dave Richman coached a team to 22 wins, a conference championship, and could be the coach of the year in the league. Yet you, and others dont think he is a good coach. Sorry, but facts are facts.

fans not coming cuz of the offense and the slowness sorry

[Professor Chaos]

fans not coming cuz of the offense and the slowness sorry

Fans love winning above all else... they'll show up to watch winners. Fans will not show up to watch losses. Worrying about "style" that doesn't lead necessarily lead to wins is waste of time and energy at this level.

Just. Win.

And the fans and recruits will follow.

[23Bison]

Losing to teams like Utah Valley and say UND don't help much. Almost evens itself out a bit if say we beat ETSU and generate some excitement then the next game you lose to Utah Valley. Then your just back to square one.

[Professor Chaos]

That said there are plenty of improvements that could be made outside of what's on the court that has already been discussed ad nauseum on this and other threads. I'd start with:

1) To the conference: Once we get back to 10 teams in the league with the addition of UMKC and St Thomas (and loss of Fort Wayne) go back to the Thursday/Saturday schedule for all league games or do a Friday/Sunday schedule every week from January 1st on. Have some better continuity with the schedule and more fans will show up at all members schools' home games.

2) To the NDSU athletic department: Make at least a half-assed effort to improve concessions at the SHAC. It was downright awful this year. Have something unique on the concourses instead of mid-to-low-grade NDSU dining options. We love to eat and the better food options you give us the more money we'll spend and the more of us will show up.