Xs and Os aside, I get frustrated with the stubbornness. His not calling timeouts when the other team has a massive momentum swing, to “teach” the guys about handling adversity, is similar to letting the team hang out to dry and denying that momentum in sports is a thing. If you have the ability to thwart the other team’s flow and don’t, you’re not using all the available tools you have to win the game. Over his tenure, which has been timeout lite, I don’t have the sense that his teams have more “grit” than any other teams to handle big swings. Heck, even that summit league tournament championship loss to ORU, with the almost big 2nd half comeback during COVID, that showcases momentum swings more than battling adversity in my mind.
I go to the games to support the athletes and the school. I also think it’s a really good activity for “something to do” in Fargo. Plus the kiddos love dip-n-dots and Thundar