It's rare for me to pay compliments on this forum. Complaining is my thing.
That being said:
That boys basketball team from Wahpeton I saw last night is, quite frankly, perhaps the best boys basketball team I have ever seen, and I've seen a few.
Granted, there may not be a Tyler Koenig-Jeff Boschee-AJ Jacobson standout on that team.
It does not matter at all.
They play fast, they play physical, and they never, ever quit defending. If the numbers are correct, they will be allowing around 50 points a game after last nights win over Red River.
Tom Nelson found the baseline all night. Blaze Irwin went to the basket. The bench hit key shots. They are about 9 players deep.
The thing that stood out is they have absolutely no fear to play physical. If they didn't win the transition game on a possession, they drove through the traffic, and, on plenty of occasions, had no issue initiating contact, strong contact, for space to shoot.
It was evident in the fact that Wahpeton was hit for a half-dozen offensive fouls last night.
Nothing phased that team. They were businesslike, never played emotionally, they flat out wore a team down and hit them on the head when it was time to finish.
I don't recall seeing a team with that kind of lineup through the bench rotation. They are a machine. January 3rd @ #1 Minot will be worth the price of admission.