58.BU @ 54 fgcu...

[BradleyBrave]

BTW...Lotta TV time for Da Coach tonight! Lookin' good!

[Grassman]

Not to be negative, but our opponent is one of the worst teams in America. Nonetheless, the effort was better, as were the results. Let's use it as a confidence builder moving forward.

"One of the worst teams in America" U r da man!

[MacabreMob]

"One of the worst teams in America" U r da man!

G-man - IMO, Fl-GC is bad.

You looking to stick a fork in someone?

Maybe stick the fork in Bradley. DoubleB is straight up and forward in a matter of fact way.

[SaintLouBrave22]

G-man - IMO, Fl-GC is bad.

You looking to stick a fork in someone?

Maybe stick the fork in Bradley. DoubleB is straight up and forward in a matter of fact way.

I wouldn't go that far...

I'd imagine they'd beat NJIT by 20

[Guinness]

Am I missing something? We barely won over a team we should have wiped the floor with. And last game we lost to a team bigtime we should have also wiped the floor with.

I mean, be realistic. 16 win season at best. I'm already sticking a fork in us.

[ifarania]

Don't be so quick to quit on this team. Tonight Les showed a willingness to try something a bit different... If he is willing to evolve with this talent and he is able to incorporate a go-to guy in Warren.. We may have something. I seem to remember general despondency in Peoria a couple of years ago.. and it ended in a sweet 16 run.

Do I think we're going to make a deep post season run? Not with the evidence thus far... But don't quit yet.

[numbr_9]

Other than Egolf's solid play, I think the best thing of the game was that Les showed he'd try something different. I hope he doesn't stop that.

Id also love to see what Egolf and AT could do together... maybe w/ a 1-3-1 zone with Egolf down low and AT in the middle

[tornado]

I agree....coaches need to make decisions and COACH.....all game long...
--two things I don't like to see....coaches who stick with a predetermined plan even when it is not working (like the Loyola MD coach vs. Davidson), and the other extreme is when coaches make instantaneous moves based on one event on the floor, like yanking a player instantly when he picks up a foul.
That'll cause players to avoid playing defense aggressively for fear that one tiny contact and pick up a foul, then you're yanked.

[georgethedog]

Don't be so quick to quit on this team. Tonight Les showed a willingness to try something a bit different... If he is willing to evolve with this talent and he is able to incorporate a go-to guy in Warren.. We may have something. I seem to remember general despondency in Peoria a couple of years ago.. and it ended in a sweet 16 run.

Do I think we're going to make a deep post season run? Not with the evidence thus far... But don't quit yet.

This difference (other than some x's & o's) was to substitute Egolf for Collins, which was signifcant, but Les continues to have his team jack up 3's at a low percentage, and for some reason he sees a benefit of playing SM and EM at the same time along with another guard. EM is not ready and even if he was, he should not be on the floor at the sam time as Sam M. I am waiting for a significant difference and that would be playing SS & WE or WE & AT or WE & DC at the same time. I would like to see at least 2 players over 6'6" on the court at the same time.

I was very impressed by WE's energy and quickness. What a change from the "Valium-like" activity that Collins plays with. I hope that Les keeps him on the floor even if he makes a mistake here and there. Heck, Sam M and EM make poor decisions all the time and they still get significant time. I would like to see Les give WE the opportunity to play and if he makes a mistake--tell him--but let him keep playing. I hate coaches that yank some players after one mistake while others can make multiple mistakes and stay on the floor. I sure hope Les does not fall into that category.

[shaunguth]

Id also love to see what Egolf and AT could do together...

Completely agree with this and believe I said the very same thing in the Will Egolf thread!

[OrangeandBlack74]

This team is missing something.. intensity, drive, passion, a go to player... something, I cant put a finger on it but it is just a team that exists nothing right now sticks out and says this can be special in any way. Maybe Egolf will give us some sort of spark.

This team is missing Andrew Warren's offense/leadership. Let's quit sticking a fork in them and writing them off until we see what kind of effect AW's return has on the team's quality of play and results.

[ifarania]

This difference (other than some x's & o's) was to substitute Egolf for Collins, which was signifcant, but Les continues to have his team jack up 3's at a low percentage, and for some reason he sees a benefit of playing SM and EM at the same time along with another guard. EM is not ready and even if he was, he should not be on the floor at the sam time as Sam M. I am waiting for a significant difference and that would be playing SS & WE or WE & AT or WE & DC at the same time. I would like to see at least 2 players over 6'6" on the court at the same time.

I was very impressed by WE's energy and quickness. What a change from the "Valium-like" activity that Collins plays with. I hope that Les keeps him on the floor even if he makes a mistake here and there. Heck, Sam M and EM make poor decisions all the time and they still get significant time. I would like to see Les give WE the opportunity to play and if he makes a mistake--tell him--but let him keep playing. I hate coaches that yank some players after one mistake while others can make multiple mistakes and stay on the floor. I sure hope Les does not fall into that category.

I agree it's a small change, and probably not enough to offset the weak shooting and sloppy execution, but it's a start. I'm just saying it's a signal that the wheels are turning... And that is a significant improvement from the phlegmatic coaching of the first few games of the season.

[houstontxbrave]

This team is missing Andrew Warren's offense/leadership. Let's quit sticking a fork in them and writing them off until we see what kind of effect AW's return has on the team's quality of play and results.

Even when Warren returns it is going to take several games/weeks for him to get into basketball shape both mentally and physically.

Maybe he is the missing ingredient but when I watch Bradley we just dont seem like an intense active team, maybe it is to early to make assessments but BU just does not have that "something" that good teams have.

I hope everyone is right and when Warren returns it makes an incredible difference, I think it will make a difference but that difference wont be felt until we move into Jan.

[Grassman]

G-man - IMO, Fl-GC is bad.

You looking to stick a fork in someone?

Maybe stick the fork in Bradley. DoubleB is straight up and forward in a matter of fact way.

Gees MOB, chill, I guess you didn't get it
As usual, I AGREED with Bradley Brave and he knows that.
You do not tell somebody that "they are the man", if you have a conflict.
In fact,I seldom post anymore because BRADLEY BRAVE usually writes my thoughts and does not get deleted, like I have a history of.

[BradleyBrave]

Even when Warren returns it is going to take several games/weeks for him to get into basketball shape both mentally and physically.

Maybe he is the missing ingredient but when I watch Bradley we just dont seem like an intense active team, maybe it is to early to make assessments but BU just does not have that "something" that good teams have.

I hope everyone is right and when Warren returns it makes an incredible difference, I think it will make a difference but that difference wont be felt until we move into Jan.

I am probably guilty of assuming things as anyone, but I don't think we can assume anything regarding Warren's return. We don't know if he will return and if he does, we don't know how effective he'll be. After all, best-case scenario he's going to have missed a month of preparation and a month of the season. So essentially, he'll be 2 months behind everyone else. You can't just make that up overnight.