Braves Win 80-66

[jasonpeoria911]

Versace made a comment just after the player introductions, that it was so quiet in the gym, almost as if they were preparing for the Anthem again lol. Maybe to much time at the beach in the sun? LOL

Jason

I might have to agree with the students when they say most of the crowd is lifeless at times. When BU got their first 15 point lead and there was a timeout the camera panned behind the BU bench to show the crowd. If they weren't wearing red I would have thought they were Richmond fans.

[BradleyBrave]

One thing about the Comcast broadcasts...

Dick Versace's candid 'coach speak' on the broadcasts is fantastic. I think he's done a great job of being constructively 'critical' while still being a pro-BU analyst. A couple of great examples -

1. Pointing out against FGCU that Eddren McCain drives and jumps without a purpose and does not look to score when in the lane. After his constructive, coach-like analysis, he then said that he believes EM will end up being a fine PG. We saw improvements already against Richmond.

2. Showing obvious frustration that Sam Singh, a 5th year senior, continues to get called for moving screens every game. DV's exact words were 'He's a 5th year senior, he should know what he can and cannot get away with'.

Anyways, the overall production of the games isn't the greatest, and Bussone isn't the announcer he once was, but I really, really like the work Dick Versace is doing. I can listen to him spin yarns and analyze hoops all day.

[Da Coach]

Side note- in the final game here in Ft. Myers, UMKC beat FGCU 73-69-

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[dogsrus]

Versace made a comment just after the player introductions, that it was so quiet in the gym, almost as if they were preparing for the Anthem again lol. Maybe to much time at the beach in the sun? LOL

Jason

You can place the blame directly on me, Braves 12 and OB74. (mostly me) Due to various committments our planned trip fell through late. Had we been there you would have heard noise and I probably would have been asked to leave by those trying to take a nap.

It was louder last year at South Padre with a smaller contingent. We had em whoopin it up and would have done the same in Fla.

[numbr_9]

I like versace quite a bit, but I still prefer to be able to time the radio broadcast with the video feed. Buescher and Snell are fantastic.

and what a game! Everybody just looked so much more poised and under control. Hats off to SM, who has stepped it up despite his hurt foot. And also big props to Coach Les... lots of people were really complaining about him after the teams admittedly bad loss on Monday. He made some good adjustments and his rotations worked out pretty well against a very good Richmond team. I am wondering if, for this young team, that whole week off wasn't a bad thing.... they've looked their worst after a long layoff (vs. Platteville and UMKC)

[ser_solace]

Yeah, the BU crowd was mostly older, mostly retired folk. But there were still some surprisingly loud fans. One of them really got on the refs, and I was afraid we'd get a technical.

I tried my best to cheer the team on, but it's tough when there are no cheerleaders to coordinate everyone. Heh. My wife elbowed me to stop when I tried to distract the opposing team during free-throws. Other than FGCU, BU definitely had a the largest fan-base there for our games.

Great game for the Braves. I hope they continue to build on it. I love how balanced the contribution was and the tough defense. The freshmen and sophmores continue to grow.

[tornado]

.... If they weren't wearing red I would have thought they were Richmond fans.

give them a break....they had a really hard past few days....
they had to spend countless hours manning the hot tubs and beaches, and don't forget the 8-10 hours of sitting right behind the Bradley bench since Monday...
It's a wonder they weren't even more worn out!

[Da Coach]

Hey, I think the crowd microphones must have gone dead!

The 300+ Bradley fans made a lot of noise.

[Big Mike]

For what its worth....I had to turn up my tv volume just to hear the game over my own cheering....twice my wife asked me to sit down?

[Chico]

give them a break....they had a really hard past few days....
they had to spend countless hours manning the hot tubs and beaches, and don't forget the 8-10 hours of sitting right behind the Bradley bench since Monday...
It's a wonder they weren't even more worn out!

When they panned the crowd and Bradley had a 15 point lead, I never seen so many arms folded. At least clap a little as the team comes off the court. The first 8-10 hours they didn't have much to cheer about, so they should have had a lot left over.

[real fan]

The fans were really pretty good at the games when you consider a lot of them came to support a team and did not know who the players were but showed up and gave some support in numbers; several people around me were really vocal and the players all thanked us for our support. I would guess that 80% of the BU fans either live or are down there for the winter.