The Seat May Be Warmer, But I Don't Think It's That Warm

[tornado]

I don't see that happening ser-
the future looks fairly bright, good young guards, some really talented big men coming in as 4 year players, we may get Andrew Warren for an extra year, and we could be just one blue chipper from a really great team the next couple years.
Also the progress on campus in the new facilities is well along and the big names really like JL. I have just a few minor connections here and there and have not even ONE tiny hint of dissatisfaction, nowhere...outside of 3 - maybe - 4 people on the message boards (and that doesn't count the few still lingering on other sites that have been patently anti-JL from the start.)

[ser_solace]

Firing Jim Les right now would be a HUGE mistake. HUGE. We axed a guy with a promising young class before and it blew up in our faces before it was fixed. We're not making that mistake again.

You're right, BradleyBrave. I'm looking forward to this incoming class and the current one. We've always been saying Coach Les just doesn't have the right players for his system. Well, he should have all of his players next year.

I'm hoping we won't have growing pains next year as we are this year since we'll have an experienced sophmore class.

[BradleyBrave]

You're right, BradleyBrave. I'm looking forward to this incoming class and the current one. We've always been saying Coach Les just doesn't have the right players for his system. Well, he should have all of his players next year.

I'm hoping we won't have growing pains next year as we are this year since we'll have an experienced sophmore class.

I think the 'system' might need some altering. No team has ever won anything playing 4, sometimes 5 perimeter players and completely disregarding the importance of post play. TW, TB, AT, and even DC are all capable of giving you something offensively inside. JP will be the most polished post player we've had in probably a decade. WE showed he is capable of being a legitimate post threat before his injury. I'm hoping the 'system' is more balanced and takes advantage of our talented big men instead of ignoring them and chucking 25 3's a game with below-average shooters. Maybe if we had a team full of JC's it would be a little more justifyable, but we don't have a team full of JC's.

[lefty]

Firing Jim Les right now would be a HUGE mistake. HUGE. We axed a guy with a promising young class before and it blew up in our faces before it was fixed. We're not making that mistake again.

I agree with you BB. With that said it seems like we have had long enough to have a good fundamental concept of what we want to do....

It's the fundamental things that bother me the most. The players seem talented enough but the job doesn't get done.
The success of the team is the responsibility of the coach. He chooses the players,assistants,non-con schedule, and is pretty much involved in the whole aspect of the program.
Personally I see BU having these type of seasons for awhile

[BradleyBrave]

I agree with you BB. With that said it seems like we have had long enough to have a good fundamental concept of what we want to do....

It's the fundamental things that bother me the most. The players seem talented enough but the job doesn't get done.
The success of the team is the responsibility of the coach. He chooses the players,assistants,non-con schedule, and is pretty much involved in the whole aspect of the program.
Personally I see BU having these type of seasons for awhile

I think and kind of hope this is what gets an overhaul. I'm not sure what some folks on the staff bring to the table. We saw for Chuck's 2 years what a great assistant can do for a staff. I think we're missing that defensive-minded guy on the BU bench right now.

[real fan]

I have a hard time in thinking that Jim Les is getting blamed so much for our poor play this season as without all the injuries we would have a good team. I do not agree with him playing 3 small guards or with his choice at the center position but when a team can play so well in one half of the game and so poorly in the other half it has to boil down to the players performance as we seem to miss a lot of wide open shots and way too many layups.

[Da Coach]

Are the expectations the same for the two programs?

The AD has said these 2 programs are not comparable. Revenue generating sports are treated differently than other sports.

[houstontxbrave]

The AD has said these 2 programs are not comparable. Revenue generating sports are treated differently than other sports.

So there you go she gets to muddle along with a sub par program because she cant win enough to even try to generate money or interest, while if anyone else who makes money is under a micorscope.

Makes perfect sense.

[BradleyBrave]

So there you go she gets to muddle along with a sub par program because she cant win enough to even try to generate money or interest, while if anyone else who makes money is under a micorscope.

Makes perfect sense.

I think the leash for Paula will be shorter when they have brand new facilities to work with and recruit with. Of any program at BU, the women's basketball program has had the least to work with facility-wise over the years.

[Da Coach]

The BU women are 7-2 this season, and only 2 of the top 8 players in minutes played and only 1 of the top 7 in scoring are seniors. It's looking good for the BU women, and maybe good they didn't fire Paula these last couple years when some thought she should go.

[BUFAN]

Ya just gotta ask yourself one thing, am I willing to walk around St.Louis Thursday wearing my Bradley stuff?

[houstontxbrave]

The BU women are 7-2 this season, and only 2 of the top 8 players in minutes played and only 1 of the top 7 in scoring are seniors. It's looking good for the BU women, and maybe good they didn't fire Paula these last couple years when some thought she should go.

Fine they are 7-2 this season, she has been an absolutely bad coach for every other season prior to this one... I have documented several times how overall and in the conference her records are terrible. You are welcome to go ahead and tell all of us what she has done as the Bradley head coach since her hire, I am sure many would be surprised someone with such poor overall numbers kept her job.

She should have been fired, if any firing was based on a win lose record. She has a very long ways to go to deserve the position of head basketball coach. 7-2 in what year 9 of her reign, is not justification enough for her still being head basketball coach.

Volleyball had the same facility-wise, what about the facility of swimming all of those plus virtually every other sport outside of baseball and mens basketball had facility challenges.

[SaintLouBrave22]

Fine they are 7-2 this season, she has been an absolutely bad coach for every other season prior to this one... I have documented several times how overall and in the conference her records are terrible. You are welcome to go ahead and tell all of us what she has done as the Bradley head coach since her hire, I am sure many would be surprised someone with such poor overall numbers kept her job.

She should have been fired, if any firing was based on a win lose record. She has a very long ways to go to deserve the position of head basketball coach. 7-2 in what year 9 of her reign, is not justification enough for her still being head basketball coach.

Volleyball had the same facility-wise, what about the facility of swimming all of those plus virtually every other sport outside of baseball and mens basketball had facility challenges.

No, the real question is, are they for real or is this another season they get into conference and tank?

[SFP]

I think BB's posts have been generally dead on. JL is not on any seat right now even though I believe he has to take some responsibility for last nights fiasco.

If we stay healthy, everyone stays or shows up, and everyone improves and learns the system we should win the MVC in 2 years, period. This year is the price we are going to pay in order to get to where we are heading. Next year we will be better and if we learn to get the ball to the post, AW is healthy, WE is the man we believe he is and we learn to play some decent D then we will be better then my expectations.

[jeffsu]

I knew there would be a huge overreaction to last night's loss. It made me dread coming here today. Am I disappointed? Absolutely. Is it over? No.


STOP the overreacting. Holy smokes, folks... there's no fire anywhere yet.