Dave Reynolds on BU being 4-0

[thefish7]

Chitown, did Les ever schedule a season that competes with ISU's this year (or even last year), in terms of absolute weakness? I actually don't know the answer, my suspicion is no, he never did. There was a reason that ISU finished 2nd in the MVC last season, but did not get invited to the NCAA. I do think Jank is maybe a good coach, but I think his record is irrelevant, when it comes to non-con wins.

[Da Coach]

At Jank's pace, he'll (get over 100 wins) in 4. That's outstanding and the reason his stock is much higher than Les's.

This is ridiculous. Jank will get a lot of wins because he plays a lot of patsies. That's something Bradley doesn't do, and we are all happy they don't. If they did, you and others would assail Bradley for doing it.

Furthermore- you would have to be blind not to see that Bradley's future is far better than ISU's. Jank better get out of town soon, because the future doesn't look so good after his stars Champ and Oguchi are gone. The high school players he has recruited look pretty mediocre to me. The 4 freshmen they had this year never see the floor (Modupe is gone, Smith ineligible, and Thornton and Robinson benchwarmers), and I'll bet the ones coming next year don't either. Watch for some heavy juco recruiting to fill the gaps in the next couple years if Jank stays, while Bradley will be perennial contenders for the forseable future.

There will always be a tiny portion of "fans" who are deluded into thinking that they are somehow superior to the rest of the fans and they can see things others can't see. Or maybe they just like to find anything they can to complain about. That's not what sports is about to most fans, who are realistic in their expectations, and are able to see that Jim Les has done a great job, recruited outstanding young men, and talented players, they have been good students and have graduated, and the future looks very bright. Coach Les is highly ethical, is repected by his peers, and Bradley is very fortunate to have him. Amazing that there are still some who can find things to bi*ch about with Bradley 4-0, and playing better than anyone in the MVC with 2 starters on the shelf.

[chitown fanatic]

This is ridiculous. Jank will get a lot of wins because he plays a lot of patsies. That's something Bradley doesn't do, and we are all happy they don't. If they did, you and others would assail Bradley for doing it.

Furthermore- you would have to be blind not to see that Bradley's future is far better than ISU's. Jank better get out of town soon, because the future doesn't look so good after his stars Champ and Oguchi are gone. The high school players he has recruited look pretty mediocre to me. The 4 freshmen they had this year never see the floor (Modupe is gone, Smith ineligible, and Thornton and Robinson benchwarmers), and I'll bet the ones coming next year don't either. Watch for some heavy juco recruiting to fill the gaps in the next couple years if Jank stays, while Bradley will be perennial contenders for the forseable future.

There will always be a tiny portion of "fans" who are deluded into thinking that they are somehow superior to the rest of the fans and they can see things others can't see. Or maybe they just like to find anything they can to complain about. That's not what sports is about to most fans, who are realistic in their expectations, and are able to see that Jim Les has done a great job, recruited outstanding young men, and talented players, they have been good students and have graduated, and the future looks very bright. Coach Les is highly ethical, is repected by his peers, and Bradley is very fortunate to have him. Amazing that there are still some who can find things to bi*ch about with Bradley 4-0, and playing better than anyone in the MVC with 2 starters on the shelf.

Who's bi*ching? Someone pops off about a comparison between the two coaches and I listed both positive and negative things about Les. There is always room for improvement, no matter what you do in life. as soon as you think you're the best, you're on your way to failure. Do you think 4-0 is the top of the mountain or just a base camp for the climb that still lies ahead? if you read my posts, you'd see that I compliment Les.(now taht I'm writing this, I realize one of my similar posts may be on another board, if so, I'll copy it to this one if that's the case.)

[chitown fanatic]

An example of the good and the bad(it was on the other board)

I think that in all my years of watching college ball, I've never seen a team go from giving up 87 and 84 points to approx-25-30 points less 4 straight games within a month span. I mean, there's lightswitch going on, and then there's the spotlight from the top of Luxor in Vegas...that's about the magnitude of difference in this BU team so far. Will it last? I don't know. we start a lot of freshman, but everyone seems to be contributing. When Wilson gets in foul trouble, Taylor Brown is more than capable to replace those lost minutes. Same with Singh for Collins. Teams taht are deep tend to last longer as the season goes on. That is why Dana's teams are always so good. they don't wear down, and he does the best job at adapting to what he has to work with. My biggest knock on Les is that it took 11 games for us to learn how to play D and not just chuck 3's and run the weave. We now run some semblance of an organized offense and defend better than anyone in confeence. I hope the guys continue to believe in the new philosophy. I, for one, am tired of the 2:35 matinee. If I can't play at noon, I better be playing in session 3!!!


To quote Mr. Miyagi..."Balance is the key to everything"

[bluedevils1]

An example of the good and the bad(it was on the other board)

I think that in all my years of watching college ball, I've never seen a team go from giving up 87 and 84 points to approx-25-30 points less 4 straight games within a month span. I mean, there's lightswitch going on, and then there's the spotlight from the top of Luxor in Vegas...that's about the magnitude of difference in this BU team so far. Will it last? I don't know. we start a lot of freshman, but everyone seems to be contributing. When Wilson gets in foul trouble, Taylor Brown is more than capable to replace those lost minutes. Same with Singh for Collins. Teams taht are deep tend to last longer as the season goes on. That is why Dana's teams are always so good. they don't wear down, and he does the best job at adapting to what he has to work with. My biggest knock on Les is that it took 11 games for us to learn how to play D and not just chuck 3's and run the weave. We now run some semblance of an organized offense and defend better than anyone in confeence. I hope the guys continue to believe in the new philosophy. I, for one, am tired of the 2:35 matinee. If I can't play at noon, I better be playing in session 3!!!


To quote Mr. Miyagi..."Balance is the key to everything"

From day one, Les emphasized defense. Sure, it was his idea to let everyone shoot threes, but the players themselves had to figure out how to guard as a team. Their struggles had nothing to do with Les and shooting threes.

[chitown fanatic]

emphasized defense? Are you kidding? Until this stretch we've played, year over year, we haven't been able to rebound AT ALL!! It has been and to some extent(see MSU game) continues to be our biggest deficiency.