Bradley Loses 69-65 @ isu

[BUconnorD]

I agree about our bigs, BU connorishness. DC looked like he actually forced questionable shots with six or seven seconds in the shot clock on two occasions when their students gave a fake, "3, 2, 1!"

yea he bit on those HARD...haha

i'd much rather see him dish those out personally...send it to SM or DD to hit a three...they're probably open

[Bradleyguy10]

Well most of it has been said. Overall I actually think the reffing was not too bad. It definitely wasn't "lost us the game" bad. Without looking at the stats for the game I have a feeling we should've rebounded a LITTLE bit better. SS and DC needed to play better. One or two more made 3's in the 1st half would've changed the game. It annoys me to no end that almost everytime we came back for a tie or to take the lead we'd follow that up with terrible shot selection.....it was absolutely hair pulling and ridiculous.

With regards to beating them at home and then almost winning @ ISU so that bodes well for us come STL....I remind you of Creighton last year. Killed them at home and took every ounce of effort on their part to beat us in Omaha and then again in STL but they prevailed....they CAN beat us on a neutral court just as much as we can beat them...it'll be tough if we have to play them again.

Lastly, it is hard for me to say nice game to this. It was one of those situations where losing by 1 will still be a loss for me. We're still in 3rd place now with a set up for a bigger fall. Br.Buster game will be worse. This was our 2nd chance to make a road statement and it was there for the taking and we let it get away. However it was a good effort, but if you can't make a clutch free throw and miss a clutch lay up there are no excuses....and there are none for this game. On a good note....if we play with that intensity (with a little more from DC/SS) the rest of the conference season we will not lose another game....JMHO.

[ifarania]

It annoys me to no end that almost everytime we came back for a tie or to take the lead we'd follow that up with terrible shot selection.....it was absolutely hair pulling and ridiculous.

That's a really fantastic point. It almost seemed like we were only trying to stay right next to them or a shade behind. By that I mean I think we really pulled back or lacked confidence to do anything but hang with them. We'd make a six or seven point push and tie it up or take a one point lead, then pass it around for 34 seconds and force something awkward.

[BUFAN]

I can't believe how many lay ups we gave them especially in the first half when they were fresh. I think they had more dunks against us than any team I can remember. Just not acceptable under any circumstances. I did not hear Jims post game comments but I bet he was livid.

[Bradleyguy10]

When we came back from the 9 point deficit to take the 1 point lead and then we got a rebound on the other end we had a real shot to change the dynamics of the game, and we passed it around a bit and DD drove into the paint and just threw up a terrible terrible looking layup. It was nowhere near the rim and had two guys around him with about 15 seconds left on the shot clock still. It was things like that that lost the game for us. The multiple dunks. A loss is a loss and this one hurts no matter how close it was....almost DOES NOT count.

But I will end again on a positive....overall offense is looking better. If we actually continue to make the 3pointers like the last two games and continue the free throw % of this game...the offense will be excellent for STL.

[UnbiasPerspective1]

Too many defensive lapses: Too many back doors, too many missed rotations, and their PG got in the lane too many times and created opportunities for their big men

We did not bring the same effort mentally and physically that we did the last few games on defense.

Yes we did fight to get back in the game several times, which showed heart. But as Coach Les has stated several times, this team has to rely on its defense first. It failed us in this game, because we played well enough offensively to win. It was the primary reason we beat them the first time. I am sure the team will go back to what has been working for them.

[dogsrus]

Great effort. I wish we had won but no complaints on the effort. Lets get UNI on Tuesday.

I agree.....upset but NOT dissapointed.

[BUconnorD]

7-22 3 points....ouch...

14-15 FT's...funny how the one miss is the only one that sticks in teh brain.

22-64 FG's...


kept it close w/ numbers like these


however ISU shot 24-28 FT's...honesty 28!!!????

sad, not disappointed....very well put

[jasonpeoria911]

About 18-20 of those FT's can be attributed to DC's & Singh's 10 fouls. 9 points, 7 boards and 10 fouls from out 2 post men. Prosser and Milos can't get here soon enough.

Jason

7-22 3 points....ouch...

14-15 FT's...funny how the one miss is the only one that sticks in teh brain.

22-64 FG's...


kept it close w/ numbers like these


however ISU shot 24-28 FT's...honesty 28!!!????

sad, not disappointed....very well put

[braveatheart]

Tough loss but good effort. Surprised that CR only got 10 minutes of action. I thought we might need a bigger gaurd to help with Oguchi and Eldridge. Maybe that is punishment for the last second steak shot.
I also was surprised that SM brought the ball up the court so much today. Even when EM was in the game. What was the reason for that? I can't remember EM getting his pocket picked in the last couple of games. It is not like they were running plays for EM.
Nice that the refs let them play. Maybe they let ISU play a little more than us, but hey thats life on the road.

[Rusty 54]

I thought Theron got mugged several times going to the rim tonight. And I also question the foul on Singh after the backboard play. Not blaming the refs for the loss, we had chances down the stretch.

The isu student section was a LOT cleaner this time, got to give credit where credit is due. But overall I thought the game in Peoria was a lot louder. Could have to do with where I sit.

I really wish we could have pulled this one out. I thought that it could be a long afternoon in the beginning but we battled back, so thats something. IMO that is our toughest MVC road game this year. And I think we take them out on a neutral court/ St. Louis. Also, Theron was a monster, got to give him credit there.

[Beninator]

A couple of things... I saw the game on tv at work and missed some of the last few minutes because of....well work. What I missed on tv, I heard on the radio...

A well played game from both teams. Congrats to ISU on a good win.

I WANT to play ISU in St Louis. We match up well with them and we can beat them at a neutral site.

The officiating: I dont think anyone can complain too much about the officiating. (aside from the backboard play which I havent seen) I am not saying that I like the way the game was officiated.. I didnt... But to me, the refs seemed to be consistent with their calls for both sides. Players were allowed to absolutely mug each other in the paint and the charge/blocking calls seemed to be called at the drop of a hat.... That being said,IMO, the BU-ISU game in Peoria was called much better by the refs.

[SFP]

Tough loss but good effort. Surprised that CR only got 10 minutes of action. I thought we might need a bigger gaurd to help with Oguchi and Eldridge. Maybe that is punishment for the last second steak shot.

CR was getting back doored everytime out there that is why he saw limited time. Sometimes you have to play your man not the passing lanes.

[MacabreMob]

Didn't you barely beat us in P'Town? We do suck on the road though.

I saw that too DC.

It was a great close game in P'town as it was in B/N.

I think the Rivalry is alive and well.

[chitown fanatic]

Bradley played well and made most of their free throws for a change. That same effort beats everyone else in conference, including UNI, which is now a must win to avoid threat of falling to 7-7 with the rest of the pack. I can't fault the effort, but again, what does David Collins give us that AT can't? Collins is the weakest big man on the team, has hands of glass, and still can't shoot very well. How worse can Thompson be? When the ball goes into DC, who isn't cringing knowing a strip is imminent, or a brick, and teh good defensive collins that had been there recently was nowhere to be fouind today. A major disappointment from DC today...he just can't play consistently at this level.