BU Extended The Lead When...

[Guest]

Tonight was back and forth and BU finally extended the lead in the second half when Coach Les played a BIGGER lineup. For quite a while in the second half BU played with Sam M., Dodie, Roberts, Wilson and Collins. I have been waiting for this lineup for a while. That line-up extended the lead and was the difference in the game. IMO

[Big Mike]

TB also gave some life to the O' tonight! I think he can be special!

[BUBraves06]

TB also gave some life to the O' tonight! I think he can be special!

No doubt about it, I wish we could see more of him.

[Grassman]

Tonight was back and forth and BU finally extended the lead in the second half when Coach Les played a BIGGER lineup. For quite a while in the second half BU played with Sam M., Dodie, Roberts, Wilson and Collins. I have been waiting for this lineup for a while. That line-up extended the lead and was the difference in the game. IMO

I noticed, this line up played extremely well together. Personally I would make this our "starting" line-up, but I am not the coach.

[lefty]

I noticed, this line up played extremely well together. Personally I would make this our "starting" line-up, but I am not the coach.

Keep in mind we were playing a 3-12 team in the Valley

[georgethedog]

Keep in mind we were playing a 3-12 team in the Valley

Also, keep in mind that before that line-up went in and worked together for several minutes we were playing a 3-12 team only even...

[Grassman]

Keep in mind we were playing a 3-12 team in the Valley

What has that got to do with how guys are playing together?
You mean they would not play well together against an 11-4 team?
Ludicrous!

[TheHeemyMonster]

TB also gave some life to the O' tonight! I think he can be special!

This is the 2nd game in a row where I thought TB played an excellent 1st half and then got a DNP for the 2nd half. This really doesnt make sense at all to me. I understand not having him in the final 5 mins of the game because he is a terrible free throw shooter but I dont see why he can't play 5-8 mins in the 2nd half

[bigdaddystuck]

First off, I'd like to thank JL for my excellent tickets tonight! Always nice to have a nice view!

We struggled tonight against the bottom of the valley. However we did win and that in the end is what is important. As I see it, there is not much we can do to really improve our position in the valley.....IMO JL has tried some different things in the last couple of games. I really like the energy that CR brings to the table....only wish he was only a freshman! DC played well, not dominate but well. TW and Sammy were tough tonight. The biggest plus from the last 2 games was that both teams made runs but we never panicked and built a lead back up.


GO BU!!!!

[thefish7]

This is the 2nd game in a row where I thought TB played an excellent 1st half and then got a DNP for the 2nd half. This really doesnt make sense at all to me. I understand not having him in the final 5 mins of the game because he is a terrible free throw shooter but I dont see why he can't play 5-8 mins in the 2nd half

I can't think of anything that I would have changed about Les' rotation of players tonight. He also left TB in after his second (and probably ill-advised) 3pt attempt. When I aw Theron coming in, I felt sure TB was getting yanked. I think part of why TB got so many minutes in the first half was because Bradley had a nice big lead. MSU made a big run in the second half and it was close from there to the finish, so I don't think Les was in tinkering mode...

[Bravesfan]

Hey, it's a win and we can dream about an ISU loss tomorrow night to keep our hopes for third place alive. If not, 4th is not so bad considering we have been shorthanded this year and were picked 5th even before the injuries. The important thing is we have momentum going into St. Louis, and this schedule is what the doctor ordered.

[VeveJones007]

Tonight was back and forth and BU finally extended the lead in the second half when Coach Les played a BIGGER lineup. For quite a while in the second half BU played with Sam M., Dodie, Roberts, Wilson and Collins. I have been waiting for this lineup for a while. That line-up extended the lead and was the difference in the game. IMO

The lead could have also been extended because that is the most experienced college basketball lineup that the team can put on the floor at once. l don't think you can say that the lead was definitely extended because the lineup was "bigger." I think experience is a more important factor.

[lefty]

What has that got to do with how guys are playing together?
You mean they would not play well together against an 11-4 team?
Ludicrous!

Ok..I'll take it back. You have CR or DD instead of EM...it's really not a huge change IMO.
It was one part of a game. They did well tonite together doesn't mean they always will. For the most part everyone has said EM is a natural PG for us....

[TheHeemyMonster]

I can't think of anything that I would have changed about Les' rotation of players tonight. He also left TB in after his second (and probably ill-advised) 3pt attempt. When I aw Theron coming in, I felt sure TB was getting yanked. I think part of why TB got so many minutes in the first half was because Bradley had a nice big lead. MSU made a big run in the second half and it was close from there to the finish, so I don't think Les was in tinkering mode...

I didn't think that shot was ill advised at all. He looked pretty wide open to me I just think he got caught up in the moment after hitting 2 back to back shots and getting the crowd back into it. I wasnt surprised he didnt get yanked there. He is a freshman and needs to be able to play through stuff like that down the road

[MacabreMob]

TB also gave some life to the O' tonight! I think he can be special!

No doubt about it, I wish we could see more of him.

This is the 2nd game in a row where I thought TB played an excellent 1st half and then got a DNP for the 2nd half. This really doesnt make sense at all to me. I understand not having him in the final 5 mins of the game because he is a terrible free throw shooter but I dont see why he can't play 5-8 mins in the 2nd half

Isn't TB playing behind TW? More time for TB means less time for TW - right? So I think he'll get his time. But then next season he might share some minutes with CR. I don't know. At any rate... I am very happy with what TB has contributed so far and look forward to watching his career.