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The BU Web site almost always uses file photos for game recaps, especially for road games.
I know. Some were questioning why the PJS was using a photo of a different game to go along with one of their articles. Just thought I'd point out that Bradley's very own athletic website does the same thing and I don't think it's only for road games.
???People say, ???Forget last year', but I want our guys to remember that one, because that will not happen again. We will be much better.??? Geno Ford, 9/22/12
I know. Some were questioning why the PJS was using a photo of a different game to go along with one of their articles. Just thought I'd point out that Bradley's very own athletic website does the same thing and I don't think it's only for road games.
Imagine that ... someone on here defending the PJStar. The nerve, shaunguth!
I didn't see the comment about the PJStar pic, but my guess is that it was a road game and they rely on photos from the AP. If there aren't any on the AP wire, they use a file pic from another game.
We won and that was great but a few things of note. First we were passing the ball beautiful the first part of the game and got away from that the rest of the game. Tooooo much dribbling from the team. Second I thought TB played a good game and I thought he should have seen some action in the 2nd 1/2 to give TW a spell. Do you wonder why he missed hid FTs down the stretch? It is called fatigue my friends. JL needs to use TB 3-5 minutes in the 2nd 1/2 to let TW recoup and be ready for the last 8 minutes. DC had a decent game and SS disappeared. I just want to sasy we need to look inside right away instead of waiting. DC or for that fact SS and TW have been open early and the team just seems to want to pass around the perimeter. Loyola started playing the pass and that is when the inside should have opened up. Also we lost our defensive focus andintensity for too long of stretches. A better team would have drilled us. I like what I saw the first 15 minutes of the game and if we can do that for 40 minutes we will be a real tough out.
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
??” Thomas Jefferson
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... along with other former BU players ...Doug Shank...
The student turnout was pathetic. Loyola has a student section called the Rambler Rowdies. We counted a maximum of 17 people in the entire section.
Did Doug demonstrate his "crossover"?
the band section was way larger than the student section...
also....there is a small report in the DR coverage saying Dodie hurt his hand and is getting xrays...hope he is OK, he definitely helped us more yesterday than those missed FT's seemed to indicate...
Several times when we needed a basket, it was Dodie who either drove or pulled up or dished off..and he did make his first 7 FT's when it really mattered.
and...anyone notice a little error in this report?? "Bradley Rides First Half Surge to Win at Loyola, 86-79"
CHICAGO ? Bradley sophomore guard Sam Maniscalco scored 18 points in his return home and reserve swingman Chris Roberts shared team-high honors with 18 points, sparking the Braves (16-12) to an 86-75 non-conference win Saturday afternoon at Loyola-Chicago (14-16) in a contest created through the ESPNU BracketBusters concept.? Bradley improves to 5-1 all-time in the February games created through its participation in the series.
(the BU home website links to the Loyola site for the box score!)
finally--- Loyola's Justin Cerasoli & JR Blount did have a good games, but required 41 (22+19) shot attempts for
their 46 points (26+20) (1.12 points per shot attempt)
The rest of the starters "dropped" 17 points from 11 shot attempts... 1.55 points per shot attempt
and the rest of the entire team had 29 pts on 24 shots... 1.21 points per shot attempt.
This leads me to believe their "studs" maybe took too many shots, and some ill-advised shots...
Maybe guys like Courtney Stanley (4-6) and Darrin Williams (4-4) should have gotten more shots.
Loyola had 65 shot attempts in the game, Bradley had only 48.
and we had assists on 58.3% of our baskets, compared to their 42.4%...
We shared the ball better, took better shots, turned it over less, and most importantly scored more!
Thank you so much for Eric Peterson’s story, “Left without a home.”
The story broke my heart and gave me continued empathy for those who just need a little extra “hand up” and not a “hand...
Imagine that ... someone on here defending the PJStar.
Don't worry Scouter, it's just a matter of time before the PJS screws something up!
Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™
Imagine that ... someone on here defending the PJStar. The nerve, shaunguth!
I didn't see the comment about the PJStar pic, but my guess is that it was a road game and they rely on photos from the AP. If there aren't any on the AP wire, they use a file pic from another game.
We almost had another classic Bradley game where we were in control and had the lead for most of the game and almost had it slip away. If we would have gave up that game I dont even want to think of what this board might have read. Can we please have 2 good halves??? We should have won by 25+. Loyola is bad, real bad. No clue how that team beat Butler. I am not to happy that this is the team we have to see come to Carver next year.
We won and that was great but a few things of note. First we were passing the ball beautiful the first part of the game and got away from that the rest of the game. Tooooo much dribbling from the team. Second I thought TB played a good game and I thought he should have seen some action in the 2nd 1/2 to give TW a spell. Do you wonder why he missed hid FTs down the stretch? It is called fatigue my friends. JL needs to use TB 3-5 minutes in the 2nd 1/2 to let TW recoup and be ready for the last 8 minutes. DC had a decent game and SS disappeared. I just want to sasy we need to look inside right away instead of waiting. DC or for that fact SS and TW have been open early and the team just seems to want to pass around the perimeter. [/u][/i][/b]Loyola started playing the pass and that is when the inside should have opened up. Also we lost our defensive focus andintensity for too long of stretches. A better team would have drilled us. I like what I saw the first 15 minutes of the game and if we can do that for 40 minutes we will be a real tough out.
I agree. There were many times they were wide open and the guards saw them and elected to pass the perimeter. I hope JL and staff point this out because we gave any a lot of potential easy ones. We don't always shoot from the outside as good as we did in that first half. If we are going to make a run in St. Lou. we have to have a inside,inside/out game.
Can't we be happy with a double-digit road win?
It's discouraging that instead of fans offering congratulations and looking at the many good things this team has accomplished, we have to parse the game and focus on whatever minutia we can find that we think they did wrong.
No, Loyola is not a great team, but they were on a roll, had won 2 games in a row, and did beat Butler in Hinkle. I thought the team played extremely well, lead nearly the entire game, and did not fold when Loyola made their run.
They shot extremely well- 50% overall, and 42.1% from three. They shot their free throws well- 81.1%. The passed the ball very well. Yet, playing well in nearly every aspect of the game, and winning by a comfortable margin on the road isn't enough. We have to rip the team for not passing the ball to the centers a couple times when we thought they were open.
Ironically, the same people who always find fault with this team, are the ones who have criticized the centers all year for their inability to score with the ball, even when they get it!
Bradley is not Pitt or North Carolina. They are not going to dominate and blow teams out, especialy on the road. Enjoy the win.
Can't we be happy with a double-digit road win?
It's discouraging that instead of fans offering congratulations and looking at the many good things this team has accomplished, we have to parse the game and focus on whatever minutia we can find that we think they did wrong.
No, Loyola is not a great team, but they were on a roll, had won 2 games in a row, and did beat Butler in Hinkle. I thought the team played extremely well, lead nearly the entire game, and did not fold when Loyola made their run.
They shot extremely well- 50% overall, and 42.1% from three. They shot their free throws well- 81.1%. The passed the ball very well. Yet, playing well in nearly every aspect of the game, and winning by a comfortable margin on the road isn't enough. We have to rip the team for not passing the ball to the centers a couple times when we thought they were open.
Ironically, the same people who always find fault with this team, are the ones who have criticized the centers all year for their inability to score with the ball, even when they get it!
Bradley is not Pitt or North Carolina. They are not going to dominate and blow teams out, especialy on the road. Enjoy the win.
I agree. We beat a team that just beat Butler at their place for crying out loud! Loyola went on a run, but I never thought the game was in danger of getting away from us. A road win is a road win, tough to get and an accomplishment when we get one.
I'd say enjoy it and let's see if we can get another one at Evansville on Wednesday!
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