BU season review

[electricmayhem]

I'm writing for a site called examiner.com, which is no competition to this board because it isn't a message board. I'm working as the Bradley Braves Examiner, spreading the word about all BU sports, not just basketball.

The link is www.examiner.com/x-7020-Bradley-Braves-Examiner and I would love it if you threw it in your favorites and checked it out on your way to the BradleyFans.com message board. The first article is a season review of the Braves, player-by-player. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this thread.

If you have any feedback, shoot me a line... sorry for the incorrect link earlier.

[Da Coach]

Great work, Joe. I thought your grade for Sam M. was a little low, and I might have been a little kinder to David Collins.

If anyone didn't find the complete article, it's here-

http://www.examiner.com/x-7020-Bradley-Braves-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Bradley-Braves--Season-In-Review--Part-I

[tornado]

thanks...give Bradley a little pub in Chitown

[electricmayhem]

Thanks Coach... I just think that Sam didn't take much of a step forward. He shot poorly and didn't protect the ball as much as I would have liked. He had a nice season, and maybe his grade was a little tough... we'll see where his minutes come from next year.

Thanks for the kind words.

[lefty]

I'm writing for a site called examiner.com, which is no competition to this board because it isn't a message board. I'm working as the Bradley Braves Examiner, spreading the word about all BU sports, not just basketball.

The link is www.examiner.com/x-7020-Bradley-Braves-Examiner and I would love it if you threw it in your favorites and checked it out on your way to the BradleyFans.com message board. The first article is a season review of the Braves, player-by-player. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this thread.

If you have any feedback, shoot me a line... sorry for the incorrect link earlier.

Pretty good review......

[bigdaddystuck]

Pretty good review overall....

Agree, think the grades for Sam M. and Collins were a little low...

[Bradleyguy10]

I think the grades were spot on.

[ifarania]

Pretty good.. I'm glad you took the time to do so... A number of quibbles from me, but not bad.

[electricmayhem]

I'm up for quibbles... anything you have that can make me better, I'll listen to.

Thanks for the comments.

[daPAWW1]

A Refreshing Review!

Joe, nice work, it's rare that we get to read something about Bradley basketball that is this objective. However for the record, Thompson was the redshirt freshman and not Brown and Collins rarely if ever jumped center!

[Braves4Life]

Good work Joe. I'd give Maniscalco a B or B-, and I'd give Collins a C or C-. Roberts had a strange up and down season and, on the whole, I'd probably lower him down to a B-.

I understand how you might think of Brown as a redshirt since he essentially sat out a year between high school and college.

[jeffsu]

Joe, nice work, it's rare that we get to read something about Bradley basketball that is this objective. However for the record, Thompson was the redshirt freshman and not Brown and Collins rarely if ever jumped center!

Technically, Brown is a Redshirt Freshman, too. His Dad redshirted him himself at home last year.

[thefish7]

Did the NCAA actually start his "eligibility clock" last year. Did he enroll at a JUCO or a prep school? I can't remember... Does it matter since he never played?

[it's boogie time]

From the BU website:

Non-Traditional Route

??? An initial qualifier out of high school, Brown opted for the junior college rout to improve his game.

??? Sustained an injury before the 2007-08 season, however, then withdrew from Bevill State after the completion of the fall semester to train at home with his father, former NBA player Ricky Brown.

??? Having redshirted the 2007-08 season, Brown will have four years to complete his four years of eligibility at Bradley.

[thefish7]

Clock must have started when he enrolled at Juco.