BU season review

[tornado]

yes, it starts when you enroll in a 4-year college or in juco.

if you just take a couple years off like Sean Harris (for military or religious service) then you have an exemption or if you just choose not to enroll after HS like Mareceo Rutledge or Ahmad Grant, did then the clock isn't ticking.

[Beninator]

Nice job Joe. I thought your grading was accurate as well.

[BUFAN]

I'd give DC the B- based strickly on his improvement over last year and SS the D...

[it's boogie time]

I'd give DC the B- based strickly on his improvement over last year

David Collins:
points: 4.5 ppg this year - 3.8ppg last year
rebounds: 4.0 rpg this year - 2.4 rpg last year
blocks: 50 this year - 13 last year
shooting %: 45% shooting this year - 65.2% last year
turnovers: 57 turnovers this year - 27 turnovers last year
66.7% from the free throw line both years
3 assists in his career (all this year)
12 steals in his career (8 this year)

[Beninator]

I'd give DC the B- based strickly on his improvement over last year and SS the D...

If you knew the therapy and routine that SS probably goes through after each game with his knee, you probably wouldnt be so harsh on SS. SS is a reserve who has been thrown into major minutes. GIVE HIM A BREAK!

[mrcoachdude]

Agree with you Ben...SS deserves a ton of credit for walking on the floor after what that young man has gone through........

[Out of Balance]

I'd give DC the B- based strickly on his improvement over last year and SS the D...

What Did you follow BU BB at all

[Out of Balance]

Good #'s for SS the last 10 games, he played good ball, his #'s came up and did a good job on the D end. Didn't get much help with the small lineups. Sam has good hands, passes good and on the D end, can can steal the ball for a big guy. Some think Sam has been around for ever but in reality he has played just 3 years. Sam will be a great leader next year both on and off the court. His game will pick up next year if we get him a big to play along side him at the 4. I look for him to improve on the offense end over the summer. Glad you are coming back Sam Good Luck

[houstontxbrave]

David Collins:
points: 4.5 ppg this year - 3.8ppg last year
rebounds: 4.0 rpg this year - 2.4 rpg last year
blocks: 50 this year - 13 last year
shooting %: 45% shooting this year - 65.2% last year
turnovers: 57 turnovers this year - 27 turnovers last year
66.7% from the free throw line both years
3 assists in his career (all this year)
12 steals in his career (8 this year)

Those numbers for a man who has the physical skills both body and size wise are sickening. I honestly believe Collins was the most disappointing big man to have ever put on a Bradley Uniform, who actually had potential. He never improved from his Junior year to Senior year.

To be 7 feet tall mobile and athletic and put up such weak numbers in a year the Valley is down, well personally Collins deserves a D for his efforts this season. The D is for major disappointment.

[leebiddlecome]

Yes, David Collins somewhat disappointed because he didn't produce. But, the more I watched him the more I understood. A) he isn't as athletic and mobile as many claim. He just wasn't. And, B) most importantly, he didn't know how to play basketball. He had/has no basketball instincts. You cannot teach this. David doesn't have them and that's not his fault.

He played basketball because he was 7-0 tall. That's great. But he just didn't have any other God given gifts to succeed.

[Braves4Life]

Yes, David Collins somewhat disappointed because he didn't produce. But, the more I watched him the more I understood. A) he isn't as athletic and mobile as many claim. He just wasn't. And, B) most importantly, he didn't know how to play basketball. He had/has no basketball instincts. You cannot teach this. David doesn't have them and that's not his fault.

He played basketball because he was 7-0 tall. That's great. But he just didn't have any other God given gifts to succeed.

Post of the day! Quite possibly the best description, with compassion, I've seen for Collins. Good call lee.

[real fan]

Maniscalco"s grade is a little unfair in that he had to shoulder too much of the responsibility do to the loss of Warren, I would give him a B , Collins showed at times he was capable of being a much better player when he put forth the effort, unfortunately he just did not give the effort that I felt he could have most of the time and so his grade was correct.
Thompson is the same size as Benson (Oakland center) which tells me that he needs to be more aggressive as we could not stop Benson .

[Beninator]

Post of the day! Quite possibly the best description, with compassion, I've seen for Collins. Good call lee.

I'll second this. Nice post Lee.

[Bradleyguy10]

Maniscalco"s grade is a little unfair in that he had to shoulder too much of the responsibility do to the loss of Warren, I would give him a B , Collins showed at times he was capable of being a much better player when he put forth the effort, unfortunately he just did not give the effort that I felt he could have most of the time and so his grade was correct.
Thompson is the same size as Benson (Oakland center) which tells me that he needs to be more aggressive as we could not stop Benson .

I'm confused as to why so many people think SM's grade is so unfair. He is a captain...he ACTS like a upperclassmen, he is supposed to lead like an upperclassman, then why shouldn't he be graded like an upperclassmen? For a captain of this team he was very average. Even for a sophomore he was only slightly above average. In my book average is a C.

Leadership and heart A, but his actual production compared to his position on this team (and I don't mean SG, PG, etc) he was very average.

[electricmayhem]

I'm glad to see the discussion on this board. I thank everyone for the nice comments, and I hope to give you more fodder for posting soon.

To answer some of the posts:

1. I agree with the sentiment on SS that he's a tough kid. I think he'll be a strong piece of the team next season, possibly more as a leader than through his production.

2. Don't get me wrong... I like SM. I agree that he was asked to shoulder the burden of the injury to AW. I just think he is a man without a position, and that hurt his production. Maybe a B- would have been more fair. He's also going to be a huge part of the team next year.

3. Technically, Brown didn't redshirt at BU, but he was still a redshirt freshie.

Again, please visit my site on the way to this board. In no way do I want to take away from this board... two completely different forums. BradleyFans does a great job hosting excellent discussions. My site is just for information and editorial work.