Dave Reynolds PJS...

[BradleyBrave]

Last year, I thought we were tough and did decent on the boards with a small line-up. Going big + being tough would be a top 3 finish in the MVC, I think.

That's a great point. Last year's team had to gut out every win because they were so shorthanded. I don't necessarily think the guys aren't trying right now, because they definitely are. But part of trying your best is having the mental discipline to do things right and finish things. We don't have the discipline to box out, and don't have the discipline to finish off our defense. Thankfully we're only 2 games in and can fix this. Unfortunately the guy that would be leading the charge is done for the year.

[georgethedog]

Boy I hate to admit it but I miss Matt Salley! Did you see how they slammed DD and did we ever foul someone hard. In baseball if a pitcher plunks someone you plunk them right back. We need to own that paint and if someone dares to go down the paint we need to make them pay for it! Make them think twice about going for a layup.

I agree. How about showing the team film of "Chainsaw" Winslow. We are really soft this year. Sam S. is a HUGE person, yet he plays soft much of the time. WE is soft, period. AT, well he is sticks, but so was Reggie Miller but yet he played tough. DSE and Sam M. are probably the toughest guys and they are guards. We don't have a mascot, maybe the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man. JL recruited nice kids and that is great, but a little madness could help.

[dogsrus]

I really hate the lip service we give things sometimes. I hear 'defense, defense, defense' all the time, yet we play terrible defense most of the time. Now we hear 'toughness, toughness, toughness', and even get to see a bunch of weightlifting videos in the montage. I see a team that's been pushed around by 3 teams now - one of which is DII, the other a low major. To quote the great Toby Keith - "A little less talk and a lot more action" please.

Its like the false attendance numbers they put out.....(not just BU) listed at 9k. HA.

IF there were 5k that nite I'd be surprised......people aren't stupid and it looks like your trying to put something over on someone.

[georgethedog]

Its like the false attendance numbers they put out.....(not just BU) listed at 9k. HA.

IF there were 5k that nite I'd be surprised......people aren't stupid and it looks like your trying to put something over on someone.

Well stated.

[it's boogie time]

How about showing the team film of "Chainsaw" Winslow.

I was trading emails with a friend on Monday and used Chainsaw and Pollard as examples of the type of guy this team needs. They were a liability on the offensive end, but they played decent post defense and rebounded well.

[SaintLouBrave22]

I haven't seen the toughness JL talked about a few weeks ago......in fact we look soft...real soft.

Do you think this has something to do with playing 4 guards?!


I don't care how much steel you have in the sac, if you're 6'4" 190 and have to go up against 6'9" 240, you're gonna get beat up! Thats all there is to it!


Taylor will help a little, but I agree...


Guys need to start with the I'm gonna kill someone out on the floor in practice and take it to the games.

[SaintLouBrave22]

I really hate the lip service we give things sometimes. I hear 'defense, defense, defense' all the time, yet we play terrible defense most of the time. To quote the great Toby Keith - "A little less talk and a lot more action" please.

I agree and I blame most of that on the defensive schemes of collapsing to the middle and leaving the shooters yet overplaying the wings at times and letting guys drive past us for layups...its awful and whoever came up with that needs to be taken out back!

Because lately after seeing this team the first two games and their lack of defense and toughness, we've been hearing a different Toby Keith song...


Its called, "Who's Your Daddy"

[amckillip]

"There was a time, back in my prime..."

The ONE country song I don't absolutely hate, and that is primarily because of a good night with and a good friend or two of mine at BU down Farmington, but that is probably not good to discuss here... Past that... Country is well... umm.... I'll leave it at that for fear of making enemies

[SaintLouBrave22]

The ONE country song I don't absolutely hate, and that is primarily because of a good night with and a good friend or two of mine at BU down Farmington, but that is probably not good to discuss here... Past that... Country is well... umm.... I'll leave it at that for fear of making enemies

Now you have to specify here....


Are you talking about the bars on Farmington Road? Or the actual TOWN of Farmington?

[BradleyBrave]

The ONE country song I don't absolutely hate, and that is primarily because of a good night with and a good friend or two of mine at BU down Farmington, but that is probably not good to discuss here...

It's the song I live by day after day...

[shaunguth]

Its like the false attendance numbers they put out.....(not just BU) listed at 9k. HA.

IF there were 5k that nite I'd be surprised......people aren't stupid and it looks like your trying to put something over on someone.

At the same time, there were not 6,000 tickets available for the game either.

[amckillip]

Now you have to specify here....


Are you talking about the bars on Farmington Road? Or the actual TOWN of Farmington?

It would make a better story if it was Farmington, but it was Farmington Road...

[patrick_o'brian]

What about the TOWN of Farmington?