I Support JL Thread

[DUBrave5]

I support Jim Les and I will keep going to the games and cheering for Bradley. We have hit a rough patch this year and this next week may continue to be rough, but looking at the schedule, this season is not over. There is still time for this team to surprise everyone. I think a win at Cedar Falls will change the current tone of those on this board a lot and I really believe that this team can do that.

I also look forward to a different Missouri St. team coming into Carver next weekend because no way does Weems shoot that well again and if he didn't shoot that well yesterday, that game would've been completely different.

Go BU

[BradleyBrave]

I also look forward to a different Missouri St. team coming into Carver next weekend because no way does Weems shoot that well again and if he didn't shoot that well yesterday, that game would've been completely different.

Go BU

Well, the last two teams who've come into Carver have shot the lights out from 3, so I wouldn't be so sure that MSU doesn't do that as well.

[BradleyJD]

I support Jim 100% and always have. I'm a Bradley fan and he's our coach and has always been a credit to the University. I wasn't a big supporter of the coach before DV, but I never missed a game and cheered for the Braves just as much as I do now. I know most everyone on this board wishes the Braves were having a better season, but this is a board about Bradley basketball and IMO, there are too many on this board who seem to think if someone has an opinion different than theirs, they are BU haters. Not so. GO BRAVES. The season isn't over yet.

Amen Chico.....

I think the concerned BU fans are the actual fans. If you are not concerned with how this season is going, then I would wonder.

[Bradleyguy10]

I support Jim Les and would give him until the end of next year or else.......

Exactly my thoughts...without the morbid stuff. If this year turns out to be a bust through and through and next year is the same story...it's time to consider other options.

[BradleyJD]

Exactly my thoughts...without the morbid stuff. If this year turns out to be a bust through and through and next year is the same story...it's time to consider other options.

So you give him 2 more seasons??

Why?

He is 63-68 in conference. After this season, its much worse.

[Braves4Life]

So you give him 2 more seasons??

Why?

I think this year and next year is reasonable. We have had and continue to have way too many injuries. As others have said, we were picked to finish 6th this year and next year was supposed to be our year. Next year we will have virtually everybody back and will have enough to depth to weather injuries. There will be NO excuse if we don't win next year.

[BradleyBrave]

I think this year and next year is reasonable. We have had and continue to have way too many injuries. As others have said, we were picked to finish 6th this year and next year was supposed to be our year. Next year we will have virtually everybody back and will have enough to depth to weather injuries. There will be NO excuse if we don't win next year.

Who said next year is supposed to be our year? We have the same team as last year for the most part, a team that finished 4th and had as good of a shot at the top 3 as any in JL's tenure. Yet we'll be lucky to avoid Thursday. Why would a team that went from 4th to play-in be expected to win a title?

Every team has injuries. Since when was Dodie Dunson the key to the season? You'll be able to come up with excuses for JL forever if you want. No other coach at BU has ever gotten this much rope. I ask again, what are we afraid of?

Why do people act like finishing 6th would be OK because that's where we were picked? I cite my paragraph above as to why it's not acceptable. If we were picked 8th and finished there, would that be OK?

Don't kid yourself...if JL comes back and we muddle our way to anything short of a league title, there will be plenty of excuses. There always is.

[BradleyJD]

Wasn't last year our year?

wasn't this year our year?

Now it's next year

[squirrelgotdead]

I also support JL, but more importantly, I support the players on the team. I want them to be successful. That is independent of my thoughts as to whether or not JL is the guy to lead them there.

My two questions are this: 1) Do you believe the talent is in place to finish first in the MVC next year? and if so, 2) Do you believe JL is the guy to reach that end?

[bigdaddystuck]

My two questions are this: 1) Do you believe the talent is in place to finish first in the MVC next year? and if so, 2) Do you believe JL is the guy to reach that end?

I'll bite.....

1)Yes I believe the talent is there for next year....

2)IMO JL is a very good offensive coach...unfortunately, there is a whole other side of the game.....so as it stands.....without help on the defensive side, NO.

[peoriaspitfire]

When I was much, much younger I used to pretend I was Jim Les and dive for balls all over the court and street. Each time I would yell Jim's name out as I did this and it would give my friends a chuckle. This determination is exactly what I thought Jim would instill in his players, but I think I have finally realized this is something you have to be born with.

I'll always support him as the coach of BU basketball and will always have a fond memories of him as both a player and coach.

My support doesn't mean I'm happy that were only mid-major in our own conference. Whether it's fair or not, I still want BU to be mentioned in the same light as Xaiver, Gonzaga and others one day and be expected to compete for the MVC title every year.

[Braves2011]

I support Jim Les... but as stated before with the no experience assistant coaches it makes it hard to see things that the assistants might see when the head coach doesn't... I've been in the golf business and if you are going to run a well known golf course you need household assistants that has experience instead of no experience.. and no experience is what we have... until we get better assistants i don't see this team reaching its potential as fast...

[Samd2]

I support Jim Les !!! thank you for the thread, it is what it is.... our Braves are good, but they are not the best. Next year dont really look that promising if you look what the rest of the conference is going to return. I am sure that Les is more upset about the team performance than any of us, I also think that Les will get it right and we will have a shot in the conference tournament. But getting the ship right will include a few or even several more losses.

[basketball nut]

I do support JL but that doesn't mean there are not problems.
For those that want to make changes be careful what you ask for as it may be worse then what you have now.
The question some have asked was this was suppose to be our year but then other teams also returned players and the league as a whole has gotten a lot better and next year will be even more so.
Next year depends what we can get to help us out on the inside. I hope we can get one more big guy or that JP is ready (and I believe he will be) to help out. The inside is why we can't compete for the top 4 places this year.

[BradleyBrave]

I do support JL but that doesn't mean there are not problems.
For those that want to make changes be careful what you ask for as it may be worse then what you have now.
The question some have asked was this was suppose to be our year but then other teams also returned players and the league as a whole has gotten a lot better and next year will be even more so.
Next year depends what we can get to help us out on the inside. I hope we can get one more big guy or that JP is ready (and I believe he will be) to help out. The inside is why we can't compete for the top 4 places this year.

Missouri State wasn't afraid to make a move. They canned a guy with a record better than our guy. What are we afraid of?