Postgame Thread BU-74 MSU-56

[Bravesfan]

good start and strong finish....we showed we can play with anyone in the league..
I even noted one (pretty well known) Missouri State fan get up and leave with about 5 minutes to go...so that's a pretty impressive beat down!

Congrats to the Braves -
Will Egolf is playing as well as any 5 in the Valley
our defense is strong, Dyricus and Jake are improving, and there isn't any erason we can't make a run for the Valley now....


just about everyone will be back next year too......
and we will have Dodie be back as well...

Yes, next year barring any major injuries, we have no excuse to not start out strong and win the games we should. And we still have plenty of time this year to make a strong run and do some good things as well. A minimum third place finish and NIT appearance is still doable this year.

[Chucky T's]

Isn't he the one who said- "Better days are not ahead"

Seems he was wrong or at least a little overly-negative about that one.

I will admit that at the time KW wrote this piece I pretty much agreed with him on all points. I now think that BU just might have turned the corner and the rest of the year could get interesting. It's only one game, one win and one pretty darn good effort but I like what I saw today. SWAGGER, CONFIDENCE...I LOVE IT!

Keep it up Braves! Let's kick some ,,, in Carbondale!

[Bravesfan]

I will admit that at the time KW wrote this piece I pretty much agreed with him on all points. I now think that BU just might have turned the corner and the rest of the year could get interesting. It's only one game, one win and one pretty darn good effort but I like what I saw today. SWAGGER, CONFIDENCE...I LOVE IT!

Keep it up Braves! Let's kick some ,,, in Carbondale!

My problem with KW is not that article itself. Like you said Chucky, he made some good points. But KW is like many other sports writers and/or talkers who change their opinions as often as the wind changes directions. If someone has an opinion about a team, at least they should be consistent and stick with their guns! It was way too early to write Bradley off, and KW should have known that just by looking at the schedule and seeing that we have a long stretch of winnable games coming up.

If KW wanted to change his opinion and write the team off, he should have waited and seen how we would have faired against our next three or four opponents at home. Now he's changing his tune again by saying the rest of the season "could be a lot of fun", and he looks silly for doing so because he was too premature in the first place!

[SFP]

that and the fact that the fewer the number of whistles...it always seems to benefit us....
there were some missed calls, but I can live with a few....as long as they don't call the ticky stuff and dozens of high screen fouls..

I also prefer that they let them play a physical game!

[Bravesfan]

I also wanted to mention that I found it interesting what Egolf said in KW's article. He thought that the big reason Bradley struggled for so long was that some of the players felt that after the Illinois game, winning games would come easy for the team. I made mention of that on the chat today as well. I think some players got a bit cocky after that game and it's unfortunate it took so long to turn things around. It's still not too late for a turnaround though, and the last two games have been a good start.

[flipper]

very impressed by our win today.hopefully a beginning of a long winning streak.

[BU RICK]

It's hard to pick a favorite player for the game, they all played good. I'm going with Will Egolf for my player of the game, he just seemed to be the most improved for this game. But SM, TB, and CR all had good games too and DSE, EM and JE looked good. The funniest part of the game, for me, was when the 6-9 SS blew a wide open layup and then a bottle ended up on the court, was that just a flinch reaction by JL and why was a technical called? I'm sure Sam will make it the next time. We're getting better and played some good team ball today.

[thefish7]

Ive been waiting for a blowout so long. Finally got it. Stay tough like this braves and you can do something. Talent is there; just need that stomp on throat killer instinct. Showed some of that tonight, keep it up and make something happen this season.

[Fetz86]

I'm sure Sam will make it the next time.

You're kidding right? He has to be the career leader in missed bunnies and shows no signs of ever changing that, its one of his two signature moves, the other being the moving screen.

[MacabreMob]

Great game! One down.... I said we'd win 4 (or maybe 5) of the next 5 in a row.

Loved CR's defensive effort and block on a play in the 2nd 1/2.

It came right after a play where he didn't get thru a couple screens and his man hit a 3. Coach kept yelling for 'shooter', then hollered for Chris... then the shooter got free and sank a 3.

Next time down on D, Chris fought around the screen, got to his man quicker, the guy drove instead of shooting right away, CR stayed with him, and once the guy put up a shot Chris blocked it and then took it away.

Nice job CR!

[dogsrus]

Isn't he the one who said- "Better days are not ahead"

Seems he was wrong or at least a little overly-negative about that one.

Oh come on...after ONE win. The Braves looked great but his article and assesment were dead on as usual.

I said it before but I'll say it again....Ray Charles could see something was wrong with BU. Fact remains we have STILL blown 3 HUGE home games and until today showed absolutley NO signs of turning it around.

Today was a good first step but go to SIU and lay a big egg and where are we?

I'm cautiously optomistic we can turn it around but need to see more then one game, a game we SHOULD win at home, to prove it.

MAYBE his article was the motivation they needed......

IF BU wants to avoid negative articles that tell it like it is its simple.....play like they did today.

[ser_solace]

Finally had a chance to watch the game on-demand on bubraves.tv. THIS Braves team can do very well the rest of the season.

Egolf, Brown, Roberts...they really upped their level of play.

[Dallas Brave]

Wow ... I picked a bad game to miss on bubraves.com

Not to get ahead of myself ... but after taking the best team in the conference down to the wire on their home court and totally dismantling MSU who is in the top half of the league ... the Braves have the ability to go dancing after St. Louis.

[TheHeemyMonster]

Oh come on...after ONE win. The Braves looked great but his article and assesment were dead on as usual.

I said it before but I'll say it again....Ray Charles could see something was wrong with BU. Fact remains we have STILL blown 3 HUGE home games and until today showed absolutley NO signs of turning it around.

Today was a good first step but go to SIU and lay a big egg and where are we?

I'm cautiously optomistic we can turn it around but need to see more then one game, a game we SHOULD win at home, to prove it.

MAYBE his article was the motivation they needed......

IF BU wants to avoid negative articles that tell it like it is its simple.....play like they did today.

couldnt of said it better myself

[BradleyBrave]

Oh come on...after ONE win. The Braves looked great but his article and assesment were dead on as usual.

I said it before but I'll say it again....Ray Charles could see something was wrong with BU. Fact remains we have STILL blown 3 HUGE home games and until today showed absolutley NO signs of turning it around.

Today was a good first step but go to SIU and lay a big egg and where are we?

I'm cautiously optomistic we can turn it around but need to see more then one game, a game we SHOULD win at home, to prove it.

MAYBE his article was the motivation they needed......

IF BU wants to avoid negative articles that tell it like it is its simple.....play like they did today.

Correct. Basically KW is saying that talent is there, and has been there all year to play this way consistently. They haven't so...yeah...not sure where the inconsistency is in what he's saying. Either the talent is there and we've underachieved greatly, or we aren't that talented. Some on here want to have it both ways...I happen to think we're pretty talented...