Dse

[doug shank's crossover]

DSE has the potential to be the best point guard we've seen in decades. He's a slasher first, penetrate-and-kick guard, second. If his jumpshot ever develops I think he'll be a pro prospect. I may be in the minority here, but Will Egolf is developing quite nicely. Imagine him with 15 additional pounds of muscle. Both of these guys will end their careers as first team all MVC...book it.

[peoriaspitfire]

DSE has the potential to be the best point guard we've seen in decades. He's a slasher first, penetrate-and-kick guard, second. If his jumpshot ever develops I think he'll be a pro prospect. I may be in the minority here, but Will Egolf is developing quite nicely. Imagine him with 15 additional pounds of muscle. Both of these guys will end their careers as first team all MVC...book it.

DSE with a jumpshot would be unfair to opposing defenses and make BU an instant MVC title contender.

DSE has quickly become one of my favorites, but I hope everyone can see how well SM has been playing the last few games. It would take an awful lot for me to replace a healthy SM in the starting lineup. Does anyone know for sure or not, if SM is indeed 100% or at least 90%? I know earlier in the year he was getting bagged on pretty hard by some. I even thought at one point in the non-conference season that it would be better to just shut him down until the MVC season.

[SaintLouBrave22]

DSE is the best pure talent the team has at PG as when he is in and has the ball in his hands, he makes everyone on the floor better.

The only real problem I see is that next year he really needs to get more minutes, but where does the push Sammy or Andrew or even Dodie being back?

I hate the 3-guard system and like it even less if Sam is playing the 2, even it looking more natural to him as it puts the team in a precarious position defensively...

UNI has worked it pretty well playing both Moran and Farokmanesh, but Moran is much better defensively than Sammy and they also have their two bigs inside to help out with Koch being a premier on ball defender.


So really, if we give DSE more minutes next year, I feel like it needs to be mainly at the expense of Sammy if we can not find a way to play a bigger frontline than 6'4", 6'6", 6'9"...

[SaintLouBrave22]

Going juco would hurt our program down the road in that we would lose too many players in the next 3 years, Wilkens would be fine as he has 3 years but we need 1 more freshman to join Prosser in next years class.

We could use a solid 4....


Like say someone who is 6'7" or 6'8" and about 230 but agile...


Don't know who that would be, but we need a glass man...someone who rebounds and defends inside the 12 ft. area...

[Braves4Life]

We could use a solid 4....


Like say someone who is 6'7" or 6'8" and about 230 but agile...


Don't know who that would be, but we need a glass man...someone who rebounds and defends inside the 12 ft. area...

Hopefully Prosser will fit this bill

[RaiderOfBradley]

I can easily see Dyricus playing the point. He is a good ball handler, distributes well and has the ability to drive the lane and either pass or have a solid shot. He also is good with the outside shot, making him a difficult matchup for any opponent.

I could conceivably see Dyricus moving past Sam M. next year at the point. As stated previously, Sam has shown he is the same player whether starting or off the bench. The ability for Dyricus to stress opposing defenses with his quickness, as well as his own defensive and rebounding abilities, would be more useful as a starter.

[SFP]

There are only two things we have not seen from DSE, the outside shot and the ability to bring the ball up with pressure. That does not mean he can't shoot or bring the ball up. If we look at the other parts of the game that we have seen he absolutely has the talent to start above EM, SM and DD. He defends as well as DD, he drives to the basket better then all 3 to finish, he rebounds as well as EM, is taller then SM and EM and brings an intensity that this team needs. I'm not sure if after a summer of working out and the drive this guy seems to possess if he can be denied. He has the biggest upside to any player on the team and that type of talent just has to be on the floor as soon as he gets his bearings 100% straight on what JL wants from him. He has the talent to start this year but is still a bit tentative out there but once he can start reacting instinctively instead of reactionary we'll see our next great player.

I also do not see EM ever leaving BU. He'll also continue to work hard and be a tremendous part of BU legend once his senior year roles around. He is doing pretty well academically and I have never seen anyone remotely ran off from this team who also bust their tale off in the class room. I hope that BU stands for more then a basketball school but one that stresses the importance to a fine education. If our guys give it their all on the court and do well as citizens and students, the majority of BU alums are extremely happy!

[Braves4Life]

There are only two things we have not seen from DSE, the outside shot and the ability to bring the ball up with pressure.

Not sure if you were at BU when Hawk was a freshman SFP but Hawk came to BU as a high school post player with limited ball handling skills. I'd say he developed pretty well with a little hard work

[SFP]

Not sure if you were at BU when Hawk was a freshman SFP but Hawk came to BU as a high school post player with limited ball handling skills. I'd say he developed pretty well with a little hard work

Yo, you know I was there and loved it! I'm not even saying he does not have those skills now, it's just that he has not displayed them yet. I love it that he looks to drive and dish first and if not head all the way in if they do not double up. Can you imagine what type of player he'll be when you have to guard him tight from the 3! Unstoppable folks! That is why he will start next year! No one has that ability on the team to do it all. No one!

BTW...He handles the ball better then HH did his freshmen year but HH showed that he had a pretty good jumper.

[Bradleyguy10]

Idk I think DSE has proven his shot pretty effectively for a freshmen. Just from memory I can recall a number of big 3's that he has made at the beginning of the season. And looking up his stats...in 12 games 41.5% from the field, 30.8% from 3, and even 50% on ft's. He's avg. 2.2 rebounds a game, 1.6 assists per game, and 4.3 pts. I'd say that's pretty good shooting and filling the stat sheet for a freshmen that has only recently taken over pg minutes. I think he's shooting fine and he definitely has the most upside I think of anyone playing at the moment.

[Samd2]

DSE is for sure a bright spot in the future of Bradley Basketball, he has quickly become one of the fan favorite players as you could hear in the applause he gets when he checks into the game.

But, I would rather see us with a Daniel Ruffin, Willie Scott or Jim Les type of point guard and I dont think he fits that mold. He will is more suited for the 2 spot and I think would be a better player in that position.

[BU RICK]

If we had a 6-8 or 6-9 kid that was capable of handling the basketball and passing it, say a Magic Johnson type, a few of you would be clamoring for him to sit on the bench or play center I still think of the S16 game against Memphis where we got slammed over 4-5 times in a row in the second half. So I guess for some Bradley fans, they think a 6-3 kid can't play point guard, the smaller the better huh. That's no knock on our two current (SM & EM) point guards.

Big game tonight - Purdue at Illinois. Go Illini!

Big game tomorrow at SIU - Go Braves!

[SFP]

If we had a 6-8 or 6-9 kid that was capable of handling the basketball and passing it, say a Magic Johnson type, a few of you would be clamoring for him to sit on the bench or play center I still think of the S16 game against Memphis where we got slammed over 4-5 times in a row in the second half. So I guess for some Bradley fans, they think a 6-3 kid can't play point guard, the smaller the better huh. That's no knock on our two current point guards.

Big game tonight - Purdue at Illinois. Go Illini!

Big game tomorrow at SIU - Go Braves!

Rick I could not agree more. The Memphis players at every position except at the 5 appeared 4-5 inches taller and 40 lbs bigger. They dominated our guard play by being physically bigger but not athletically better. If DSE can prove he can play the 1, better for us!

[Braves4Life]

If we had a 6-8 or 6-9 kid that was capable of handling the basketball and passing it, say a Magic Johnson type, a few of you would be clamoring for him to sit on the bench or play center I still think of the S16 game against Memphis where we got slammed over 4-5 times in a row in the second half. So I guess for some Bradley fans, they think a 6-3 kid can't play point guard, the smaller the better huh. That's no knock on our two current (SM & EM) point guards.

Big game tonight - Purdue at Illinois. Go Illini!

Big game tomorrow at SIU - Go Braves!

Rick I could not agree more. The Memphis players at every position except at the 5 appeared 4-5 inches taller and 40 lbs bigger. They dominated our guard play by being physically bigger but not athletically better. If DSE can prove he can play the 1, better for us!

Also agreed! But, unfortunately, that's the difference between a Major and a mid-Major. We just cannot get that kind of player. I, too, would love to see DSE be that guy. I'm just not sure if that would be the position where he could perform best.

[real fan]

I don"t understand how many times we have to tell people that DSE can play the point guard position and play it very well. he did in high school and led Washington to the state tour. his junior year plus he did it against the best competition in the state , what other proof do you need.