So how bout that...

[houstontxbrave]

I'm with you Monmouth. They played hard, shots did not go in and CU hit a ton of 3s. That happens,we lose and we prepare for the next one. Life goes on! Do I feel better when we win yes but my life does not depend on it.

I only saw the 2nd half and the two annoucers on the TV feed refuse to give information regarding game flow... did Bradley have any timeouts left at the end of the game?

BTW what lost us this game atleast in the 2nd half as terrible rotation on D and not defending shooters, and the always present missing of free throws, the front end misses by Brown and Roberts were killers.

CU is not better then us but when you leave shooters open over and over they are going to make shots, you cant get lost continually defensively and you MUST make front ends of one and ones.

I really hope we didnt have a timeout left because out execution in the last minute and half was embarassing.

[shaunguth]

I'm with you too! They have been playing hard lately, and despite what some will say that is all I ask, because if they always do that they will usually win just not last night. The negativity of some is unbelievable and has to be unhealthy. I love Bradley winning, but don't depend on it either. Reality is this has been a decent program for 4 years and appears to be building for a next step in the next couple years. Some posters are so negative even to say that a good year next year is a bad thing, which blew me away!! How can it possibly be bad, isn't that what you want?? Even that has a negative spin to it, it is almost funny if it weren't sad.

For those that bash the team after every loss, maybe I should start saying after every win BU should hire JL forever and is the best coach in the world, BU will win 10 straight conference championships, and this team should be ranked number 1 in the country. That's how irrational some sound on the other side when we lose with all the JL and Bradley bashing. It is not life or death, it is A KIDS GAME!!!! Lighten up and enjoy life and this game, it is a lot better for you in the long run.

I've been thinking the same thing lately!

[Carver Arena Guy]

I've been thinking the same thing lately!

Who has said having a good season next year is a bad thing? Got any evidence of that?

[SFP]

Fair enough, but by your view shouldn't Jim Molinari still be the coach?

Others will tell you that there were other reasons why Molinari was let go that had to do with donations then anything else. I thought he was let go to early, IMO. I liked MO and I thought he represented the school with a ton of class. We are where we are now and I feel the same way about JL.

[shaunguth]

Who has said having a good season next year is a bad thing? Got any evidence of that?

I'm not sure if anyone said it in those exact words or not, but that is certainly the impression some people are giving!

[BUfan14]

Fair enough, but by your view shouldn't Jim Molinari still be the coach?

Well I'm not sure how I said that, although I'm sure some kind of mediocrity loving quote is coming. I see a program that has a super bright future coming up as soon as next year and beyond, and a program that has a lot of energy. I have nothing against Molinari, he was a decent coach and I'll support whoever our coach is cause I want us to win, but I don't think it was the same energy around the program. Like it or not JL is the only coach to make the Sweet Sixteen with Bradley in 50 some years. And no that wasn't a "fluke", it was a good team. That is quite an accomplishment. I followed Bradley before, but it was when I met JL as a young kid that I decided to become a big Bradley fan and became hooked. His energy and dedication about Bradley and him being a nice guy really made me love Bradley basketball. I think that is the same energy a lot of people love about him!

[BUfan14]

Who has said having a good season next year is a bad thing? Got any evidence of that?

This is a quote from Bradley Brave last night:

"So we get a 'next season', and it's a good one. Then Sam, Dodie, AW, all graduate. We're right back to mediocrity again, with excuses. Not sure what we're afraid of here. Other coaches have been fired for having more success than our current coach. All indications point to a losing league record after 8 seasons, with zero top 3 finishes. Most coaches wouldn't get 8 season with that rate of success."

He made it sound like having a good next year would be bad for the program. Even good seasons are bad haha

[Carver Arena Guy]

Well I'm not sure how I said that, although I'm sure some kind of mediocrity loving quote is coming. I see a program that has a super bright future coming up as soon as next year and beyond, and a program that has a lot of energy. I have nothing against Molinari, he was a decent coach and I'll support whoever our coach is cause I want us to win, but I don't think it was the same energy around the program. Like it or not JL is the only coach to make the Sweet Sixteen with Bradley in 50 some years. And no that wasn't a "fluke", it was a good team. That is quite an accomplishment. I followed Bradley before, but it was when I met JL as a young kid that I decided to become a big Bradley fan and became hooked. His energy and dedication about Bradley and him being a nice guy really made me love Bradley basketball. I think that is the same energy a lot of people love about him!

I don't think anyone has said Jim Les isn't a nice guy. I think you are mistaken about the "energy" which is subjective anyway, but to each their own. I sure remember going to games in 1995-1996-1997 that were absolutely electric.

Winning brings energy and electricity to Carver Arena.

[shaunguth]

Well I'm not sure how I said that, although I'm sure some kind of mediocrity loving quote is coming. I see a program that has a super bright future coming up as soon as next year and beyond, and a program that has a lot of energy. I have nothing against Molinari, he was a decent coach and I'll support whoever our coach is cause I want us to win, but I don't think it was the same energy around the program. Like it or not JL is the only coach to make the Sweet Sixteen with Bradley in 50 some years. And no that wasn't a "fluke", it was a good team. That is quite an accomplishment. I followed Bradley before, but it was when I met JL as a young kid that I decided to become a big Bradley fan and became hooked. His energy and dedication about Bradley and him being a nice guy really made me love Bradley basketball. I think that is the same energy a lot of people love about him!

I'm beginning to see that ANY positives are "flukes" and any negatives are JL's fault. People will point out that the entire coaching staff spends entire timeouts either watching the video board or the timeout contests. This is only brought up as one of the reasons we lost, but it doesn't seem to affect the other half of our games? I guess they didn't do any of that against Missouri State or any of the other wins.

[BUfan14]

I don't think anyone has said Jim Les isn't a nice guy. I think you are mistaken about the "energy" which is subjective anyway, but to each their own. I sure remember going to games in 1995-1996-1997 that were absolutely electric.

Winning brings energy and electricity to Carver Arena.

Was there that same energy by the last couple years though? I still think there is with JL right now.

[Carver Arena Guy]

Was there that same energy by the last couple years though? I still think there is with JL right now.

No, there wasn't. And he got fired. There isn't much energy there now either. Fans are quiet, they leave early, etc. But "energy" is pretty subjective and tough to honestly gauge.

[BUfan14]

But "energy" is pretty subjective and tough to honestly gauge.

Fair statement, it is just my opinion.