Next Year's Starting 5

[Dallas Brave]

AT couldn't get on the floor at all and he's gonna start next year?? Keep dreaming, that's not happening.

Well ... dreaming and being a Bradley fan have become synonymous
JL must be a dreamer too, because he recruited AT.

[LittleBrave]

One of the biggest disappointments this year is not seeing AT play much, especially after a solid game vs. EU when TB and WE were racking up the fouls. And then WE and SS not contributing much since then. I like those guys, but WE has been MIA for the past 10 games or so - not going hard to the glass, whereas AT was doing that (when I saw him at least).

[bigdaddystuck]

Would love to see a bigger rotation. By that I mean that we actually play more than 7 or 8 guys. I just think that to play the type of offense JL likes, we need to get our guys more rest during the game.

I'd go with.....

SM
DD
AW
TB
WE

with
EM
DSE
JE
JP
coming in and giving 3-5 mins each half for sure and then filling in for foul troubles in other places.

other combo that we could go to and switch it up offensively would be.....
DSE @point
SM @ the 2
AW @ the 3
WE
JP
This lineup could give us some size down low for D and than the shooters and athleticism on offense to spread out the other team. I would love to really see WE take more shots from the top of the key and pull out the opposing center.

[Rusty 54]

One of the biggest disappointments this year is not seeing AT play much, especially after a solid game vs. EU when TB and WE were racking up the fouls. And then WE and SS not contributing much since then. I like those guys, but WE has been MIA for the past 10 games or so - not going hard to the glass, whereas AT was doing that (when I saw him at least).

AT's stat lines in conference games

@ WSU 1-1 FG, 2-2 FT, 1 defensive rebound, 12 min
vs ISU Blue 0's across the board in 3 min
@MSU 1 defensive rebound, 1 block, 6 min
vs MSU 0's in 1 min
@isu 1-1 FG, 1 offensive rebound, 3 min
@ Evansville 1-3 FG, 3 blocks, 2 fouls, 16 min


I believe we need 3 productive big men to be productive next year. Egolf counts as 1, hopefully Prosser as a second, and we need a third. I hope it can be AT. I think the coaching staff needs to take a close look and determine if that 3rd big is AT or if we need to get a juco that can come in right away or if there is a freshman who could come in and help right away. We might have the best returning guards and wing players in the Valley, but if we want to win anything we need production from our bigs.

[peoriaspitfire]

Ten Players contributing. Now I could get excited about that.

Agreed.

1. SM/DSE
2. DSE/DD
3. AW/JE/TB
4. TB/MK/WE
5. JR College Transfer/WE/JP

[SaintLouBrave22]

My non realistic lineup:

Maniscalco
Simms-Edwards
Warren
Brown
Prosser

OR

Simms-Edwards
Maniscalco
Brown
Egolf
Prosser

[LittleBrave]

1. SM/DSE
2. DD/DSE
3. AW
4. TB
5. Dwight Howard

I think this lineup will bring the most speed and versatility to our guard spots, while still allowing us to pound the ball inside to our 5.

Howard plays a little soft for my liking...but maybe if he plays with us, he'll toughen up!