Team going to Europe coached by Illinois assistant Jay Price/incl. Dyricus Simms-Edwards

[Da Coach]

Article about Seth Van Deest, who is touring Europe with Dyricus Simms-Edwards and others-

http://qctimes.com/sports/college/article_c518e6dc-a2a3-11df-aeb5-001cc4c002e0.html

[real fan]

I hope DSE gets a good chance to play a lot of minutes. He plays essentially the same position as several others on the list (Brandon Paul, D.J. Byrd, Adam Leonard, & Tyler Laser). Maybe DSE will get a lot of time at point guard, since there isn't really a pure point guard among those players listed.

He should get plenty of minutes because he is the only true point guard on this team, should be a great experience playing with different players and against foreign competition.

[jasonpeoria911]

I didn't read a whole lot into this but how were the players chosen for this team? Was just curious how DSE was chosen.

Jason

[Future Walk-On]

I didn't read a whole lot into this but how were the players chosen for this team? Was just curious how DSE was chosen.

Jason

I wonder this too about all these teams.

[tornado]

Here's local video coverage of Dyricus...who talks about playing PG
..later in the video the guy coaching, Jay Price talks about DSE playing the point on the exhibition tour..

http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/sports/Braves-Simms-Edwards-set-for-Europe-100170334.html?vid=a

[LittleBrave]

DSE has smarts. He realizes that if the BU team is to be great next season, it will take consistency and continued hunger each game. I hope the rest of the Braves are hungry. Didn't see the hunger at all times last year.

Will be good for DSE to get more exerience at the point vs. better competition - would be nice if he could give Sammy a rest. SM needs a break from time to time (maybe play 30 min./game) to have a super senior season!

[SFP]

DSE has smarts. He realizes that if the BU team is to be great next season, it will take consistency and continued hunger each game. I hope the rest of the Braves are hungry. Didn't see the hunger at all times last year.

Will be good for DSE to get more exerience at the point vs. better competition - would be nice if he could give Sammy a rest. SM needs a break from time to time (maybe play 30 min./game) to have a super senior season!

There's plenty of guards to go around that can handle the ball. I expect to see Sam play the off guard for plenty of minutes next year.

[OrangeandBlack74]

Does anyone know how the tour ended up? I saw DSE at the EP Chili's last night. I was a little surprised to see him, but I wasn't sure how long the tour lasted.

Never mind...I see the tour hasn't even started yet! My bad...

[Da Coach]

I think they leave tomorrow.

Here is an article from the Wisconsin basketball webpage-

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081010aaa.html

[LittleBrave]

There's plenty of guards to go around that can handle the ball. I expect to see Sam play the off guard for plenty of minutes next year.

Yeah, but are they comfortable playing the point? Maybe Dodie?
I couldn't see AW or JE taking on that role.

[Da Coach]

Coach Jay Price will be tweeting updates about the team and the trip- They leave tomorrow for Brussels. Here is Coach Price's twitter, with his last tweet before leaving-

http://twitter.com/CoachJayPrice/

[SFP]

Yeah, but are they comfortable playing the point? Maybe Dodie?
I couldn't see AW or JE taking on that role.

DSE and DD can take the point and if we are running our O effectively it will not matter.

[tornado]

so who will be their leading scorer??

Brandon Paul (Illinois)
Tyler Griffey (Illinois)
D.J. Byrd (Purdue)
Ryan Evans (Wisconsin)
Dyricus Simms-Edwards (Bradley)
Gene Teague (Southern Illinois)
Adam Leonard (Missouri State)
Seth VanDeest (Drake)
Ben Simons (Drake)
Tyler Laser (Eastern Illinois)

I'm gonna stick my neck out and say the top 2 scorers will be Valley kids....

Thus far the Valley kids are doing pretty well....here are the figures reported by Coach Price

D.J. Byrd (Purdue) --------------- 2
Ryan Evans (Wisconsin) ---------- 6
Dyricus Simms-Edwards (Bradley) - 8
Gene Teague (Southern Illinois) -- 21
Adam Leonard (Missouri State) ---- 8
Seth VanDeest (Drake) ----------- 5
Ben Simons (Drake) --------------- 6
Tyler Laser (Eastern Illinois) ------- 5
Tyler Griffey (Illinois) -------------- 8
Brandon Paul (Illinois) ------------- 7

or another way...
Big Ten players - 23
MVC players ---- 48
EIU guy --------- 5
Total............... 76

[shaunguth]

2nd game scoring.....

Griffey 25
Paul 13
Teague 11
Laser 9
Evans 8
Byrd 8
Van Deest 5
Leonard 3
Edwards 2
Simons 2