BU picked 5th? yet has 3 players in the all conf world

[srw]

I am not much of a conspiracy guy, but i am starting to think maybe there is a conspiracy against Bradley.

How else could you have 3 guys on these teams, and be picked 5th.

Its non-sensical to me.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

[tornado]

...i am starting to think maybe their is a conspiracy ..

you are just now starting to think this??


What I don't get is that if Jake Kelly was practically the Preseason POY last year, how come he doesn't even get a mention this year??
Ought he not be even better this season after a full redshirt year??
The voters don't want to do anything that might remind folks of how horrid some of their selections were last year??

[BradleyJD]

I am not much of a conspiracy guy, but i am starting to think maybe their is a conspiracy against Bradley.

How else could you have 3 guys on these teams, and be picked 5th.

Its non-sensical to me.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

I think you know the reason.

But for others, maybe it has to do with the lack of faith in the coach that the voters may have.

I cannot think of any other reason a team loaded with talent (as predicted by the All-conference talent) would be picked that far down.

[Nacho]

You guys are crazy... 3 players does not a team make... You should take it as an honor that the coaches, SID's, and media think BU has three players in the top 11 in the league. However, these same voters feel they will finish in the middle of the pack. What does that tell you? That they do not believe in the coaching or the other players around these 3. There is no conspiracies people! Just the opinion of those who voted. GO OUT AND PROVE THEM WRONG if you want to shut them up... BU has yet to do that in the last 8 years or so...

[Buesch N Chips]

We had 3 of the top 9 scorers last year and tied for 5th.

[BradleyJD]

GO OUT AND PROVE THEM WRONG

That should be the BU motto this year, IMO.

[MacabreMob]

... GO OUT AND PROVE THEM WRONG if you want to shut them up... BU has yet to do that in the last 8 years or so...

I thought 9 was the number.

[shaunguth]

We had 3 of the top 9 scorers last year and tied for 5th.

We also had SS instead of JP. I sure hope JP provides more productive minutes than SS did, plus getting our best 3-point shooter back after playing only a handful of minutes at the beginning of last season.

Oh yeah......and we have new assistant coaches as well.

[Buesch N Chips]

We also had SS instead of JP. I sure hope JP provides more productive minutes than SS did, plus getting our best 3-point shooter back after playing only a handful of minutes at the beginning of last season.

Oh yeah......and we have new assistant coaches as well.

I totally agree that both of those should be huge boosts. Throw in 100% healthy and I think we really have something.

[srw]

You guys are crazy... 3 players does not a team make... You should take it as an honor that the coaches, SID's, and media think BU has three players in the top 11 in the league. However, these same voters feel they will finish in the middle of the pack. What does that tell you? That they do not believe in the coaching or the other players around these 3. There is no conspiracies people! Just the opinion of those who voted. GO OUT AND PROVE THEM WRONG if you want to shut them up... BU has yet to do that in the last 8 years or so...

Nacho, I am offended.

I think the results speak for themselves.

We hired a new coach with an emphasis on defense,
a former BU point guard to help out with the recruiting...

Its disjointed IMO

[Da Coach]

One of the mysteries that baffles me- the same people who usually like to tell us how meaningless these preseason polls, and statistics are when fans cite them as a positive factor, seem to be the first ones to try to spin, twist, and distort this preseason and statistical stuff into some profound negative evidence of the shortcomings of our coaching staff?!

[shaunguth]

One of the mysteries that baffles me- the same people who like to tell us how meaningless these preseason polls, and statistics are seem to be the first ones to try to spin, twist, and distort this preseason and statistical stuff into some profound evidence of the shortcomings of our coaching staff?!

It's only meaningless if it supports your position, much like the "I don't care about other schools" reasoning.

[tornado]

It's only meaningless if it supports your position, much like the "I don't care about other schools" reasoning.

yeah -- those using the "I don't care about other schools" line of reasoning do often cite what's happening elsewhere and want to be like them...

[tornado]

Hmm..the Wichita writer also says...
"Bradley departed St. Louis with individual honors, but a fifth-place prediction. Something doesn??™t make sense."

http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/#ixzz13aE7EunG

[BradleyJD]

Hmm..the Wichita writer also says...
"Bradley departed St. Louis with individual honors, but a fifth-place prediction. Something doesn??™t make sense."
http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/#ixzz13aE7EunG

Not hard to see what others are thinking.

I just hope BU proves them wrong.