BU 65 @66 Western Carolina FINAL....

[Big Mike]

yahoo box score...

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201011300644

[dogsrus]

Please, I've been accused of being in the mega-pro-Les crowd and the mega-anti-Les crowd in the same page in a thread before, don't worry about it

I really don't know who will be the leader, and we have a few games before Valley season to figure it out, but we need to find one by then. Earlier this season, with Sammy in, I felt comfortable in those close games. It sucks to be forced to fill that leadership role, but if we can't fill it, rebounding and turnovers won't matter one bit, frankly.

Not me..I'm a solid meg-anti-les. I guess thats what you get when you hate mediocrity.

Agree a leader would be nice but will someone step up...

[bu fan 9]

Our bigs had 9 rebounds in 64 min.

[BUFAN]

JL said we were victoms of circumstances

[lefty]

JL says the Braves only go to the line 5 times 2nd half....15 1st
didn't like the bigs rbs....starting bigs only 5 rbs combined
mental errors ......missed lay-ups by the vets

CW did a nice job and willo continue to get time if he keeps producing
wc makes 19 FTs
this game should sting when they see the tape

what did Woods do so impressive? 9 minutes....one steal...0-1 from the field

[Big Mike]

INS........ 72
(25)ND... 81...final

[Big Mike]

what did Woods do so impressive? 9 minutes....one steal...0-1 from the field

Just repeating what JL said postgame....thats not my thoughts

[Braves4Life]

Great game Andrew Warren. Valiant effort by the Braves as they try to find themselves as a team while missing their MVP and leader (SM) and most talented player (TB).

Last I checked we were still 0-0 in the MVC with a few games left to gel before conference play. If we still s uck once conference play begins then I'll throw in the towel. Until then, I will continue to wear my rose-colored Bradley Braves glasses.

Go Braves!

[TNel]

Like a lot of the rest of you, I've been a proponent of playing bigger. I'm starting to think otherwise, because the bigs don't add much ... if anything ... scoring or rebound-wise when they're in there. I give JP a pass because he's just getting his feet wet. I think he'll be a ton down the road.

[shaunguth]

Great game Andrew Warren. Valiant effort by the Braves as they try to find themselves as a team while missing their MVP and leader (SM) and most talented player (TB).

Last I checked we were still 0-0 in the MVC with a few games left to gel before conference play. If we still s uck once conference play begins then I'll throw in the towel. Until then, I will continue to wear my rose-colored Bradley Braves glasses.

Go Braves!

Maybe we were going to get an at-large if we won this game. I'd say every MVC team not named WSU is playing for NIT seeding at this point.

[AZ BU Fan]

I think WE had 3 RB's in the first 10 min, then none in the last 30 min....How can this be?

Coaches don't play, its true, but they do recruit and JL staff have struggled in this area....SS, DC, AT, WE, MK, and the jury is out on JP and AD....

Redshirt AD if he isn't going to see the floor in preseason, cause he won't see the floor during the Valley.

Won't even start a discussion on coaches teaching/improving the players while they are at BU....

[BradleyBrave]

Like a lot of the rest of you, I've been a proponent of playing bigger. I'm starting to think otherwise, because the bigs don't add much ... if anything ... scoring or rebound-wise when they're in there. I give JP a pass because he's just getting his feet wet. I think he'll be a ton down the road.

Then it's a recruiting problem by the greatest recruiter we've ever had. Other MVC teams don't seem to have problems getting serviceable bigs. Matt Salley would be a godsend at this point...what does that say about the quality of our bigs? Again - Someone has to be accountable. Who is it?

[Out of Balance]

You haven't heard? Les coaches his players to miss layups and freethrows! No.....he recruits guys that can't make layups and freethrows. No.....he recruits guys that can't stay healthy. I don't know anymore, but it's always 100% JL's fault. Bradley should have just fired the guy after 6 games and we would have won this game!

YA, missed layups and free throws are on the players But the decision to go small after the players built a 12 point lead, with 10 to go and was on a roll to win this one, was on no one other than, GO SMALL JIMMY He's like a drug addict in that he can't break away from his habit
I am tried of it and I am more tried of people running to his side and blaming the player's or coming up with any other excuse for the L's when they should be W's Come on Man

[real fan]

This game should have been won, I do not what the problem is with Will but he should be a lot better player then what he is and is letting his teamates down, a 6-9 player that can jump should ave. 8-9 boards a game if he is giving it his all, Thompson is well just not talented, Prosser did good for a freshman so the key inside is Will.

[lefty]

Just repeating what JL said postgame....thats not my thoughts

I wasn't implying anything Mike....I didn't listen to the game but wondering what he did to get more time.