Top 10 returning guards to the Valley next season

[LittleBrave]

to each his own - but Indiana State had the NCAA bid fall into their lap -- they were NOT an NCAA team and had it gifted to them by the Shox & Bears - and showed it when they got blown out by a Syracuse team that like most Big East teams was weak in the NCAA and lost their next game to the Big East's 10th place team and lost 2 of their last 3 as well as 8 of their last 17...

Odum has time to prove if he is in the mold of Larry Bird ..but I haven't seen it yet...

BTW -- when they needed him most -- Odum was 1-3 that game, and he didn't make "those around him" very much better...as no starter scored more than 7 pts, and InSU got beaten badly in every aspect of the game.

In the end and when it's all said and done -- Sammy was part of more than 60 wins in his 3 years for BU -- and more than 1200 pts with a season to go --
All I am saying is that Bradley had a player every bit as good and better and some fans never appreciated him...
Hey -- fans even dissed on AW and DRuff.....they're never happy.





BTW -- coachdude...here are the stats for the last two MVC Tourney games played by each guy..
2011 - Jake Odum - vs. Missouri State, WSU - 24 pts, 5 asst, 12-16 on FT's
2010 - Sam Maniscalco - vs. Creighton, UNI - 41 pts, 4 asst, 22-23 on FT's
I rest my case

Not sure how Sammy got involved in this, T.
This is a bad comparison IMO. You're comparing a freshman to a junior.
You also are comparing one game for a guy who played a little below average (Odum) in the NCAA tourney game to 100+ games (3 years) for Sammy.

I too think that Odum is overrated (compared to Syc fans), but do think Odum has the potential to be 1st-team eventually. If you think differently, I'd like to know who else to put on the 1st team in the Valley in 2 or 3 years. I thought the same about DSE after his freshman year, but I would venture to say that Odum had a slightly better season than DSE as freshmen. I don't think anyone except ISU (Blue) fans is goo-goo-ga-ga over Odum...at least not BU fans on this board.

[LittleBrave]

Odum is a good freshman but I am not going to give him the Player of the Year Award yet

Nobody is that I've seen - except for Sycamore fans.

[tornado]

just pointing out the grass-is-greener phenomenon...
we drool for players we don't have yet we already have equally or more talented players and dis on them...

[LittleBrave]

just pointing out the grass-is-greener phenomenon...
we drool for players we don't have yet we already have equally or more talented players and dis on them...

Very true, T.

We dissed on a lot of our guys last season during our 0-11 Valley start, and it seemed that some couldn't give a lick if none of our guys came back this next season due to a possible fall-out.
I am thrilled, along with others, that DSE, JE, WL, JP, and others are still around, and I'm sure that other Valley teams wish they could have these guys.

[Fetz86]

I thought Odum was great last year down the stretch, if he continues like he did, he will be hard to keep off first team all-mvc next season.

[SFP]

I'm not sure how SM got into the conversation either. But since he was brought up I'm going to say he was a pretty good player for BU and I enjoyed his style of play but he will not go down as a BU great for most of us die hard fans. He made his choice plain and simple and that is what he'll have to live with. I have nothing against the guy and it seems he's a type of person I'd want as a friend. Basketball wise though he's no longer a Brave and went a direction I can understand but not one I have to like. I also do not know all of the story so I'll respect his decision but I have to ask, do we have to keep mentioning him?

[LittleBrave]

I'm not sure how SM got into the conversation either. But since he was brought up I'm going to say he was a pretty good player for BU and I enjoyed his style of play but he will not go down as a BU great for most of us die hard fans. He made his choice plain and simple and that is what he'll have to live with. I have nothing against the guy and it seems he's a type of person I'd want as a friend. Basketball wise though he's no longer a Brave and went a direction I can understand but not one I have to like. I also do not know all of the story so I'll respect his decision but I have to ask, do we have to keep mentioning him?

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Sammy still holds a place in many BU fans' hearts - just gotta' accept that his name will keep coming up until this time next year. And he is still a big part of Bradley basketball - because he gave so much to the program, it's hard to let go I think. Remember that he was probably the fan favorite ("The Man") the last couple years at BU before he was disabled.

I hope all of us can turn our bitterness (if we have it) into gratitude for his time at BU and move into the mindset of hoping he finds success at his next school. I don't like his decision either, but it's not my life, and if it were, I might have chosen the same.

Just a thought - IF Sammy had decided to return to BU, perhaps we would have a better shot at getting to the Big Dance than U of I. Am I completely off my rocker here??? Sammy WOULD have made a difference, which explains why some are upset at his decision - although I am optimistic about our team in 2011-'12 even without him.

[Future Walk-On]

Just a thought - IF Sammy had decided to return to BU, perhaps we would have a better shot at getting to the Big Dance than U of I. Am I completely off my rocker here???

Completely off your rocker. No way.

[tornado]

the I am off my rocker as well -- as I agree it would have been a far better opportunity to start the season with 3 of the best 10 players in the league all healthy and ready to play

[SFP]

the I am off my rocker as well -- as I agree it would have been a far better opportunity to start the season with 3 of the best 10 players in the league all healthy and ready to play

I have to agree. SM at point would make a ton of difference for this team. EXPERIENCE, leadership, 3 point shooting and keeping DSE on the wings would have made this team so much better. I hope someone steps up to the task at hand.