after 3 games, does anybody change where we finish in the MVC

[buschsquirrel2011]

I thought the team would finish 10th in the MVC. I am changing that to 9th and maybe 8th. No way this team is worse than SIU and ISU is darned close.

I've said it before. If this current BU team finishes in the top 6 and out of Thursday night Geno should win MVC Coach of the Year.

[Old Coach]

I thought the team would finish 10th in the MVC. I am changing that to 9th and maybe 8th. No way this team is worse than SIU and ISU is darned close.

I've said it before. If this current BU team finishes in the top 6 and out of Thursday night Geno should win MVC Coach of the Year.

I think you're spot on, and we'll know a lot more after this weekend.

[jasonpeoria911]

5th or 6th place finish for me. A majority of people thought we would be 3-3 after the 1st 6 games. I went out on the limb and said 5-1 and that appears to be a very real possibility. Bradley will get better and I put at least Drake, IL State and SIU finishing below Bradley.

Jason

[Garland 22]

Brown and Dyricus are an awesome tandom, but past those two we really have several bit part players. Prosser has been impressive, but the Valley bigs will come with a bit more lead in their biscuts then he has seen so far.

Sticks has been intriguing, and is a player in an up-tempo system. I haven't seen anything that wows me about any of the newcomers, and feel Shayok has been slightly over-hyped. I even heard Snell call him a prodigy - probably too lofty a title for the young guy.

In the end this is a building year. I see us playing on Thursday, and probably fighting with the remaining teams from our state for the cellar, but also think things are looking up.

[tornado]

....feel Shayok has been slightly over-hyped. I even heard Snell call him a prodigy - probably too lofty a title for the young guy....

I agree it's early to know how Shayok will turn out but he isn't as young as many think...some of the upper classmen -esp the 5th year seniors -are older...but he's as old as some juniors..

[Samd2]

I really think the answer fot SS is to come in off of the bench until he gets DI confidence. There have been flashes of awsome, but I think its a confidence issue right now. I also think Geno will coach him through that, and by mid way through the valley we will see a more productive SS. A couple years from now.....he will be a MVC top 10 player.

[LittleBrave]

5th or 6th place finish for me. A majority of people thought we would be 3-3 after the 1st 6 games. I went out on the limb and said 5-1 and that appears to be a very real possibility. Bradley will get better and I put at least Drake, IL State and SIU finishing below Bradley.

Jason

Jason - if we go 5-1, I'll be right up there with you for 5th place finish. I just think the team may get a wake up call after this weekend...or even better, maybe WE will!!!

[mrcoachdude]

I really think the answer fot SS is to come in off of the bench until he gets DI confidence. There have been flashes of awsome, but I think its a confidence issue right now. I also think Geno will coach him through that, and by mid way through the valley we will see a more productive SS. A couple years from now.....he will be a MVC top 10 player.

while I am not sure that playing off the bench would be the answer...I agree with you that he has the ability to be that player...when you see "flashes of awesome", it usually means there is "awesome" that will show up...the earlier the better

[LittleBrave]

I really think the answer fot SS is to come in off of the bench until he gets DI confidence. There have been flashes of awsome, but I think its a confidence issue right now. I also think Geno will coach him through that, and by mid way through the valley we will see a more productive SS. A couple years from now.....he will be a MVC top 10 player.

It's only a matter of time for SS. I would like to see him with 7-8 ppg when the Valley season starts. That would help us out immensely.

[Braves4Life]

It's only a matter of time for SS. I would like to see him with 7-8 ppg when the Valley season starts. That would help us out immensely.

When I see SS play and move on the floor both offensively and defensively I see the type of big time BCS athlete that I have not seen at BU in a long time. He seems like the kind of long and freakish athlete that Calipari put on the floor while at Memphis. I'm really looking forward to that day when the "light" comes on for this young man.

[Buesch N Chips]

Quite a bit of



going on in this thread.

[sousaman2089]

I thought the Braves would finish 6th or 7th before the season, now I'm thinking 7th, 8th or 9th. The lack of depth is what made me pick them 7th or so. After watching a lot of other Valley teams play a lot better teams, the difference between the good/middling teams of the MVC and the bottom teams is quite noticeable to me now.

Hope I'm wrong.

[buschsquirrel2011]

Quite a bit of



going on in this thread.

I don't know how fans who pick the Braves basically right where the rest of the MVC coaches and media did would be called "sandbagging".

I've never understood why fans do that anyway. Just give your honest opinion. It shouldn't be that hard.