Final: Missouri State 66 Bradley 69

[Da Coach]

Dog gone it DC, can't you put the winning team first in your game final score thread titles

Everytime I see them with BU second, I think you are showing the winning team first, and, I go into depression, when BU has actually won!

You're killing me!

AZ, I'll try to remember- I do it from my phone as we are walking out of Carver Arena- so it's easier to just edit the original title.

[Da Coach]

Vegas had the line at even.

Where did you see that?
Every Vegas betting site listed Bradley as either 8 or 8.5 point favorites.-

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/missouri-state-@-bradley.cfm/date/1-19-13

And, in addition to Vegas, I think just about every one of us had Bradley winning this game, yet it took a buzzer-beater to do it. This was one of the remaining games I thought we'd win easily. As much as I'd like to be wildly optimistic about the rest of the schedule, every game we have left will be against tougher teams than we played the last 2 games.

[Rusty 54]

Was very impressed with how we played the first half. Offense looked really good, Will spreading the floor and hitting shots makes a world of difference. I think the first half showed again some of the capability of this team.

Will has to stay out of foul trouble. Without him defenses can collapse on our driving lanes.

[Fyrebyrd]

Where did you see that?
Every Vegas betting site listed Bradley as either 8 or 8.5 point favorites.-

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/missouri-state-@-bradley.cfm/date/1-19-13

And, in addition to Vegas, I think just about every one of us had Bradley winning this game, yet it took a buzzer-beater to do it. This was one of the remaining games I thought we'd win easily. As much as I'd like to be wildly optimistic about the rest of the schedule, every game we have left will be against tougher teams than we played the last 2 games.

I don't know where ESPN pulls their lines from, but I did see during the game that they listed it as Even as well.

[lightsout]

Walt's game winner checked in at # 3 tonight on the SportsCenters Top 10 plays.

[Bravesfan]

Walt's game winner checked in at # 3 tonight on the SportsCenters Top 10 plays.

Nice! Well deserved!

Here's one more link to the Walt's shot from one more different angle that was shot from the crowd:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL4btYciVsw

[Tulsa Brave]

I don't know where ESPN pulls their lines from, but I did see during the game that they listed it as Even as well.

I saw BU -7 early Saturday morning...guess it went up to 8 or 8.5 prior to tipoff. Looked like we were going to cover until the last couple minutes.

[Tulsa Brave]

my summary thoughts on the flu shot..

good for anyone who is old or living in dorms & close quarters with lots of exposure

not as necessary or beneficial for other younger, healthy people or children...
..nobody ever wants to see serious effects from the flu but just reading about children dying from the flu does not mean getting the flu shot would have prevented it.

but here is a problem for the average guy trying to make heads or tails out of this...

-some articles and studies say the flu shot had little or no benefit

http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=9&ArticleID=12400

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/feb2505flushots.html

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/vaccinations_aren_sure_shots_4xJ9Ee0CT3IWydDu6gIwiO

-and some say you HAVE TO GET IT because it is very effective.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/flu-shot-only-59-percent-effective_n_1032916.html

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/737711

but the shot is cheap and largely free of side effects so even if it gives just a little benefit - then you probably didn't do wrong getting it.

My 11-year old was just diagnosed with Type A Influenza last evening...and he had gotten the flu shot just like he does every year. One of the nurses in the ER said it was only 64% effective this year so far...

[Gary the Gargoyle]

Does Raven's Ray Lewis have any college eligibility left?

People could barely stomach the Egolf situation. I don't think a guy who covered up a murder would be tolerated.

[Big Mike]

Good read on Walter and coach "chin".....

Wessler:Lemons work worthy of allowances...

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x1926911691/Wessler-Lemon-s-work-worthy-of-allowances?zc_p=1

[Da Coach]

My 11-year old was just diagnosed with Type A Influenza last evening...and he had gotten the flu shot just like he does every year. One of the nurses in the ER said it was only 64% effective this year so far...

I am sorry to hear that.
No vaccine is 100% effective since it depends on each person's immune system.
The flu vaccine also is affected by the fact that the flu virus keeps mutating rapidly (thus the need for a new vaccine every year), and there are always new strains of the virus that the vaccine is not totally protective against.
That 64% (60-70%) is about where every flu vaccine has been most years since the first flu vaccines were developed. That includes all the elderly people who get the flu shot but have weaker immune systems.
The people getting the flu who have been vaccinated generally have milder cases because they may have partial immunity.
People are still way better off with the vaccine than without it, but it is not 100% protective.

[Bravesfan]

I agree, and I would rather be 60% protected against the flu, or at the very least a milder version of it than not at all. I don't agree with people who say the flu shot is useless, and this is coming from someone who is in his early 40's. I've been getting the flu shot for about ten years, and all I can remember is maybe one mild 24 hour flu bug in that time span. It's better to be safe than sorry.

[ph]

Walt's game winner checked in at # 3 tonight on the SportsCenters Top 10 plays.

Did they say it better than this morning's SC?
"Walt----Lemon---Jr.
Off the backboard, at the buzzer.
66-69, Missouri St." (Then next play)

I guess we lost :/

[STLbraves]

Did they say it better than this morning's SC?
"Walt----Lemon---Jr.
Off the backboard, at the buzzer.
66-69, Missouri St." (Then next play)

I guess we lost :/

Hah, saw that too and was wondering if anyone else caught that. They sure didn't screw up the Butler vs. Gonzaga buzzer beater

[Bravesfan]

Hah, saw that too and was wondering if anyone else caught that. They sure didn't screw up the Butler vs. Gonzaga buzzer beater

No, of course not. But I won't call it "anti-MVC bias" since they would not screw up Creighton vs. Wichita St. either. Bradley and Missouri St. are not competiting for at-large NCAA Tournament bids right now, so of course ESPN wouldn't take the time to double check the stats for our game.