Thank you Braves

[Beninator]

A big THANK YOU to the Braves for the win last night! I talked very briefly with Will after the game and it was apparent that all the seniors were very fired up with this win. Congratulations to the players and the staff!

[rsmit84]

and many who hated JL and actually cheered for him to lose to see him gone...again including many in the local media who took it upon themselves to practically engineer his ouster...

This is just as ridiculous as the people that say you are rooting against Bradley. For the last time, people didnt hate Jim Les. Many have never met the man. You were a friend of his so you always did and always will take criticism of him as hatred. If anything your over the top attitude on this subject has driven people to hate the name Jim Les but not the man himself. Please tell me a part of you understands this.

[lefty]

Great here in Mesa also. Been a little cool and rainy for a couple days but starting to warm up for golf today. Will proudly wear my BU Braves golf shirt today. My buddy out here from Lexington is an ISU fan, but a good guy, is in the foursome ahead of me. Thanks Braves and Geno.

and I'm suppose to be in Phoenix in ten days too......not sure if I'm going now though

[lefty]

Where were you at Lefty. We just love this place. So much to do so little time. Golf, the outdoor pool and eating take up most of our time. Got to watch the Braves last night and I slept alot better beating those Deadbirds. Now if Geno can keep this going .

Continental country club? in Wildwood....we did go into the Villages which is just down the road...I think it was the middle community for an afternoon just to mess around....We played pickleball for 3 days and then went to Orlando....The Villages were really nice though. I can see why you like it.

[tornado]

This is just as ridiculous as the people that say you are rooting against Bradley. For the last time, people didnt hate Jim Les. Many have never met the man. You were a friend of his so you always did and always will take criticism of him as hatred. If anything your over the top attitude on this subject has driven people to hate the name Jim Les but not the man himself. Please tell me a part of you understands this.

I have personally heard people tell me they hoped he'd lose and get fired because of how they felt about him...and that they hated him
I guess that speaks louder to me than your guess that you think people didn't hate him
I know it's juvenile & irrational but then so are people who hate others on message boards just cuz they disagree

[rsmit84]

I have personally heard people tell me they hoped he'd lose and get fired because of how they felt about him...and that they hated him
I guess that speaks louder to me than your guess that you think people didn't hate him
I know it's juvenile & irrational but then so are people who hate others on message boards just cuz they disagree

So youre saying I'll have to take your word for it. Have a hard time believing more than one person ever said this to you.

[Bravesfan]

yes - and it was sweet - and I heard some of the players saying it was sweet - since it's their first win - even the seniors - over ISU..
but we still need to beat someone at home that's ahead of us in the standings so we can keep moving up!

True, but I think last night was another step towards doing just that. And as of right now, I don't think there were too many that thought we would be sitting in fifth place at this point.

I don't know if this is the year we beat Creighton or Indiana State at home (Evansville looks more managable). But I'm sure we will give it our best shot against both of them!

[DeltaBrave03]

we have had 20 pt blowouts - and that is what I hate -- and there were people who wanted to see Albeck gone...
...and there were LOTS of people - including many in the press - who wanted to see Molinari gone...
and many who hated JL and actually cheered for him to lose to see him gone...again including many in the local media who took it upon themselves to practically engineer his ouster...
but I have yet to see even one person openly say or root for Geno to be gone or want to see him lose....

I fully support the team and coaches and I am there cheering as loudly as anyone for their success.....
but the hurdles they have had to overcome to get where we are have been substantial..I applaud the guys for overcoming them....

If there's a concern still even about last night's big win - it's the lack of any consistent bench production...
Only Will Egolf gave us much of anything off the bench - and he's actually usually a starter.
ISU came in with Ekey & Zeisloft who hit 5 of 9 3-pt attempts and gave them 17 pts/4 rebs...
We need to find that production - it doesn't get any easier - now we have few games left
against the teams below us, and they're almost all going to be way tougher and on the road...

I would love to know how the PJStar engineered the outster. I'm already kicking myself for asking, but I guess it could be interesting.

[mrcoachdude]

What's more amazing then a 16 pt comeback is that some people who claim to be fans on here are upset we won. It is more amazing then the comeback.

seriously? Where?

[Bravesfan]

There's a couple columns in today's Pantagraph and I enjoyed reading their take on the same game I watched last night...

Where they saw the game differently made me giggle a bit..
-first they never really seem to give credit to BU - only that ISU "fell apart" and lost the game by playing poorly..they even go so far as say it wasn't like BU did anything different in the 2nd half - seriously!
-and also they kinda make the point that Muller's good and righteous coaching moves resulted in the loss....check it out - LINK

Well, the announcers last night on the MVC network were noting that ISU did not get the ball into Carmichael as much in the second half. Don't know if that had more to do with Muller's coaching or Carmichael passing up shots too much. But I would like to think Bradley had a lot to do with that!

[Bravesfan]

What an amazing night and game.

Probably one of the weirdest games I've seen in a long time at Carver. They couldn't miss from 3-point land, we were dominant in the paint and getting steals. The refs made some cringe-worthy bad and/or odd calls and BU comes from way back to beat ISU for the first time in years!

Great game to watch, well at least after the first 10-12 minutes.

This team is actually very incredible when you think about what they are accomplishing. I give credit to everyone involved. Keep moving forward BU!

The missed ISU backcourt violation in the first half was definitely one of the most cringe-worthy non-calls of the year!

Otherwise, it still was a great game.

[Bravesfan]

It was a great feeling walking out of the arena last night. I can't remember the last time I felt that good about a BU win in the last 3-4 years.

And the soda my boss is going to have to buy me today because BU won will be the icing on the cake.

Wow! A soda!!

[Bravesfan]

I echo the "Thank you, Braves!" Tomorrow is my birthday, and I told everyone what I wanted was a BU win over ISWho. Gift delivered! And I know it was for ME because the amazing amount of points the Braves scored in the second half will be my age tomorrow! Find me at the Lariat tomorrow night. Think I'll have a LEMONade! Thank you, BU. . .

Cool! Another January 31st birthday! Mine is tomorrow as well. Happy birthday!

I agree. That was a great birthday gift for both of us!

[Da Coach]

Wow! A soda!!

Make it a Lemon-ade!

[mrcoachdude]

So youre saying I'll have to take your word for it. Have a hard time believing more than one person ever said this to you.

rs....I really hated the last few months of that season and I heard many (yes many fans) that were rooting against JL and shouting "Fire Les!" at games...it was disgusting....


What a game to miss .....Glad I recorded it!