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CBSSports has an MVC Preview - the have Dan Muller as Coach of the Year and they have seven different contributors, all of whom agree that Wichita will be #1 and that Bradley will be #10.
Note that he says the No.1 and No. 10 "were the easiest picks of the bunch"
About Bradley he says- 10. Bradley: There was a massive roster upheaval after Brian Wardle was named the Braves' coach in the spring. Bradley fans will need to stay patient. Very patient.
I agree that Bradley will near the bottom, but I am not convinced they are a clearcut #10. There are going to be 4 or 5 bad teams in the MVC this year, and it is going to make the top 5 teams look a lot better than they really are (except WSU, which has a chance of going 18-0).
But maybe Benson didn't look at the #8 pick, SIU's roster. Basically, Barry has Anthony Beane and a bunch of kids who probably aren't D1 players. Plus, Barry has yet to impress anyone with his coaching at SIU. The Salukis are going to be real bad, and Missouri State and Drake won't be much better. I think Bradley has the talent to stay out of the #10 spot, but how quickly the inexperienced BU team can accept their roles and come together will determine if they can.
Note that he says the No.1 and No. 10 "were the easiest picks of the bunch"
About Bradley he says- 10. Bradley: There was a massive roster upheaval after Brian Wardle was named the Braves' coach in the spring. Bradley fans will need to stay patient. Very patient.
I agree that Bradley will near the bottom, but I am not convinced they are a clearcut #10. There are going to be 4 or 5 bad teams in the MVC this year, and it is going to make the top 5 teams look a lot better than they really are (except WSU, which has a chance of going 18-0).
But maybe Benson didn't look at the #8 pick, SIU's roster. Basically, Barry has Anthony Beane and a bunch of kids who probably aren't D1 players. Plus, Barry has yet to impress anyone with his coaching at SIU. The Salukis are going to be real bad, and Missouri State and Drake won't be much better. I think Bradley has the talent to stay out of the #10 spot, but how quickly the inexperienced BU team can accept their roles and come together will determine if they can.
Well, Bradley's roster has no one returning that was significant and no 4* recruits to save the program. From an outsiders perspective there's just no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt. As a Valley fan, I'm excited for Wardle and the Braves over the next several years.
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but they make several errors...
Tramique did not graduate, Jermaine did not graduate, Jackson Kane did not graduate....Omari transferred to Rutgers, and they list Peter Hanley as one of the two freshmen most "likely to highlight the massive freshman class for the Braves." (the other is Scottie James).
A comment from Gregg Marshall at media day yesterday...he must be worried they're gonna lose some games and wants to start the spin that even the 7th place team in the Valley could be really good....
"I think there are going to be a few good teams at the top," he said.
"Obviously, there are a few that are gonna be less than what they would like to
be, just from sheer numbers and experience, and you can look at the rosters
and figure that out. But, there should be three, four, five, even six teams,
maybe even seven that could ."
..so obviously in the first half of his statement he's talking about Bradley, SIU, and Missouri State - then in the 2nd half he's saying possibly everyone else - seven MVC teams could "really be good".
here's another MVC preview-- have a little laugh..
the have UNI finishing 9th..but it really gets silly when they talk about how hard it's gonna be
for Wichita to replace Baker and Balentine after this season...
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