PATRICK O'BRIEN Thank You Again!

[Anthony Parker is my Hero]

he joined the select company of james baptist

[Braves4Life]

I think everyone who assumes that this would have been a better team with POB is short-changing this year's team. Who knows what we would have been with POB? It would have changed our whole style of play and impacted the team chemistry. This year's team was a "team" in every sense of the word. They got the absolute most out of their abilities. Maybe, just maybe, this team with POB would have never jelled and would have played to the level of "talent" that all of the pre-season forecasters predicted. Sure, it's possible that we would have been a much better team and would have made the NCAA Tourney............But who knows?

Many of this year's players had no choice but to rise to the occassion and play at a higher evel than they may have dreamed possible (and in some cases players may have played above their abilities). For all we know teams might have sagged backed and double-teamed 'Ol POB (and his stats may have been down and his future ruined), ZA may not have worked-out like a fiend in the off-season since he would not have had the pressure to be "the Big Man", Ruff and Will may not have had the break-out year that they had, and the other players may not have been challenged to step up.

I say let the POB talk lie. He made the right choice! There is absolutely no doubt about that (even if he only has a 3-year NBA career). BU had a helluva season and these players are to be congratulated! I was very proud to be a Bradley grad.