Final score: Missouri State 55 Bradley 37

[Da Coach]

Not true. Tripping is a common foul. There was barely any contact at all. No way it would be considered "excessive and severe contact" by anyone rational.There were a few phantom calls, and that was one of them.

[wily coyote]

excessive or severe contact = tripping, pushing, shoving, clobbering, etc..
everyone else agrees and so did the refs

The trip was intentional and the call was correct. Had NOTHING to do with this bunch getting beat.This team is so hard to figure out. It is the same team that finished sixth minus one player who was good but didn't even make all conference. No leaders and now I'm questioning the coaches. Thought BW had us heading the right direction but that would be hard to prove in a court of law. What's with this team can anyone tell us something that would make sense.

[Vent]

How can a team look so good in one game and so bad in the next game they play? The women's team is up 35 to 27 at Illinois State at half time. They are a lot of fun to watch!

As I’ve said before, we have all of the characteristics of an average to below average basketball program. We are not one of the top 200 basketball programs in the country. If you watch most of the teams rated between 200 and 300, most of these teams can look pretty decent one night and then horrible the next. We may go to Evansville on Weds. and lay another egg yet come home and beat SIU on Saturday.

[Vent]

Scoring 37 points is an embarrassment. Our women’s team had 35 at half, on the road, at ISU.

[bigjimmy]

Not true. Tripping is a common foul. There was barely any contact at all. No way it would be considered "excessive and severe contact" by anyone rational.There were a few phantom calls, and that was one of them.

I would disagree about barely being any contact. The Missouri State guy hit Nate on the arm. Should have been a foul and while Nate did extend his leg out how can their be a flagrant foul when no contact was even made.

[bigjimmy]

The biggest concern I have is the lack of urgency and getting out hustled and the old pattern of being too individualistic on offense. 5 assists on 16 FG's is a joke as is being 3-10 from the FT line. Really thought that the guys finally figured out what was going on, how they needed to play in order to be successful but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Another concern was DB who just seemed really disengaged in this game. Can't win if he's not scoring but we just don't do enough to set him up to score. The day we set a good solid screen will be the first day and that's been a problem here for a long time. AAAAARRRGGH!

[MacabreMob]

Today's game was about effort and execution and we had none in the first half and not enough of it in the 2nd half. After the last 2 games you would have thought that the guys had gotten the message but they seemed to have forgotten it on the bus ride to Springfield. DB just looked disinterested and, unless he was under the weather, has to be engaged or it just drags everybody else down. Didn't help that Eli got 2 quick fouls and sat the bench most of the 1st half and any movement on offense stopped happening. We went 11 1/2 minutes without a FG. JUST. CAN'T. HAPPEN. Who does this team want to be? The time to figure that out is running out. .

I think the team flew.

But maybe that's what they need.... a bus ride.... instead of flying.

Play poorly - travel poorly.

Not gonna waste the effort and energy to execute and compete.... don't waste money paying for traveling by air.

[bradleyfan124]

I disagree. Where is that part of the definition of a Flagrant Foul?
What Kennell does not fit the actual NCAA definition of a Flagrant 1 foul. Here is the definition:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagrant_foul#NCAA

The Flagrant 1 Foul, which is what was called (Flagrant 2 includes ejection, which was obviously not the case), is defined as:

• A flagrant 1 foul (men's) or unsportsmanlike foul (women's) involves excessive or severe contact during a live ball, including especially when a player "swings an elbow and makes illegal, non-excessive contact with an opponent above the shoulders". This offense includes the former "intentional foul" of fouling an opposing player to prevent an easy breakaway score. In women's basketball only, the unsportsmanlike foul also includes contact dead-ball technical fouls. The penalty for a flagrant 1 or unsportsmanlike foul is two free throws and a throw-in for the opposing team at the out-of-bounds spot nearest the foul.

There is no way what Kennell fits that definition, IMO. It was not "excessive or severe contact" intended to injure. It was not an elbow foul. It was not directed above the shoulders, and it was not an "intentional foul to prevent a breakaway". It shouldn't have been reviewed, and should have been a simple foul at most, not a Flagrant. It is no different than the hip or leg move made by players setting a screen that gets called a simple foul all the time.

I agree!! Sometimes I think the referees feel they have all this power and can call whatever they want without answering to anyone ( similar to a lot of politicians). They need to go to referee school to be reminded they are there just to enforce the rules. They come with the attitude " Don't question my calls, don't say nothing. Don't even look at me crosseyed. Ask Dan Muller about that. I was at a game where the coaches yelled at one of their players for shooting an ill-advised shot and the referee with his back to them called a technical foul thinking they were yelling at him.

[Da Coach]

I was at a game where the coaches yelled at one of their players for shooting an ill-advised shot and the referee with his back to them called a technical foul thinking they were yelling at him.

Some Bradley fans might remember when this happened to Jim Les. He yelled at Will Egolf after he made a bad play, and a ref (it might have been Eric Harmon) turned and immediately called a technical foul on Les. Even after realizing Les was not yelling at him, the ref wouldn't admit his mistake.

[Chico]

Really disappointed this season. Expected so much. Maybe next year.

[wizard1]

MORE OF THE SAME! The beat goes on and our feckless coaches have no idea how to handle it. Several weeks ago Brian W. asked for questions from fans and subsequently asked for more questions. He answered a couple of the "softball" questions but never touched the really tough ones. So, here are some questions which are begging for comment and answers....Lets see if the coach can deal openly with these:
1. Why don't we play Ari B., J. Henry, and j. Hodgson more in the guts of the game instead of plugging them in near the end where they really can't help and the game is already lost?
2. What is really going on with Ari? Is he still injured or are there other issues between he and the coaches? you need to openly communicate better with fans before you lose them.
3. We seem to have a reltively strong inside defense (especially with Barr, Ari, and Elijah), Given this, why can't we tighten up our very loose perimeter defense and closely contest opponent 3 point shots?
4. Why can't we develop some offensive sets & plays designed to free up D. Brown and isolate him for more open shots.?
5. Our passing is still terrible, weak, loose, and often with little purpose. Why do you allow long/loopy cross court passes on offense in the half court . These passes are clear turnover risks and don't really add much to our offense.
6. I rarely see our kids dive for loose balls or otherwise play with high energy. We still seem to play lazy, tired, and with not much energy or fire-in-the-belly. WHY?
7. Your post-game shows are awful. You don't really discuss the guts of the game, X and Os, or anything about our offense or what we are trying to get done. Also, no player
interviews.
Wizard

[Go_Braves]

MORE OF THE SAME! The beat goes on and our feckless coaches have no idea how to handle it. Several weeks ago Brian W. asked for questions from fans and subsequently asked for more questions. He answered a couple of the "softball" questions but never touched the really tough ones. So, here are some questions which are begging for comment and answers....Lets see if the coach can deal openly with these:
1. Why don't we play Ari B., J. Henry, and j. Hodgson more in the guts of the game instead of plugging them in near the end where they really can't help and the game is already lost?
2. What is really going on with Ari? Is he still injured or are there other issues between he and the coaches? you need to openly communicate better with fans before you lose them.
3. We seem to have a reltively strong inside defense (especially with Barr, Ari, and Elijah), Given this, why can't we tighten up our very loose perimeter defense and closely contest opponent 3 point shots?
4. Why can't we develop some offensive sets & plays designed to free up D. Brown and isolate him for more open shots.?
5. Our passing is still terrible, weak, loose, and often with little purpose. Why do you allow long/loopy cross court passes on offense in the half court . These passes are clear turnover risks and don't really add much to our offense.
6. I rarely see our kids dive for loose balls or otherwise play with high energy. We still seem to play lazy, tired, and with not much energy or fire-in-the-belly. WHY?
7. Your post-game shows are awful. You don't really discuss the guts of the game, X and Os, or anything about our offense or what we are trying to get done. Also, no player
interviews.
Wizard

Thank you Wizard - I appreciate anyone making suggestions regarding ways to improve.... FYI - I added your comment to the topic titled: " Definition of INSANITY: Doing the SAME THING over and over and EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS".... Because I was attempting to create a pool of new suggestions regarding what can be done - not necessarily with the remainder of this season - but what can truly be done to give this team some new type of guidance for the 2019-2020 season. Thank you.

[Vent]

MORE OF THE SAME! The beat goes on and our feckless coaches have no idea how to handle it. Several weeks ago Brian W. asked for questions from fans and subsequently asked for more questions. He answered a couple of the "softball" questions but never touched the really tough ones. So, here are some questions which are begging for comment and answers....Lets see if the coach can deal openly with these:
1. Why don't we play Ari B., J. Henry, and j. Hodgson more in the guts of the game instead of plugging them in near the end where they really can't help and the game is already lost?
2. What is really going on with Ari? Is he still injured or are there other issues between he and the coaches? you need to openly communicate better with fans before you lose them.
3. We seem to have a reltively strong inside defense (especially with Barr, Ari, and Elijah), Given this, why can't we tighten up our very loose perimeter defense and closely contest opponent 3 point shots?
4. Why can't we develop some offensive sets & plays designed to free up D. Brown and isolate him for more open shots.?
5. Our passing is still terrible, weak, loose, and often with little purpose. Why do you allow long/loopy cross court passes on offense in the half court . These passes are clear turnover risks and don't really add much to our offense.
6. I rarely see our kids dive for loose balls or otherwise play with high energy. We still seem to play lazy, tired, and with not much energy or fire-in-the-belly. WHY?
7. Your post-game shows are awful. You don't really discuss the guts of the game, X and Os, or anything about our offense or what we are trying to get done. Also, no player
interviews.
Wizard

To me it appears Wardle is lost with this program and is searching for any answer he can find. We only have two players that are consistent offensively. It’s a crap shoot who plays or starts from game to game. I was expecting much more this season, especially after the time they had together this past summer in Europe. In year four of a rebuild, we are still struggling and looking for people to step up. It is obvious, we don’t have people to step up and that falls on the coach. Other schools in the league have hired coaches since we did and so far this season, they have passed us. Look at the teams that beat us during the non-con season and many of them are getting pasted as they are in league play. You are correct about the post game shows. They are filled with softball questions and he acts as if it’s the last place he wants to be. I have no reason to believe that after four years and with four years remaining on his contract, that it will get much better.

[LittleBrave]

Really can't think of where to start except that I wasted 1 hour of my time watching the replay.
Very very tough to watch as a fan.

Just very poor execution.

DB had maybe his worst game as a Brave.

What can I say?
The line went from Mo St. - 5 to -7.5 over a few hours. Vegas knew something...I guess the Bears have Bradley totally figured out this season.
They are NOT a great team, but look like All-stars against us.

Unacceptable performance!!!

[LittleBrave]

And what the heck happened with Hodgson???

He is one of our best 5 players. Is he sick???
What's the deal?

Lundy has upped his game a bit over last 3 games, but he should have been taken out halfway through the 1st half and only play maybe 2 minutes more...he was bad.