Who was saying we no longer get stuck on a number? We've been outscored 32-4. Still time, but how did that happen?
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Final score: SIU 65 Bradley 57
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Originally posted by BUSongwriter View PostWho was saying we no longer get stuck on a number? We've been outscored 32-4. Still time, but how did that happen?
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That stretch might have just taken us out of the 2nd place and even third place race. Hard to play on the road, but that effort was embarrassing. Not one player put in a good effort that half. Show some guts this half even if you can’t come back.
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This is the consistency point coach keeps talking about. Take out Loyola and Drake. Next game, down 20 at the half to a bad SIU team. No one wants to score and the defense is doing nothing but chasing. No talking at all. If we don’t fix the lack of communication on defense we will lose this game by 30.
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Originally posted by BUfan14 View PostThat stretch might have just taken us out of the 2nd place and even third place race. Hard to play on the road, but that effort was embarrassing. Not one player put in a good effort that half. Show some guts this half even if you can’t come back.
Most disappointed I’ve been all year because of the effort in the first half. On to the next one. DO NOT do this against ISU at home after they already embarrassed us once.
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Bradley trailed 41-22 at halftime, then fell behind by 25 points early in the 2nd half. But then they made a nice comeback to get within 5 points, 62-57 with 1:28 left. But they couldn't get any closer, and lost at SIU 65-57.
Stats- https://siusalukis.com/sidearmstats/mbball/media
Too many turnovers (17), poor 1st half shooting (34.5%) by Bradley, and hot shooting by SIU allowed them to build a 25 point lead. Just too much to overcome on the road. Bradley is now 15-12 overall, and 9-6 in the MVC. Next game is at home Saturday against Illinois State at 1 pm.
Bradley drops back into 5th place, just a few percentage points behind Drake. Drake plays at home against Evansville tomorrow, while Loyola plays at Valpo.
Standings- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18
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To go from beating 2 of the top teams in the Valley to this game is absolute nonsense. We're not a good enough team to take nights off which for the most part is what we did 25-30 minutes of the game. And even at that we had a chance to cut it to a 1 possession game after getting down by 25 but we committed another turnover and we basically ran out of time. 17 turnovers and just 8 assists showed how little offense we had. Not enough movement, missing too many layups, again, and forcing things when you don't have too. On defense just no communication and giving up way too many easy shots. Thought we were past a game like this but with this team apparently not.
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Originally posted by egib52 View PostI had another game I had to be at, but was watching the game on my phone. To start 11-0 or whatever it was then look at my phone, and see us down by double digits in no time was definitely frustrating. What did Coach say after the game?
Here is what Wardle stated after the game - quoting the Peoria Journal Star after game report
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"We celebrated that first timeout, like we won Arch Madness and that bothered me," Bradley coach Brian Wardle said of the 11-0 lead. "That's an immaturity in the group. There's 36 minutes left, and we're on the road against a hungry Southern Illinois team. You don't celebrate like you just won the tournament. And so that's something I had to address, too.
"I had to get on them in practice, push them in practice to get out of their comfort zone and have more urgency. We were prepared, though. We did everything we could as a staff. This is one, the players got to figure this one out. This can't happen. We just thought, 'Oh, we're just going to get back in the game.' It hasn't happened to us in a while. Unfortunate."
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I believe Wardle hit it right on the head - "immaturity" - this is NOT a seasoned team - it is a talented team but not a poised - consistent team. This team is not at the same place with 3 regular season games remaining that the 2019, 2020 Bradley teams were heading into the MVC Tournament.
To me - the next "REAL TEST" will be playing " AT " Missouri State. From my standpoint - Right NOW this team is NOT ready for the MVC Tournament.
I look forward to see if a different team shows up at the February 23rd game in Springfield, Missouri.
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