Final score: Bradley 88 Valparaiso 66

[Da Coach]

Next game: Valparaiso (6-10, 0-5) at Bradley (10-6, 3-2), Saturday, Jan. 7, 2 pm

MVC Standings- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18

The game is televised on CBSSports Network - https://www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM

Bradley has won 15 straight home games.
BU Game notes- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...7_vs_Valpo.pdf
Valpo Game Notes- https://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/va..._010723_BU.pdf
https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbask...ports-network/

Valparaiso Schedule/results- http://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/schedule/
Roster- https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/roster/
Stats- https://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/va...ats_010423.pdf

Valpo ranks 12th in the MVC in 3ptFG% with 29.0%. They are 9th in overall FG% with 43.2%.
Bradley is 2nd in 3ptFG% with 35.2%, and 5th in overall FG% with 44.9%.

Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...2/pdf/cume.pdf

MVC stats- https://mvc-sports.com/documents/202...Game_Stats.pdf

[Nashville Cat]

Pick to click for this game: Rienk Mast.

[Tommy]

We look unbeatable at home. JaShon brought the intensity today.

[Big Mike]

Good game by all, when Mast and Leons are both on we are unstoppable. Henry played good and so did Hannah.....16 in a row at home is special

[Da Coach]

Final score- Bradley 88 Valparaiso 66

https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/media

Total domination by Bradley for their 16th straight home win. Great shooting and rebounding, and low turnovers.

[LittleBrave]

Pick to click for this game: Rienk Mast.

GREAT call! 17 and 9!
I was hoping for 15 and 10+, But I’ll tale it!

One of worst games I can recall from Mast in Murray. Let’s hope that remains his worst!

[LittleBrave]

When is last time we shot this well (68%) in a game? Perhaps vs those weak teams we played 2 seasons ago?
Pretty awesome to rack up 23 assists with less than 10 turnovers!

[bigjimmy]

You could just tell from the opening tip that Leons had the bit in his mouth. He played his most aggressive game in a while and when he does not many teams can compete with us. Our passing was pretty supreme today as 9 guys had an assist and 5 guys had 3 or more. If we would have had half of this kind of effort we'd have beaten both Belmont and Murray St so Wardle and the guys have to figure out how to do it on the road if we expect to contend for a championship.

[Tommy]

The crowd erupting when Jovovic made his first shot was classic.

[Heemeskerk]

Tommy, what is your initial impression of Jovovic? In warm ups does he have a nice touch shooting? Seems to move decent for a big guy. Verticality looks so, so…. Especially compared to Ari

[PhiAlphaBoy]

Tommy, what is your initial impression of Jovovic? In warm ups does he have a nice touch shooting? Seems to move decent for a big guy. Verticality looks so, so…. Especially compared to Ari

I would be delighted if he could put up stats comparable to your namesake before his career is over...minus the injuries of course.

[Tommy]

Tommy, what is your initial impression of Jovovic? In warm ups does he have a nice touch shooting? Seems to move decent for a big guy. Verticality looks so, so…. Especially compared to Ari

Hey Heemeskerk!
Man, really hard to gauge what he can do with so little to go off of so far. He does seem to move/run well, and quick take with little info would be that he lacks aggressiveness, but he’s so new there could be lots of reasons for that. He did seem to get a little fired up in the Valpo game as time went on and the crowd cheering for him after his made shot had to have made his day.

Time will tell, but I have no doubt BW will get the best out of him. It’s nice to have a body his size to throw in there to mix things up, and having that option can only help us in the long run.

Looking forward to seeing how we perform at home against the better Valley teams and how Jovovic improves assuming they don’t redshirt him, which I can’t believe they will.

What do you think?

[Da Coach]

He needs a lot of coaching and time to develop his natural skills, which I think will happen, though maybe not so much this season with only 2 months left.
But he currently leads Bradley in Field Goal Percentage.

[Heemeskerk]

Hey Heemeskerk!
Man, really hard to gauge what he can do with so little to go off of so far. He does seem to move/run well, and quick take with little info would be that he lacks aggressiveness, but he’s so new there could be lots of reasons for that. He did seem to get a little fired up in the Valpo game as time went on and the crowd cheering for him after his made shot had to have made his day.

Time will tell, but I have no doubt BW will get the best out of him. It’s nice to have a body his size to throw in there to mix things up, and having that option can only help us in the long run.

Looking forward to seeing how we perform at home against the better Valley teams and how Jovovic improves assuming they don’t redshirt him, which I can’t believe they will.

What do you think?

Tommy, I also think he lacks aggressiveness but maybe that is because the college game is a lot more physical than what he played in europe. Aggressiveness can be taught/learned. He seemed to be a little slow to the ball on rebounds. Hopefully due to lack of aggressiveness. Agree with Coach I doubt we will see much this season. A ton of work in the off season he should contribute next year. I am not local so do not see warm ups so hard to assess his shooting touch and feel with the basketball. Agree it is hard to tell at this point. So my hopes aren't too high this year. A body to throw in is nice if we are in foul trouble. My sense is he has some decent upside. It will come down to the intangibles and work ethic!

[Da Coach]

From what I saw in the warmups, Jonović spent nearly all the warmup time stretching and getting loose along the baseline. I didn't see him take any shots, though he might have.