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    SoCal Challenge

    Bradley (3-0) vs. Tulane (3-0) in the opening game of the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, California.
    SoCal Challenge website (rather worthless)- https://www.socalchallenge.co/
    TV- CBSSports Network
    Radio- www.wmbdradio.com
    Live stats- https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broa...82&vislive=tul
    Chat room- https://us28.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

    Tulane, a member of the American Athletic Conference where they were picked 3rd in the AAC Preseason Poll. They are 3-0 following their easy 92-57 win over Sacramento State in a campus game of the SoCal Challenge on Friday, Nov. 17.
    Box score- Tulane 92 Sacramento State 57 - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401594051

    Tulane schedule/results- https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m...tball/schedule
    Roster- https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m...ketball/roster
    Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...tats/_/id/2655

    Tulane head coach Ron Hunter has built his roster mostly with portal transfers from 9 different D1 schools (Rutgers, Michigan, Georgetown, Howard, St. John's, Oregon State, VMI, Nebraska, and Alabama).
    They are 3-0 this season with wins over Nicholls State, Northwestern State, and Sacramento State, all at home.
    Last season, they were 20-11, their first winning season since 2012-13. They have not made the NCAA Tournament since 1995, which was the final year of the old Metro Conference.
    Tulane historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...ls/tulane/men/

    Bradley is 3-1 all-time against Tulane-

    Bradley stats- https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s...3/pdf/cume.pdf

    And Bradley should be at full strength for this game. Demarion Burch has a sore right ankle from spraining it in the 2nd half of Tuesday's win over Tarleton State. But I hear he is improving and is expected to be able to play Monday.
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    Potential opponent in the SoCal Challenge UTEP won tonight, beating Austin Peay 71-63- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401597880

    So UTEP is 4-0 and their next game is vs. Cal in the second game Monday night,
    Cal is 2-2, and Tulane is 3-0.

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    • #3
      Let’s get another win away from home. Hit our 3’s the way we did the other night and hopefully improve from the line. Definitely got to to be better than that or we’re going to lose some close games because of it.

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      • #4
        Very important game to win in moving forward this season.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by tomahawk chop View Post
          Very important game to win in moving forward this season.
          Agree totally

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Bradley3342 View Post
            Let’s get another win away from home. Hit our 3’s the way we did the other night and hopefully improve from the line. Definitely got to to be better than that or we’re going to lose some close games because of it.
            Yes, making shots is essential to winning, but Bradley nor any team is going to win as many games as they should if they rely mainly on 3-pointers. Bradley shot 61% against Tarleton State, but very few teams even average 40%. Last season (2022-23) only one Division I team averaged 40% or higher- Colgate at 40.3%. Belmont was the top MVC team last year with 38.8%.
            It's great to see that Bradley has multiple guys who appear to be able to make threes pretty reliably. Let's hope it continues. We haven't seen a truly great 3-point shooting team since the Jeremy Crouch, Will Franklin, Daniel Ruffin, Andrew Warren seasons in the mid 2000's. The 2006-07 team shot 42.0% on threes as a team, which ranked 3rd in all of D1.
            But Bradley does have a team that can score in a variety of ways, and can adjust to whatever opponent or defense they are facing. That may be more important over the course of the season, IMO.

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            • #7
              Yes, balance is key. Have some post threats, some driving threats, and of course I always preach the importance of shooters. Watching a good shooting team is just fun too. Dunks are crowd pleasers, but I feel like a string of threes in a big moment can bring the house down. It’s the most valuable shot in the game from a pure points perspective.

              I used the 06-07 team as a comparison last game. I sure hope they can shoot like them with better posts to go with it. Andrews/Salley were solid, but Leons/Hannah are really good.

              Which group of shooters would you take:

              Crouch/Franklin/Adams/Ruffin/Warren/Tauai (06/07 versions)

              or

              Atlason/Davis/Deen/Hickman/Leons/Burch?

              Burch’s shot has looked better than I thought based on what people were saying so far too.

              The second group has a lot more to prove of course, but it could be impressive by the end.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by BUfan14 View Post

                Which group of shooters would you take:

                Crouch/Franklin/Adams/Ruffin/Warren/Tauai (06/07 versions)

                or

                Atlason/Davis/Deen/Hickman/Leons/Burch?

                Burch’s shot has looked better than I thought based on what people were saying so far too.

                The second group has a lot more to prove of course, but it could be impressive by the end.
                Way to early to answer that question. I'm impressed so far with this team but still along way to go.
                A couple more goid tests this week.
                This is one of the toughest non conference schedules BU has had.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by basketball nut View Post

                  Way to early to answer that question. I'm impressed so far with this team but still along way to go.
                  A couple more goid tests this week.
                  This is one of the toughest non conference schedules BU has had.
                  Absolutely way too much to prove for the second group yet so it’s too early, but that’s the fun. If you had to take one group today, not knowing the final outcome for one, which group of shooters (not the team itself) would you go with? I would have thought it’d be easy to say group 1, but looking at the names group 2 might be right there if they all stay healthy enough in the end.

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                  • #10
                    Game preview from BradleyBraves.com- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2023/...vs-tulane.aspx

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                    • #11
                      Bradley is a consensus 1½ point favorite in tonight's game.- https://www.vegasinsider.com/college...ley-vs-tulane/
                      The over/under is 146.5 points.

                      In the late game between UTEP (4-0) and Cal (2-2), UTEP is a 3½ point favorite.

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                      • #12
                        Anybody in Orange County for the tourney...my kids have all gone to JSerra and I live about 10 minutes away. Will be at the reception at SJH golf course at 4:00 and have tickets to the game(s). Hit me up via text...

                        Pete (949) 923-5090

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by SoCal Pedro View Post
                          Anybody in Orange County for the tourney...my kids have all gone to JSerra and I live about 10 minutes away. Will be at the reception at SJH golf course at 4:00 and have tickets to the game(s). Hit me up via text...

                          Pete (949) 923-5090
                          Thanks SoCal Pedro. If you are who I think you might be, tell your buddy (and mine) Macabre Mob hello!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Da Coach View Post

                            Thanks SoCal Pedro. If you are who I think you might be, tell your buddy (and mine) Macabre Mob hello!
                            That's me...I will likely be talking to him today and will say hi to him for you. I tried to get him to come down for one of the games and to spend Thanksgiving with us...Go Braves tonight!!!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by SoCal Pedro View Post

                              That's me...I will likely be talking to him today and will say hi to him for you. I tried to get him to come down for one of the games and to spend Thanksgiving with us...Go Braves tonight!!!
                              Yes, he messaged me that he was seriously thinking about taking you up on the offer.
                              I hope he makes it there for the games. Bradley needs the support.

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