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I think NCAA is in sight. The team has a good shot at being special.
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Yeah - I think they have Bradley a little low....Originally posted by LittleBrave View Post
but I was just looking at Drake's roster and I have to rethink their chances of being at the top of the MVC.
They only have ONE returning player - backup forward Nate Ferguson who averaged 3.7 ppg
Other than Ferguson only four other players even have a single minute of DI experience, & all four of them were deep subs,
single digit scorers transferring in who averaged 1 ppg or LESS or who could barely find playing time on sub-.500 squads.
Maybe their new coach can work miracles, but ...
Bradley fans kind of know what it's like to rebuild from scratch with a new coach and 13 new players.
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Right on, Yoda. With all the talent we have returning this year, along with some solid additions, it's Valley champ or bust for us. I fully expect to win the Valley outright, as well as the MVC tournament this year and anything less will be a disappointment to me. That being said, injuries can change things quickly and we don't know who is going to back-fill that floor leader role that Hickman was for us, but that should all work itself out as we play games. Whatever the case, we have a lot of talent and a coach with a proven record, so I think we'll get a good idea of what we've got after Myrtle Beach!Originally posted by yoda View Post
Yeah - I think they have Bradley a little low....
but I was just looking at Drake's roster and I have to rethink their chances of being at the top of the MVC.
They only have ONE returning player - backup forward Nate Ferguson who averaged 3.7 ppg
Other than Ferguson only four other players even have a single minute of DI experience, & all four of them were deep subs,
single digit scorers transferring in who averaged 1 ppg or LESS or who could barely find playing time on sub-.500 squads.
Maybe their new coach can work miracles, but ...
Bradley fans kind of know what it's like to rebuild from scratch with a new coach and 13 new players.
Larry Bird
I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.Comment
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Polls/ predictions meaning nothing.Comment
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The CollegeSportsMadness countdown had Bradley at 86 and has now counted down to 62.
The one that stands out to me most is - at Number 75 they have Missouri.
Of course, nobody knows exactly how they'll do, but Missouri was one of the worst Power-5 schools in history last year!
They went 8-24 but 0-18 in their conference! They had a weak (#174) non-conference Strength of Schedule, and beat ONLY two teams that had winning records, most of their wins coming against 250-350 NET teams. And they really lost most of their best players incl. Sean East and are rebuilding largely with DII guys & freshmen. So how can they possibly get picked well above anyone in the MVC? P-5 Privilege I guess?
Then at 74 is Pitt, the ONLY top-150 team that Mizzou did beat last year, and they're picked 12th in the ACC.
73 is Georgetown who finished 2-18 in the Big East. They lost to NET 350 Holy Cross & had to do overtime to beat NET 287 American.
Northwestern is picked 66, but I don't think they'll compete with Boo Buie gone and nobody at all like him that can score when they need it. 65 is Utah State, who Bradley beat and who lose much of their offense incl Great Osobor and are rebuilding.Comment
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