Final score: Bradley 69 Missouri State 60

[ghunt]

Coach Wardle said in postgame that his veterans told him that Linke needed to play. And I’m sure that is because of what you said Coach. Also, sometimes we need the steady things versus the sexy things. The kid was certainly steady last night. I’m happy to see the kid get a chance to contribute in an important game.

If that is what the Coach and players wanted, it is understandable. It just is it does highlight a weakness. We can disagree. Maybe some short bursts here and there under similar circumstances are reasonable, but I am trying to be nice, but honest, and just call out the reality of the situation.

The team is hard working and fun to watch. We are winning. I think Wardle, with all he has done, deserves to be here as long as he wants. He is a great coach and I am dang thankful we have him and he resurrected the program to new heights.

However, we have a weakness, Linke is not the size we need. We have played a weak schedule to this point. Teams have identified how to play us. Tougher conference teams are coming up. And, if we still navigate that, we have a post season against tougher teams. And, then we have the roster for next year.

I was just pointing out the obvious. Not saying the sky is falling. Not ripping on anyone. We need a 6'8"+ guy with some muscle at some point who can play defense and rebound, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

[daveineureka]

As has been stated before, we have what we have and have to play with what we have. Sure coach is aware of our needs for next year in regards to frontline players who can be impactful from the start. We are set for guards next year. Let's hope the staff can land what we need for next year.

[Tommy]

We need a 6'8"+ guy with some muscle at some point who can play defense and rebound, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

I'm sure that is on the wish list of every NCAA team and their corresponding NIL affiliates.

[BengalFan14]

I'm sure that is on the wish list of every NCAA team and their corresponding NIL affiliates.

Yeah, those guys are hard to find. Otherwise, we’d have one. I like our bigs. But our strengths are guards and wings. Every school has areas of strength. When we had Rienk, our best position was the bigs. Duke’s best player is a wing - who’s their big? Or point guard? What we have is versatility - which is huge. Let’s continue to focus on maximizing that.

[egib52]

I'm sure that is on the wish list of every NCAA team and their corresponding NIL affiliates.

This is exactly right.