BU at UIC Game Thread

[lefty]

Notm sure what everybody expected. Seven new players,two new coaches, this make take 5-8 games or into conference season before it develops into a real good team

[Double D]

In an effort to be positive. Remeber SIU's start in Alaska a couple of years ago?

[Big Mike]

The braves need to shore up on the D'...........the last 3 games have given up over 80 pts a game.......and at one point uic was shooting over 67% from the 3 mostly uncontested!

[MacabreMob]

Anybody care to think about and look at their home schedule?

This was THEIR home opener.

Only other home games are vs Non DI, vs Toledo, and vs Howard.

This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year.

[Bravesfan]

Notm sure what everybody expected. Seven new players,two new coaches, this make take 5-8 games or into conference season before it develops into a real good team

My point exactly. We are not Duke playing 12 of our 13 non-conference games at home. We did not play Prairie View A&M tonight. We played a pretty decent UIC team on the road, with their coach back from sick leave, with as you said seven new players and two new coaches. I don't care how talented a team Bradley is. They need some time to develop the chemistry and experience playing together.

I predicted a 7-5 non-conference record, which I still stand by though hopefully they can win more. Still they will lose some games and some of those loses could be sloppy. But it is part of the development this team will need to go through to become a better team. I think next year is the year they can really make that big run in the postseason, but an NCAA tournament bid this year is certainly not out of the question either. Some time, and the next three games at home may cure some of these ills. Hopefully we can learn to win some road games fairly quickly as well, but that won't be easy.

I just hate to see posters who are not as familar with the recent history of this team make knee-jerk reactions based on one loss. Everyone should know that with this many new pieces, it takes time for a team to gel. But it will happen, and I think we will be fine!

[lefty]

Anybody care to think about and look at their home schedule?

This was THEIR home opener.

Only other home games are vs Non DI, vs Toledo, and vs Howard.

This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year.

Meaning?

[Dallas Brave]

better to eat a little humble pie early.
maybe the building process with all the new players will take longer than people like me expected.
congrats to uic, i hope you win a lot of games going forward.
bad day for braves recruiting in chicago.

[MacabreMob]

Meaning?

Maybe you didn't see my last sentence. So I will repeat it, and this will also be for those that re in Rio Linda:

"This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year."

[Bravesfan]

Anybody care to think about and look at their home schedule?

This was THEIR home opener.

Only other home games are vs Non DI, vs Toledo, and vs Howard.

This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year.

Agreed! UIC did what they needed to do, and it could help them in their postseason hopes in the long run.

As for Bradley, we play an up and coming but still pretty mediocre Iowa St team at home on Wednesday night. That is followed by two more cupcakes at home. Even the Iowa game at Suth Padre Island is certainly winnable, heck even the whole tournament is winnable, though Vanderbilt or Utah St will be tough. Then we have a road game a Loyola which is winnable, followed by SEMO at home before the brutal part of our schedule. We could still be 6-2 heading into those four straight games against 2007 NCAA tourney participants where we would hope for one or two wins there.

I think we will be fine, especially in the short term. Plenty of winnable games, many at home or on neutral sites, that will help us straighten out our problems before our conference schedule starts.

[Da Coach]

In an effort to be positive. Remeber SIU's start in Alaska a couple of years ago?

That was just last year.

From my viewpoint, the Bradley players let the horrendous offficiating affect them too much. It made them tentative. And they were cold at the start of the game, something they need to fix.
Josh Mayo is a very good player, though I don't think he'll have a game like that the rest of the year.
Matt Salley should get behind David Collins and Sam Singh if he's going to play that poorly- 5 fouls, no points!

[Bravesfan]

Maybe you didn't see my last sentence. So I will repeat it, and this will also be for those that re in Rio Linda:

"This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year."

Thank you Rush Limbaugh!

That's what I meant on my earlier post by "knee-jerk" reactions. Time for us to tell some of our fellow posters to come in off the ledge! It's only one game.

[lefty]

Maybe you didn't see my last sentence. So I will repeat it, and this will also be for those that re in Rio Linda:

"This is their BIGGEST (non-conference) game of the year."

I saw it. I guess I don't see what makes the difference. We lost. They won.

[bu fan 9]

I think my 18 wins this season is to many.

[Da Coach]

Stats--

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1309817

[shaunguth]

That was just last year.

From my viewpoint, the Bradley players let the horrendous offficiating affect them too much. It made them tentative. And they were cold at the start of the game, something they need to fix.
Josh Mayo is a very good player, though I don't think he'll have a game like that the rest of the year.
Matt Salley should get behind David Collins and Sam Singh if he's going to play that poorly- 5 fouls, no points!

Yes...thank you very much....and to think people are calling out Ruffin! Just because people are talking you up as being the best guy in "practice" does not mean things will come easy in the games. Zero points in 22 minutes is inexcusable for a "starter". Hopefully, he will show up with some offense Wednesday night. Would be nice to have another option besides Singh and possibly Collins.