Northern Iowa at Bradley Saturday 12/29 - 2:05 pm

[MacabreMob]

If it's any consolation or giving hope to us, the team that beat UNI last game by 3 points which is Nevada, just got smoked by #1 NC tonight by 36 points. 106-70.

Jason

Might just mean Bradley is 40+ points worse than UNC.

[Da Coach]

Pregame notes from BUBraves.com

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1356477

[Grassman]

If Ruffin does not play, Warren and Wilson really need to pick up their scoring!
This would take some of the pressure and double teams off Crouch, who hopefully could start nailing some shots.
We also need our Bigs to be BIGS, not the excuse me,i'm sorry guys, they have been portraying.
Your opponent is not your friend and probably does not even like you!
Gees guys get pissed off!

[shaunguth]

If Ruffin does not play, Warren and Wilson really need to pick up their scoring!
This would take some of the pressure and double teams off Crouch, who hopefully could start nailing some shots.
We also need our Bigs to be BIGS, not the excuse me,i'm sorry guys, they have been portraying.
Your opponent is not your friend and probably does not even like you!
Gees guys get pissed off!

JC is currently 7th in the Valley in 3pt FG% at 45.8% and is 2nd in 3pt made/game. He is also the 8th leading scorer in the conference.

[Grassman]

JC is currently 7th in the Valley in 3pt FG% at 45.8% and is 2nd in 3pt made/game. He is also the 8th leading scorer in the conference.

Sorry but, I believe as an experienced Senior. One of of the two returning leading scorers in The Valley One of the leading 3 point shooters in the game, JC should be our go to guy-leading scorer with an avg near 20ppg. He is capable of leading The Valley in scoring not being 7th,, but that is just me.
I think given better looks, he is our best outside shooter, with or without Ruffin.

[shaunguth]

Sorry but, I believe as an experienced Senior. One of of the two returning leading scorers in The Valley One of the leading 3 point shooters in the game, JC should be our go to guy-leading scorer with an avg near 20ppg. He is capable of leading The Valley in scoring not being 7th,, but that is just me.
I think given better looks, he is our best outside shooter, with or without Ruffin.

I don't disagree with that, just pointing out that he hasn't exactly been missing his shots. This team is a long way off from having JC average near 20ppg when there is NO inside game at all and not much of an outside game either with Ruffin out. Also, there's only one player in the Valley averaging more than 16ppg.

[real fan]

Grassman is right about our bigs playing way too soft; when our inside players decide to play with a chip on their shoulders and start contributing more then JC will start to get more shots and will get his scoring ave. up ; it is time for our players to decide how bad they want to win a valley championship as it is up for grabs with not one clear cut favorite and it is up to everyone of them to go out and win these games by playing tougher and harder then they have lately because they showed what they were capable of against Mich. St. .

[Grassman]

[quote=shaunguth;55031]I don't disagree with that, just pointing out that he hasn't exactly been missing his shots. This team is a long way off from having JC average near 20ppg when there is NO inside game at all and not much of an outside game either with Ruffin out.

I think that was my original point

[shaunguth]

I think that was my original point

Yes, but you also hinted that Crouch has not yet started "nailing some shots". Again, I agree with all your points other than my feeling that JC has not exactly been missing his shots.

[bufans4life]

:[QUOTE=Rusty 54;54819]Lets get one step closer to being the State Champs of Iowa[/QUOTE

Right Rusty, then ESPN can do a story on Bradley in Peoria, Iowa being the mythical Iowa state champs!

[BradleyBrave]

BU favored by 6 tomorrow over the Panthers. I don't know if the oddsmakers know about DR's injury or not, but either way I think the Braves are going to respond tomorrow in a very good way. It's time for this team of newcomers to grow up and stop feeling sorry for themselves.

[MacabreMob]

BU favored by 6 tomorrow over the Panthers. I don't know if the oddsmakers know about DR's injury or not, but either way I think the Braves are going to respond tomorrow in a very good way. It's time for this team of newcomers to grow up and stop feeling sorry for themselves.

I wouldn't bet that game even with your money BradleyBrave.... but if someone held a gun to my head and said play it... I guess I'd take Bradley. I hope the last week of practice brings out some stinking "D"!

[BradleyBrave]

I wouldn't bet that game even with your money BradleyBrave.... but if someone held a gun to my head and said play it... I guess I'd take Bradley. I hope the last week of practice brings out some stinking "D"!

I wouldn't bet the game either, but I have a lot of confidence that BU doesn't want to end 2007 with 3 straight home losses. It's time for these Braves to grow up. This is why we played the brutal non-con...to be ready for any and all challenges.

[Da Coach]

PJ Star pregame articles
Nothing new reported on Daniel Ruffin. As many here know, Daniel was examined by an "out of town specialist" Friday--

How rough will it be when BU opens MVC?
Bradley coach concerned about team's psyche without Ruffin in lineup

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/122907/BRA_BFB70E1T.080.php

Dave Reynolds picks Northern Iowa to win 68-63--

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/122907/BRA_BFBCJHOH.075.php

[dogsrus]

I wouldn't bet the game either, but I have a lot of confidence that BU doesn't want to end 2007 with 3 straight home losses. It's time for these Braves to grow up. This is why we played the brutal non-con...to be ready for any and all challenges.

The team is fine...the FANS need to pick it up though.