Postgame, BU wins 75-73

[Da Coach]

We were assisting Coach Les with the play calling.

Actually, tonight he made all right right moves. We really enjoyed this one.

[Bravesfan]

I'd take the NIT over no postseason though.

Absolutely. But NCAA's are more desireable.

[Dallas Brave]

Got to see the first half and then missed the second half. Just got home and read the good news.

It's heartening to see that MS, SS, and RA played a combined total of 59 minutes ... the most minutes played in a single game by our big men this year. Looks like the rebounding results were a little different from the last time we played UNI with a different lineup!

Congratulations to the players and coaches on winning a hard fought road game!!!

[Big Mike]

Just got home from "Frost-Bite Falls" and yes it was snowing! Had a great time with Da Coach.....had dinner @ a sports bar called Mulligans meeting Wonder Woman and Dubl R 1! We ended up moving down to the 3rd row behind the team where they had seats for almost all the Bradley fans......and IMO this was a 40 minute effort by the Braves.....1st one this season! The subs were handled as good as I've seen this season by the staff.......JC stepped up and looked like the SR leader we've needed with DR out......SM & AW make the future look bright for Bradley Basketball! This is the 1st team in a while the team showed a swagger.....they gave a look that this game was in hand and they were going to win it from the opening tip! Very fun day....but its always nice the get a W.....kind of takes some of the sting out of the home loss to uni!

PS...........looks like my man RA has played himself into the Big-Man game rotation!

[Da Coach]

I am with you, Mike.
We're ready to join the Rashad Austin fan club!

[Big Mike]

Sign me up..........I still think theres room at the table for 1 more.....DC!

[dogsrus]

Sign me up..........I still think theres room at the table for 1 more.....DC!

Lets hope RA is starting to "get it".....its almost like a late season pickup in baseball. As the article in the PJstar pointed out and as we all know sometimes it takes these jucos awhile to get going. Rare are the Tony Bennets and THeron Wilsons of the college game.

Now lets get the 7 footer going......

BTW guys.....seemed like Coleman gets alot of calls down low. Watched the game from a distance on the internet while watching football so it was hard to tell. What were you're thoughts from up close?

[Double D]

We were assisting Coach Les with the play calling.

Actually, tonight he made all right right moves. We really enjoyed this one.

Not to discount JL's efforts, but isn't it something how the moves work when the players fight their A$$e$ off on the boards and the shots fall.

[Da Coach]

BTW guys.....seemed like Coleman gets alot of calls down low. Watched the game from a distance on the internet while watching football so it was hard to tell. What were you're thoughts from up close?

Coleman was getting more than his share of the calls.
Coleman is the new Matt Webster. He seems to be able to put his shoulder down and ram into a defender, or hook him with an elbow and use it to drive around him and the refs give it their blessing.

[Dallas Brave]

Sign me up..........I still think theres room at the table for 1 more.....DC!

Thanks for the report. I'd love to to see the Braves approach each game for here-on-out with the attitude that we are going to win the the battle of the boards every time we step on the hard wood. With DC in the mix, we can start pushing the big 4 toward 70 minutes a game. Make the the other team match up with us.

[patrick_o'brian]

What a huge road win! Great effort all the way around! From the fellas to the coaching staff. It was huge to win the rebounding battle as Eric Coleman is an absolute beast and always has been. Whoever "booked" 4-4 I totally agree. We can get right back into this race, then we get Ruff back and win this thing in St. Louis. What a turnaround this game could be. GREAT JOB BRAVES!

[dogsrus]

Not to discount JL's efforts, but isn't it something how the moves work when the players fight their A$$e$ off on the boards and the shots fall.

Great point....I think its a mix of both though. JL with some coaching moves and MOSTLY the things you mention above.

[dogsrus]

What a huge road win! Great effort all the way around! From the fellas to the coaching staff. It was huge to win the rebounding battle as Eric Coleman is an absolute beast and always has been. Whoever "booked" 4-4 I totally agree. We can get right back into this race, then we get Ruff back and win this thing in St. Louis. What a turnaround this game could be. GREAT JOB BRAVES!

Yes its only one win but I still think this team can be a factor in this race. We all knew it would take awhile for the newbies to develop. Losing Danny just really cut into our small margin for error.

Its not WHAT happens to you that matters its HOW you react. We haven't reacted very well since DR went down. Last nite could give em a sense of confidence that yes we CAN win without Ruffin. Now come home to a soldout crowd and make the place rock again.

I know some get all bored with this RedOut stuff and many don't believe the crowd has much to do with the outcome but if I was in charge I'd get the word out that the next game has been declared a red out. Get this crowd charged again to help turn this thing around.

[real fan]

Good things about last nights win:
Rebounding was great, ball movement was good, turnovers only 13 for a road game, defensive intensity was good, freethrow shooting excellent 17 out of 18, made 14 out of 26 3 point shots:

Now the things that concern me:
We had to make 14 out of 26 3 point shots to win by only 2 points so we are still living or dying by the 3, We went with an 8 man rotation so 2 players never played at all Egolf and Collins and Will has not played for a long time; it seems like we are missing a lot of layups ; we don"t understand how to protect a lead .

I think Austin is getting better with every game and now we need for Cole-Scott to get his shooting stroke back as he is playing good defense now and his quickness adds a lot to the team.

[tornado]

Think I saw Big Mike on TV sitting next to DC. Way to root em on guys. Big win. And to answer bradleybrave....YES the rebounds were the deciding factor.

How could you miss him? They don't call him "Big Mike" for nothing!!

Coleman was getting more than his share of the calls.
Coleman is the new Matt Webster. He seems to be able to put his shoulder down and ram into a defender, or hook him with an elbow and use it to drive around him and the refs give it their blessing.

whatever calls Coleman seems to get away with, poor Jordan Eglseder simply can't buy a call.
As big as he is (7-1, 270 - if you really want to believe he is only 270, I have some swamp land for sale...)
......he can't hide from the refs, and just about every move the big guy makes looks like a travel or a foul, and he calls for a lot of turnovers and fouls.





One last thought........
This is (athletically speaking) Sam Singh's third year since he was granted a redshirt for his freshman season.
Sam is entitled to come back next year for his 5th year at BU/4th year eligibility-wise.
HOWEVER, in Sam's sophomore season of 2005-06, Sam Singh appeared in only 7 games before he lost the rest of the season to knee surgery.
It is entirely possible that Sam could petition the NCAA for a 2nd redshirt season in 05-06, and an additional year to complete his four full season of eligibility.
In almost all the cases where the two seasons were lost to injuries (and not transfers or academics) and if both seasons fall fully within the rules to qualify as redfshirt years (played in fewer than 20% of the team's scheduled games), the NCAA HAS awarded the extra 6th year.
I hope BU and Sam look into it!
This would allow Sam to remain at BU through 2009-2010, and then he'd be Dr. Singh, Emeritus