Drake @ Bradley Post Game--DU 69 BU 68

[ER3]

Les should be utterly embarrassed by the way he coached in the last 3:20 of the game. A 7 point lead...Drake brings the all-out full court pressure for the first time in the game, and you can't draw up a play to even get the ball inbounds on two consecutive possessions. And in between those turnovers, your team gives up an uncontested layup on a junior high inbounds play...7 point lead to a 2 point lead in 10 seconds...and your team looked completely unprepared...disgusting, embarrassing way to waste away an outstanding gutty performance by Maniscalco.
Congrats, Jim...Keno Davis just made you look like a 3rd grade girls basketball coach tonight...in your own building. Kudos.

[longtimelistener]

Les should be utterly embarrassed by the way he coached in the last 3:20 of the game. A 7 point lead...Drake brings the all-out full court pressure for the first time in the game, and you can't draw up a play to even get the ball inbounds on two consecutive possessions. And in between those turnovers, your team gives up an uncontested layup on a junior high inbounds play...7 point lead to a 2 point lead in 10 seconds...and your team looked completely unprepared...disgusting, embarrassing way to waste away an outstanding gutty performance by Maniscalco.
Congrats, Jim...Keno Davis just made you look like a 3rd grade girls basketball coach tonight...in your own building. Kudos.

Wow. And I thought I needed a drink after tonight.

[Lakeview Brave]

Wow. And I thought I needed a drink after tonight.

Is anythinig he said inaccuarte? Our team got out coached by a first year guy who only has his job because of his dad.

[ghunt]

....and one last point: they scored inside on inbound plays like were weren't even there....gee, I wonder why? I'm thinking AT may be thoughts may be shifting between two poles: On one hand, they need a 4 or 5, man, I will play big-time here, on the other hand, they have three guys already who they barely play, maybe I should think about leaving? How in the heck did POB manage to succeed? OF course his minutes were never theat great, but then we were left with the impression they were easing him in and coddling him some due to conditioning and fouls...in some ways like you'd treat a young pitcher. Now, I have no idea what they are thinking. We are playing short (in more ways than one--height and bench) and losing consistently, at least play bigger and we at least have a shot to rebound and defend and screen. With a 190 lbs. 4, three guards, and 6'7; over-matched forward, we have proven it really does not work.

Ok, now I think I'm done

[lefty]

The shot was good...there is no doubt about that.

TW's 9 turnovers hurt tremendously..especially in the second half...and AW's turnovers didn't help...13 between the two of them

The refs may have been inconsistent a couple of times but we got just as many breaks as Drake. I though Houston got fouled on his drive where he picked up the T
They also could have called TW for traveling a couple of other times as well.

I'm a little curious as to why AW wasn't guarding Houston the last 10 minutes...I thought he was doing a good job on him.
He is a very hard guy to guard for sure.

Their pressure hurt on the inbounds

Neither team had an inside game....

31 had one of the softest touches I've ever seen..especially for a big guy.

I like when JL had AW and JC come around for an easy shot at the ft line in our offense against their zone..maybe we could have done that alittle more

You have to like SM more and more with each game

[longtimelistener]

Is anythinig he said inaccuarte? Our team got out coached by a first year guy who only has his job because of his dad.

Did I say he said anything ... inaccuarte [sic]?

[LawDog4]

Please remember this was our 1st really close game for this team. Let's hope we learn from our mistakes and use this heartbreaking loss to build off of.

Unless you are qualified to be an NCAA coach, lighten up on ours! I'd have to think you wouldn't even be discussing the last play, if you had those "bigs" in the line-up. Drake would have probably drained an open look, or drove in for a foul on the last shot. Plus, most of the complainers would be upset that we didn't play our guards against a team that presses as much as Drake. And they'd be complaining about the 30 turnovers we would have had.

[lefty]

Is anythinig he said inaccuarte? Our team got out coached by a first year guy who only has his job because of his dad.

I don't know but maybe Keno has more D-1 experience than Les.

I would give him some credit...they have lost only one game

[ghunt]

Les should be utterly embarrassed by the way he coached in the last 3:20 of the game. A 7 point lead...Drake brings the all-out full court pressure for the first time in the game, and you can't draw up a play to even get the ball inbounds on two consecutive possessions. And in between those turnovers, your team gives up an uncontested layup on a junior high inbounds play...7 point lead to a 2 point lead in 10 seconds...and your team looked completely unprepared...disgusting, embarrassing way to waste away an outstanding gutty performance by Maniscalco.
Congrats, Jim...Keno Davis just made you look like a 3rd grade girls basketball coach tonight...in your own building. Kudos.

Amen from the choir

[longtimelistener]

The shot was good...there is no doubt about that.

TW's 9 turnovers hurt tremendously..especially in the second half...and AW's turnovers didn't help...13 between the two of them

The refs may have been inconsistent a couple of times but we got just as many breaks as Drake. I though Houston got fouled on his drive where he picked up the T
They also could have called TW for traveling a couple of other times as well.

I'm a little curious as to why AW wasn't guarding Houston the last 10 minutes...I thought he was doing a good job on him.
He is a very hard guy to guard for sure.

Their pressure hurt on the inbounds

Neither team had an inside game....

31 had one of the softest touches I've ever seen..especially for a big guy.

I like when JL had AW and JC come around for an easy shot at the ft line in our offense against their zone..maybe we could have done that alittle more

You have to like SM more and more with each game

What bothered me about the press in the last 4-5 minutes was our lack of plays. We ran the same **************** play three times and each time the guy guarding the inbound tipped it.

Can we try something new? Maybe run a different look?

[Lakeview Brave]

Please remember this was our 1st really close game for this team. Let's hope we learn from our mistakes and use this heartbreaking loss to build off of.

Unless you are qualified to be an NCAA coach, lighten up on ours! I'd have to think you wouldn't even be discussing the last play, if you had those "bigs" in the line-up. Drake would have probably drained an open look, or drove in for a foul on the last shot. Plus, most of the complainers would be upset that we didn't play our guards against a team that presses as much as Drake. And they'd be complaining about the 30 turnovers we would have had.

This was the first really close game?? For which team, certainly not ours? It not our coaches either? Just because who are not qualified to do something doesnt mean you cant critique it. That sounds like Letroy Hawkins talking. We were out coached period no way around it and it is embarssing.

[ER3]

Why not just grab the rebound and then Drake probably fouls you while going for the ball. I understand that there is very little time to think like that and that you are just trying not to foul them but seriously, if you can get enough of a hand on it to swat it away, then pull it into your body and take the foul.

BU had two good shots at the offensive rebound...Salley tipped the first one, right to Emmenecker...Wilson tipped the second one...right to Emmenecker again...ball game.
Two chances to go up strong and fight for a defensive rebound to seal up your first quality win of the season and give this team some hope that things might turn around...and instead, we end up with two feeble tip outs....6' walk-on...ball game.
Just so disappointing.

[thefish7]

The shot was good...there is no doubt about that.

TW's 9 turnovers hurt tremendously..especially in the second half...and AW's turnovers didn't help...13 between the two of them

The refs may have been inconsistent a couple of times but we got just as many breaks as Drake. I though Houston got fouled on his drive where he picked up the T
They also could have called TW for traveling a couple of other times as well.

I'm a little curious as to why AW wasn't guarding Houston the last 10 minutes...I thought he was doing a good job on him.
He is a very hard guy to guard for sure.

Their pressure hurt on the inbounds

Neither team had an inside game....

31 had one of the softest touches I've ever seen..especially for a big guy.

I like when JL had AW and JC come around for an easy shot at the ft line in our offense against their zone..maybe we could have done that alittle more

You have to like SM more and more with each game

Regarding the refs I thought they were just kind of randomly bad all night until the end, when Drake figured out that the refs weren't going to call a travelling call against them and just let them draw fouls on obvious 3rd and 4th steps. For me that was a big part of what kept Drake in the game at the end.

[Rusty 54]

Unless you are qualified to be an NCAA coach, lighten up on ours! I'd have to think you wouldn't even be discussing the last play, if you had those "bigs" in the line-up. Drake would have probably drained an open look, or drove in for a foul on the last shot.

1st post comes out swinging. I'm with you on this part.

[Chico]

You guys that are beating down Coach Les make me sick. 2 years ago you all thought he was the saviour of the program, and in my opinion he was and is. Even last year when POB thought he was good enough for the NBA and left, BU still won 22 games without him. You guys are lucky you haven't sat through some of the coaches I have the past 50 years. Sure you have a reason to be upset with the loss tonight. I listened on the internet and I'm upset too. Sure maybe the coaching staff could have done something different, but don't let the losses this season make you forget the great things Coach Les has done for Bradley and the program. GO BRAVES, beat Evansville.