Expectations/Predictions

[boogietime]

What are everyone's expectations for the remainder of the season? What makes this season a success going forth? I see a win in St. Louis and a bid to that new tournament. I'd be satisfied with that.

[BradleyBrave]

What are everyone's expectations for the remainder of the season? What makes this season a success going forth? I see a win in St. Louis and a bid to that new tournament. I'd be satisfied with that.

Why don't you follow this up with "Who do you expect to start this year?"

[TheAsianSensation]

Given the preseason expectations...

Nothing short of 3 in a row in StL will satisfy me fully. 2 wins and a NIT home game and I'd be quasi-satisfied, given the extenuating circumstances of injuries.

A CBI bid would be nothing to me. Because that means in years before this one, we would've missed the postseason in a year where we were picked to go to the NCAAs and had a preseason AA candidate.

[boogietime]

Why don't you follow this up with "Who do you expect to start this year?"

Kreskin I am not. I'm thinking only one game in St. Louis because I don't know what team is going to show up to play. (take that to mean mentally, injury, judicially) Just give me one win in St. Louis and this season will be a push for me. I hate being one and done. It makes watching the rest of the games a little less enjoyable.

I'm just curious what everyone's realistic expectations are? Collectively we've been through a lot this season. How does this team have to finish so that you'll be happy with its progress and the progress of the program?

[J Money]

I don't think a one-win Valley tourney is going to cut it. This team started the year with too much talent for that. We need to get to the championship and either win the thing or get an NIT bid.

[BradleyBrave]

The expectations were set at the beginning of the year, and those were the NCAA's. I think that tells you all you need to know.

[braves12]

I agree with TAS. This team needs to win at least 2 in the tourney. This team should have won at Creighton and some other games, even with the injuries. My biggest disappointment this year has been that this team has been absolutely awful defensively in too many halves of some games. Intensity has been lacking in some games also, even with all of the players healthy. That said, get to Sunday and I will be OK. I still say that this program needs to get to where it wins the conference and/or tournament on a regular basis. I am not satisfied with 1 time to the NCAA. Coach Les promised championships, and BU hasn't had 1 yet. This is not a knock on Les, it is just time to get the rest of the job done.

[OrangeandBlack74]

At the beginning of the season, my expectation was that BU would qualify for the NCAA tournament. Despite all the new players, we were assured that this team had the talent to compete for the conference championship and an NCAA bid.

My expectation now, because of how the bracket is set up, is for us to make it to the finals on Sunday afternoon. Whether we win will depand on who we draw (ISU or SIU) and how fresh the players are after two games. We will need to get production from our bench if we have any chance of winning the championship game on Sunday.

Personally, I don't think it's guaranteed we get an NIT bid, even if we make it to the finals on Sunday.

[SFP]

Given the preseason expectations...

Nothing short of 3 in a row in StL will satisfy me fully. 2 wins and a NIT home game and I'd be quasi-satisfied, given the extenuating circumstances of injuries.

A CBI bid would be nothing to me. Because that means in years before this one, we would've missed the postseason in a year where we were picked to go to the NCAAs and had a preseason AA candidate.

AsianSensastion said it first and that's how I feel! GO BRAVES!!!

Starting line up should be DR, JC, TW, RA, MS but with no depth with the bigs we are better off starting SM and brining RA off the bench.

[Beninator]

What I want to happen: Bradley wins the MVC tournament.

What I think will happen. SIU wins the MVC tournament.

[Big Mike]

Sure I want to win the MVCT.....but it will be a tough task.....right now I want whatever it takes to get another home game....I am not ready to end the season after St Louie!

[it's boogie time]

I just can't see how anybody would believe the season would be a success if BU lost in St. Louis. At some point, the team has to capitalize on an opportunity.

[BUBraves06]

My expectations are that we go down to STL and get three wins. But we need to win Friday before we can worry about anything else.

[BradleyBrave]

I just can't see how anybody would believe the season would be a success if BU lost in St. Louis. At some point, the team has to capitalize on an opportunity.

YES! Finally, someone who gets it!

[BUBraves06]

YES! Finally, someone who gets it!

I agree with both of you. With all the expectations that surrounded this program at the begining of the season, our final record is disappointing. I hope that this year and especially the last two games have made the guys that much more hungry to go down to STL and take care of business. We have the talent to win this weekend and starting with Friday it's time for them to step up and play their best basketball of the year.