BU 61 vs. UMKC 73

[TheAsianSensation]

Oh, and while we're here:

*pop*

I have giving away all your margin for error for the NCAA bubble in a freakin' November game against a conference who'll kill our RPI (even if UMKC is actually a good team and will win their conference)

[ER3]

I think a healthy AW makes a huge difference on both ends of the court...how long before he is really healthy.....who knows?

I would be all in favor of redshirting Warren this year...
I don't see how this team is going to put it all together with so many new players and guys that are simply not ready to contribute...
This team doesn't appear to be one player away from contending for the Valley title this year, and Warren doesn't appear to be anywhere close to being 100%, so redshirt him and hope some of the newbies develop over the next two years...

[thefish7]

Oh, and while we're here:

*pop*

I have giving away all your margin for error for the NCAA bubble in a freakin' November game against a conference who'll kill our RPI (even if UMKC is actually a good team and will win their conference)

You're right, barring something like an MSU win or a conference season sweep (both seem a tad unlikely)... The only way to overcome that would be if the team does look night and day different when Warren returns... OR if Wilkins is able to play and makes that big of a difference.

[shaunguth]

I think a healthy AW makes a huge difference on both ends of the court...how long before he is really healthy.....who knows?

Yeah....it really doesn't matter if anyone thinks AW is the answer to this team's problems. I'm not sure anyone really knows when he will be able to give us consistent minutes again, so I am not counting on him suddenly fixing everyone else's mistakes whenever he does return to the lineup.

[amettrick]

I disagree. I think AW would have made quite a difference on the offensive side of the ball in THIS game. With him and SM out there with the ability to make 3s, you could have moved the ball around enough to create a shot or get a double out on the perimeter so someone could drive open. I'm not sure if we could have won with the defensive woes we had, but it would have made our offense quite a lot better.

I agree 100%. I know people don't want to use AW's absense as an excuse and it shouldn't be one. We should have been able to win without him, but at the same time, we have to remember he IS our best player. Anytime a team is without it's best player and top scorer, it's going to look like a whole different team.

Is everyone forgetting how pathetic we looked against UNI last year when DRuff went down with the hernia? That game feature a 9-point first half by the Braves, and this team certainly performed better than that today.

I still think this team should be able to win without AW, especially against the likes of UMKC, but you can't ignore the fact that his absense makes a big difference.

[Toyota12]

That loss is horrible!!This team will not be in contention for any mvc championship with or without Andrew...After seeing SIU this weekend we are way behind schedule with this team
and it could be a long year possible thursday night game in St Louis!!!

[amettrick]

Maybe throw AT or WE at the four, wilson at the three

I don't believe Wilson has the ball handling skills to play the three.

[Rusty 54]

Where was Theron Wilson in the second half?

[BUFAN]

This team is bad.When are we going to hold Les accountable,this team is the worst team in BU history.

This is the most embarassing game I have ever watched. Jim didn't make any excusses in the post game... He couldn't, UMKC has 8 new player who all looked like they knew what they were doing. No one, absolutly no from BU looked like they had a clue. Jim said this was the best group he has had, he is only trying to sell tickets. He would not know a BB player from a frisby flipper.

[BUconnorD]

It's all good and well to call for a more traditional line-up, but we simply don't have the players to do it.

Not to mention that I don't think it would fix anything anyway, but that's a whole other issue.

Setting aside AW's "comeback," it will have a pretty big impact on the lineup.
AW as the 3. gets others to play off the bench and have that be their primary role.

There's no excuse for this loss...it was bad. BU should've been able to win that game.

i'm looking forward to AW coming back (any news on when taht'll be?). but that should not be the excuse for this loss

[dss03]

TAS,

I don't know that we need to look at the NCAA ramifications for Bradley right now. I know that's not even in my thought process. I'm just hoping for a vastly improved team in February vs. where they are now. I'm sure there is going to be plenty more shots to the "resume" between now and then. The team is just going to have to ignore that part of it and focus on getting better....a lot better.

[ifarania]

I don't believe Wilson has the ball handling skills to play the three.

I haven't seen a lot of "point forward" out of our team this season... And the way he handles it taking it to the hole.. I just don't believe that he lacks handling abilities. I think that's a coaching excuse to play small ball and stick him at the four.

[Beninator]

I'd be fine seeing five players who gel on the floor simultaneously as well, Houston...

And amettrick: I think we are better suited to a traditional lineup than a run/gun/jack errant threes lineup. Maybe throw AT or WE at the four, wilson at the three, warren at the two... just SEE what happens instead of bashing our heads against the wall with a system geared towards a team with sharshooters.

The difference between ignorance and stupidity is repetition.

I was about to post that we certainly arent playing as a TEAM! I also have favored a more traditional lineup for qute some time.... It is time to get rid of the three guard lineup that cant hit a three!

[Beninator]

I would be all in favor of redshirting Warren this year...
I don't see how this team is going to put it all together with so many new players and guys that are simply not ready to contribute...
This team doesn't appear to be one player away from contending for the Valley title this year, and Warren doesn't appear to be anywhere close to being 100%, so redshirt him and hope some of the newbies develop over the next two years...

I have had the redshirt idea as well. The more games AW misses, the more a medical redshirt makes sense.

[amettrick]

I haven't seen a lot of "point forward" out of our team this season... And the way he handles it taking it to the hole.. I just don't believe that he lacks handling abilities. I think that's a coaching excuse to play small ball and stick him at the four.

I disagree. I realize putting TW at the three doesn't mean he'll be bringing the ball up court and playing "point forward." I'm not sure what you're seeing, but on the occasions that TW does handle the ball on the perimiter, I see sloppy ball handling skills that would lead to a lot of turnovers if he were to play there on a consistent basis. Because TW is athletic and only 6'5, you see someone who should be playing the traditional small forward role, but I think his skill set is much more like an undersized power forward, so that's where JL plays him and thats where I think he belongs.