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electricmayhem said:
I would consider having 7-8 guys playing significant minutes pretty deep. You can't have 10 guys play a lot of minutes - there aren't enough minutes.

Drexel will be a good return game for the Braves -- most of their major contributors are underclassmen.
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You can contribute without playing a lot of minutes. The 10th player for us usually sees time but it really depends on foul troubles. We have been much more disciplined than early in the year, but we will still likely have 2 bigs with 2 fouls by halftime.
 
not that RPI matters much any more for most of the Valley...but...

Western Michigan lost again last night to Miami (OH) and so now they've dropped 5 of 8, not good news for SIU...

UIC goes down again - their NINTH consecutive loss, but I think nobody at Evansville really cares...

CSU-Northridge did win - a little help for Drake...
 
For those of you who care DU won again today 73-60 over george mason. We are tied in 4th in the caa 1 game from 2nd (ODU and GMU). DU is playing well right now, which is nice for us and you guys I suppose too. We are putting ourselves in a great chance for the 3rd seed in our tournament, since we have a very easy schedule remaining and should only lose no more than one in conference. Yes I know the game is seemingly meaningless but should still be a good one in 2 weeks.
 
Drexel keeps winning, 8 of their last 11, but they play in front of only 800 home fans!!!
They also only have ONE 3-pt shooter above 30%!!
 
tornado said:
Drexel keeps winning, 8 of their last 11, but they play in front of only 800 home fans!!!
They also only have ONE 3-pt shooter above 30%!!
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800 was impressive as we were buried in over 26'' of snow. Also yes we are not a great shooting team, but we have 2 that will likely give you issues in harris and fouch. Colds thinks he is better than he is, and thomas is working on his shot, both are much better slashers though. However, we have shown zero consistency on the road this year so all bets are off. We shoot very well at home though...

Edit: also I have no idea how they came up with 800 since the game was free to everyone and no tickets were scanned. It seems probably a decent estimate but have no idea how they randomly came up with it
 
dan10 said:
For those of you who care DU won again today 73-60 over george mason. We are tied in 4th in the caa 1 game from 2nd (ODU and GMU). DU is playing well right now, which is nice for us and you guys I suppose too. We are putting ourselves in a great chance for the 3rd seed in our tournament, since we have a very easy schedule remaining and should only lose no more than one in conference. Yes I know the game is seemingly meaningless but should still be a good one in 2 weeks.
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Myself, guys with BRADLEY on their white uniforms, and a silvered haired guy in a suit, will not consider this game "meaningless."
 
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Grassman said:
Myself, guys with BRADLEY on there white uniforms, and a silvered haired guy in a suit, will not consider this game "meaningless."
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I agree it is not meaningless as both squads are trying at this point to build a resume for hopefully the NIT, assuming neither of us win our conference tournament. But it is meaningless as far as the actual season and conference games go. No game is meaningless, but most of the bb games seem to have little to no purpose behind them outside of say the top 3 games each year where those teams can build a resume.
 
Drexel's RPI now at 95!

Definitely seems like a good draw considering how Bradley played before the pairings were made.

Drexel looks pretty solid - they may not shoot the lights out, but it seems they find ways to win.
 
I'm really looking forward to a resume booster in '11-12 in Philly.

And Drexel is definitely quality given what we could've had. They must've gotten the memo from last year and Loyola.
 
Is Bradley Fans nationally known???

Nice to see a Drexel fan....is this a first for Drexel?

We need a sticky where people from opposing teams can leave a message so we can see where everyone non-BU comes from.
 
electricmayhem said:
What do you guys know about Morehead State that makes you think they'll beat ISU?
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ISU should have very little trouble at home against Morehead St.

Tulsa Brave said:
Drexel has a much better chance of beating us than Morehead State does of beating ISU.
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I agree 100%. The talent from their conference is not that great for D1 schools. They have had decent teams in the past but never top MVC type ability. Drexel on the other hand comes from a pretty good conference and that alone in college bball tells you plenty especially if they are competing well in it.
 
TheAsianSensation said:
I'm really looking forward to a resume booster in '11-12 in Philly.

And Drexel is definitely quality given what we could've had. They must've gotten the memo from last year and Loyola.
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We are still pissed about that draw. The bb crew royally screwed us giving us loyola last year, choosing to opt out of giving us a tv game and dropping us like crazy in the rpi matchup, if memory serves they dropped us like 10 spots to make us play them. We also pushed that game off our schedule this year and unfortunately have to play it next year.

As I said early, we are all happy with the matchup as soon as it was announced. Of the possibilities, we were hoping for another mvc matchup in the bb, since we had creighton a couple years ago before getting snubbed. I think like 5 guys or so are making the trek to chicago to peoria. We are a solid team, but very inconsistent especially on the road. Should be a fun matchup in a couple years when you come to philly though, not saying this one won't be.
 
dan10 said:
We are still pissed about that draw. The bb crew royally screwed us giving us loyola last year, choosing to opt out of giving us a tv game and dropping us like crazy in the rpi matchup, if memory serves they dropped us like 10 spots to make us play them. We also pushed that game off our schedule this year and unfortunately have to play it next year.

As I said early, we are all happy with the matchup as soon as it was announced. Of the possibilities, we were hoping for another mvc matchup in the bb, since we had creighton a couple years ago before getting snubbed. I think like 5 guys or so are making the trek to chicago to peoria. We are a solid team, but very inconsistent especially on the road. Should be a fun matchup in a couple years when you come to philly though, not saying this one won't be.
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We got screwed with Loyola-Chicago and you got screwed with Loyola-Maryland :lol: I don't think the BB crew like either of us.

Frankly, I was wondering why we didn't have Drexel last year.
 
dan10 said:
We are still pissed about that draw. The bb crew royally screwed us giving us loyola last year, choosing to opt out of giving us a tv game and dropping us like crazy in the rpi matchup, if memory serves they dropped us like 10 spots to make us play them. We also pushed that game off our schedule this year and unfortunately have to play it next year.

As I said early, we are all happy with the matchup as soon as it was announced. Of the possibilities, we were hoping for another mvc matchup in the bb, since we had creighton a couple years ago before getting snubbed. I think like 5 guys or so are making the trek to chicago to peoria. We are a solid team, but very inconsistent especially on the road. Should be a fun matchup in a couple years when you come to philly though, not saying this one won't be.
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dan10, everyone here is happy with the draw too. I'm just worried about getting manhandled like we did against ODU last year. You guys are big, and we lost the only two guys from last year that gave us any inside presence. if we can make some perimeter jumpers we will be ok, but i'm afraid you guys make will have your way in the paint. good luke and will look foreward to the rematch.
 
I don't know that they are much (if at all) bigger than us. Their leading rebounder, Sammie Givens, is 6-5 and their bigs don't play a ton of minutes.
 
electricmayhem said:
I don't know that they are much (if at all) bigger than us. Their leading rebounder, Sammie Givens, is 6-5 and their bigs don't play a ton of minutes.
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This is one of the first times I have ever heard our team called big. We are undersized but hustle, which makes us a decent rebounding team. Our bigs rotate frequently, some based on fouls some based on keeping fresh. Leon and Samme will impress you. Both are aggressive and good rebounders. Samme may be 6'5 but plays about 6'8 and his hustle is incredible. If he is 2 inches taller he probably lands in a major conference instead of the caa. I like that he matches size-wise up with you guys, because that should get him even more minutes to dominate the glass and score down low.

As far as having our way in the paint, um sure. Watch any tape on us and you will understand. We only have one big other than Leon or Samme, who can legit post anyone up and score in the low block. With our road woes this season, I fully expect it to be a close game but we have a ton of talent that when it shows we can be such a good team. Luckily, we have been playing well of late, but only at home. So for us, it is baby steps.
 
drexel lost tonight 75-64 @hofstra. typical road game for us. huge opportunity for a bye in the caa tournament and like normal we blow it. Game was not as close as the score indicates. I think we match up really well against you guys, but unless we learn to not completely suck on the road we won't beat you. Fouch got hurt tonight with a shoulder injury, so hopefully he will be ok for us.
 
I chatted with the some players from the Drexel team this morning. They were staying in the same hotel next to Hofstra. Nice kids ... they were a bit down given the "L" Hofstra handed them.

They were excited to play at Bradley as they heard BU draws big crowds. I assured them a crowd 10,000+ going ape ****. Don't let me down!!! :D
 
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