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Bradley 87 - NW Mizzoo 59

BU fan said:
Attendance 8093, pretty good for an exhibition on a Sat afternoon.
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I think this game was also part of the Season Ticket package.

Not trying to be negative. Probably beating someone to it.
 
It was part of the season package. But it was a very good crowd. There were a lot less no-shows than the Carver exhibition games of the last couple years.
 
After reading the stats I need to give more props to Matt Salley........11 boards! :-o 8) I did not notice that many at the game but did notice that he has real long arms! :idea: SJ might need to work on his D and aggressive play.........but his shot sure is there.............I think he gets his shot off as fast as anyone! :wink:
 
Grassman said:
Crouch 2-10. oh-oh! Deja vu?
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I'm not gonna say nuttin'!
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DePaul is interested in him, but I am not sure they have given him a solid offer. I think he is a contingency to them, there are other recruits they covet more.
 
My biggest concern is that rebounding will be a serious problem for this team. There will be nights the team doesn't shoot well and that will be a problem, I think defense will be good most nights, but rebounding could be very costly. The guards are going to have rebound a lot more than they are use to.

The players back from last year look good. The new players have some talent but are not ready for 40 minutes of good basketball. Hopefully they will get more consistent as the year goes on.

This team has weaknesses and if they finish better than 7th in the conference then the players and coaches did a really good job.

Some tough games on the early schedule, we will see how quickly the new players come on. Salley has skills and needs to take them to the next level of competition. Jassey needs time to learn the game, but he is athletically gifted. Andrew Warren could be very good before he leaves BU. His defense is good for a freshman this early but not great. He is not afraid to make plays, and I think his shooting will come in time. He has a nice shot, just not draining them.

Again, the guards need to help rebounding. We take shots and when we only have 1 big in the game, I see 4 guards retreating and not helping to rebound.

Carrying the ball must be emphasized this year as I have seen it called 5 times in the 2 exhibition games.

Were there less of those annoying commercials on the scoreboard? I hope!!!!!!!!!!
 
BU fan said:
Stats just posted:
http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=676055

Ruffin was only credited with 6 assists. I could have sworn there were more. He had a couple nice passes for buckets to Zach in the 2nd half, but apparently he only had 1 official assist in the second half.

Attendance 8093, pretty good for an exhibition on a Sat afternoon.
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I listened to Dave Snell and he noted that Daniel Ruffin has 5 assists at halftime, then was credited with only ONE in the 2nd half.
I personally recall considerably more than that.
Twice he fed Zach on fast breaks and once fed Andrew Warren.

But it's only stats in an exhibition game, so what.

Either way, I wonder how many more games like this Daniel Ruffin will have before his critics finally agree he is hands down the best PG in the league, and will give every guard in the league a run for their money.

Even when BU was down 10-0, I was confident they'd blow this team out.
BU is so quick, that even the stat keepers couldn't keep up.
Does anyone who saw the game believe there were only 11 steals? I think there were 11 steals in the first 10 minute of the game!
All in all, a very fun game to watch.
Can't wait for the DePaul game, but I'm gonna go out and see the BU soccer game Sunday afternoon.
 
Did anyone else miss the Band today? The time-outs seem really boring with out the Band playing.........can't wait to get them back! :wink:
 
Re: Better than predicted

Re: Better than predicted

Braves4Life said:
I'm calling for a 10+ point win over DePaul!
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I hope so. I'll be at the game, so my trip from Chicago better be worth it! :D
 
I lot of deadwood in the student section though, they wouldnt stand much on my side, I was often the only one. I would have given them hell, but it was just an exhibition game, and I think the freshman group might lead with me, as I saw some good enthusiasm from the row in front of me, but they need to work on there knowledge of the game.
 
One thing that bothers me, could someone get the people who sit across from the student section to act less like zombies when the other team shoots free throws? no noise, no standing, no motion. pathetic :evil:
 
Da Coach said:
Where was the band?

There were a lot of students there today for an early Saturday game!
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I know the university won't officially support this, but I want some sort of informal pre-game drinking session to get the students rowdy and fired up. I know the Chefs Club (I refuse to call it the 'Braves' Club, it's the non-hostile 'Chefs' to me...cooking up a win) will have the substances flowing, which is where I may be, but the students need an informal place to get ready for the game. Marketing...take note...
 
Heres how the week is going to go......Bradley signs all four players to LOIs capping off one of its best recruiting classes of all time. On Saturday the Civic Center is sold out and the Sweet Sixteen banner is raised to the rafters. Then the braves picked to do nothing this year beat DePaul by a score of 83 to 78. You heard it here first!!!!!
 
Hey I hope your right.......this years team is fun to watch and when they play like the coach's want....they will be good.......barring injuries this team will finish above all the predicted 7th and 8th slots! :wink:
 
Anybody notice how obscure the editor got with his effort to get a pun in the title of today's Bradley article in the PJ Star?
"Bradley goes north, by Northwest Missouri St."
sometimes even the copy editiors have a bad day! :lol:
 
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