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James "Pop" Weathers Commits to Bradley
- Thread starter LongTimeFan
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James "Pop" Weathers commits tonight to Bradley.
Here is the info we posted back on January 1-
And here is Pop Weathers' tweet from a few minutes ago-
https://twitter.com/james1kbg/status/1508953516580212737
Here is the info we posted back on January 1-
And here is Pop Weathers' tweet from a few minutes ago-
https://twitter.com/james1kbg/status/1508953516580212737
houstonbrave
Member
Welcome to BU. We look forward to you joining us….
Here are James' final stats for this season at State College of Florida in Bradenton, Florida-
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/players/jamesquotpopquotweathersy254
He played 2 seasons at SCF, but will have 3 years of eligibility at Bradley due to the extra Covid year.
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/players/jamesquotpopquotweathersy254
He played 2 seasons at SCF, but will have 3 years of eligibility at Bradley due to the extra Covid year.
LongTimeFan
Active member
After Roberts left, I did not think Bradley could get his committal. Good job.
I still think they may sign another point guard. They wanted Weathers when Roberts was still at Bradley.
I still think they may sign another point guard. They wanted Weathers when Roberts was still at Bradley.
I believe what sold Weathers was Roberts entering the transfer portal. The coaches probably wasted no time getting on the phone to Weathers and pressing him even stronger. And Weathers probably realized there was a lot more playing time here, including a good shot at starting right away.
Some highlight videos of Weathers-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAvOaFFalgI (video quality poor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OD2og7_dlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeC08VVNXAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAvOaFFalgI (video quality poor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OD2og7_dlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeC08VVNXAI
️ Fanatic
New member
Thanks for sharing the "highlight" video's. Seems most of the focus was drive first AND his FT% has been pretty good. I am sure Wardle will have a focus on defense, hopefully he can be a strong player on both sides of the court + limited turnovers... Welcome to Bradley basketball James Weathers
Weathers has not been a great three point shooter. He shot just 28% for the season. However, he shot 34.4% in their conference games, and 35.3% in games in February, which included Regional playoff games.
Here is a breakdown of his stats-
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/...mesquotpopquotweathersy254?view=splits&pos=sh
He had a bad shooting November, just 8.7% from three. He improved to 30.0% in December, 33.3% in January, and 35.3% in February. His overall shooting percentage and scoring totals remained very consistent throughout the season.
His ball handling numbers were terrific. He averaged 4.9 assists per game, and just 1.7 turnovers per game, though junior colleges do not tend to play the same kind of defense he will encounter in the MVC. And for a small guard, he averaged an impressive 6 rebounds per game.
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/...mesquotpopquotweathersy254?view=splits&pos=bc
Here is a breakdown of his stats-
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/...mesquotpopquotweathersy254?view=splits&pos=sh
He had a bad shooting November, just 8.7% from three. He improved to 30.0% in December, 33.3% in January, and 35.3% in February. His overall shooting percentage and scoring totals remained very consistent throughout the season.
His ball handling numbers were terrific. He averaged 4.9 assists per game, and just 1.7 turnovers per game, though junior colleges do not tend to play the same kind of defense he will encounter in the MVC. And for a small guard, he averaged an impressive 6 rebounds per game.
https://www.scfmanatees.com/sports/...mesquotpopquotweathersy254?view=splits&pos=bc
LittleBrave
Active member
We need a kid with some toughness, like DB Jr.
This guy might have that - and not to take anything away from TR, who was phenomenol, but he may not have had that toughness that we needed.
I thought when we were up big on the road (like 3-4 games), we needed someone to be mentally strong to keep us going, and we didn't have that last year. That, along with poor 3-pt shooting, and FT shooting, were the missing pieces to possibly contend.
This guy might have that - and not to take anything away from TR, who was phenomenol, but he may not have had that toughness that we needed.
I thought when we were up big on the road (like 3-4 games), we needed someone to be mentally strong to keep us going, and we didn't have that last year. That, along with poor 3-pt shooting, and FT shooting, were the missing pieces to possibly contend.
bradleyfan124
Active member
Drake and Loyola had more experience because most of their players stayed. I expect Bradley will have the same situation next year. Even with TR gone I think Pop will fill in nicely plus the rest of the team will improve tremendously over the summer. Tremendous upside for this team. I expect big things from Bradley next year
LittleBrave
Active member
I would be pretty disappointed if we finish outside of the Top 3 next season, even with Murray St coming in as the likely favorite.
Lot of key players will be gone from last season from Drake, Mo St.
Northern Iowa should be good, but I think we're just as good as them.
Still TBD, but I expect Belmont to finish middle pack most seasons.
Cousins Cuts podcast
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I don't know about Murray State being the favorite. They basically lost all the players they had this past year. I think even tho we lost Terry, almost every team basically lost one of their best 2 players. It will be tough to predict the league with everything changing but yeah I'd take top 3
bradleyfan124
Active member
Dont count out Belmont. I watched them play Vanderbilt and I was impressed
LittleBrave
Active member
Where did you hear they are losing all their players? Murray has their top 5 scorers returning, unless they entered the transfer portal.
I think they only had 2 seniors who didn't score much, and 4 starters will return.
I'm sure their recruiting will be helped by their tourney win also.
They SHOULD be the outright faves in my mind. Young and deep team.
Little Brave, you must have missed this
Murray State's head coach left to take the LSU job, and every one of Murray State's 11 returning players for next year have entered the transfer portal.
The last remaining scholarship player from this past season at Murray State enters the portal-
Nicholas McMullen- a 6'8" 2nd year forward who played in all 34 games off the bench, and averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/nicholas-mcmullen
That makes 11 players in the portal, plus another player (Tevin Brown) who declared for the NBA Draft and announced plans to sign with an agent. Plus, their top 2022 recruit decommitted and their 2 graduate players are leaving after exhausting all their eligibility. Good luck in the MVC next year.