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Not happy...

Bradley SOS from JPalm's site at collegerpi.com (which only goes back to the 93-94 season). I threw in the dotted line when JL took over after Mo was let go (I believe).

94: 201
95: 89
96: 60
97: 117
98: 115
99: 75
00: 50
01: 123
02: 130
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03: 114
04: 156
05: 81
06: 50
07: 21
08: 76 (currently)
 
Lakeview Brave said:
I know for a fact the coach of the basketball team has nothing to do with the school getting new facilities.
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I disagree. The success of the basketball team brought in revenue to the school and generated a rejuvinated fanbase into more donations. To say that the basketball coach had no affect on that is rediculous.
 
BUBraves06 said:
I disagree. The success of the basketball team brought in revenue to the school and generated a rejuvinated fanbase into more donations. To say that the basketball coach had no affect on that is rediculous.
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A winning team helps but these plans were in the works before JL got the job. Donations did go up after we went to the sweet 16 but this project was going to happen either way.
 
The coach also plays a big part in raising money from donors, which can have a lot to do with just who the coach is. Finally, I thought when Les was hired, he specifically stated new facilities as one of his personal goals.
 
MacabreMob said:
That means....

(SHOCKINGLY) VERY LUCKY

Nice to know we are just lucky at Bradley to have such large support. No other reason than just being (SHOCKINGLY) VERY LUCKY.
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How many other communites offer the kind of support Peoria does? As Tornado has pointed out dozens of times even in winning years BN doesnt support ISU the same way. Peoria is not a collge town and is somewhat fortunate to get the overwhelming support it does.
 
Lakeview Brave said:
A winning team helps but these plans were in the works before JL got the job. Donations did go up after we went to the sweet 16 but this project was going to happen either way.
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That may be the case, but I still think it's naive to say that the coach of the bball team doesn't have anything to do with the new facilities being built. Coach Les is personable, and through succeses like the Sweet 16 year, the university has benefited greatly, and that goes beyond the facilities that are being built.
 
Lakeview Brave said:
How many other communites offer the kind of support Peoria does? As Tornado has pointed out dozens of times even in winning years BN doesnt support ISU the same way. Peoria is not a collge town and is somewhat fortunate to get the overwhelming support it does.
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Agreed -

We are (SHOCKINGLY) VERY LUCKY.

;)
 
BUBraves06 said:
Good for them for calling out the fans, it's a shame they can't even fill the arena when the team is good.
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Fan reaction comes with it's own hysteresis. Seems people can no longer stand far enough away from an issue to understand the whole picture. Support will grow as long as a team continues to win. ISU fans have been fooled before.
 
I think all of us would agree that we expected to make a run at the conference championship and not be talking about a chance at playing on thurs. night in ST.Louis; this team has under achieved for a number of reasons and I believe both the players and the coaching staff are to blame ; hopefully they will get their act together as they still have a chance to salvage the season, coach Les is responsible for helping raise a lot of money so BU could get their new facilities started earlier rather then much later , I think it is pre-mature to start comparing him to our last coach and even though I do not totally agree with his starting lineup I still support him and believe once the new facility is done Bradley will have a chance at getting more top notch players. Lets beat Creighton on saturday .
 
I may be the only one here that thinks this, but I think we have a good chance of being a better team next year. It will either be painful or fun to watch. Without Ruffin or Crouch new team leaders will step up and some of the players will grow up alot. I don't know about you guys, but I keep seeing a positive bright future for Bradley Basketball, and I think it is still moving in the right direction.
 
Beninator said:
I would prefer for us to use our last two scholarships on high school players as well grassman, but if JL and staff can land a big player who is a true 5 player who can contribute next year, then I wouldnt be opposed to using one of the remaining scholarships on a JUCO kid. The last scholarship would have to go to a four year player.
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It doesn't really matter because we will never get that player w/ the type of offense Les is running right now...

No big man will want to come here after seeing our games w/ our guards who never pass the ball into the low post, and our coach who doesn't really even run an offense where he has a low post presence
 
Scouter said:
I love watching our fast-paced style of play, but like Lakeview said, I'll take SIU's consistent success over that any day. Seriously, outside of the style of play and a four-week stretch in 2006, how is the Jim Les Era stacking up compared to the Jim Molinari Era?

p.s. A belated "thank you" for the shout-out, B4L. ;)
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I think BU fans want a winner and if they got it on a year to year basis they would be happy no matter the style.

However, be careful what you wish for with the "I like SIU's style of play" angle.

I think the basketball IQ of Peoria fans would drive them crazy if they had to wait any amount of time for the winning all the while watching that hacking neanderthal style of hoops.

THe moment that Coach Mo stopped winning with his defensive style the great majority of BU fans wanted him OUT.
 
BUBraves06 said:
Good for them for calling out the fans, it's a shame they can't even fill the arena when the team is good.
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Can you believe they followed up a SELLOUT of 10,200 and a win at that with 5,400 on Tues vs. MSU?

If that isn't a testament to the idea that the vast majority of their fans interest in ISU hoops is rooted in a hatred of Bradley, I don't know what is.
 
Double D said:
Can you believe they followed up a SELLOUT of 10,200 and a win at that with 5,400 on Tues vs. MSU?

If that isn't a testament to the idea that the vast majority of their fans interest in ISU hoops is rooted in a hatred of Bradley, I don't know what is.
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And didn't UIUC play on Tuesday too? They have a lot of fans who root for both teams but UIUC is their #1.
 
Double D said:
Can you believe they followed up a SELLOUT of 10,200 and a win at that with 5,400 on Tues vs. MSU?

If that isn't a testament to the idea that the vast majority of their fans interest in ISU hoops is rooted in a hatred of Bradley, I don't know what is.
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Would anyone have a reliable estimate of how many of 10,200 at Saturday's game were actually Bradley fans travelling to a near-by game against their biggest rival?

I would think that there was a sizeable difference between the number of
BU fans who went to the BU/ISU game as compared to the number of MSU fans who made it.
 
There were at least 1000-1200 BU fans at Redbird Arena...but since they also wear red, it was tough to spot many who were intermingled with the rest of the crowd.
It is possibly as many as 2000 could have been BU fans.
 
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