Final: Creighton 75 Bradley 58

[OrangeandBlack74]

Anyone making the trip?

I'm heading to Omaha this afternoon with several friends.

[OrangeandBlack74]

BU has a tough finish in the Valley. I predict they go 2-6 in the final 8 MVC games to sneak into a 7th place finish.

BU beats SIU by 10 points in the 7-10 game and they get beat by 20 points in the quarterfinal game vs. CU or WSU.

If I were a betting man, I would make this bet...... Woody my friend - RIP !!!

I would like to know which games you think BU will win in those final 8 MVC games. Home games I'm assuming?

[Mikovio]

Or maybe if Coach Ford is you???
I think GF would not "clear" the bench but slowly transition into playing the main bench players. It would probably be a 20+ point deficit with 10 minutes to play though, judging by what I've seen him do.

I'm hoping our style of play resembles that of when we play at home. We just look completely different on the road in the Valley.
I see this coming down to 3-pointers - containing DM means there will be many wide open looks from overhelping, unless WE and TP stay out of foul trouble. It will be real difficult for our bigs to score and defend down low with Echenique and McDermott.

My feeling is we stay fairly close (within 12 or so for the first 30 minutes) and then they pull away for a 20-point win. And I wouldn't be all that disappointed with that as long as we don't get too fatigued for the big home games next week.

Tough matchup again for the Braves and we'll need to hit some 3's in this one.

LOL I can assure you I am not Coach Ford. I've got more hair, but that's about where the comparison ends.

**** it, clear the bench. Yes, that means Milos time. You don't want the 6, 7 and 8 men logging more minutes than they're used to, even if it's not all that much.

I'd agree the road game efforts looked bad so far but they were mostly without Egolf. The team is substantially improved home or away with him. I didn't see E-ville or WSU, but from what I gather, E-ville was close until the closing minutes and WSU just came on fire in the second half and Geno made early substitutions to let it get away (which I agree with).

Yes the necessary help means we'll be at the mercy of Creighton's shooting, which can be streaky. I watched them miss everything against Drake, but they were hitting them all vs SIU. Let's hope it's the former, and like ISU Red they're dumb enough to settle for outside shots instead of pounding it into their all-MVC forward to force Egolf to the bench.

[Mikovio]

FWIW, Real Time RPI projects Bradley finishing 4-4. I'm expecting that or 3-5. 2-6 would be disappointing.

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_294_Men.html

[Future Walk-On]

@ #21 Creighton - L
vs Evansville - W
vs Northern Iowa - W
@ Illinois State - L
vs Indiana State - W
@ Drake - W
vs #21 Creighton - W
@ Missouri State - W

11-7 in conference. Pretty GOOD based on the past 10 years of Valley play... I would say

What is the problem people?

Drake is capable of playing terribly...I am not phased by their CU win.

[Mikovio]

We'll be favorites:
vs Evansville
vs Northern Iowa
@ Missouri State

Could go either way:
vs ISU Blue
@ Drake

We'll be 'dogs:
@ ISU Red
vs #21 Creighton

Yikes:
@ #21 Creighton


I think we beat Eville, UNI, MSU and Drake for 9-9.

[Bobby Parker]

Here are the game notes for Saturday. Includes links to the PDF versions from both Creighton and Bradley.

FYI, In addition to the local television coverage on WAOE (picking up the KMTV feed), the game also will be available through WatchESPN.

[Da Coach]

Here are Bobby's game notes-

http://www.bradleybraves.com//ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=206212961

[Old Coach]

Bradley played well (relatively speaking) last year in Omaha. I'd like to think they can play within ten points, but if it ended up 20+, I wouldn't be surprised or distraught.

I like the Braves for three more wins (2 at home, and one on the road).

I think 8-10 sneaks them into 6th place.

[Bravesfan]

We'll be favorites:
vs Evansville
vs Northern Iowa
@ Missouri State

Could go either way:
vs ISU Blue
@ Drake

We'll be 'dogs:
@ ISU Red
vs #21 Creighton

Yikes:
@ #21 Creighton


I think we beat Eville, UNI, MSU and Drake for 9-9.

I would think those are the most winnable games. Should we only split against MSU and Drake, we better find a way to beat one of the ISU's for good measure. OTOH, 8-10 may or may not be good enough to keep us out of Thursday night, so hopefully we at least get 3 more wins.

[real fan]

I would think those are the most winnable games. Should we only split against MSU and Drake, we better find a way to beat one of the ISU's for good measure. OTOH, 8-10 may or may not be good enough to keep us out of Thursday night, so hopefully we at least get 3 more wins.

I doubt we will be favored on the road , need to win 3 out of our 4 home games and get a win at Drake or Mo.St.

[Bravesfan]

I doubt we will be favored on the road , need to win 3 out of our 4 home games and get a win at Drake or Mo.St.

The road games will be winnable, but you are right that we probably won't be favored. That said, I think we have a shot at at least one of them.

[SFP]

Can't find the BU CU game on ESPN3? Is it streaming from somewhere else? I'm looking at upcoming games as well!

[SFP]

OK its there now!

[Da Coach]

The Bradley-Creighton game is listed on ESPN3 at 1:05 pm (2:05 Eastern) which is a mistake. It should be listed at 3:05 pm Eastern.