Recruit Class

[BuBraves55]

Just curious on everyone's thoughts on this year's recruiting class
Personally, i thought we would be just amazing next year w/
fears
buycks and
williams
but i think we'll still be good
what do you think of this years' class?

 

[wily coyote]

Personally, I think we are going to better than anything since Dickie V's time on the hilltop. Thats without Fears & Buycks. Think how good we'd have been with them. I am hearing DW is going to make it and that would help. Folks he can play. Jim just needs to channel him and he will show us why the Big 10 wanted him.

 

[Anthony Parker is my Hero]

i think i am most looking forward to see deaaron play. ive followed him for a long time, and think he could be great to watch. however ihave heard some of the problems too.

 

[Big Mike]

I still in shock on how much better the "inside the paint kids" have improved the Braves depth as deep as I can ever remember it :-o .....we have blown away my expectations on the inside....the gaurd play was good last year and will be even better next season....personally I cannot wait....would still like a Midnight Madness with all the new players!

 

[Garland 22]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

 

[BradleyBrave]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

 

[Garland 22]

Personally, I think we are going to better than anything since Dickie V's time on the hilltop. Thats without Fears & Buycks. Think how good we'd have been with them. I am hearing DW is going to make it and that would help. Folks he can play. Jim just needs to channel him and he will show us why the Big 10 wanted him.

So they are going to be better than the Hawkins Braves, Parker Braves, and the O'bryant/Sommerville Braves?

There have been some pretty good teams on the Hilltop since Versace roamed the sidelines.

Remember all the optimism last year at ISU. It took their kids some time to develop some chemistry, there recruiting class was at least as good as this one without the volume.

 

[lake Camelot]

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You are looking at a different team than me. Anything is possible as far as our record next year. The thing I like though is the guys we are signing are described as tough, hard workers. You may be correct about the center as far as him being over rated by us. I see many people have him starting. I think you are under rating him though. Several Missouri State fans on the Valley board said he was decent and had made major improvements in the last year. If he could be as good as Salley was this past year, that may be all we need. I am expecting 20 wins, then again I am really bad at predictions since I thought about 9 wins this past year.

 

[TheHeemyMonster]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

this is one of the most ridiculous statements i have read in a while..... considerings they are going to be picked in the top 3 by probably almost every pre-season predictions for the mVC next year, this is a pretty ignorant statement

 

[Garland 22]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

Good point, this site is starting to remind me of a cubbie caravan, high on optimism short on reality.

 

[Garland 22]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

this is one of the most ridiculous statements i have read in a while..... considerings they are going to be picked in the top 3 by probably almost every pre-season predictions for the mVC next year, this is a pretty ignorant statement

Yeah, I guess pre-season predictions are always right on. I think we were picked 8th last year.

 

[BradleyBrave]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

Good point, this site is starting to remind me of a cubbie caravan, high on optimism short on reality.

You're right, the Braves have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the past couple of seasons. Especially last year when they won more games away from home than they have in a decade. Yeah, you're right. My bad.

If this site is too pro-BU for you (a fan site being optimistic, what a concept), there's a site associated with a local paper where you'll be right at home. I suggest trying it out.

 

[MacabreMob]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

Good point, this site is starting to remind me of a cubbie caravan, high on optimism short on reality.

You're right, the Braves have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the past couple of seasons. Especially last year when they won more games away from home than they have in a decade. Yeah, you're right. My bad.

If this site is too pro-BU for you (a fan site being optimistic, what a concept), there's a site associated with a local paper where you'll be right at home. I suggest trying it out.

I suspect Garlands ain't no Newbie like his # of postings suggest.

Points are all well made with the "glass is half-empty" approach. I can accept them. Garlands wants to be the "I told you so" whenever things look bad next year, which is fine and acceptable as well. But, if Garlands is wrong, I suspect Garlands will be gone.

Welcome to BRADLEYFANS.com Garlands.

 

[Braves4Life]

Welcome to BRADLEYFANS.com Garlands.

............or whatever your name may be (or was) :lol: :wink:

 

[Braves4Life]

Garlands posts

Garlands posts

I'm sorry Garlands, but I don't consider you a real "fan". But, then again, I've always had a problem with negative people. You may call it bing a realist, but I call it negative.

I'll cut you some slack since you "appear" to be new to the board. Maybe you have just not read all the posts or seen all of the articles and links of the players we have recruited. I have! And I will say that these recruits have the potential to go down in history with Versace's two stud recruiting classes. Only time will tell.

I still believe that top 25 recruiting class from the early 80's was Bradley's deepest and best ever and set the tone for the fantastic decade that followed. I suspect when it is all said and done we will be saying the same thing about this class in 10 years.

I think this is also a Top 25 recruiting class nationally!

 

[Braves4Life]

My next year prediction

My next year prediction

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

I think early on next year will be a struggle. This team will come in with very high expectations and may struggle prior to MVC play. If they can hold it together, stay above .500 prior to league play, and begin league play on a roll, I believe they have a legitimate chance to win a slightly down MVC.

I am usually pretty accurate on my predictions (I predicted last years team to exceed 17 wins and go to NIT while many others were hoping for .500). I expect next years team to finish 2 or 3 in conference play, WIN the MVC Tourney, and win 2 NCAA Tourney games. Take this to the bank -- Elite Eight in 2008-09!!!!!!!

I'm looking forward to "the ride" next season and seeing if I'm right again :wink:

 

[Garland 22]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

Good point, this site is starting to remind me of a cubbie caravan, high on optimism short on reality.

You're right, the Braves have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the past couple of seasons. Especially last year when they won more games away from home than they have in a decade. Yeah, you're right. My bad.

If this site is too pro-BU for you (a fan site being optimistic, what a concept), there's a site associated with a local paper where you'll be right at home. I suggest trying it out.

I suspect Garlands ain't no Newbie like his # of postings suggest.

Points are all well made with the "glass is half-empty" approach. I can accept them. Garlands wants to be the "I told you so" whenever things look bad next year, which is fine and acceptable as well. But, if Garlands is wrong, I suspect Garlands will be gone.

Welcome to BRADLEYFANS.com Garlands.

Certainly not trying the I told you so approach. I was a big fan of the 07 team and I think we are jumping the gun a bit with this recruiting class.

I think many people are very quick to dismiss a lot of the hard nosed intangible things that we lost last year. Zack, JJ, and Danny Adams are kids who started humbly and finished strong. So far all I've seen from this recruiting class is a lot of flashy names that seem to have "issues". Half of the players targeted are not even coming, but we are comparing it to a Versace class?

I came to this board because I live in Missouri and I don't get much BU talk down here. I was suprised to find a site light on real sports commentary.

 

[dogsrus]

I'm always accused of being a downer, but without Fears and Williams this class is very average.

I saw David Collins play and I was like wow, a 7 footer who can't score, block shots, or rebound, 4 months later he is a brave. I was flippin shocked.

Maniscalco, Egolf, and Thompson are all nice signings, but will take time.

I have no idea why the JUCO from CA fell this far and why he wasn't rated on rivals. I'm not drinking the "he was the guy we wanted all along" Kool-Aid.

Jim Les still hasn't proved he can win consistently on the road, and last year's team had some great chemistry. With so many new players I think next year will be a bigger struggle than we think.

Sounds like your typical gloom-and-doom Sox fan. :roll:

FWIW, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Wright, and Will Franklin didn't make any JUCO rankings, and they all did just fine, as did the Braves. They will again this year.

Good point, this site is starting to remind me of a cubbie caravan, high on optimism short on reality.

You're right, the Braves have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the past couple of seasons. Especially last year when they won more games away from home than they have in a decade. Yeah, you're right. My bad.

If this site is too pro-BU for you (a fan site being optimistic, what a concept), there's a site associated with a local paper where you'll be right at home. I suggest trying it out.

I suspect Garlands ain't no Newbie like his # of postings suggest.

Points are all well made with the "glass is half-empty" approach. I can accept them. Garlands wants to be the "I told you so" whenever things look bad next year, which is fine and acceptable as well. But, if Garlands is wrong, I suspect Garlands will be gone.

Welcome to BRADLEYFANS.com Garlands.

Certainly not trying the I told you so approach. I was a big fan of the 07 team and I think we are jumping the gun a bit with this recruiting class.

I think many people are very quick to dismiss a lot of the hard nosed intangible things that we lost last year. Zack, JJ, and Danny Adams are kids who started humbly and finished strong. So far all I've seen from this recruiting class is a lot of flashy names that seem to have "issues". Half of the players targeted are not even coming, but we are comparing it to a Versace class?

I came to this board because I live in Missouri and I don't get much BU talk down here. I was suprised to find a site light on real sports commentary.

Were you a big fan of the 07 team before the season started or after it was over....?

 

[it's boogie time]

There certainly are a high number of new players, but the biggest thing that gives me optimism that it can be pulled together is that BU has an experienced point guard to run the show.

 

[Da Coach]

Certainly not trying the I told you so approach. I was a big fan of the 07 team and I think we are jumping the gun a bit with this recruiting class.

I think many people are very quick to dismiss a lot of the hard nosed intangible things that we lost last year. Zack, JJ, and Danny Adams are kids who started humbly and finished strong. So far all I've seen from this recruiting class is a lot of flashy names that seem to have "issues". Half of the players targeted are not even coming, but we are comparing it to a Versace class?

I came to this board because I live in Missouri and I don't get much BU talk down here. I was suprised to find a site light on real sports commentary.

Garlands, you are a little too quick to criticize posters here. If you look back at the predictions for the Bradley team prior to the 2006-2007 season, there were a lot of people that you may have called "kool-aid drinkers" (certainly a lot of people on other boards did), that turned out to be amazingly accurate in their predictions and proved the doubters wrong. It was in fact the "doom and gloomers", most of whom disappeared, who were way off when they predicted a big drop off when Bradley lost great players like Boogie, Bennett, POB, and Cellus.
As I have said before, criticism has been called "the tool of the uninformed", and some have been too quick to criticize these last few teams because they thought it made them look smart, when they failed to see the overall picture of the building of a winning tradition here.
You may still turn out right about this team, but I am not going to doubt them just because they are new guys.