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58.BU @ 54 fgcu...
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jasonpeoria911
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Well, a wins a win I guess. It was good for Egolf's confidence as his future was looking bleak but he made several big plays tonight. I think SM and Theron need to shoot more and lower turnovers. This team is lacking that go to player. Going to have some problems tomorrow with Richmond but the non conference season is shot anyways so it doesn't really matter until Valley season and hopefully Warren is back then.
Jason
Jason
Yes, if there was one game I thought they might lose, Richmond would be it. So a win against them and we are still in decent shape. The good thing about this tourney is that our team is learning how to win away from home. That will only help as the Valley season approaches, but again, based on this tourney, I'm more than afraid how we will look playing at SIU, Creighton and Michigan St, and now you can add Missouri St as well. They look a lot stronger than predicted!
SaintLouBrave22
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I don't have final stats, but I can tell you T-Ron had a double, double; Will hit a big shot w/ the clock winding down at about 2 min left in the game; Darian Norris had 3 big 3's and a huge rebound over two bigger guys near the end of the game; and most notably....
DAVID COLLINS DIDN'T PLAY THE ENTIRE 2ND HALF!
bigjimmy
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Welcome to Bradley basketball Will. I'm not going to call this a great win because if we had taken better care of the basketball we would have beat this team by double digiits but it's an important win especially after last night. Richmond will be a tough game but if we can play the same kind of defense I like our chances.
SaintLouBrave22
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I don't know about you, but Will certainly proved that he can make the big shots when necessary...
Big Mike
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Braves go from 191 to 147 RPI with the win
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html
I'm glad to see that our defense took over. Les has often been criticized as being a one dimensional coach by using the small guard, weave offense and winning "shootout" type games with no emphasis on rebounding and defense. But tonight he showed that he will not tolerate a team that does not play with intensity and intelligence. By stressing defense, he knows that will create more chances on the offensive side and offset the early season shooting problems that some on this team apparently are having. Also great to see that he is benching some players that are not pulling their weight. Let's hope this wakes the rest of the team up a bit.
BradleyBrave
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Not to be negative, but our opponent is one of the worst teams in America. Nonetheless, the effort was better, as were the results. Let's use it as a confidence builder moving forward.
I thought the second half by BU was pretty good. But for a stretch where I think they missed four shots without an offensive rebound in a row, they were playing some good ball against FGCU. Norris and Egolf had nice games-- especially happy to see Egolf out there. McCain did have a bad game, but I don't think he should be banished to end of bench, as he's still trying to figure it out out there. Richmond could be a challenge, or maybe this team will start to get it and go on a run in both halves.
I would tend to agree, but that guy I thought was initally called Karl Marx does have some serious game.
BradleyBrave
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McCain just isn't ready to play yet at this level. He's only a freshman, so that's not necessarily a surprise. He is flat-out scared offensively, and it shows in his play. He just isn't ready. If we ever get to full strength in the backcourt, I would expect him to be a deep reserve. He has potential as a decent pure PG, but his time is not now.
Big Mike
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CR...4 pts....2 rbs
DD...7pts
DN...9pts....3rbs..........all pts 3's
EM...3pts a 3
SS...3rbs
DC...1pt....1rb...1blk..1to in 6 mins
WE...8pts...5rbs...2blks
TW...13pts..12rbs
SM...13pts...2rbs...3stls...3asst in 35mins
TB....1rb...2asst
AT got into the game
5-21 on 3 for 24%
13-22 on FTs 59%
DD...7pts
DN...9pts....3rbs..........all pts 3's
EM...3pts a 3
SS...3rbs
DC...1pt....1rb...1blk..1to in 6 mins
WE...8pts...5rbs...2blks
TW...13pts..12rbs
SM...13pts...2rbs...3stls...3asst in 35mins
TB....1rb...2asst
AT got into the game
5-21 on 3 for 24%
13-22 on FTs 59%
I agree, but I also thought there were a few times against Florida where he made some decent plays. We should never *EVER* see him on the floor with Manistrigonometry... But who would be your top candidate to play point when SM is taking a breather? I'd like it to be DD, but he hasn't played point much yet for us.
TheAsianSensation
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A win is a win is a win is a win is a win is a win is a win is a win is a win.
I'm going to keep telling this to myself.
I'm going to keep telling this to myself.
BradleyBrave
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Great question. I think DD and DN can share the PG duties when SM is out. Yes, they're probably both more true combo guards, but so was Will Franklin and JJ Tauai. We don't have to be motoring 100 mph all the time either. I think DD and DN could do just fine spelling SM at the point.