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Braves come back and beat NIU 66-63
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VeveJones007
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You aren't the only one.
Big improvement over the Texas A&M Kingsville game.
I really like the way Walt plays.
Sam Maniscalco got us going when we needed it.
If you didn't watch the Detroit vs Syracuse game, first 1/2 played out prior to our game so I had to leave it for ours, go back and watch it on ESPN3, use the Replay button, Detroit is good team.
JP, AT and WE played good. We won it, the whole team had a good game!
2-0 works, let's make it 3-0 tomorrow night!
I really like the way Walt plays.
Sam Maniscalco got us going when we needed it.
If you didn't watch the Detroit vs Syracuse game, first 1/2 played out prior to our game so I had to leave it for ours, go back and watch it on ESPN3, use the Replay button, Detroit is good team.
JP, AT and WE played good. We won it, the whole team had a good game!
2-0 works, let's make it 3-0 tomorrow night!
I don't think that was the case. My problem was the vast numbers of empty seats in the student section outside of the Red Sea. Those numbers have to improve. Winning will help, but BU needs fans to help them win. That's the problem here.
Dubl R 1
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Couple things before I rewatch the Game.
Nice effort by BU not to quit..gutty come from behind win...nice to see Sam get going, good offensive effort by Andrew, nice hustle by Walt..and Silas is a heck of a player.
Refs were bad...just bad...bad game management..bad calls both ways...missed fouls all over the place...just don't understand how they can be that poor.
We (BU) have got to at least try to have some kind of post game. We didn't get a post touch/block pass to a big until the 13 minute mark of the 2nd half when Will hit that little turn around...that is just umfathomable..hard to believe really.
No excuse whatsoever to be outrebounded by that team...but Its hard to outreboud a team playing 4 guards like we do....its also very tough for 1 of our guards to defend a big in the post...no matter how well you defend them..if the big is worth anything at all...he's gonna at least catch and get a 5 foot or less shot or a foul..there is only so much 6'3" can do with somebody 6'7" or bigger.
Nice effort by BU not to quit..gutty come from behind win...nice to see Sam get going, good offensive effort by Andrew, nice hustle by Walt..and Silas is a heck of a player.
Refs were bad...just bad...bad game management..bad calls both ways...missed fouls all over the place...just don't understand how they can be that poor.
We (BU) have got to at least try to have some kind of post game. We didn't get a post touch/block pass to a big until the 13 minute mark of the 2nd half when Will hit that little turn around...that is just umfathomable..hard to believe really.
No excuse whatsoever to be outrebounded by that team...but Its hard to outreboud a team playing 4 guards like we do....its also very tough for 1 of our guards to defend a big in the post...no matter how well you defend them..if the big is worth anything at all...he's gonna at least catch and get a 5 foot or less shot or a foul..there is only so much 6'3" can do with somebody 6'7" or bigger.
It was dead....2 minutes of energy from the crowd and other then that..YIKES. I think the crowd was smaller then Friday. 6k maybe.
The atmosphere is just dead......its very sad.
tornado
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This was one game where I will admit - if I was a NIU fan I'd have been ticked at the refs...
Rucker was whistled for a lot of travelling and offensive fouls -- not sure they were all good calls......
and the fact that Silas missed most of the 1st half with fouls helped keep us in the game.
But I'd like to know if we have a play for when we need to eat the clock -- and hold the ball for 30 seconds...
because each time down the stretch that we did that, when we get to about 30 seconds.. Sammy just uncorks a wild one and it looks like we have no plan..
Also with just a few seconds left and we're inbounding...I have a suggestion...
let Dodie inbounds the ball to Sammy -- NOT the other way around!!
Geez...you know you're going to get fouled and sent to the line -- so why not get the ball into the hands of your 85% FT shooter?? Is this such a foreign concept??
Rucker was whistled for a lot of travelling and offensive fouls -- not sure they were all good calls......
and the fact that Silas missed most of the 1st half with fouls helped keep us in the game.
But I'd like to know if we have a play for when we need to eat the clock -- and hold the ball for 30 seconds...
because each time down the stretch that we did that, when we get to about 30 seconds.. Sammy just uncorks a wild one and it looks like we have no plan..
Also with just a few seconds left and we're inbounding...I have a suggestion...
let Dodie inbounds the ball to Sammy -- NOT the other way around!!
Geez...you know you're going to get fouled and sent to the line -- so why not get the ball into the hands of your 85% FT shooter?? Is this such a foreign concept??
chitown fanatic
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OMG, in a sure sign of the apocalypse, I think I just read a comment from T with a negative tone towards BU's play tonight. I am printing his post for historical record. :lol:
I'll take the win, but I still think we made it tougher on ourselves keeping NIU in it. Some for circumstances beyond our control (the absence of TB because of health concerns), and others (taking lots of jump shots).
Even when SM and AW brought us closer and closer towards the lead late in the second half, we had to have gone inside somehow. No small task for their big line-up.
Both teams, when they got hot, got a little out of control and it showed with sloppy ball handling (though it got somewhat better in the end for BU) and some dumb fouls.
But hey, it's a win. Because of the back to back, I am not sure how much time they will have to dissect any plays from this game.
Still can't believe we won though, we were bad at the stripe.
Even when SM and AW brought us closer and closer towards the lead late in the second half, we had to have gone inside somehow. No small task for their big line-up.
Both teams, when they got hot, got a little out of control and it showed with sloppy ball handling (though it got somewhat better in the end for BU) and some dumb fouls.
But hey, it's a win. Because of the back to back, I am not sure how much time they will have to dissect any plays from this game.
Still can't believe we won though, we were bad at the stripe.
chitown fanatic
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Also, key stat for me is only 10 turnovers compared to 20 for the huskies. ballgame
And folks say a typical NBA game is bad. I could hear what the players were saying on the court (via the ESPN3.com stream). Meh.
TheHeemyMonster
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it's boogie time
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That was mind-boggling. Most of the NIU players were grabbing their shorts and somebody decided to let them get a second wind. You could feel the momentum suddenly turn because of that decision.
Out of Balance
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Is this really you T:-o I agree on all that you pointed out here
And on Sammy's uncork wild shots, it sure looks like there is NO plan play other than to fire a wild one and hope for a foul:? Seems like this has been going on for ever
Did someone hijack his computer LOL I did not watch the game but I will later on tonight.
For those that can't get excited about this team then you are not a real BU fan. I get excited every year for my sports team early on in the season regardless of how I believe they will finish. I'm always pulling and rooting for BU regardless and I'll pull for these guys as long as they fight hard game in and game out.