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BU/CU Comparison

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1st Game / 2nd Game:

73-68 Jays / 82-71 Jays
Taylor Brown- 19 pts & 12 rebs / Taylor Brown- 27 pts & 8 rebs
Jays 12-31 on 3's / Jays 9-21 on 3's
Braves 5-20 on 3's / Braves 4-15 on 3's
BU +10 rebs / BU -2 rebs
BU started 2-19 shooting / BU started 2-9 shooting


Some similarities in the games. Both games seemed like BU had opportunities, but never could get out of the early hole.

Maybe the 3rd time is the charm?
 
Speaking of numbers/statistics...

While past results are no guarantee of future performance, CU certainly seems to have BU's number (ie 17-3).

This, along with a superior center and a pretty good coach, may trump the "Hard to beat a team three in a row in a season" rule of thumb....

Still time this season for BU to get off the schneid vs CU, which would allow BU to start with a totally clean slate for 2010-11 in the MVC, having already broken the Drake and SIU BU jinxes
 
AZ BU Fan said:
Speaking of numbers/statistics...

While past results are no guarantee of future performance, CU certainly seems to have BU's number (ie 17-3).

This, along with a superior center and a pretty good coach, may trump the "Hard to beat a team three in a row in a season" rule of thumb....
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I looked over the series numbers before the game. I watched both games this year.

For some reason I keep thinking BU can beat this team.

I don't know what it is.
 
You raise a good point. How can BU beat/play tough a UNI team with a dominant center and above average perimeter shooting, while coming up short twice this year vs Illinois State and Creighton teams with similar strong/dominant centers and above average perimeter shooting?
 
IMO...the biggest challenge is, can the stay instill the importance of the next game, as in "this is it, lose and we go home, seasons over?" This team comes out not ready to compete and acts like it can turn it on any time they see fit? You have to be ready to play from the jump at center to the end of the game, both halves or you will lose more than you win....we need more emotion and hustle from everyone who hits the court and at the end of the day if you lose so-be-it.....you gave it all, left it on the court! I just do not understand the "taking some games off " approach by this team, this isn't the NBA and there is only 30 or so games a season, time to get serious or desperate, whatever it takes!

I don't think either coach should need much game tape for the next game.....any chance CU overlooks us? :lol:
 
I'll gladly take the 5 seed and a matchup with CU, as had we not pulled out the game Wednesday, the way things played out today we would have fallen to the play-in game. 3rd time will hopefully be the charm.
 
BradleyJD said:
1st Game / 2nd Game:

73-68 Jays / 82-71 Jays
Taylor Brown- 19 pts & 12 rebs / Taylor Brown- 27 pts & 8 rebs
Jays 12-31 on 3's / Jays 9-21 on 3's
Braves 5-20 on 3's / Braves 4-15 on 3's
BU +10 rebs / BU -2 rebs
BU started 2-19 shooting / BU started 2-9 shooting


Some similarities in the games. Both games seemed like BU had opportunities, but never could get out of the early hole.

Maybe the 3rd time is the charm?
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Also, more than just a few similarities between last year's game at Creighton and today's game.
Here is the game story from last year-
http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=3668524

Note that last year, Creighton jumped out to a 23-13 lead (they also built a 10 point first-half lead today). Bradley rallied to take a 39-37 halftime lead on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer by Sam Maniscalco. Did anyone else recall Sammy's shot when Andrew Warren sank his halfcourt shot from almost the same spot? BU pulled to within 1 point at halftime today.
Bradley struggled to stay with Creighton for the second half last year, then faded at the end, similar to what happened today.
The final score was 79-65. Creighton shot 27-50 for 54%, and 9-21 from three for 42.9%.
Today, CU shot 25-49 for 51%, and exactly the same 9-21 from three, 42.9%.
Last year, Creighton outrebounded BU 33-31, this year they outrebounded BU 32-30.
Attendance last year was 16,326. This year it was 15,169.
 
BradleyJD said:
I looked over the series numbers before the game. I watched both games this year.

For some reason I keep thinking BU can beat this team.

I don't know what it is.
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The only difference in the games is who hits the 3's. Whomever hits more 3's in St. Louis wins!
 
BradleyJD said:
I looked over the series numbers before the game. I watched both games this year.

For some reason I keep thinking BU can beat this team.

I don't know what it is.
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I agree, first of all we need to get off to a better start and second we need to guard their 3 point shooters better, our zone did a good job today for the most part and I would hope that we would start out the game in one, it would also help in keeping Egolf out of foul trouble.
 
Braves4Life said:
The only difference in the games is who hits the 3's. Whomever hits more 3's in St. Louis wins!
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You got it... And it seems to me that BU is not so much an "on/off" 3 point shooting team. Just that sometimes we are on, and other times we don't take advantage of our 3 point shooting potential.

I don't know if that makes sense, but i wish Warren and Maniscalco (and even Roberts and Brown) would take the opportunities they get to shoot the threes when they have them.
 
+44 said:
You got it... And it seems to me that BU is not so much an "on/off" 3 point shooting team. Just that sometimes we are on, and other times we don't take advantage of our 3 point shooting potential.

I don't know if that makes sense, but i wish Warren and Maniscalco (and even Roberts and Brown) would take the opportunities they get to shoot the threes when they have them.
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sammy had off game in omaha.
 
Another thing to factor in is that Creighton is notorius for playing a deep lineup. They rotate in 5 bench players while Bradley only played 3 deep along with starter Egolf only playing 7 minutes. Those extra few fresh players can make a difference in the 2nd half when your a step or 2 slower.

Jason
 
jasonpeoria911 said:
Another thing to factor in is that Creighton is notorius for playing a deep lineup. They rotate in 5 bench players while Bradley only played 3 deep along with starter Egolf only playing 7 minutes. Those extra few fresh players can make a difference in the 2nd half when your a step or 2 slower.

Jason
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I put this in my prediction post yesterday. It illustrates your point.

BradleyJD said:
>>>>CU's bench ranks 3rd nationally in minutes played
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Yeah Sam's ankle injury from earlier in the season is starting to creep back up again I do believe. I think he aggravated it shortly after he made those 3 straight 3's about 10 minutes left in the Wichita State game. Soon after, he was takin out of the game and appeared to have a pain expression on his face while looking at his ankle or foot. He's able to play thru it and walks without a limp but I think it limits his cutting and jumping ability.

Jason


BradleyBrave said:
Sammy I hear had a sore foot. AW was sick and was having trouble breathing.
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BradleyBrave said:
Sammy I hear had a sore foot. AW was sick and was having trouble breathing.
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I never saw anything mentioned about AW in the game stories, did I miss it?
The refs stopped the game early in the first half and AW came out and took a seat on the bench. He said he was having trouble breathing. He didn't go back into the game until late in the first half. He seemed to get a "second wind" in the second half, but he didn't seem like he was 100%. I hope it was just a virus, and that he and the rest of the team stay healthy for this weekend.

Andrew ended up playing only 24 minutes in yesterday's game, by far the fewest minutes he's played in any game. His previous low for any one game this season was 29 minutes, and he was leading Bradley in minutes played.
 
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