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Final: Bradley 68 Drake 59

Tommy said:
FYI - The veteran being honored at tonight's game is my brother, Dick Wienke. Vietnam infantry vet with a purple heart who got blown up by a land mine when the guy on point during recon stepped on it and he was right behind him. He has a scar from his chest to his belly button and a matching one on his back and as the story goes was walking around holding his intestines crying for mom when the medic got to him. Nothing short of a miracle that he's alive today and I know it's because my mom prayed continuously while he was over there.

Dick loves this country and fought in a war that a lot of people didn't agree with and like a lot of Vietnam vets experienced some of the anger that was misplaced on to the soldiers who were drafted to go over there. Glad to see that all vets, and particularly the ones that weren't appreciated at the time are being appreciated and honored now. Really love that they added this at BU (this says a lot of Chris Reynolds) and enjoy it even more now that they are going to honor my bro. I love him and know this will mean a lot to him as he's a HUGE BU fan (more than me) and I think his entire wardrobe consists of a Vietnam hat and about 100 BU sweatshirts. Hope as many of you can make it tonight to see him, and then watch a big win against Drake to top it all off.

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Tommy, I'm sure all of us on here want to thank your brother for his service to our country.
Go BU
 
BRAVE82 said:
Well I can't watch the game tonight because it is on ESPN3, I subscribe to ESPN Plus but it won't show the game. No TV in my office, just computer. Very frustrating!
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ESPN+ is a streaming service you need to specifically subscribe to. ESPN3 is a channel that is bundled with most peoples’ cable/satellite/streaming TV services which carry the ESPN networks.
 
Guys, thanks so much for all the kind words. I only know a handful of you in person but so many of you are like old friends from all our time chatting here.

I can tell you tonight meant the world to my bro and getting the signed ball was really amazing! I’ll be posting the video of it on my YouTube channel so I’ll always have a record of it!

Thanks again guys, I read your messages to him and he was very moved by them.
 
Great win.
Seemed like some bogus calls made tonight and then other times should have had some real calls made.
Still played a great "team" game.
This seems to be a very unselfish team.
 
Great win tonight. They seem to be clicking on all cylinders right now. Hard to believe this is the same team that started the season 1-5 and now have won 7 of their last 8 and 8 of their last 10. Man are they fun to watch right now!
 
Tommy, thanks to your brother for his service, heroic story!

Great win! I wanted at least one win this week and we won both! Against the other top half Valley teams you could argue we should be 6-1 and we are 4-3 with close loses to Loyola and MIssouri State. Win at MSU and we would have beaten all four of them at least once. Beat ISU and MSU and we will have beaten every team at least once.

The current starters had basically two years of D1 playing experience between all of them coming into this year, one for Mast and one for Kent (and he didn’t play a ton last year until the end). They’ve been great gelling together. Even though Hickman and Kent are inconsistent as young guys, I still love their hustle and the little things they do each game. I love our starting lineup.

I’ve been critical of Ville and Howell and said our bench needs to be solidified. They have done just that. Boya, Ville, and Howell have improved tons lately this year and are playing their best ball right now and playing their roles well. Mikey even limited the TOs tonight. Zek playing that 9th man scoring role has also been a nice development. That’s a great 9 to have playing. I’m assuming Jashon is a long ways off still and won’t be in much of game shape even if he is ready in a few weeks.

We took care of our week of tough home games, now let’s take care of in-state rivalry week with two wins!
 
basketball nut said:
Great win.
Seemed like some bogus calls made tonight and then other times should have had some real calls made.
Still played a great "team" game.
This seems to be a very unselfish team.
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I didnot like the referring either. Calling bogus calls then letting other calls go without calling. The Commisioner of the MVC was there tonight.I hope he saw that also
 
First off a HUGH thank you to Tommy’s brother for his service. You could tell how happy he was being there getting honored. I’m not too sure but that’s the first time I can remember Dr. Reynolds bringing out a basketball to give to the honoree. He normally just either gives them a hug and/or shakes their hand. Whoever thought of this deserves a big pat on the back. Veterans and current members of the military deserve our respect and admiration for their service. Secondly as far as the game is concerned our defense for the most part has been pretty locked in. Any time you can hold a team to just 4 assists and without forcing many turnovers means a lot of one on one basketball which means not too many easy shots. Offensively it took us almost 30:00 before we could establish any rhythm but when we did it was pretty to watch. What makes us tough is the versatility we have and it really showed in the last 2 games. Need to take that on the road at SIU on Tuesday and keep movin on up in the standings!
 
bradleyfan124 said:
I have not been able to find a replay of the Bradley Drake game anywhere. Does anyone know where I can watch the game again
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Hey BF124, up on my Youtube channel now, buddy. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_5oDo86tZk

And thanks again for the kind words about my bro, guys. That means a lot to me. And Jimmy, you are correct, that is the first time they've given a ball to a vet and it was arranged by Phyllis Piraino and she was just really great. She said she wanted to do something special knowing that he was such a big BU fan and considering his story. He told me it was one of the best days of his life and 2nd best sports memory right behind seeing BU win the MVC tournament in St. Louis in 2020.
 
Tommy said:
Hey BF124, up on my Youtube channel now, buddy. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_5oDo86tZk

And thanks again for the kind words about my bro, guys. That means a lot to me. And Jimmy, you are correct, that is the first time they've given a ball to a vet and it was arranged by Phyllis Piraino and she was just really great. She said she wanted to do something special knowing that he was such a big BU fan and considering his story. He told me it was one of the best days of his life and 2nd best sports memory right behind seeing BU win the MVC tournament in St. Louis in 2020.
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Oh thank you, thank you,thank you.
 
We were able to come down for both the Loyola and Drake games. Both were great wins. But better than those wins, was to see them honor Tommy's brother. I'll never forget that. Tommy, tell your brother I served in the Navy from 69-73 and I salute him for his service. Also was 14 assists the most we've had in a Valley game this season.
 
elmerb said:
We were able to come down for both the Loyola and Drake games. Both were great wins. But better than those wins, was to see them honor Tommy's brother. I'll never forget that. Tommy, tell your brother I served in the Navy from 69-73 and I salute him for his service. Also was 14 assists the most we've had in a Valley game this season.
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Bradley only had 11 assists in the Drake game Saturday, and 12 assists in the Loyola game last Wednesday.
But they have exceeded 14 assists several times in the MVC games this season-
20 assists in the home win over Evansville, January 12
20 assists in the win at Valparaiso on January 26
17 assists in the win at Evansville on February 5
16 assists in the loss at ILSU on January 16
16 assists in the loss at Loyola, January 8
15 assists in the win at Drake on January 19
15 assists in the home loss to Missouri State, January 5
 
elmerb said:
We were able to come down for both the Loyola and Drake games. Both were great wins. But better than those wins, was to see them honor Tommy's brother. I'll never forget that. Tommy, tell your brother I served in the Navy from 69-73 and I salute him for his service. Also was 14 assists the most we've had in a Valley game this season.
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elmerb, thanks so much for your thoughtful message and your service as well, my friend! I’ve read all the messages to my bro and I’ll definitely read yours to him next time we talk! I hope we can meet at a game one of these days!
 
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