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Final score- Bradley 61 Missouri State 58

Da Coach

Da Coach

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#5 seed Bradley plays #4 seed Missouri State in the 2:30 pm game Friday, March 8 in the MVC Tournament in St. Louis.
Bradley is 17-14, and was 9-9 in the MVC. Missouri State is 16-15, and was 10-8 in the MVC.

Article from BradleyBraves.com with information about pregame fan events-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/...terfinals.aspx

Missouri State website- https://missouristatebears.com/index.aspx?path=mbball
Missouri State stats- https://missouristate_ftp.sidearmspo...e.htm#TEAM.IND

In the 2 games this season, Missouri State won in Peoria on Jan. 12 69-64-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/...ate-69-64.aspx

And MSU also won in Springfield, MO on Jan. 26 55-37-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/...s-bradley.aspx

TV: Missouri Valley TV Network- NBCSports Chicago and FoxSports Midwest, and FoxSports Go
Radio: WMBD 1470 AM and 100.3 FM, and online at www.1470wmbd.com
Chat Room: http://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

Arch Madness Tournament Central with brackets, game times, and links to Live Stats, box scores, recaps, and tournament info-
http://mvc-sports.com/sports/2018/6/...chMadness.aspx

Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...dley_stats.pdf
MVC stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confstat.htm

MVC Tournament Bracket-
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I've talked all year about how this group wins and loses games and that's by our aggression and execution on both ends of the court. Missouri State plays a physical game on defense and frankly we haven't always responded well to it. On offense the Bears are very deliberate and suck the life out of the clock when they are leading. DB, with 12 in the 1st game, Nate with 11 and Eli with 10 in the 2nd game, were the only ones to score in double digits. We also had 21 turnovers and 9 assists in Game 1 and 13 turnovers and 5 assists in Game 2. Plus DB had just 1 point in Game 2. So seems pretty clear to me that Wardle's message to Eli, Luuk and DLO wasn't just based on their 1st half performance against Loyola but a reminder of how they have to play against the Bears. We need to be the ones dictating the pace on offense with moving the ball with sharp passing and taking advantage of Missouri State's over aggressiveness. On defense we need to move our feet and stay active and make sure that DaSilva doesn't dominate inside. As long as we match their aggressiveness on both ends I know we're the better team and I would hope and expect that we'll be eating an enjoyable supper at the Hard Rock Café at Union Station on Friday night after a Braves win. LET'S DO THIS BOYS! GET ER DONE!
 
bigjimmy said:
I've talked all year about how this group wins and loses games and that's by our aggression and execution on both ends of the court. Missouri State plays a physical game on defense and frankly we haven't always responded well to it. On offense the Bears are very deliberate and suck the life out of the clock when they are leading. DB, with 12 in the 1st game, Nate with 11 and Eli with 10 in the 2nd game, were the only ones to score in double digits. We also had 21 turnovers and 9 assists in Game 1 and 13 turnovers and 5 assists in Game 2. Plus DB had just 1 point in Game 2. So seems pretty clear to me that Wardle's message to Eli, Luuk and DLO wasn't just based on their 1st half performance against Loyola but a reminder of how they have to play against the Bears. We need to be the ones dictating the pace on offense with moving the ball with sharp passing and taking advantage of Missouri State's over aggressiveness. On defense we need to move our feet and stay active and make sure that DaSilva doesn't dominate inside. As long as we match their aggressiveness on both ends I know we're the better team and I would hope and expect that we'll be eating an enjoyable supper at the Hard Rock Café at Union Station on Friday night after a Braves win. LET'S DO THIS BOYS! GET ER DONE!
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Hard Rock is closed. https://www.stltoday.com/business/l...cle_208640fc-ae46-5f49-a4dc-9b21b1e45119.html
 
Thanks for noting that. I know a lot of fans have gone there in the past. It's been quite a few years since I last went to the Hard Rock, but I would always see other Bradley fans there. Over the last 10-15 years, one by one, almost all the restaurants in Union Station have closed. So have many other great downtown restaurants. Even the old Laclede's Landing area used to have a number of unique restaurants, but they are nearly all gone now, too, except the Old Spaghetti Factory.

St. Louis still has a lot of terrific restaurants, including many new ones, but none of them are near the Enterprise Center arena.
If this helps anyone, here is a Tripadvisor page with restaurants.-
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g44881-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html
Map- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g44881-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html#MAPVIEW

I never pay too much attention to the rankings and to the reviews (unless it's all bad :)).
But if anyone has suggestions or experiences with restaurants, let's hear from you.

My recommendations though I am not a food expert- The restaurants in The Hill area are always great for Italian food, though there aren't as many as there used to be. There are a few newer restaurants downtown, including several along Washington St. (same street the team hotel is on). And there are a lot of great restaurants in the Soulard neighborhood south of downtown.
 
just two blocks west of the hotel on Washington Ave. is the Mango Peruvian - we have had great experiences there,
https://www.mangoperu.com/
https://www.opentable.com/mango-peruvian-restaurant

A review - https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlo...on?oid=2689233

Here is an article ranking St. Louis' highest rated restaurants (you have to click thru a slide show) - Mango is Top 25
but most on this list are well away from downtown.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...-louis-50.html


we always felt safe walking the several blocks to Laclede's landing but now I read that things have apparently changed
https://fox2now.com/2018/12/25/two-men-shot-at-lacledes-landing-overnight/
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local...cle_e64aae6a-34e5-540b-a978-d5c904d7d6f5.html
 
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Da Coach said:
Thanks for noting that. I know a lot of fans have gone there in the past. It's been quite a few years since I last went to the Hard Rock, but I would always see other Bradley fans there. Over the last 10-15 years, one by one, almost all the restaurants in Union Station have closed. So have many other great downtown restaurants. Even the old Laclede's Landing area used to have a number of unique restaurants, but they are nearly all gone now, too, except the Old Spaghetti Factory.

St. Louis still has a lot of terrific restaurants, including many new ones, but none of them are near the Enterprise Center arena.
If this helps anyone, here is a Tripadvisor page with restaurants.-
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g44881-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html
Map- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g44881-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html#MAPVIEW

I never pay too much attention to the rankings and to the reviews (unless it's all bad :)).
But if anyone has suggestions or experiences with restaurants, let's hear from you.

My recommendations though I am not a food expert- The restaurants in The Hill area are always great for Italian food, though there aren't as many as there used to be. There are a few newer restaurants downtown, including several along Washington St. (same street the team hotel is on). And there are a lot of great restaurants in the Soulard neighborhood south of downtown.
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Highly recommend Bailey’s Range if you’re looking for the best burger and fries of your life!
 
I've eaten there as well as a couple other Soulard restaurants like McGurk's Irish Pub and Big Daddy's, and a nearby ones like Shaved Duck in Tower Park area and SqWires- a restaurant in an old late-1800's wire factory near Lafayette Park where there are some old beautiful 1800's mansions that still exist.
 
bradleyfan124 said:
I think this is going to be a very tough game for Bradley
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This game feels like a pick 'em to me. I'm sure we will be the underdog on paper since they swept us, but I feel we have a good shot in this game. Both times they faced us was before we started executing on offense. I expect them to smother DB, so others will have to be ready for the ball. If we execute on that end, we win this game in my opinion. Should be a very good one. See you all down there.
 
McGurks is a great place to eat but way better in the warmer days of the baseball season with 3 bars in their huge beer garden. There is also 360 rooftop bar at the ballpark Hilton open year round with fire pits, couches and a full bar outside and you can eat inside also. Great views of the arch and looking straight into Busch stadium. When it opened a few years ago it was rated the top rooftop bar in the U.S.
 
As a Peorian transplanted to St. Louis 25 years ago, for places near downtown, I concur in McGurk's, but for a range from pizza to fine dining at moderate prices, I highly recommend 1111 Mississippi, Vin de Set, PW Pizza, Hamilton's Urban Steak House and Bourbon Bar. They are all owned by the same couple and their employees and Vin de Set has a roof top they enclose for the winter (like McGurk's enclosed their patio) that had a nice view of downtown. For what is downtown,, there is Mango Peruvian Cuisine and Cinder House that replaced Cielo with the rooftop at the Lumiere Casino. Gerard Craft is the executive chef there, and he is a James Beard award winning local phenom.

Otherwise, if you like Italian, which I very much do, there is the aforementioned Hill everyone knows, but extend that out to places on Watson and Manchester, too, for some other great options.
 
braves16 said:
Hard Rock is closed. https://www.stltoday.com/business/l...cle_208640fc-ae46-5f49-a4dc-9b21b1e45119.html
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Oh well. I'm going to miss their chicken wings and fries which were very good. Landry's at Union Station is also good but just a little pricey. I've heard both good and bad about Maurizio's Pizza on the corner of Tucker and Clark. My family and I like to eat somewhere between the 2 Friday sessions since the Enterprise Center makes you leave after the 2nd game. Wherever we end up I'm hopeful of our meal being very satisfying after a Braves W!
 
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