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Final score: Bradley 62 SIU 52

Domask and Jones are certainly their 2 key players but we have a bad tendency to make someone else look like a 1st team MVC player so we need to be vigilant in playing defense with our feet and not be reaching with our hands. On offense we have to be strong with the ball and limit our turnovers against SIU's ball pressure. We need to get the ball inside and take advantage of our size and not be too 3 centric. And yes, MAKE OUR FT'S PLEASE!
 
Da Coach said:
He did not play at UIC, but he is able to play now.
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. Coach has cut the rotation to 8 players (Reink, Hannah, Ja'shon, Leons, Deen, Hickman, Zek, Ville).... I was hoping the ISU & UIC game Davis would play more... I was also hoping those two games allowed the Serbian to take the court. During timeouts at the end of the UIC game... he was stretching & jumping to get warmed up. I suspect the only other game for extended bench play is Valpo the rest of the year.

Well let me correct my last statement --- tonight after Bradley builds up a huge 20+ point lead by halftime! Go Braves!!
 
Here is their game-by-game high scorers and rebounders-
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/79

In their 23 games this season, Marcus Domask was the high scorer 9 times, Lance Jones was high scorer 12 times, and earlier in the first few weeks of the season, Xavier Johnson and Dalton Banks were high scorers once each.

Leading rebounder is Marcus Domask with 6.0 rpg. JD Mulia averages 4.9 rpg, and no other player averages 4 rpg.
SIU has been outrebounded by opponents this season, and they currently rank 12th and last among MVC teams in total rebounds, and last in offensive rebounds-
https://mvc-sports.com/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2022

Their average of 31.4 rebounds per game ranks 330th in Division I, and their average of 6.7 offensive rebounds per game ranks 352nd among 363 Division I teams.

SIU play a relatively small lineup-
Starters in their last 5 games have been- 6'6" Marcus Domask, 6'1" Lance Jones, 6'1" Xavier Johnson, 6'8" Clarence Rupert, and 6'3" Jawaun Newton.
Top reserves in minutes played are- 6'2" Trent Brown (17 mpg), 6'2" Dalton Banks (16 mpg), 6'8" JD Muila (16 mpg), and 6'7" Troy D'Amico (16 mpg, though he's played less lately).

So hopefully, Bradley's size and rebounding can help neutralize their offense and control the boards.
 
Da Coach said:
Not sure what you mean... He missed 4 games with the ankle sprain, but he has been cleared to play, and got in the Illinois State game a week ago briefly at the end. He did not play at UIC, but he is able to play now.
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That's what I was referring to (the injury). I saw him in the huddle against ISU at the end like he was getting in, but wasn't sure if it actually happened cause I missed him ever actually being in the game. I think his shot could still be valuable before the year is up or if there are any injuries, and wish he would get some minutes still.
 
Only ESPN+? I was hoping to go out and watch it tonight. I’m also a little annoyed the papers won’t post Bradley scores in Chicago ST and Trib. They used to.
 
BUfan14 said:
That's what I was referring to (the injury). I saw him in the huddle against ISU at the end like he was getting in, but wasn't sure if it actually happened cause I missed him ever actually being in the game. I think his shot could still be valuable before the year is up or if there are any injuries, and wish he would get some minutes still.
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I wonder if they're still thinking of redshirting him. I'm not sure of the rules, but I think it's based on how many games he plays in. Not sure if there's a cutoff date, either, but I'll bet the Coach knows. Coach - do you know the redshirt rules for NCAA men's basketball?
 
Stryker said:
Yes I was surprised. However, SIU did just lose to ISU, and they play a small lineup. If BU can play above average defense and use their athleticism and size, BU should win the game.
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Agreed. It'll be interesting to see if Zek continues his incremental improvement. My pick to click is Connor Hickman
 
Tommy said:
I wonder if they're still thinking of redshirting him. I'm not sure of the rules, but I think it's based on how many games he plays in. Not sure if there's a cutoff date, either, but I'll bet the Coach knows. Coach - do you know the redshirt rules for NCAA men's basketball?
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I would love to see Davis get more minutes, but don't think that'll come until next season.
He could be our best 3-point shooter. Great stroke and confidence. He has played very poised in his limited time as a freshman.
 
Nashville Cat said:
Agreed. It'll be interesting to see if Zek continues his incremental improvement. My pick to click is Connor Hickman
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Need a big game from him - he's in a sophomore slumber right now - last 5 games or so just hasn't looked sharp, but showed signs vs ISU-red in 2nd half.
 
LittleBrave said:
Need a big game from him - he's in a sophomore slumber right now - last 5 games or so just hasn't looked sharp, but showed signs vs ISU-red in 2nd half.
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It seems that Connor is playing at point when Duke struggles defensively. Connor is at his best coming off screens as a 2-guard.
 
Christian is not eligible to redshirt. A medical redshirt requires an injury in the first half of the season with the player playing in less than 30 percent of the games. He has even played after the injury… I’d like to see him more and he may be our best 3 point shooter but I fear that won’t happen until next year. Coaches know a lot more than I do but at this point I think he gives us more than Ville.
 
I was going back to our recent history and a win tonight could potentially put the Braves in a 1st-place tie.

The last time that we have been in 1st place at start of Feb. was 2001 I believe (tied with Creighton and the Korver bunch; the following season is when the Jays knocked off #5 Florida in 1st round of tourney with Terrell Taylor's 3-point magic in 2nd OT, and the year after the Jays were ranked as high as #8 nationally)

PLEEEEEASE Braves get a W tonight! This would mean so much to the program and we need to be back in the Valley title race again!

Lonnnngggg time since Bradley had legit hopes of 1st place at the start of February.
 
Nashville Cat said:
Does BU-6 surprise anyone? I was thinking -3 or-4.
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That is very surprising, especially considering how we've played recently, but having said that, we do SEEM to match up well against SIU. They always play us tough, though.

houstonbrave said:
Christian is not eligible to redshirt. A medical redshirt requires an injury in the first half of the season with the player playing in less than 30 percent of the games. He has even played after the injury… I’d like to see him more and he may be our best 3 point shooter but I fear that won’t happen until next year. Coaches know a lot more than I do but at this point I think he gives us more than Ville.
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If that is the case, it's very surprising that Davis isn't getting at least SOME playing time. He's performed at both ends of the court with the limited minutes he's gotten so far and when everyone is throwing up bricks, it would be nice to have another option available.
 
Tommy said:
That is very surprising, especially considering how we've played recently, but having said that, we do SEEM to match up well against SIU. They always play us tough, though.



If that is the case, it's very surprising that Davis isn't getting at least SOME playing time. He's performed at both ends of the court with the limited minutes he's gotten so far and when everyone is throwing up bricks, it would be nice to have another option available.
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Agreed, especially with Ville not really making a contribution at this point.
 
Tommy said:
I wonder if they're still thinking of redshirting him. I'm not sure of the rules, but I think it's based on how many games he plays in. Not sure if there's a cutoff date, either, but I'll bet the Coach knows. Coach - do you know the redshirt rules for NCAA men's basketball?
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There are a couple criteria... Anyone can take a redshirt year if they make the decision before playing in any games.
After the season starts, a player can still take a medical redshirt, but there are a couple critera-
The player must not have exceeded 30% of the team's scheduled games. That is usually 9 games.
The other criteria is that he cannot have played in any games past the 1/2 way point of the team's schedule.
Christian Davis has already appeared in 15 games, well more than the maximum allowed to redshirt. Plus, he has already played in a couple games that were past the midway point. So he would not qualify to redshirt.

Edit: I see this was already posted. Sorry for the redundancy.
 
FYI: Just heard that Gary Maxwell is one of the refs tonight. He is the one that walked into the huddle at Indiana State and then teed up coach
 
Not encouraged by the fact that Jones couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, Damask was basically invisible, SIU turned the ball over a ton...

And we are only up 1 at the half. Not a good sign.
 
Bradley played well on defense, but did anyone else think the sub pattern was even more bizarre than normal?

I never understand Leons and Mast out at the same time, but we always do that. Pop and Davis playing for a few minutes (I’m glad about Davis though), and then four non-starters in for most of the last four minutes??? No Deen (cause of the stupid two foul thing I assume). Subbing almost every dead ball.

Very strange.
 
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