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Kirk Wessler Article

An excellent article by KW which does a great job of pulling everything together regarding our current situation---Right on the button!

If Bradley Basketball is ever going going to get out of its current rut of mediocrity and become successful on a conference, regional, and national level once again with a program we can all be proud of, we must have a change no matter how difficult or painful this might be.
 
I wish Kirk would quit beating around the bush and actually tell us how he feels.... ;)
didn't he strongly CONDEMN many of Bradley's fans and much of the city for having an opinion about who should or shouldn't be head coach when JL was selected??

Kirk definitely has changed his tune -- and seems to not only be backing off his prior statements, but is now positioning himself so that if Les is NOT fired, he can say that -- well, he really never said that Les would.
But -- that's untrue -- Kirk plainly stated he had sources (more than one) who said Les was gone and he even gave a timetable of "fewer than 20 days" (stated on the 15th of Feb...meaning that according to his timetable, his dream come true will happen on Monday.)
If not, then I think we can put this one in the overloaded barrel of other things he's said that are wrong or have been proven false such as JW verbaling to Iowa State, the misconception about what an offensive rebound is, that Peoria en masse are racists and were bigoted towards WM, that Bradley never discussed nor revealed their expansion plans, etc, etc..
 
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This was a pre-emptive strike, pure and simple, just in case the Braves would win a game, or two, or three ...

Forget the bones he tossed out there about injuries, graduation rate, etc.
 
At halftime of the Drake game I walked by the scorer's table where Dr. Cross sits - he had left to I suppose chit chat with his boss - anyway he left his note papers laying on the table - I took a quick peek - this is what is said - stooooooooooooooooopid Wessler, stooooooooooooooooopid Wessler!
 
panther12thman said:
At halftime of the Drake game I walked by the scorer's table where Dr. Cross sits - he had left to I suppose chit chat with his boss - anyway he left his note papers laying on the table - I took a quick peek - this is what is said - stooooooooooooooooopid Wessler, stooooooooooooooooopid Wessler!
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Awesome! :!: :!: :!: :!: :lol: :lol: :)
 
FortyTwo said:
I agree with the content of the article but am really disappointed in the timing. Jim and the team don't deserve this type of treatment regardless of how the situation plays out.
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I agree to some extent with the article, but agree whole-heartedly with you that the timing of this is terrible. Oh well, Jimmy and the boys will play hard regardless.
 
houstontxbrave said:
First off, very well organized and truthfully written column. Good work by Wessler.

Secondly, The paper is not a propoganda arm of Bradley University. The respondsiblity for Wessler is to write on topics that are relavant when he writes them. Interest is highest in Bradley basketball during the season and I would not be surprised it is at its most highest at the time of the MVC tournament. Waiting to write about a relavant subject a week after the season ends makes no sense.

It also makes no sense to hold off on an article to let anyone prepare for anything. Les is a big boy and he gets paid big boy money to deal with "distractions" along with getting his team prepared to play basketball. It is not Wessler or Reynolds or the papers job to go soft on Les just because they are getting ready for a game. That is absolutely irrelavant.

He is the face of this program and it is part of his job to answer questions, yes even the hard ones and often at times not timely for his or the teams liking. He does not have to answer anything or he can answer its his call but if there is something that the writers feels needs to be address it is not important what Les is trying to do.

What he has 2 people that write anything about his program on a regular basis and maybe 3 TV people who cover his program and those 3 will not ask anything hard. To me Jim Les actually has it very easy when it comes to having to answer anything difficult or distracting. Do you seriously think a good reporter gives a rats ***s if what they are asking is a distraction?

The only good time for an article is when that information is relavant and important at that moment. Sorry but the timeing of this article is perfect.
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I have to agree with you on this one.

The column gave you the actual numbers(facts) of Les' resume. Then it gave you the part where it mentions the unholy amount of injuries BU has had to deal with.

Then, KW, gave his opinion...which is what everyone of us does on here everyday.

I would think we will know about Les' future in the next 7 days, one way or the other.

That all said....Go BU, and let's have a great (and Full) weekend of basketball.

As we all know, President Glasser and AD Cross will make their decision or have already made their decision. Whatever we, or the PJStar, think will not matter.

Go BU
 
Why does everyone get so fired up about the "timing" of this article? The current coaching situation is the proverbial white elephant in the room. It's not like every player or fan doesn't know what's being discussed. There's going to be a major decision made in a few days one way or the other. Who knows, maybe the boys will use it for some inspiration.
 
TNel said:
This was a pre-emptive strike, pure and simple, just in case the Braves would win a game, or two, or three ...

Forget the bones he tossed out there about injuries, graduation rate, etc.
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Exactly. Pre-emptive in case BU does well.

There are stats and facts that you cannot deny are true, one's that paint Les' tenure in a bad light. No question.

I also have no problem with Wessler giving his opinion, although I am sure that whatever relationship he and JL had is now over.

I do have issues with some statements that seem to cloud the fact/opinion threshold:


On the other hand, it also includes the record of player indiscretions that have been reported by the media, as well as those that haven??™t. Evidence?

At some point, you have to be able to adjust, cope and overcome ??” rather than be derailed. Not sure what this means. The injuries are JL's fault?

Injuries can and do have an impact on the quality of play, but they should not manifest in lack of effort, focus, tenacity and discipline. Too often, I watch Bradley and find those intangibles missing in action. Really? I see effort all of the time.

Year after year, that??™s what we see the most, even when the Braves are healthy. That's why, after nine years, the Les record is what it is. Again, I see effort almost every game. Not sure how this is all of the sudden a program problem.

The actual butts in seats numbered 7,871, an eye-popping 26 percent no-show rate that was more the norm than the exception. I thought this was unreleased info? Did he make it up?

I agree that KW is on his way out, and wants to take Les with him.

And the timing, sheesh.
 
Buesch N Chips said:
At some point, you have to be able to adjust, cope and overcome ??” rather than be derailed. Not sure what this means. The injuries are JL's fault?

Injuries can and do have an impact on the quality of play, but they should not manifest in lack of effort, focus, tenacity and discipline. Too often, I watch Bradley and find those intangibles missing in action. Really? I see effort all of the time.


I agree that KW is on his way out, and wants to take Les with him.
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I think he is saying the injuries are not Jim's fault. But, the team needs to overcome at some point. IOW, you can't let the injuries always prevent you from winning.

As far as the effort issue goes, I saw too many times where BU seemed to lack focus or discipline. Coach Les even references the times where guys are or were not buying into what he and the other coaches were telling them. I think that might be the direction of that comment.

Even if KW is on his way out, he holds no power over the fate of Coach Les. Unless the PJStar has some unknown power card at BU.
 
BradleyJD said:
As we all know, President Glasser and AD Cross will make their decision or have already made their decision. Whatever we, or the PJStar, think will not matter.

Go BU
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I think a lot of people on here forget that. There isn't a single person that posts here that will have a drop of input on the decision one way or another (unless JGlasser and MCross have secret identities).
 
JMM28 said:
I think a lot of people on here forget that. There isn't a single person that posts here that will have a drop of input on the decision one way or another (unless JGlasser and MCross have secret identities).
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your statement is not true....there already has been input and will be more from some who post here....
The decision will be made at some point after a review of all the evidence and input
 
tornado said:
your statement is not true....there already has been input and will be more from some who post here....
The decision will be made at some point after a review of all the evidence and input
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I've heard from pretty reliable sources that the decision has been made.
 
it is completely impossible for everything people have "heard from reliable sources" to be true because some of the things heard are completely polar opposites and negate each other.
 
tornado said:
it is completely impossible for everything people have "heard from reliable sources" to be true because some of the things heard are completely polar opposites and negate each other.
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We agree on that one.

But I will say this...if the administration doesnt know by now its sort of scary.

You can know, barring something unforseen..

Ridiculous examples on both sides:

6 BU players, get arrested tonight

BU wins 6 in a row to a sweet 16 etc.
 
there are definitely things they do NOT know yet...like what percentage of the fan base or the big time supporters and donors want which option..and where the $$ would come from if they went looking...
 
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