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NIT- Indiana State 100 Utah 90

There goes the bulls**t line by the announcers that Kent wasn't wanted at Bradley, although they did mention he "he couldn't knock down the three point shots"
 
100points for Indiana State!!!! I hope they play Seton Hall in the finals! That would be 2 # 1 seeds and Holloway as coach for Seton Hall is a fun match-up vs. SCHERTZ!!!! Proud Indiana State is inthe Valley!!! Go Sycamores!!! Prove no doubt to the NCAA committee that you belonged in the Dance!
 
Congrats ISU Blue! I’m sure it’s going to drive up the cost for St Louis to hire Schertz.
 
Da Coach said:
There goes the bulls**t line by the announcers that Kent wasn't wanted at Bradley, although they did mention he "he couldn't knock down the three point shots"
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Coach,we know part of the reason Kent wanted to play again with Robbie was one reason he left.Was there anything going on between Kent and Wardle?
 
Jason has done a great job of redefining himself and embracing a different role. He is very impressive and it is a huge change from last year at Indiana State when he averaged 5.1 points, 2 rebounds per game, only started 6 games and did not play in their MVC tournament quarterfinal and semifinal-coaches decision. Good for Jason
 
carter said:
Coach,we know part of the reason Kent wanted to play again with Robbie was one reason he left. Was there anything going on between Kent and Wardle?
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Nothing that I have heard. The coaches knew Kent had potential and had no intent to have him leave. Obviously, Jayson and his parents wanted to see him get more playing time.
However, Wardle did not see Jayson as a guard (neither does Josh Schertz), so he was competing with the frontcourt players at Bradley for playing time, and that wasn't going to improve for Jayson's junior year (2022-23). Recall that the main reason Jayson got 20.3 minutes per game in 2021-22 and started 15 of Bradley's games was because Ja'Shon Henry missed 19 games that season with concussions. When Ja'Shon got healthy, and announced he was returning for his 5th year, it created a logjam in the frontcourt for 2022-23 with Ja'Shon Henry, Rienk Mast, Malevy Leons, and Darius Hannah. And with Zek Montgomery coming on strong that season, Jayson was falling farther down the rotation, even at the big wing position. He was not "run off" as has been reported. It was a mutual decision. And, yes, the fact his long-time friend Robbie Avila was going to Indiana State influenced him to transfer there.

And as for the playing time issue, Jayson played a lot less at Indiana State last year, than he did at Bradley the year he left. - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4703889/jayson-kent
 
Stevezall said:
NIT announcers said KENT did not fit Bradley's system!!! To Bad!
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He also said he missed a lot of shots. That’s how I remember it as well. Love him or hate him, you have to respect the improvement from one year ago.
 
tomahawk chop said:
From what I heard it was Kents parents that were not happy with how he was being used.
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Definitely a huge part of why he left. In their mind, everything should have revolved around him.

I’m confident if he had stayed at Bradley, we would have seen the same growth. I don’t think him going to Indiana State had anything to do with.
 
Bradley8792 said:
Definitely a huge part of why he left. In their mind, everything should have revolved around him.

I’m confident if he had stayed at Bradley, we would have seen the same growth. I don’t think him going to Indiana State had anything to do with.
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So your saying coach schertz had nothing to do with it?I don't agree with that at all.
 
Bradley8792 said:
Definitely a huge part of why he left. In their mind, everything should have revolved around him....
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Maybe a bit of an exaggeration. Of course his parents wanted to see Jayson contribute more. What parents don't? But I have never heard that they complained or pressured the coaches at all. I've met them and they are genuinely nice people.
 
Da Coach said:
Maybe a bit of an exaggeration. Of course his parents wanted to see Jayson contribute more. What parents don't? But I have never heard that they complained or pressured the coaches at all. I've met them and they are genuinely nice people.
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Thanks coach for posting that.It seems some Bradley fans,not all are upset with Kent leaving and having success elsewhere.Im a Bradley fan as much as anyone but you have to be happy for coach Schertz and the Ind St program for what they have done so far.
 
Here is a sign that a Indiana State fan at the final NIT game can display after Indiana State wins the NIT.

Just like a Bradley fan displayed after the 1982 Bradley team won the NIT

A Bradley fan displayed a sign that read " Hey NCAA How About A Bid Now " :):):)

During last nights Utah game the sports announcers mentioned that Indiana State had a ".NET" of 28 which is the lowest ".NET" for
a team NOT INVITED to the NCAA Tournament.

There are only 2 teams that get to hoist a at the end of the season tournament trophy - for (1) the NCAA and (2) the NIT.

Way to go Indiana State.- you make the Valley proud.
 
carter said:
So your saying coach schertz had nothing to do with it?I don't agree with that at all.
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I think Schertz did a great job of identifying his strengths and utilizing them in a way that most benefited the team. I think Coach Wardle would have done similar resulting in a comparable level of improvement.
 
Here is a cool NIL deal that Robbie Avila (nickname: Cream Abdul-Jabbar) just signed - https://sports.yahoo.com/robbie-avila-aka-cream-abdul-163654951.html

The White Sox have signed 12 athletes to their NIL program. Bradley needs to work on getting some deals like this for Bradley athletes! How about something with the Cubs or Cardinals, or the Bulls?

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