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Not sure if this has been posted - Wilkins

Facilities may not be a reason to go to a school.. but there are certainly a reason many student athletes choose not to go to a school. Look at Missouri and its football recruiting. The coaches there will tell you how much easier a sell it is with their new weight room complex. And they will tell you in the past some kids took at look at the old complex and turned and walked away.
 
Braves2011 said:
You must not remember that we did beat you the past 2 times and then you had to take a year off from playing us. So I wouldn't be bragging too much and the Big East is possibly looking at 8-9 bids and the Big 12 is possibly looking at 5-6.
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I now feel confident after today's results saying there will be seven Big 12 teams in the NCAA tourney and MAYBE eight Big East teams. IMO, Syracuse, Pitt, WVU, Nova, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette and MAYBE Notre Dame are in. Uconn, Seton Hall, Cincy and South Florida are out as of today, but have a chance to make noise in the Big East tourney to get back in. In the Big 12, there are seven teams with a winning conference records, all have over 20 wins and all are in the top 35 of the RPI.

Does this mean the Big 12 is better? No. But it does show the strength of the league when over half the league makes the NCAA tourney.
 
Have facilities affected our current team and coach?

Have facilities affected our current team and coach?

I certainly hope I'm not reading that you all think our lack of quality facilites has produced a sub standard team and coaching staff? I would suggest we all chill out and let the new facilities come into play and see what happens! I've never seen a new hoop, ball, shoes, court or uniform produce a champion - but then again they never hurt either!
 
Indiana hosted a kid who was on his official visit at their game yesterday named Will Yeguette, an incredibly athletic 6-7 forward from Florida...and many articles about the kid now say he's their #1 target and that IU is in the lead for the kid...
Surely if they land him they would NOT be able to use another raw forward...so I'd have to think Wilkins would be out of the picture there...

....although the Indy Star guy says Wilkins might still come for a visit...but I think he got his info from BradleyFans..
 
Braves4Life said:
Is his game plan THAT bad? :lol:
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I think we are knowledgeable!

We should turn our program into a democracy. Polls for starters and everything else (substitution patterns, defenses)

JL will be a figure head. Actively reading a real time computer screen from the bench to adjust to changes in the game.
 
Indiana just fired an assistant coach. Not sure if he was the recruiting lead on Wilkins or not, but I think he was the recruiting coordinator. Might affect Wilkins some.
 
Though there has been some doubt and rumors to the contrary, the AD at Iowa State has issued a statement that Greg McDermott will return as head coach next year-
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/basketball/mcdermott-will-be-back-next-season

From Jamie Pollard, AD at Iowa State-
Unfortunately, one of the key elements in that competitive success – men’s basketball – has not experienced the same level of on-court success as many of our other programs. The competitive performance of our men’s basketball program has been both disappointing and frustrating.
Some fans have suggested that we make a change in the leadership of our men’s basketball program. It is important to understand that many factors are considered when deciding who gets the privilege and honor to be an Iowa State head coach. Certainly, competitive success is an important measure. However, so are the personal character and integrity of our coaches and the performance of our student-athletes in the classroom and in public.
Although we have not yet won games at the level we all desire, Coach McDermott and his staff have exhibited exemplary character and integrity and our men’s basketball student-athletes have performed admirably in many areas. As a result, I remain fully committed and supportive of Coach McDermott and his staff. Our department will continue to provide the necessary resources for our men’s basketball program to be competitive in this league and nationally so that we can achieve the goals we have outlined for our department.
As investors in our athletics program – through season ticket purchases and/or donations to the Cyclone Club – we felt it was important to communicate directly to you about our men’s basketball program.
 
Da Coach said:
Though there has been some doubt and rumors to the contrary, the AD at Iowa State has issued a statement that Greg McDermott will return as head coach next year-
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/basketball/mcdermott-will-be-back-next-season

From Jamie Pollard, AD at Iowa State-
Unfortunately, one of the key elements in that competitive success ??“ men??™s basketball ??“ has not experienced the same level of on-court success as many of our other programs. The competitive performance of our men??™s basketball program has been both disappointing and frustrating.
Some fans have suggested that we make a change in the leadership of our men??™s basketball program. It is important to understand that many factors are considered when deciding who gets the privilege and honor to be an Iowa State head coach. Certainly, competitive success is an important measure. However, so are the personal character and integrity of our coaches and the performance of our student-athletes in the classroom and in public.
Although we have not yet won games at the level we all desire, Coach McDermott and his staff have exhibited exemplary character and integrity and our men??™s basketball student-athletes have performed admirably in many areas. . Our department will continue to provide the necessary resources for our men??™s basketball program to be competitive in this league and nationally so that we can achieve the goals we have outlined for our department.
As investors in our athletics program ??“ through season ticket purchases and/or donations to the Cyclone Club ??“ we felt it was important to communicate directly to you about our men??™s basketball program.
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The statement, "As a result, I remain fully committed and supportive of Coach McDermott and his staff." would be a "kiss of death" if it had come from an NBA, NFL, or MLB owner.
 
Does anyone ever talk to Les? It seems to me that Les ought to know if Wilkins is still interested or still committed. I don't understand why it's such a secret. Les ought to know one way or another. If Wilkins doesn't want to come to Bradley he should let Les know. Yes or no don't leave everyone hanging. As far as I'm concerned, Wilkins means success or failure for next year. It's a lot of pressure on him but that's how I see it. I don't see Bradley getting anyone else good enough to make an impact.
 
Jim Les is prohibited from discussing anyone who has not signed a Letter of Intent...
so it doesn't matter if anyone has talked with Coach Les - he wouldn't even answer the question...
 
fansince55 said:
I don't see Bradley getting anyone else good enough to make an impact.
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Are you on the coaching staff? There have been plenty of years where the public had no idea what was going on with recruiting and we were able to land serviceable players in the spring. Da Coach seems to think we are in good shape with big man, so I hope you are mistaken.
 
DSE and Eastman made an impact this year. I expect Prosser to have a huge impact next year. While I feel like the coaches need to go out and get a big man, I have no doubt that they can bring in impact players.
 
fansince55 said:
I don't see Bradley getting anyone else good enough to make an impact.
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Thats because you have no idea who BU is recruiting or who is interested in Bradley.

I am certain you said the exact same thing when Andrews, Wright, O'Bryan, Wilson, Franklin etc etc etc all were signed... they will never make an impact, all before seeing one of those play one single minute.

Face it, unless you are in high school/JUCO gyms nightly, at AAU events none of us really have a clue... very few knew that DSE would bring the game he has brought to BU and I would bet even those who saw all kinds of Washington High School were surprised with his growth and maturity as a basketball player.

Point is you me and likely everyone else on here have no clue if anyone will make an impact.
 
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