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Pick-em - Starting Lineup for 1st game

tornado

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This is a pick-em for the very first EXHIBITION GAME ...
vs. Wisconsin-Parkside on November 1

Rules - same as pick-ems in the past with a few exceptions..

-First - name the five BU players who will be the starters in the first exhibition game
NOTE ** in the past FIVE seasons that we've had pick-ems for the starting lineups, only ONCE has anyone ever gotten them right!
4 of the past 5 years NOBODY got it right - and the reasons include injuries, unexpected starters, the unanticipated 4-guard offense, TB's being sidelined, etc...

-I know it is a slow time of the year, but that gives those who get their guesses up now a distinct advantage since one of the tiebreakers will be whoever got their selection for starters posted the earliest.

-You must name 5 players who are on the roster, anyone who names 4 or 6 (as some have in past years, believe it or not) or who names someone who is NOT on the roster will not be considered.

-THE PRIZE as in years gone by will be a really FREE gift certificate for a popular local restaurant!!

-Deadline for guesses will be midnight October 14, as once basketball practice starts, then some with inside connections might have an advantage.....so no guesses after 10/14...


We will have a first tiebreaker that anyone can still win on -- so that even people who guess later
and want to name a 5-man stating lineup that someone else has already picked, can still win!


*****THE FIRST TIEBREAKER is to guess the attendance of this first exhibition.
This game is at Renaissance Coliseum, but even in the very best days of Bradley basketball -- the exhibitions that were not part of the season ticket package never sold more than 3500 tickets.....so guess away...

The 2nd tiebreaker will be whoever had their starting lineup posted first!!

Here are my guesses...

TB, DSE, JP, Donivine, Nate Wells (newcomers are eligible to play in exhibitions and retain their redshirt status)
..and 3221
 
TB
JP
DS
DSE
WL

(man, this is hard! There are potentially 9 guys who could be called on to start.
About the only guys who I would be surprised to start is MK & NW)

Attend. = 2,400
 
dse
je
wl
ss
jp

3131

EDIT: Very odd...I typed everything in caps, and for some reason it posted as all lowercase letters...
 
This is the lineup I picked months ago,
DSE
J.C.
J.P.
T.B.
S.S.
I look for Nate Wells to not redshirt due to the injury to Will as we will need another post player, hope he is working hard this summer so he can contribute some this season.
 
I think Nate will do what we saw Andrew Davis do last season, and Saihou did his first season. He will dress, practice, warm up, and sit on the bench this season. But unless absolutely needed, he won't play and will have 4 more years of eligibility.
 
I think Nate will do what we saw Andrew Davis do last season, and Saihou did his first season. He will dress, practice, warm up, and sit on the bench this season. But unless absolutely needed, he won't play and will have 4 more years of eligibility.

We finished last place and A.Davis left the program so not using him or bringing him here was a mistake, without Will we need another inside player that can at least give us a few minutes a game as there will be times we have players in foul trouble and I do not want to see Jake or another guard having to try and defend a 6-8 or taller player, everybody thought Patrick O"Bryant was going to redshirt and look how that turned out, if Nate has any skills at all he can definitely help us this season because of his height and length.
 
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