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Red - White Game Notes

Is BUBraves.TV webcasting the Red - White scimmage as well as most of the regular season games this year? I loved it last year. The schedule doesn't show bubraves.tv as carrying the games this year.
 
Just got back. Talked with 4 fellow posters.

The Hawk was there.

Just going to mention what surprised me. The quickness of Fears. Jassey was in double figures and really surprised me. Salley was also in double figures mustly unnoticed which is a good thing. Everybody else was as expected.

Injuries: Danny Adams didn't play as he's recovering from a concussion. Sam Singh of course didn't play, but did run in the warm ups. I was told he might get minutes as early as the DePaul game.
 
My thoughts...nice to see T, Big Mike, Radigan. I must admit with all of last years guys gone I felt like a new divorcee....strange.

Hawk and Versace sitting together. Hawk looked great. Standing O......



Fears IS quick....good Defense, suspect shot. The guy SIMPLY has to take it to the hole.

Jassey very surprising. While I don't know how much he will contrbute this year there is some huge potential. Red Shirt was agreat idea. Look for him to give us a solid 2.5 years possibly 3 depending on how much he plays and learns this year.

Salley would look good on lasts years team....IOW I don't think he's an impact player but time will tell.

Warren also with alot of upside. Very calm and under control. Voise Winters comes to mind. Young with typical mistakes but looked lightyears ahead of where Ray Brown did at teh same time.

Ray, we sure could have used you :evil: :twisted:
He'll be a good JUCO.

Good passing....good defense. Crouch looked to take it to the hole if he had no shot. Ruffin seemed to turn it on when he wanted to. JJ's shot wasn't there but some classic dimes.

DUNK CONTEST....Honorable mention to Fears but Guess who Brought the house down.


ZACH ANDREWS....full court. With JL telling him he better not hurt himself ZA drops to the court...does 3 "belly worms"....some break dance move that takes him directly into his signature back to feet move.....runs full court where another player tosses the ball up by the basket and ZA has his knees at the rim (almost) for a THUNDER DUNK.... :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o

We will be quick, athletic defensive minded. We NEED to play almost everyone. We will have to wear teams down.
 
My observations...


Nice to talk with Mike Radigan, Big Mike, dogsrus, Da Coach, and numeous other fine Bradley fans.

Tremendous to see and have the chance to show appreciation for Hersey Hawkins.

Also, anyone there was given the chance to pick up the Media Guide, so I got mine.

The Red Team included Salley, Franklin, Crouch, Fears, Jassey, and Ryan Phillips.

The White Team included Ray Brown, JJ Tauai, Daniel Ruffin, Zach Andrews, Andrew Warren, and Brian Lavin.

Sam Singh went through warmups, but didn't play, Danny Adams was not dressed, recovering from a minor concussion.

They played mostly a full court pressing defense, so I don't think the defense was bad at all.
In fact, I thought it was pretty good. Ruffin, Fears, and Will Franklin are fine defensive guards. Fears might just lead the league in steals (when eligible) as quick as he appears to be.

The score ended up Red Team 41 - White Team 40.
Here are the scoring totals
Red Team- Salley 11, Franklin 6, Crouch 7, Fears 4, Jassey 11, Phillips 2.
White Team- Ray Brown 6, Tauai 7, Ruffin 14, Zach Andrews 12, Warren 6, Lavin 0.

Brown, Warren, and DRuff shot 3-pointers well.
Franklin has a nice jumper off the dribble, Jassey is so athletic he will get his points. Jassey even made a 3-pointer.
Zach was everywhere but sometimes forces shots, Salley was solid picking up rebounds and defending, Crouch has a nice touch, and I think Will has a shot to be All Conf, as he can score, defend, pass, and do the extra stuff. He can be what Tony Bennett was for us last year.

I left before the dunk contest, so someone else can decribe how it went.

Overall, I saw nothing to disappoint me, and was actually pleased to see the kids play as well as they did.
I think we will be able to score as well as a lot of the Valley teams.
I doubt we'll score in the 80-90's, but with good defense, we'll be able to score as much as any other team in the Valley.
 
Agree with most of what has been posted........AW will be a good player and will see some good minutes this year! MS didn't stand out but its only the red / white against guys you play with every day.....but he did score a lot of points! JF is special........I mean he seems just as quick as DR with the ball(and he's 6'4) 8) and has an idea what to do with it! :-o Also noticed that SS has a lot bigger arms than he used to have........but he has had time to hit the gym! :wink:

The player who stood out to me was Redshirt freshman SJ......the kid has a great body and seems every bit as atheletic as ZA.......but he also has a nice shot and really pressured on D..........I really look for him to contribute this season! This kid would be my surprise player of this season! :idea:

Dog........who was the 7' player behind the bench wearing a KANSAS shirt? :?

joke :roll:

DC........since when are you TOOO-Goood to sit with your posters? :oops:

PS........good to talk to Big Wind....Mike Rad........and the dog!! :D
 
PS-- some other people I saw or talked to

Superfan, Mark Scott, is very anxious to get the season underway.

Mark Phillips' old Richwoods teammate Justin Dehm was there watching.

Way up in the back row was Coach Joe stowell sitting and talking with Chuck Westendorf. Wonder if now that he's "retired" like Chuck Buescher was, will Westy be a good hire when the next assistant job opens up?

Also, there was a 6-10 guy there with a girlfirend watching the game. I have no idea who it was, or if he is a recruit or just a fan.
 
One thing I forgot, Zach really needs to work on his free throws. If not, he will be a liability at the end of close games; i.e. Shaq and Ben Wallace.
 
I was there. Arrived a lot later than planned. Had my Lil' Brave with me. I started out on the bleacher side not far from Stowell, but then a poddy break and eyeing some seats near the pom-pom girls (not for me to ogle sicko's - my 3yr old daughter was in awe), I wound up sitting a couple seats from DC and his wife. But as projected, I had to leave early as I was informed in her words, 'Daddy, I've told you 5 times already - I am done.' Pretty sad when I left with about 12 minutes left in the scrimmage and I still don't make it home til 9pm.

Jassey opened my eyes.

Ray Brown could have contributed big this season.

Fears is gonna be fun to watch.

Outside of that... I didn't get much.
 
was very impressed with both the men's and women's teams. there is nothing like bradley basketball.should be a great season for both teams.
 
Man - I missed the girls, how did Boogie's sister (The Jazmanian Devil) look tonight?
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Jasmine looked good. She made some outside shots, and was mixing it up inside for some points and rebounds.
 
BU link again--
http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=660017

Sorry to miss talking to some of you guys. I sat on the chair-seat side to get some better pictures. Got to talk with a couple posters, bu fan 9 and MacabreMob, though.

I also was pleasantly surprised with many of the performances. I thought their defensive intensity and effort was great. They played a little out of control at times, but what do you expect for a scrimmage? So here's my take. First, the new guys--
Saihou was the biggest surprise. He has a nice soft shot, and will help this team on offense and rebounding. He defense was a little disorganized, and that may detract from his playing time, but he has the most athletic body I can recall ever seeing on any Bradley player. I hope the coaches stick with him, as he is still just a freshman eligibility-wise. He could bequite a talent by the time he's done at Bradley.
Matt Salley looked a bit more polished and skilled than I had been hearing. He will be a solid player this year.
Andrew Warren has great skills, but will have to keep getting stronger. He should give Bradley some good backup minutes. His shot was a little off tonight, but I saw him play in high school, and he can really light it up.
Jeremy Fears looks like a potential pro some day. He has a big body for someone with the point guard skills he has. He had a bunch of steals and gets to the basket with ease. I look forward to watching him play next year.

Daniel Ruffin looked very good, and will score more this year. He is just as quick as ever, and drove the lane a lot, and got to the line a few times. It would be great to see him keep doing that.
Ray Brown has really bulked up. He appeared to have gained more muscle than just about anyone. His game looked very good. He will be a major player on next year's team.
Zach played his usual solid game. I predict he will be in the top 10 nationally in rebounds this year, but not in free throw percentage.
Jeremy Crouch looked great. I think he needs to be less unselfish, and shoot more.
JJ Tauai played steady and smooth. He, like all the guards, looked good on defense.
Will Franklin was also solid on offense and defense. He is one of about 7 or 8 guys that could lead this team in scoring on a given night.
I think this team will be fine, especially if Sam can recover and play.
 
Not much else to say. I agree with about everything said. Attendance was 2,700, maybe a little less than I expected coming off the Sweet 16, but then my wife reminded me there was a World Series final game being played, and the weather was lousy.

This team does lack size, and that could hurt against a team with some 6'10" or bigger players. We'll have to play a fast tempo to negate other teams' size.

The other thing I would worry, is that we seem to be a mostly perimeter shooting team. When the shots aren't falling, the inside game has to come through.

Overall, I really liked what I saw tonight!
 
BU Bill said:
Not much else to say. I agree with about everything said. Attendance was 2,700, maybe a little less than I expected coming off the Sweet 16, but then my wife reminded me there was a World Series final game being played, and the weather was lousy.

This team does lack size, and that could hurt against a team with some 6'10" or bigger players. We'll have to play a fast tempo to negate other teams' size.

The other thing I would worry, is that we seem to be a mostly perimeter shooting team. When the shots aren't falling, the inside game has to come through.

Overall, I really liked what I saw tonight!
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Didn't SIU do just fine playing most of the time with a 6'6" guy at center last year?
 
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