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squirrel wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:57 pm Not sure if it's related, but the site has been super slow loading for me today.

What are the chances this suspended group comes back? There are a lot of stories floating around that it’s possible. I haven't heard that story from anyone. Unless these players were set up and are 100% innocent I don't think anyone should want them back. They let their teammates, coaches, fans, fr...

If nothing else, D'Avanzo in this game has proven that if you were a good D2 player, you could also be useful at this level provided its the right fit.

squirrel wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:10 am Lance Jones out for Salukis today. X-Rays were negative however, per Todd Golden.

And 4 minutes in, this one is already over.


Amazing the difference several hours and the opposition actually playing defense makes.

Yeah...I like East overall...and I think adding 10-15 pounds of muscle would help him immensely on the defensive end...yes, there would need to be technique improvements and just an overall increase in desire on his part to become a better defender for the extra strength to really matter...but the ...

Mast - Last 5 games 17.8 pts, 7.6 reb Mast has been one of our best freshman of the past 15 years. We've only had a handful who've shown his potential freshman year -- Warren, Maniscalco, Cunningham, DLO and Brown. I'm excited to see what he can do over the next few years if we can surround him wit...

Would I be OK with having all 3 back? Sure. BUT that would also be with the caveat that almost ALL other spots are greatly improved and those 3 have sizable jumps in production next year --- which is a whole lot to think about and many variables to cover. To be fair, I don't think Brian gets enough...

tribecalledquest wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:30 am If in fact Greg Lansing is done at INST then Tom Micheal should be driving to Terre Haute to talk to him ASAP.

That would be a HR in my book --- and he's already proven he can work on and be given a duct tape and packing peanuts budget and field a competitive program.

UNI over ISU 65-60. Tomorrow's schedule: 1) Loyola vs. 9) SIU 4) Indiana State vs. 5) Evansville 2) Drake vs. 7) Northern Iowa 3) Missouri State vs. 6) Valpo UNI beats Drake in the retribution game. UNI couldn't stop Sturtz, Yesufu, or Murphy in either game they played this year, and they had to sh...

East looked much more enthusiastic and engaged the final few games of the season. He's still young, and if he's willing to put in the time and effort to learn good defense I think he can still be a useful player for Bradley. I agree with this. He had very poor play overall for a few weeks at the st...

Seems pretty logical, although I'm not sure how one could assume guys like Kent and Linke are slam dunks to return. I would assume that it means that Brian told Eminian "these are the guys I want back". Sure, but my point was, that doesn't necessarily mean the feeling is mutual. Freshmen ...

To put Eli in context, Mast finished just 93 points shy of Eli on 19 fewer minutes-and he had just 6 points over the first 3 games, and 7 games with 4 or fewer points, including 3 games where he didn't score a single point. Look at it this way --- Reink took a lot less shots earlier on as well and ...

Found this quote interesting considering part of the problem was lack of recruiting awareness and in understanding we just don't have a man to man defense team. We just couldn't get going. Guarding the dribble and playing one-on-one on the perimeter was a weakness all during the conference season. W...

Hope they find the right fits. I like what he is saying. Actions and words and all of that. We will see. He couldn't be bothered to play zone today, so I question that leopard also changing its spots. Or how all of a sudden our staff who works in one and really only one direction will be able to ha...

Seems pretty logical, although I'm not sure how one could assume guys like Kent and Linke are slam dunks to return.

JD wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:23 pm Sounds like a crumbling foundation

Sounds more like someone wanting to go into next year and cut out all the bull ***.

SFP wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:15 pm
We still do not know what happened. If Terrry Nolan comes out clean, I'd take him back. I was high on him and his capabilities.

No.

Just no.

There are 4 guys I would bring back. The rest can go fly a kite in Alaska for all I care. I know there has been some "discussion" about this, but they came to Bradley for athletics and the athletics just aren't going well. Go somewhere else, anywhere else. I don't care. Brian Wardle needs ...

spoon wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:08 pm

I’m not sure what it means that Terry Nolan’s dad is still cheering us on, but I guess it’s better than Jojo McGlaston’s batsh!t crazy mom.

Talk about awkward

Couldn't let Bradley rampage to a third consecutive MVCt in a season where Rich Herrin passed away. Hope everyone has stayed relatively safe and healthy. If Jones cannot go tomorrow, I'm not sure what the point spread will be, but it will be large. Mullins is a good coach and they need to recruit a...

Can't say I've ever been as OK for a season to be over as this one.


The coaching staff has a lot of work to do.

Just wonder how much time they will be given and whether they even can fix this.

Wait, did Wardle finally decide to start coaching?!

I have given over $15,000 to the Brian Wardle promise. I’m through. With the exception of 6 games in March I don’t think we’re any better off than we were 6 years ago! I feel like we are in a better spot than we were then, but that was a bar low enough that a midgie couldn't get under. There are so...

We need to shoot these guards to the moon. Agreed...it's gross. I want Ville back next year...if zero of the rest of the guards returned, it wouldn't bother me a bit. I'm not even sure I am with you there. He is the worst defender of the bunch, terribly unathletic, and is a very streaky shooter. He...

At least we should show some resemblance of what playing defense is, whether young or not. But we have a bad gameplan from the staff, guys who don't recognize screens and switches, don't understand backcuts, and don't move their feet. And it's not just one guy either. Its most of them, but its pret...