Bradleyfans Fan wrote:I found this quote on another message board from a random Bradley fan...Also I am reminded of the season in 2004-05 when Brian Randle broke his hand early on and was out for the whole year and everyone said Illinois' season is doomed..
..they ended up in the Final Four........so let's keep pulling for the guys we have on the floor...
Brian Randle's averages in 2003-2004: 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.1 minutes/game.
Taylor Brown's averages in 2009-2010: 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 30.2 minutes/game.
So, yes, this is exactly like the Brian Randle injury during the year Illinois made the Final Four.
Losing Brown is way more devastating than illinoy losing Randle. The most important thing here is they found this before it became a potentially bigger problem. Life trumps bball.