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Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 1:15 pmby ACECARD
tribecalledquest wrote:chitown fanatic wrote:I couldn't believe Marty left him in there after number 4...I was screaming go at taylor now!! its still early, we'll know a little more on standings in a week as there are a number of key games sat and wed
He kept him in the game because he is his best player. Evansville was down between 5-7 points during that time and under 6:00 left. Why would you take him out? Sitting with four fouls and sitting with five fouls is still time elapsed where he is on the bench. The Aces clearly aren't the same team with him on the bench.
So why fall behind more and then bring him back two minutes later down 10 or so?
Same argument for playing Colt, Balentine, and Brown 38-40 minutes a game. Probably not the thing to do, but you weaken your team if they are not in the game. Yes, and even dog tired those three are better than anything else they could do.
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 1:19 pmby Cdizzle
The argument for playing Ryan, Balentine, et. al 38 minutes a game had to do with scoring average. It's why they played 38 minutes a game when Evansville won by 25. It also only helps perpetuate the problem of a 6-deep rotation and a program that can't keep a viable 4-man from transferring out.
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 1:33 pmby underdawg
ptownbraves wrote:Nice to see Bradley get a Valley road win against a team picked ahead of them in the preseason. I'm not going to get too high on this win as they still turned it over 18 times and allowed 16 offensive rebounds, but Bradley's defense limited Evansville to 12 made field goals after locking down SIU in a similar fashion.
PLEASE SIU missed tons of completely open shots in their loss to the Gargoyles--they weren't "locked down"==you'll find that out when you come here
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 2:42 pmby squirrel
Both statements are true. Locked down was probably not the greatest choice of terms. Bradley was definitely very aggressive defensively...enough to rattle the Salukis to the point that they never did start hitting their open shots, which the Braves allowed.
But the Braves have been very good about contesting shots so far in league play.
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 2:47 pmby BuBrave2006
underdawg wrote:ptownbraves wrote:Nice to see Bradley get a Valley road win against a team picked ahead of them in the preseason. I'm not going to get too high on this win as they still turned it over 18 times and allowed 16 offensive rebounds, but Bradley's defense limited Evansville to 12 made field goals after locking down SIU in a similar fashion.
PLEASE SIU missed tons of completely open shots in their loss to the Gargoyles--they weren't "locked down"==you'll find that out when you come here
You went 2-26 from three...maybe we were just letting you shoot them, and try to be a little more creative with your insults. Calling us Gargoyles is cheap and easy, not to mention dumb. You're making all the Wichita guys look clever.
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 2:50 pmby Cdizzle
Yeah! Clearly calling them clocks is betterer and more insulting!
I'm a fan of Bradley becoming one of the leaders in the league. But based on what I've seen, I'm not sure if they are actually playing good defense or if they have played some inept offenses. WSU scored 100 against them, the first time they've hung 100 in league play in 30 years. Sample sizes, I suppose. Time will tell.
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 2:52 pmby specialsauce
BuBrave2006 wrote:You're making all the Wichita guys look clever.
What does this even mean?
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 3:07 pmby Old School MVC
Are we talking about Bradley being a Lock down Defense? They have allowed 78 pts per game in conference? And 2/3 of their games have been placed against teams picked to be in the Bottom 4 of the Conference. I am glad to see Bradley playing a little better, but please, let's not go overboard calling them a "Lock Down" Defense!
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 3:08 pmby WSpringsBird
specialsauce wrote:BuBrave2006 wrote:You're making all the Wichita guys look clever.
What does this even mean?
Re: January 4th MVC games
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January 6th, 2017, 3:24 pmby Stickboy46
Old School MVC wrote:Are we talking about Bradley being a Lock down Defense? They have allowed 78 pts per game in conference? And 2/3 of their games have been placed against teams picked to be in the Bottom 4 of the Conference. I am glad to see Bradley playing a little better, but please, let's not go overboard calling them a "Lock Down" Defense!
It's a very small sample size either way, but excluding the WSU game where they got lit up from 3 (and everywhere), the other two games they held their opponents to an average of 57. Not a bad start at least.