2018 MVC - Opening Week

[BirdsEyeView]

Charleston Southern was an abberation. Milik Yarbrough was benched to prove a point that it's not all about him, leaving us with 6-7 scholarship players that included end of bench players and a walk on.

Then what happened against UIC, where the Redbirds managed a 1-point win at home over one of the worst teams in Division 1? Another abberation?

We won that game. Who gives a F by how much!? Bad example dude.
We also beat South Carolina and Ole Miss....probably just pure luck according to you BradleyFan71, right?

[BradleyFan71]

Charleston Southern was an abberation. Milik Yarbrough was benched to prove a point that it's not all about him, leaving us with 6-7 scholarship players that included end of bench players and a walk on.

Then what happened against UIC, where the Redbirds managed a 1-point win at home over one of the worst teams in Division 1? Another abberation?

We won that game. Who gives a F by how much!? Bad example dude.
We also beat South Carolina and Ole Miss....probably just pure luck according to you BradleyFan71, right?

I believe you Redbird fans are the ones pointing out how much Bradley lost two games by. I guess that only matters in Bradley losses against good teams and not Redbird wins against very bad teams.

[BirdsEyeView]

I won't defend Bradley's schedule as a whole, but at least get your facts right. They lost by 1 to a very good Vermont team without their starting center. They also beat a respectable top 100 KenPom Georgia Southern team who previously beat Missouri State. I am just glad the conference games are starting so we can quit speculating how our teams will do.

Georgia Southern, not quite top 100 in KenPom. Get your facts straight as well please.

Bradley wins against opponents KenPom ranking thus far:

IUPUI- #275
Delaware - #215
UTSA - #192
Weber St. - #204
Missouri S&T - D2 (not rated)
Georgia Southern - #102
Eastern IL - #231
Little Rock - #319
Chicago St - #346
SEMO - #274

0 wins against top 100
2 wins against 100-200

Looking forward to conference season. A top 5/6 finish for Bradley this year is a major step up for them if it happens. All I was saying. Right now, we don't have a bitter rivalry like the late 90s, but would love to get it back between our two schools.

[BirdsEyeView]

Then what happened against UIC, where the Redbirds managed a 1-point win at home over one of the worst teams in Division 1? Another abberation?

We won that game. Who gives a F by how much!? Bad example dude.
We also beat South Carolina and Ole Miss....probably just pure luck according to you BradleyFan71, right?

I believe you Redbird fans are the ones pointing out how much Bradley lost two games by. I guess that only matters in Bradley losses against good teams and not Redbird wins against very bad teams.

I never said that. But, an aberration, by definition is a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected.

Winning, even by a slim margin, to a team you are supposed to beat already is still a win and thus NOT an aberration. Since it was expected we would win AND we did.

[Blers]

Ramblers Evansville will be an interesting game. I could see Evansville taking it to be honest.

We’ve looked lost at times missing our starting backcourt, we weathered Richardson well, but Custer was probably our most important piece offensively since we don’t have a true backup point. I’m still really high on the team but it might not show up until he gets back; hopefully Richardson can come in and play this weekend!

[ptownbraves]

I won't defend Bradley's schedule as a whole, but at least get your facts right. They lost by 1 to a very good Vermont team without their starting center. They also beat a respectable top 100 KenPom Georgia Southern team who previously beat Missouri State. I am just glad the conference games are starting so we can quit speculating how our teams will do.

Georgia Southern, not quite top 100 in KenPom. Get your facts straight as well please.

Bradley wins against opponents KenPom ranking thus far:

IUPUI- #275
Delaware - #215
UTSA - #192
Weber St. - #204
Missouri S&T - D2 (not rated)
Georgia Southern - #102
Eastern IL - #231
Little Rock - #319
Chicago St - #346
SEMO - #274

0 wins against top 100
2 wins against 100-200

Looking forward to conference season. A top 5/6 finish for Bradley this year is a major step up for them if it happens. All I was saying. Right now, we don't have a bitter rivalry like the late 90s, but would love to get it back between our two schools.

Yea, the war on 74 has been one sided for too long. I'm looking forward to it being more competitive soon.

Georgia Southern was top 100 when Bradley played them.

[Jsnhbe1Birds]

Keep waiting. Not ready this year and they're senior dominant with everyone returning next season. Maybe in 2020

[BradleyFan71]

A top 5/6 finish for Bradley this year is a major step up for them if it happens. All I was saying.

Why is that? Bradley finished tied for 6th last year and a 6th place finish this year would be "a major step up" after replacing Wichita with Valpo? Please explain!

[BirdsEyeView]

A top 5/6 finish for Bradley this year is a major step up for them if it happens. All I was saying.

Why is that? Bradley finished tied for 6th last year and a 6th place finish this year would be "a major step up" after replacing Wichita with Valpo? Please explain!

Giving up on the last comments from me to you?

This is why it's a step up and it's self explanatory, especially the play in game comment...


"Bradley — a team that hasn’t won a conference title since 1996, hasn’t finished higher than fourth since 2001 and has started this tournament (Arch Madness) in the play-in round seven years in a row" - Kirk Wessler, March 2017

[ptownbraves]

Keep waiting. Not ready this year and they're senior dominant with everyone returning next season. Maybe in 2020

Bradley is still a young team, but they'll compete this year.

Top average minutes/game so far this year:
Sophomore - Brown
Sophomore - Kennell
Senior - Thomas
Junior - DLO
Sophomore - Hodgson
Sophomore - Bar
Freshman - Childs
Junior - Van Bree
Freshman - Stipanovich
Junior - Barker
Junior - Lundy