Lance Jones officially not the worst three point shooter for the Dawgs.
Trent Brown and Ronnie Suggs are at 26%, Jones at 30%.
What happened to Francois' shot? Great last year, good early in the season, and not great lately!
Jones’ outside shot has improved a bunch as the season has moved along.
Some of the other underclassmen are question marks to me as we move forward. Need better bench play.
Jones has improved his FT shooting too. Once he gets fully comfortable, I think he can be one of the best players in the Valley. I've been really impressed with his improvement.
Jones: 19 pts, 4 assists, 2 stls, and only one turnover in 34 minutes.
Domask: 15 pts, 8 rbs, 1 blk, 1 stl in 35 minutes
Benson: 12 pts, 4 rbs, 2 stls in 28 minutes
McGill: 8 pts, 9 rbs, 5 assists, 2 stls in 37 minutes
Valiant comeback...guys played hard. Can't have that type of first half against a good team and expect to win. Hopefully that second half pulls them out of their funk and they can string together a couple wins. We desperately need some people to start stepping up and taking some pressure off of Domask, Benson, and McGill. Ronny Suggs, a senior, has to do better than 1 for 5. He missed 3 WIDE open 3s. I know he's here for defense and leadership, but you have to get more than 2 points out of him. The bench was horrid again, getting outscored 20-11.
Need to get the win against Evansville at home and get some confidence back.
Jones has improved his FT shooting too. Once he gets fully comfortable, I think he can be one of the best players in the Valley. I've been really impressed with his improvement.
He's got talent for sure. That little move where he faked D Brown out of his jock and drove past him for a layup was a beauty.
Like to see Brown, Francois, Davis start shooting better. That would make us so tough with some bench scoring!
Just a couple of plays away: a jump contest at the Bradley end accidentally gets knocked in by "anonymous"; Trent Brown hits a 3 but steps on the sideline. Tough loss but I love this team.
Lance Jones looks like he’ll be a special player. I forget we have so many freshmen sometimes. And Trent Brown looks much more confident.
While I'm sad about the 2 game skid, I'm not deterred in my overall excitement for this program. Reality is setting in a little bit. Playing so many freshman for heavy minutes coupled with key injuries; depth is an issue.
After the grinds that were Evansville and Missouri State, SIU was bound to hit a wall. with astute observation of those wins, in a way you could even see it coming. The real surprise here is the second half charge today to put themselves in position to win. Very impressive stuff.
The extra day before Evansville at home is very important, IMO. With proper rest, this is the point they can collect themselves and finish strong.
The reality is this team has holes and needs an infusion of size, strength and athleticism. Give this staff time and I'm confident it will come.
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The confidence to come down and take another 3 shortly after the questionable one he took before it says a lot. If only he hadn't stepped out of bounds..
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4 regular season valley games left. Win 2 is good, win 3 is great, win all 4 would be unbelievable. I think most of us would have jumped at a .500 season when the Valley games started.
While I'm sad about the 2 game skid, I'm not deterred in my overall excitement for this program. Reality is setting in a little bit. Playing so many freshman for heavy minutes coupled with key injuries; depth is an issue.
After the grinds that were Evansville and Missouri State, SIU was bound to hit a wall. with astute observation of those wins, in a way you could even see it coming. The real surprise here is the second half charge today to put themselves in position to win. Very impressive stuff.
The extra day before Evansville at home is very important, IMO. With proper rest, this is the point they can collect themselves and finish strong.
The reality is this team has holes and needs an infusion of size, strength and athleticism. Give this staff time and I'm confident it will come.
Ben Harvey
Just have to beat Evansville and the rest of the season should be used to get ready for St. Louis, maybe that's giving players extra rest than you might not otherwise. No matter who you play, it's gonna be tough.
I could not help but notice that at one point Bradley had all juniors and seniors on the floor and we had at least two freshmen most of the game. Team show tremendous grit and toughness in making a game of this one. I am in absolute awe of the miraculous turnaround of the program. Sunny days ahead guys.
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James Madison
I was at the game across from team bench. I did not see the technical. All I know it was on the "bench". What was it? It was a great game. Disappointed at size of crowd. The team is so fun to watch. Very excited this year and for the future. A decade of darkness but now into the light.
