Bradley Preview and Game Thread -- 1-8-2022

[RamblinTank22]

This is the sloppiness I was expecting Thursday. Hopefully it's just adjusting to playing in front of a bigger crowd, and we calm down and figure it out at half. Glad to see Uguak back. We needed him during that last Bradley run.

[Rambling0101]

This is a clinic by Wardle v Drew. Hopefully the staff can get it together after halftime.

[goramblers2011]

Should work to get some open looks for Braden. No one else can make a 3 right now.

[LU Rambler12]

Live by the three, die by the three.

But seriously, it didn't seem like we had much of a serious game plan in the first half. We built a nice early lead, and then it seemed like our guys thought they would just cruise all the way.

I think Bradley is a much better team than their record indicates. They've lost a lot of their games in the final minutes because they haven't been able to close out. Hopefully that trend continues and we get it together in in 2nd half.

[goramblers2011]

Need more from Lucas on both ends of the floor. This is hideous. Bradley is a middle of the pack Valley team. Cannot lose games like this at home and expect to get an at-large.

We look like a team that came in to this game expecting to waltz to an easy win.

[RamblinTank22]

This seems like it's a combo of Bradley playing better than they are and us playing terribly. We're a step slow like we were against USF, but the difference is Bradley is making their shots.

[JArsy_22]

This is so frustrating to watch…have a chance to be ranked in the polls and are getting out hustled and out toughed by an average Valley team

[Dansen]

Drew is a bit slow with his timeouts when our team struggles…

[JCT]

Didn't anyone tell Bradley about our home winning streak?

[LU Rambler12]

Bradley is playing with confidence...we need to make a run to get them in panic mode.

I hope we don't start trying to play hero ball or just chucking up threes though. Get back to our basics...move the ball, make the extra pass and get those open shots. And turn up the effort on defense!