DooleyBull06

We are having trouble getting into any offensive sets bc JMU is trapping up high. Causing a lot of disruption. I’ll ask this…who is the true PG on this team? Seems so far in this game everyone is looking out for their own shot.

Dickinson was a beast down low. Both teams played at a high level. That game while only a 5 point margin was closer than that. If Bates and Farrakhan bring that level of energy every night in conference play EMU will be a top seed. Alumni should be popping when they come to town. He’s a legit lottery pick.

EMU is the Bates and Farrakhan show. Bates is super talented. Talks trash too. You can see him trying to be a leader to his teammates. The potential is there for him to carry EMU far in the MAC. Entertaining first half of basketball. Both teams getting at it. Good stuff.

Did anyone catch this yesterday…

I'm tempering expectations this year. This is essentially an entirely new team. Its going to take months for them to develop an identity. I don't even think coach knows who the starters will be and what the rotation will be. Which is fine at this point, but furthers the point that we can't expect this team to hit the ground running. There are gonna be growing pains. We can have all the individual talent and athleticism in the world but the players have to buy in on both ends of the court. Quicker we do that the better. But for now, let us use the non conference to develop and grow. Yes I wanna win games and maybe pull an upset along the way, but I honestly don't know what to expect. Therefore I am I'm just going to hope to grow and develop and really turn the corner come February and make a push for Cleveland. It is what it is at this point, we've had so much turnover on the roster that all we are left with is "if". If this player does this, if we hit some 3s, if we play better D. If. So lets enjoy the ride. Go Bulls!

Jack had a good first half (raw big man with loads of potential). Ceaser having a great 2nd half. Blocker came off the bench and provided some scoring. Curtis Jones had some moments.

Its going to be the Bates show all season long.

Hopefully so, that way their coach bolts to a major program. I know Ohio is his Alma Mater but he's a talented coach and recruiter.

Schedule them over D2 teams.

A couple of keys this season will be player rotation and combination. With so many new faces its honestly hard to tell who will start and what role players will have. It is going to take a few months for this to sort itself out. Another key will be perimeter shooting. Can we make enough 3s. Daemen made some 3s in the first half and had the lead late as a result of it. Meanwhile I believe we had 1 made 3 in the first half. If we aren't gonna make some 3s, we are going to have to defend the 3 line very well.

Damn we went from loving BCU to dumping all over them quickly. Why can’t we enjoy nice things? These men represented themselves, our school and city well. That’s all you can ask for from alumni, regardless of profession. Can we just enjoy this? There’s absolutely no downside to what they accomplished.

Hashtagging Blue Collar too. The BCU championship will play in recruiting. Now if only we can get a guy into the NBA.

The TBT was giving away money for best post game celebration. Maybe that’s why?

Great way to end it. This team and these men are so unselfish. Always have been. Well deserved championship. So happy for these guys. Thank you for representing UB and the Buffalo community.

CJ showing the full arsenal of shots and moves. Time to close this out.

Strongly considering attending this game. As a city kid I always wondered why UB didn’t play road games in the NYC area. Granted this is 2 hours away, I am gonna make the drive.

Wes Clark! Just imagine if he played more than a semester at UB.

Good player comp. I do agree Williams is more of a 3 and D type player.

He’s basically a Zach Randolph type player. Can hit the outside shot, bang down low but is a tweener. Has he ever been on a g league roster? I’m shocked if the answer is no.

I agree about mid majors taking advantage of this. I felt like last year the attention was on Nate Oats a lot. Which was fine. But this season it’s been more UB. Which I feel could help in recruiting and obviously national recognition.

To this point, I love how the university has embraced them. Maybe it’s because of the tragedy in Buffalo, but I feel like the school has been more behind them this year.

Just impressive mental resolve by this group. The way they stepped up the d and executed the offense inside of 4 minutes. What’s most impressive to me is that these men have never stopped maturing and developing their games. I see improvement and growth both as a team and individuals. I love these guys.

Has a few other MAC offers.

To this point did anyone hear what CJ said about the portal after the game?

Glad the board is back. Especially in time for what we all hope is a deep run by BCU. Boys survived and advanced yesterday. This team goes as far as Wes takes them. No doubt we win it all last year if he didn’t get hurt. I believe the next game is tomorrow at 7. Go BCU!