Griz2000 said:
Nice first post, Troll. Welcome to the board. :roll:
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Griz vs. South Dakota
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Nice first post, Troll. Welcome to the board. :roll:
Griz2000 said:
Good. Stay away. we don't need ya. Jerk.
montanamagic
Member
Grizzly Journal,
I respect your posts on Griz Basketball, you follow them as close as anyone. I am a big fan of Bradshaw's and know he works as hard as anyone. He was down after the game and always expects to perform at the highest level. I think he came into the season expecting the be the back up point guard and by how his summer went and early practices it is the role he believed was his. When the season began I believe he was playing with a great deal of confidence. But as his minutes diminished and Gregory and Edmonds were running the point his confidence waned. I have been to every home game and watched the others on the internet and I don't think he has performed badly. He usually takes care of the ball and distributes it fairly well. He hasn't looked to score often except for last night. Is he Mario Dunn, of course not. However I believe he can succeed in running the team when he is called upon. For the record I don't Mario is playing as well has he did last year, at least offensively he is not looking to score the ball either and that maybe what Decuire is asking him to do. Regardless, I have been disappointed in many of the aspects of the team at some point so far this season but I do have faith they will put it together and make a run in the Big Sky this year. They have many of the pieces necessary and have yet to put it altogether.
I respect your posts on Griz Basketball, you follow them as close as anyone. I am a big fan of Bradshaw's and know he works as hard as anyone. He was down after the game and always expects to perform at the highest level. I think he came into the season expecting the be the back up point guard and by how his summer went and early practices it is the role he believed was his. When the season began I believe he was playing with a great deal of confidence. But as his minutes diminished and Gregory and Edmonds were running the point his confidence waned. I have been to every home game and watched the others on the internet and I don't think he has performed badly. He usually takes care of the ball and distributes it fairly well. He hasn't looked to score often except for last night. Is he Mario Dunn, of course not. However I believe he can succeed in running the team when he is called upon. For the record I don't Mario is playing as well has he did last year, at least offensively he is not looking to score the ball either and that maybe what Decuire is asking him to do. Regardless, I have been disappointed in many of the aspects of the team at some point so far this season but I do have faith they will put it together and make a run in the Big Sky this year. They have many of the pieces necessary and have yet to put it altogether.
Dillon is correct. This team is better than their record shows. No reason for anyone to start slitting their wrists or bagging the coaching staff. A couple better executed plays & a couple breaks our way instead of the other & this team is at least 5 & 5 against some very good teams. I still believe the disappointment & learning points from these close losses will pay off in conf play. If even one of the 3 starters played yesterday the Griz would have won. The extra time for the other guys will pay off too.
EdG said:
And then we have crappy fans like you, who always leave well before the game is over.
I thought the Griz played well in the absence of the three players, but I thought we went away from what was working for the first three-quarters of the game. Both Kemp and Fabijan had good games when they played center and subbed for each other, but when we got up by 10 DeCuire started playing them together. I really like Fabijan's game, but Fabijan was unable to guard SD's smaller perimeter players and picked up several late fouls when they beat him off the dribble during SD's late run. I also think having them both in during the last 10 minutes affected us offensively, because Kemp was unable to get a single shot attempt during that time. I'm sure with the short bench Travis wanted to go with who he thought was playing well for the last 10 minutes by sitting Bradshaw, and only rotating Lopez for Fabijan offense/defense when Fabijan got in foul trouble, but to me it seemed by playing Kemp and Fabijan together it took them both out of the game.
grizzlyjournal
Well-known member
I want to clearly state that I am a big fan of Riley Bradshaw and want him to succeed as a Montana Griz. I am a Montana native and -- since about 1955 or so -- have immersed myself in Montana high school and college basketball (I'll skip the details).
There's nothing I've loved more than to watch a Montana kid beat the odds and do well on the hoops court at Montana. I've always championed the Sherrifs, Browns, Smiths, Taylors, McGowans, Zanons, Krystkowiaks, Samuelsons, Camels, etc. etc. (and I've skipped a ton; you get the picture)... Montana-bred athletes who've risen up against the odds.
So... pregame I reasoned that this would be a good chance for backups, and Riley Bradshaw in particular to rise to the occasion. I always root for his success. I was disappointed that it did not happen. Regardless, that's not justification for me to be critical. Most players can take care of the self-constructive criticism far better than anything from an outsider.
Opportunity missed against SDak. BUT there is still time on this young and roster-thin squad for someone to step up and grab opportunity. Now I speak of all the bench players. The underclass players who made it were the ones who committed to sticking with it, game after game, starting with making the tough defensive plays... & then adding polish by knocking down the shots. Regularly. It likely takes deep self confidence, as well as skill.
I sort of compare Riley to Shawn Stockton (not a MT native) who simply MADE himself tougher game by game. Stuck with it. Earned his minutes.... turned himself into a scoring threat. And became an important cog on two championship teams.
In the long run, though, it's up to the individual player. Sky's the limit. Every practice an opportunity So, here's hoping that the shots start falling for Riley (and for Brandon Gfeller as well) and that a couple wins are chalked to their on-court efforts.
Go Griz. Go Montana Griz.
There's nothing I've loved more than to watch a Montana kid beat the odds and do well on the hoops court at Montana. I've always championed the Sherrifs, Browns, Smiths, Taylors, McGowans, Zanons, Krystkowiaks, Samuelsons, Camels, etc. etc. (and I've skipped a ton; you get the picture)... Montana-bred athletes who've risen up against the odds.
So... pregame I reasoned that this would be a good chance for backups, and Riley Bradshaw in particular to rise to the occasion. I always root for his success. I was disappointed that it did not happen. Regardless, that's not justification for me to be critical. Most players can take care of the self-constructive criticism far better than anything from an outsider.
Opportunity missed against SDak. BUT there is still time on this young and roster-thin squad for someone to step up and grab opportunity. Now I speak of all the bench players. The underclass players who made it were the ones who committed to sticking with it, game after game, starting with making the tough defensive plays... & then adding polish by knocking down the shots. Regularly. It likely takes deep self confidence, as well as skill.
I sort of compare Riley to Shawn Stockton (not a MT native) who simply MADE himself tougher game by game. Stuck with it. Earned his minutes.... turned himself into a scoring threat. And became an important cog on two championship teams.
In the long run, though, it's up to the individual player. Sky's the limit. Every practice an opportunity So, here's hoping that the shots start falling for Riley (and for Brandon Gfeller as well) and that a couple wins are chalked to their on-court efforts.
Go Griz. Go Montana Griz.