Burnsie and the Ball State Cardinals

[Captain Shamrock]

Just like I expected. I can see the family resemblence(sp?). He is from the Ballymurphy area of West Belfast.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

The first two games and his numbers.

Ball State 93 Kansas 91

Burnsie's numbers


MP: 6
FG: 0 - 1
FT: 0 - 0
Off Reb 0
Def Reb 2
3PT - 0
Personal Fouls - 2
Turnovers- 0
Steals - 0

Points = 0



Ball State 91 UCLA 73

MP: 2
FG: 0 - 0
FT: 0 - 1
3PT 0 - 0
Off Reb - 1
Def Reb - 1
Personal Fouls - 0
Turnovers - 0
Steals - 0

Points - 0


The guy is all about consistency. He has NO turnovers and averaged TWO rebounds over the first 2 victories.

CaptainwhowillbelookingforaphotoofBurnsieinaction

BTW, look out Duke.

 

[Regs]

Willy Burns

I suspect his willy is the only thing setting him apart.

And his tan.

~TBwhohadonetoomanytonite.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Well done, Burnsie.......

Despite Brian Burns' heroic effort, Ball State fell to the number one team in the country. However, BState covered the 16.5 spread only losing by 12. Burnsie's numbers were tremendous against the number one team..

MP:8
FG: 1-2
FT: 0-0
3Pt: 0-0
DefRebounds: 2
OffRebounds:1
Personal fouls: 1
Steals:0
Turnovers:NONE (the guy's a machine)

TOTAL POINTS : 2

Well done, Burnsie. It must be tough for him to carry the team every night with numbers like that.

Go Cardinals

 

[sensei_hanson]

This guy has "lottery" written all over him. Think he needs an agent Stephen? Perhaps he'd like to keep that NBA salary in the family....Burns Sports Marketing Inc.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Naismith Candidate?

He certainly is in line for Player of the Year honours. Jason Williams and Brian Burns. That has a nice ring to it......


Captain

 

[Captain Shamrock]

3 - 1

Final 1st 2nd Total Elon College 29 36 65 Ball St (25) 44 62 106

A solid win over a national power, Elon College.


Burnsie's numbers for the night.

FG- 2 - 4
FT - 0 - 0
3pters - 0 - 0
Def Rebounds - 3
Off Rebounds - 0
Assists - 1
Personal Fouls - 4
Turnovers - 1

Other than the first turnover of the year, a career night for Burnsie. He accomplished all this in 11 minutes of action......

Roll on, Cardinals....

Captain

 

[Regs]

I've heard that you've accomplished much more in less than 5 Captain, if you know what I mean (of course you do). He's a disgrace to your name/exploits.

~TB.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Yah, I think I know what you're talking about.

Anyway, I got the invitation today in the mail. It's official. Mr. Reed is getting married. Sorry for going off topic but this is major news.....

CaptainwhoreallyhasnoideawhatTBistalkingabout

 

[Regs]

Action, quick shooter... put your mind in the gutter for a moment and figure it out

Re: Reedy... he's apparently lurking around these parts. I got an email from his bird yesterday saying that if I wanted to bring Kari, I could.

Um, OK

~TB.

 

[sensei_hanson]

4-1 Bay-beeeee

Ball St. 81
Austin Peay 60

The Cards move to 4-1 with by laying a 21-point whipping on the Governors of Austin Peay. Brian Burns had an amazing night for the cards, going 100% from the field on 1-of-1 shooting. He also had a rebound in six minutes of action.

It is obvious that Coach Buckley decided to sit his stars, like Burns, for long stretches in this blowout victory. You don't want to waste Burnsian energy on the likes of Austin Peay. Obviously.

firmlyplantedonthecardsbandwagon,
-Sensei.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Thanks, Sensei.....

You beat me to it. Your assessment of Burnsie's playing time in such a lopsided victory is spot on. He needs to play against TOP 25 teams in order for him to step up his game. Nothing wrong with 100% from the field.....


Captain

 

[Captain Shamrock]

5-1.....

Live audio broadcast
from: Ball St

Ball St 113, IPFW 89
MUNCIE, INDIANA (TICKER) -- Ball State became the latest team to beat up on winless Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne.

Theron Smith set career highs with 29 points and 21 rebounds as the 20th-ranked Cardinals set a John Worthen Arena record for points in a 113-89 rout of the Mastadons.

"We came out very focused today and I was just playing as hard as I could," Smith said. "The ball just seemed to fall into my hands."

Ball State (5-1) posted its third straight victory since losing to top-ranked Duke in the championship game of the Maui Inivitational. The Cardinals scored 52 points in the first half and 61 in the second, breaking the record set in a 111-79 rout of Lynn in the 1994-95 season opener.

"I'm very proud of the points we put up tonight," Smith said. "We came out very prepared."

"Brian Burns had another monster game for us. He scored 2 points, 2 boards, and 2 turnovers. His play has been invaluable this year and we would not be 5 - 1 without him. It must be his West Belfast roots."


Scoop Shamrock

 

[knvb]

Please tell me..........

Captain~

What F'N div. are the Ball State Cardinals playing in???


knvbjustwantstoknowwhatyouronaboutbecausehethinksthisishillarious

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Are you kidding?.......

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 College Basketball Coaches' Poll

The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches'
poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,
total points and previous ranking:

(Records through December 2, 2001)

TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Duke (31) (5-0) 775 1
2. Maryland (5-1) 687 4
3. Missouri (7-0) 667 5
4. Florida (4-1) 650 6
5. Kansas (4-1) 635 7
6. Illinois (6-1) 614 2
7. Virginia (4-0) 560 8
8. Arizona (3-1) 542 3
9. Syracuse (8-0) 535 10
10. Oklahoma St (8-0) 482 12
11. Iowa (6-2) 417 13
12. Kentucky (3-1) 402 14
13. Boston College (5-0) 358 15
14. Stanford (3-1) 348 9
15. Georgetown (5-1) 245 16
16. (tie) Fresno St (6-1) 194 20
16. (tie) Michigan St (4-2) 194 17
18. UCLA (2-2) 193 11
19. Alabama (5-1) 183 22
20. Ball St (4-1) 176 25
21. Marquette (7-0) 160 NR
22. Wake Forest (5-1) 150 23
23. Memphis (6-2) 149 19
24. Saint Josephs (4-1) 146 21
25. Western Ky (4-1) 142 18


With the big boys. They play in the Mid-American Conference in the West division. Divisional play has not started yet but they certainly are playing some powerhouses of late (Elon College, Austin Peay, IPFW - who have a combined record of 8-15). However, they started off their season against the number 3 ranked team(Kansas), number 4 ranked team(UCLA), and of course their only loss, to the number 1 ranked team Duke. They get a good test their next game when they play at Indiana.

Captain

 

[Captain Shamrock]

They lost only because.....

Final 1st 2nd Total Ball St (20) 35 26 61 Indiana 36 38 74 Ball St REBOUNDS PLAYER MIN FG FT 3PT OFF TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Smith 31 5-13 0-0 3-6 1 6 3 4 0 5 13 Jones 30 5-9 0-3 0-0 2 11 2 4 0 1 10 Jackson 36 3-11 0-0 2-4 0 3 4 3 1 1 8 Williams 35 7-14 1-3 3-5 2 3 3 3 0 1 18 Mccollum 14 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 Robbins 6 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bennett 19 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 Z Willingham 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Owens 18 4-7 1-2 2-4 2 3 0 2 0 0 11 Totals 200 24-58 3-10 10-21 7 30 14 19 3 12 61 Percentages: FG .414, FT .300, 3PT .476Team rebounds: 4Blocked shots: 2 (Jones 2)

Please note that Brian Burns did not play a minute in this game. The coach is fcuked in the head. Figure it out, dickhead. When Burns doesn't play, Ball State loses.

Bastard.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Back on track......

Final Box
Audio: Ball St

Final 1st 2nd Total Ball St (23) 50 53 103
IUPUI 34 47 81

Burnsie's numbers: 1/1 FG(2pts) and 1 defensive rebound in 4 minutes of action. Every other category had a zero in it.


Captain

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Ball State is on a downward spiral. They are losing more than they are winning now, only because Burnsie has not playing. When will the coach figure out how important he is to Ball State's success?

Burns 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

He played tonight and look at the score......

Final 1st 2nd Total Central Mich 43 34 77 Ball St 44 45 89

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Coincidence? Not bloody likely.

Ball State took over first place in Mid-American West Division with a win over powerhouse, Toledo. Take a look at Burnsie's numbers. Finally, Coach Buckley is figuring out how to use Burnsie's enormous amount of talent.....


Final 1st 2nd Total Ball St 36 32 68 Toledo 28 31 59 Ball St REBOUNDS PLAYER MIN FG FT 3PT OFF TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Smith 38 7-13 3-6 3-6 5 14 4 1 3 3 20 Jackson 38 3-9 3-4 2-5 0 3 2 4 0 4 11 Jones 24 2-3 3-4 0-0 3 3 0 4 0 1 7 Williams 24 3-11 3-4 2-6 0 1 0 4 1 4 11 Mccollum 25 2-6 2-2 1-5 1 1 0 1 2 3 7 Robbins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bennett 5 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Owens 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lynch 27 0-0 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 Burns 15 2-5 4-4 0-0 1 2 1 4 3 1 8 Bushong 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 20-48 19-26 9-23 11 27 11 19 9 17 68 Percentages: FG .417, FT .731, 3PT .391Team rebounds: 4Blocked shots: 1 (Jones) Toledo REBOUNDS PLAYER MIN FG FT 3PT OFF TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Thomas 26 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 3 1 3 6 Tripplett 35 4-8 1-4 0-2 4 5 0 2 3 4 9 Shellabarger 25 3-6 6-6 0-0 2 6 0 4 0 2 12 Moore 34 4-11 0-0 2-5 0 0 1 2 2 0 10 Reynolds 39 3-12 6-6 1-5 1 5 6 2 0 6 13 Kirsh 14 1-3 4-6 0-0 1 5 0 1 0 2 6 Patterson 11 1-3 1-2 0-2 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 Milson 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Clement 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 19-47 18-24 3-14 13 30 9 18 7 17 59 Percentages: FG .404, FT .750, 3PT .214Team rebounds: 1Blocked shots: 1 (Thomas) Technical fouls: None.Attendance: 5,082.Officials: Keith Herring, Bill Eck, Mike Foote.

That didn't work well. Oh well, he had 8 pts(4-4 from the line), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 4 personal fouls in 15 minutes of action. He really is, the man. Ball State has a tough test tomorrow against high flying Bowling Green. Seriously.

Captain

 

[CDK]

Can I moderate this thread?

I want to delete it.