Bradley fans in Chicago...

I had a great weekend and wanted to share some surprising experiences that made me proud to be a Bradley fan...
I was in Chicago with plenty of family and went to the Chicago Bulls season opener Sunday night vs. Memphis and then spent time at the museums, restaurants, etc...

Everywhere we went I and most of my family members wore our Bradley gear - since the red and black kinda fit well with being at the Bulls game anyway.
Time after time after time, at the United Center, while standing in line at concessions or even just walking up the aisles...people would stop us and ask - are you Bradley grads....and we started a conversation.
Every time it was someone who still keeps in touch and who follows Bradley basketball...
Even a few of the young workers and guides working at the museum during the extra heavy attendance days over the holiday week - were either Bradley students or grads and loved talking Bradley basketball.

By the way - the Bulls game was great -- opening night, raising the Divisional banner, and lots of other great activities.....plus a tremendous blowout win.
The only drawback was the game being such a blowout that the starters didn't play a whole lot in the 4th quarter.

Also - sat right near Chicago's Jesse Jackson...and he really looked a little different than I have ever seen him...
he was slowed down a little bit, walked a bit stiffly, had to be lead up the stairs.
He was fine standing and talking and even greeting fans and the players but was definitely less mobile that I have seen him in the past....(and I found in one recent "march" where he was filmed walking with Occupy protesters he was firmly held on both sides while he walked as if he had to be steadied a bit...)
This caused a couple medical experts sitting in our section to comment that it looked as if he had early Parkinson's Disease, but he simply did not look very energetic as we often see him.


Just a few ex-Brave followups...
In the past weekend's games...

Cellus had a 17 pt game on 7-10 from the field for Le Mans in France

Patrick O'Bryant had 11 pts, 7 rebs in a win that puts Kavala a half game out of 5th in the13 team Greek top pro league.

Andrew Warren's Taipans won again Saturday 74-57 with Andrew having an off nite - but the Taipans are only one game out of 3rd and two games out of 1st

Zach Andrews' LA D-Fenders are winning again with Zach just under a double-double - 11 ppg, 9 rpg

Halifax won again yesterday to go and Lawrence Wright had yet another GREAT game..
Boogie hit 9-14 shots and 6-8 from behind the arc...finishing with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals.
Boogie's averages are...18 ppg, 50% overall FG shooting and 42% from 3-pt range, 77% on FTs, 5.4 rpg.
Boogie stands at 4th in the league in scoring, 5th in 3-pt FG%, 6th in 3-pt FG's per game, and 6th in blocks

Antoine Tisby of the St. John's Mill Rats is and also 4th in rebounding at 8.7 rpg, 10th in scoring (16 ppg) and 3rd in blocks at 1.4 bpg.