Analogies

Apparently Andrew Warren buys into my analogy from the game preview I wrote from yesterday.

From my writeup:

"The combination of two bad games, a crazy finish and maybe a little luck were all contributing factors into why Bradley gets a chance to face its "big brother" to the east, the University of Illinois."

"But, when you finally get a chance against your big brother (who refuses to ever play you), you must bring a little extra than a normal game."

And now Warren's postgame comments (from the Chicago Tribune story, here):

"We don't get to play each other too often and they're kind of like the big brother to Bradley," Warren said. "Any time the younger brother beats up on the big brother it's a good feeling."

I was happy to make the wrong prediction on the final score but be right about how at least one player thought about the game.

Minor sidenote: Sam Maniscalco said on the postgame show that he definitely shot free throws in his driveway growing up, thinking about end of the game situations. He also admitted to rooting for the Illini at the time, but was really happy where he's at now with Bradley.