jbirdmontana
12-13-2007, 06:50 PM
I see today that Butte got g/f Odell Bradley back from Pittsburgh I believe. I saw him play last year here against Great Falls and he was a great player, he made many tough plays in the clutch. I don't know any Daredevils fans, but this type of move can only help get fans in the seats......unlike the Great Falls Explorers who can't seem to get anyone at the games this year. My theory on this is Great Falls said all off season that Jamar Howard, Marlyn Bryant, Javon Harris, and Keith Salsheider were coming back to play. These are all names that many people in town were familiar with, and to try to boost ticket sales to Native Americans they drafted Mike Chavez and guaranteed him a spot on the roster. When training camp started here in Great Falls Harris was the only one that wasn't here and all the rest of the players at training camp were all rookies at least to the CBA. I was told by players (Howard, Bryant and Maurice Horton) that coach Wedman showed much favortism to his players, which is part of the reason that Howard went to Germany during training camp. Bryant got injured during camp and never even got a chance to show the coach how exciting of player he is. The worst of it is he got sent home before Wedman could see him in live action, but Wedman didnt want to give him the chance. Eric Stand was another player the fans liked last year and he was cut last week. US FANS IN GREAT FALLS MONTANA DESERVE TO SEE EXCITING BASKETBALL WITH PLAYERS THAT PLAY HARD, AND CAN ACTUALLY DUNK. Any big guy at this level of basketball can dunk, but the fans want to come and see their shooting guards and small forwards dunk on the other teams big men. Great Falls has absolutely no players that fit that description, and no players that last years fans can relate too. Could this cause such a sharp drop in attendance????? Please post back and let me know what yall think,