Ragin’ Cajuns history of basketball of the past would never have put up with this ____ poor of a coach.
Fire him now.
Printable View
Ragin’ Cajuns history of basketball of the past would never have put up with this ____ poor of a coach.
Fire him now.
this thread is getting longer so this may have been mentioned: the players are giving 100% effort, their 100% just isn't up to the standards we are accustomed in the cajundome. I've seen some of our teams in the past where the players just made no effort. the effort was there last night just a lot of it was wasted. We are in desperate need of a floor leader; a go to guy and a defense stopper. Not sure anybody has stepped up to consistently fill those roles and not sure anyone can. This is going to be a tough year to watch which raises the next concern, recruiting.
Regarding recruiting, we did sign a point guard from Hamilton Christian of Lake Charles. Name is Michael Thomas. They are 9 and 3. Virtually every game has been against a much larger school. They beat Lafayette High easily last night in a tournament consolation game. Not sure of his stats but highlights I Have seen of him indicate he is a better offensive player than Wesley as he is 6’1” and can finish at the rim. Maybe he can help us at point guard. Right now we have no additional scholarships but have heard we are looking at bigs. If one is brought in someone will leave. That happens at virtually every school these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benchwarmer
No offense Mike because I think you truly believe these recruits would pan out, but you've been hyping up these kids for years now. Every kid was supposed to be the next Elf or Shawn Long. Marlins MO has been to go after under sized, under recruited guard and hope they grow their final year of HS ball. All the while hoping for a transfer big from an SEC school.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
What happened to actually going out and getting a big from high school like a LaRyan Gary and Tyren Johnson? Shˇ+ recruiting like this is why we end up with a fat, vertically challenged center that would rather jack up threes from Kentucky and midget guards that either can't shoot or can't create their own shot. You don't recruit to fill out you practice squad. You recruit a team and a program. Everyone has injuries. The other program adjust. We just have excuses.
So apparently LR was down 3 starter's for the game on Saturday... they also won on the road 2 things that are impossible to do according to some
Where did I overhype Thomas. I simply provided facts. He can finish against HS competition and his team is doing well. I finished by saying, PERHAPS he can help us at point next year. Also we have a commitment from the big kid at Carencro. He is just a junior but will supposedly sign in November. According to a recent article, the big kid at Lafayette High may walkon here. He is a strong academic student so may not need an athletic scholarship. Not sure if they will pan out but they are HS big men you advocate we bring in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeaux
Just read that the league’s leading scorer for Little Rock sat out most of the second half as well. Sad....Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun_lannister
Speaking of recruiting.. When we landed Ced Russell, it was touted as one of the best signings of the Marlin era. And I agreed. (I still think he's one of the best shooters we've had here in my lifetime).Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
For the life of me, I can not understand this staff's fixation on making Ced a combo guard. WHY WHY WHY do they not put him at the 2, and run plays for him to shoot the ball?? He is not a POINT GUARD. No knock on his ability at all, but his strength is shooting the ball. He also has a very good mid-range game that he is not allowed to showcase. I understand analytics and understand their strategy, but at some point, you have to go away from a plan that isn't working.
Cedric will be a SR next year. If something doesn't change dramatically, he will be the most underutilized talent in the last 15 years of this program. He is conference player of the year material being used incorrectly (IMHO) to plug recruiting gaps left by the staff. We don't space the floor, we don't run pick & pop motions for him, and we make him possess the ball way too much.
Somebody change my mind.
At what point do you think the university notices?
Say season ticket sales are 2,000 and midway through the season, less than 1,000 are being scanned. Does the university notice? What if its less than 700 2/3 rds through the season? Does the university notice?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ManAboutTown
Good points in this post. I agree that playing point impacts his effectiveness at the 2 guard spot at times. I was disappointed he did not knock more shots down in the second half as he had plenty of open looks which simply did not go down. He himself has said he prefers playing point but that should not be a factor in how they use him. Also agree that he should shoot more mid range shots. I have been advocating that aspect for years but most basketball folks don't agree. Maybe one day some will see the advantage of taking that shot as it is open, you don't get charges, shots blocked by the big guys as you drive, or injured on getting hit by the big guys. Addressing a couple of other points, I never saw where it was said LR was down three starters. Being at the game, they seemed to have a full roster and used them in a normal fashion. They did have guys in foul trouble and their leading scorer did miss much of the second half. That was due to him having four fouls. Wesley was doing a very good job defensively on him. However, that worked to the Trojans advantage as he was having a poor game and it caused Little Rock to focus on their inside game. They had an advantage there and they exploited it. Of course the leading scorer (five eight guard) came back in and hit a tough corner three to put them in the lead late in the game. Before he even let the ball go I turned to my buddy and said that will go in. That is the way things go when you are struggling and I knew it. Regardless of all that it is Christmas time and all those guys need to enjoy the holidays with their families. May do them good to get away from the game for awhile.