MBB Final Louisiana 60, Texas State 51

Brown will play at the next level . . .

As bad as it may seem here some days, the stAte message board has guys counting down the losses to a “magic number” which, once reached, caps the number of wins Balado can have, which cuts his buyout in half, unless they then win the SBC tournament. That’s just wrong to celebrate losses by your program.

Interesting read…sounds like this place sometimes. They love their administration too…and they have a big deficit too.

https://247sports.com/college/arkans...335086/?page=1

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

As bad as it may seem here some days, the stAte message board has guys counting down the losses to a “magic number” which, once reached, caps the number of wins Balado can have, which cuts his buyout in half, unless they then win the SBC tournament. That’s just wrong to celebrate losses by your program.

Interesting read…sounds like this place sometimes. They love their administration too…and they have a big deficit too.

https://247sports.com/college/arkans...335086/?page=1

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He hasn’t had 13 years of not cutting it. In the SBC extreme success gets you a bigger gig, extreme failure the pink slip. Then there’s the Goldilocks Big Fis, and Richard numbers 1&2 all time winner records.

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Originally Posted by Cajunsmike

The reason the offense looked so poor at times on Saturday was simply because of the missed free throws. At one time we were 5 of 17 from the line. A normal performance there and the Cajuns have this game in hand halfway through the second half. At that point, the Bobcats would have been forced to play faster which would have been to the Cajuns advantage. Three pointers were also not falling Saturday and they were open looks. The Cajuns only had 8 turnovers on Saturday which is one of the best marks in that category all year. It may have looked like more due to the game being played at a slower pace. They also had the best defensive performance of the year against a team that goes late into the shot clock on every offensive possession. You have to win in different ways and Saturday the defense led the way.

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The missed free throws made a huge difference, no doubt. And, we did find a way to win, so we are to be commended for that. We beat an inferior team while we resorted to what most Marlin teams seem to do and he didn't stop and correct that. It was a gutty performance and I'll take the win. We need to get back to team basketball and ball movement or we won't be so fortunate against better teams.

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

The missed free throws made a huge difference, no doubt. And, we did find a way to win, so we are to be commended for that. We beat an inferior team while we resorted to what most Marlin teams seem to do and he didn't stop and correct that. It was a gutty performance and I'll take the win. We need to get back to team basketball and ball movement or we won't be so fortunate against better teams.

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The upcoming games against Marshall and JMU will tell us all we need to know

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The upcoming games against Marshall and JMU will tell us all we need to know

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Prepare for the excuses

For everyone complaining about the schedule, if Marlin is retained (absolutely shouldn’t be) cut his salary in half. Use the $375K to buy some appealing home games. Or use the $375k for NIL deals and get some better players.

If Marlin had an incentive laden contract he wouldn’t be the highest paid coach in the SBC.

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Originally Posted by zephyr

The upcoming games against Marshall and JMU will tell us all we need to know

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Agree. Figure a split, beat Marshall here, road @JMU should be winnable.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Brown will play at the next level . . .

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You are changing what you said.

. . . can’t control your interpretation . . .