Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Originally Posted by
Big Tyme
Ketenge did a great job of anticipating the double and found the open guy which had been missing from his game.
Held AStae to half their normal percentage from 3. I like the defensive effort by this group.
This was the first game I recall Hosanna being effective at passing it back out after being doubled. At times in the past he has been slow to recognize the double team. After he got some early assists, Wolves played him straight up and he was effective. In earlier games, defenses took his game away after some early success. McNeese used the technique of fronting him in the second half to make him less effective. It is hard to throw it over the top of their leapers. The way to get around that is to move to a different post spot and for guards to be patient in letting him get reestablished position before throwing him the entry pass. They did a good job of that yesterday.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
Many on the RPCA were belittling his ability early in the season. Compared his play to Miller only not as good.
Frankly I thought he was okay but he just keeps surprising us with how good he really is.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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CajunEXPRESS
Many on the RPCA were belittling his ability early in the season. Compared his play to Miller only not as good.
Frankly I thought he was okay but he just keeps surprising us with how good he really is.
I was one of those who questioned how good a player he would ever be due to perceived lack of athletic ability. I underestimated him in many ways. Glad to be proven wrong. I did not question his attitude as he is great at supporting his teammates. That attitude is probably why he has improved his play. Likely has worked hard in practice and now it is showing up on game day.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Originally Posted by
CajunEXPRESS
Many on the RPCA were belittling his ability early in the season. Compared his play to Miller only not as good.
Frankly I thought he was okay but he just keeps surprising us with how good he really is.
Actually, I never said anything on here, but I had some serious doubts about him after seeing him play early games. He looked awkward and was turning over the ball under the basket a lot. Normally, unless they are true freshmen, players do not get much better after the season starts. He has made a remarkable improvement since the early season. He looks like a different player.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Originally Posted by
CajunEXPRESS
Many on the RPCA were belittling his ability early in the season. Compared his play to Miller only not as good.
Frankly I thought he was okay but he just keeps surprising us with how good he really is.
I still cringe when he back down dribbles.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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ZoomZoom
I still cringe when he back down dribbles.
I know that feeling.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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CajunEXPRESS
I know that feeling.
Shame y’all feel that way. He literally makes us who we are. So what if he gets his pocket picked once or twice a game. If he gets us 20 and 7 every night then it’s worth it.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Million$Mullet
Shame y’all feel that way. He literally makes us who we are. So what if he gets his pocket picked once or twice a game. If he gets us 20 and 7 every night then it’s worth it.
Lol. Because he's getting us half that. He's getting us 10 and 5 a night
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
Since the mcneese game he’s averaging about 15/5 a game and getting better every game. Wouldn’t surprise me if he averages around 20/7 in conference. That to me is worth a turnover and or two a game. Anything else?
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Million$Mullet
Since the mcneese game he’s averaging about 15/5 a game and getting better every game. Wouldn’t surprise me if he averages around 20/7 in conference. That to me is worth a turnover and or two a game. Anything else?
Maybe the staff worked with him on his peripheral vision. Obviously the staff is trying to improve him, as they should.
Re: MBB: Louisiana Heads to Jonesboro to Face Arkansas State
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Originally Posted by
Million$Mullet
Since the mcneese game he’s averaging about 15/5 a game and getting better every game. Wouldn’t surprise me if he averages around 20/7 in conference. That to me is worth a turnover and or two a game. Anything else?
And what if he doesn't? He's averaging 15/5 in conference which is a bump up but for us to truly be successful, we're going to need to get more than 5 boards a game from our 5 who plays 30+ minutes a night on a team that is already "light" on rebounding.
