MBB Final: Louisiana 79, South Alabama 76

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Originally Posted by Cajunsmike

There will be more meetings to discuss travel situation for basketball in the offseason. Wednesday and Saturdays are a possibility. Closer looks at the travel partner set ups are going to happen. Problem is odd number of teams in the east and west. You would have one outlier school in each time zone. I was disappointed in another aspect of the schedule and that is our four games vs ULM and USM. All four are on Thursdays. Those are drivable weekend games for diehard fans.

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Mike, a complete change of topic but I wanted to ask you this in regards to the ULM game last weekend. We were dominating the game in the second half and ULM made a big surge in the 6 minute mark or so and I noticed we struggled handling the ball and Fulks was nowhere to be seen on the court after he played well in the game prior to that. Was there a reason that Marlin nearly blew that game holding Fulks on the bench?

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Originally Posted by zephyr

Mike, a complete change of topic but I wanted to ask you this in regards to the ULM game last weekend. We were dominating the game in the second half and ULM made a big surge in the 6 minute mark or so and I noticed we struggled handling the ball and Fulks was nowhere to be seen on the court after he played well in the game prior to that. Was there a reason that Marlin nearly blew that game holding Fulks on the bench?

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We talk about the Fulks minutes at ULM in this week’s pod. Should be released later today. Lead never was less than 7.

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Originally Posted by Cajunsmike

We talk about the Fulks minutes at ULM in this week’s pod. Should be released later today. Lead never was less than 7.

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From 16. LOL. That wouldn't concern you. Since I don't have the time to listen to the pod, can you just state here?

Teams that are down, especially playing at home, a run or two can be expected. That's how UL beat El Aye Tech earlier this season. They had UL dead to rights, Cajuns slowly chipped away and had a final push to win.

Not making an excuse, it's part of basketball.

Fulks let crowd get to him and he interacted in a not so good way with them. Guess Coach thought it was best to handle the situation in this manner. I have no idea if the interaction was anything close to physical or if it was done to ensure it didn’t escalate. It did affect team. But technicals wouldn’t have been good either.

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Originally Posted by 60swerethebest

Fulks let crowd get to him and he interacted in a not so good way with them. Guess Coach thought it was best to handle the situation in this manner. I have no idea if the interaction was anything close to physical or if it was done to ensure it didn’t escalate. It did affect team. But technicals wouldn’t have been good either.

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I finally went back and listened to what they said. Of course they didn't really elaborate on his comments so I have no idea what he said so I have no idea if it was a harsh decision or not but I think context always needs to be brought into play when making that kind of decision. Either way, we let that game get way too close in the last 5-7 minutes because Fulks wasn't in the game.

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Originally Posted by zephyr

I finally went back and listened to what they said. Of course they didn't really elaborate on his comments so I have no idea what he said so I have no idea if it was a harsh decision or not but I think context always needs to be brought into play when making that kind of decision. Either way, we let that game get way too close in the last 5-7 minutes because Fulks wasn't in the game.

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Fulks did it again Saturday against USA. He needs to get that under control.

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Fulks did it again Saturday against USA. He needs to get that under control.

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Don't think the word is out an opponent can get under his skin. Time to grow up.

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Fulks did it again Saturday against USA. He needs to get that under control.

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You can tell Fulks is an intense player. He is usually intense with his teammates while playing. I love that passion but he needs to focus on the court only and not worry about the fans.

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Originally Posted by RaginDave

You can tell Fulks is an intense player. He is usually intense with his teammates while playing. I love that passion but he needs to focus on the court only and not worry about the fans.

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You should be so focused on your play while on the court that you don't even hear the crowd comments. Also, that goes for when you are on the bench as well. While not in the game you should be so focused on supporting your teammates and reinforcing the message from the coaching staff you don't hear the crowd comments. Last Saturday, Fulks got his mind back in the game to make one of the most athletic plays of the season. In the last minute of the game, he kept his dribble alive while falling down and then converted a reverse layup to give us a 4 point lead.

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Originally Posted by Cajunsmike

You should be so focused on your play while on the court that you don't even hear the crowd comments. Also, that goes for when you are on the bench as well. While not in the game you should be so focused on supporting your teammates and reinforcing the message from the coaching staff you don't hear the crowd comments. Last Saturday, Fulks got his mind back in the game to make one of the most athletic plays of the season. In the last minute of the game, he kept his dribble alive while falling down and then converted a reverse layup to give us a 4 point lead.

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Hopefully he has learned this and can focus totally on the game itself; I really believe he has great potential if he can harness his emotions!

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Originally Posted by moorecajun

Hopefully he has learned this and can focus totally on the game itself; I really believe he has great potential if he can harness his emotions!

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People rarely learn from their mistakes. Especially if they’re mistakes generated by emotions b