The Book: 2006-2007 Ragin' Cajuns Basketball

[CajunDreDog]

Tennessee 77
Louisiana 67
26.7 2nd Half

[CajunDreDog]

Tennessee 77
Louisiana 67
FINAL

[Turbine]

22 points for Mouton
18 for Dees

[Pirogue]

Tennessee 77
Louisiana 67
FINAL

71% free throws
4 Cajuns in double figures
51% on 2 pointers....

This is a new team

I LOVE our guys... but Tennessee had way more depth and size...

Another moral victory?

[RCAJUN90]

I see this team getting better and better.

[Turbine]

Another moral victory?

Absolutely.

18 rebounds for V-Hart

[perrott fan]

Man, what a game. The team with the most class was obviously the one wearing white tonight but unfortunately, they weren't able to inbound the ball. If Coach Lee doesn't work on that, we will not be able to get over the hump and win one of these close games.
Great effort overall though. Let's play better against Nevada !

[RaginFan2]

Absolutely.

18 rebounds for V-Hart

Really? Wow! I knew he was having a good game, but didn't realize it was that good. He also contributed with points, mostly in the first half. Outstanding game from Hart. Also, Mouton, Hebert and Dees. Way too many turnovers which led to way too many easy buckets (or fouls) for the Vols. We really need to work on executing against the pressure defense. Perry Clark (ex-Tulane coach) was the analyst on FSN and he commented on the poor spacing the Cajuns had in trying to beat the press. He said it gave the in-bounds passer very little space to pass into. I also thought too many passes were kind of lazy lobs instead of crisp bounce passes. But overall a good effort (again!) by the players. A nice run in the 2nd half put pressure on UT. The Vols responded at the end, the Cajuns did not. Good game, bad result. It looks to be that kind of year. However, I think we will win a decent number of games if they keep playing with this level of effort and make improvements in their ball-handling skills.

[RaginFan2]

I see this team getting better and better.

I am liking what I saw tonight! It is still a work in progress and has a bit (OK, a lot!) of rough edges. But I like the work ethic and gutty quality this team has. If they could attack the press effectively instead of looking tentative and lost. it would have been a much different game, perhaps with a different outcome. They also need to work on defensive blocking out on the backside. Too many offensive rebounds given up. And, of course, too many turnovers. I thought the Cajuns played pretty good defense and ran the offense well for the most part. Hitting a few clutch shots in the final 2 minutes would've helped, too. Once we cut the lead to 2, we couldn't seem to buy a basket. I thought most of the shots taken down the stretch were decent shots. We just didn't hit them. Good game, Cajuns! Seemed to be a decent crowd, too. The crowd noise was very noticeable on TV and the commentators talked about it. They also said it was a good win for the Vols: on the road in a difficult place to play, with the crowd getting into it, and the Cajuns putting pressure on them to have to make plays in order to win.

[cajunlove]

I am liking what I saw tonight! It is still a work in progress and has a bit (OK, a lot!) of rough edges. But I like the work ethic and gutty quality this team has. If they could attack the press effectively instead of looking tentative and lost. it would have been a much different game, perhaps with a different outcome. They also need to work on defensive blocking out on the backside. Too many offensive rebounds given up. And, of course, too many turnovers. I thought the Cajuns played pretty good defense and ran the offense well for the most part. Hitting a few clutch shots in the final 2 minutes would've helped, too. Once we cut the lead to 2, we couldn't seem to buy a basket. I thought most of the shots taken down the stretch were decent shots. We just didn't hit them. Good game, Cajuns! Seemed to be a decent crowd, too. The crowd noise was very noticeable on TV and the commentators talked about it. They also said it was a good win for the Vols: on the road in a difficult place to play, with the crowd getting into it, and the Cajuns putting pressure on them to have to make plays in order to win.

The team seems to improve with each game. Tonight, we were outclassed with talent and we still took Tenessee down to the wire (well, almost the wire). Everytime we made a run, Lofton would drain a 3, even with a hand in his face. He's the real deal. Our defense at crucial junctures needs to improve.

I was glad to see several Cajuns in double figures and Hart grabbing 18 boards. If this team can play with similar intensity in conference play, the other Sun Belt schools are in trouble. If they can add some extra focus to that intensity...well...good things will hapen. GEAUX CAJUNS. Beat Nevada

[Cajunbander]

Cajun Dome sounds real loud!

It was. There were twice as many people there as usual. The student sections were full. It was great. And although we didn't win, we did pretty damn good against a good team. A cocky team, but good non-the-less. As the players were leaving, one of the vols. was holding up the TENNESSEE portion of his shirt, taunting us in the band. We let it go though, we were talking about their mommas through out the game.

[NCAA or BUST]

I was hoping Dees could have another night like he had against Fullerton. We would have won going away. I saw a few guys from LSU at the game I think they were scouting the Vols.