Burnt ROUX: JJ Thomas and Raymone Andrews suspended indefinitely

[Bandwagon King]

He is a point guard. Raymone and Bryant both play more minutes than him. He is 17 years old and will have to grow into the roll. If you want to put blame on recruiting for starting a freshman PG, so be it.

But, I will tell you this. He will be an all-conference player before he leaves here.

Well he better start picking up the pace here real soon then. Because, according what I saw, he has zero offensive game & can't lead an offense. I'm not wanting to be mean & you are making me feel like I'm saying mean things.

[CajunRed]

I think you make a great point Jay. Let's keep that in perspective. In Coach Marlin's estimation, these guys are detrimental to the team. These are two of the same guys who helped lead the way to our winning streak last year with considerably less talent. Now they are being detrimental.


Common sense would dictate that without their presence the team will perform at a higher level & win at least one game in the tournament. If they go out & lay an egg, get blown out, & come home one & done, then it would be just as fair to say Coach marlin's decision making with his own guys is detrimental to the team. I say let the next game (or two?) be a deciding factor.

Your posts are just plain freakin weird.

[CajunRed]

Well he better start picking up the pace here real soon then. Because, according what I saw, he has zero offensive game & can't lead an offense. I'm not wanting to be mean & you are making me feel like I'm saying mean things.

Turns out that little 17 year old is out scoring your guy...with fewer minutes played.

[Bandwagon King]

He shoots a higher percentage from the field than any guard we have...

http://ragincajunslive.sidearmsports...2/teamcume.htm

You just schooled me. You just proved why this guy should be playing small forward instead of guard. Look at his rebounds. Then look at his turn overs. Look at his field goal percentage & then look at his free throw percentage. This guy can't handle the rock. He turns it over more than twice as many time as Andrews, even though he has less minutes. He has twice as many rebounds as Andrews, but can't shoot free throws to save his life. If I'm coaching the other team & it's crunch time I know who I'm fouling right now.

[CajunRed]

You just schooled me. You just proved why this guy should be playing small forward instead of guard. Look at his rebounds. Then look at his turn overs. Look at his field goal percentage & then look at his free throw percentage. This guy can't handle the rock. He turns it over more than twice as many time as Andrews even though he has less minutes. He has twice amany rebounds as Andrews, but can't shoot free throws to save his life. If I'm coaching the other team & it's cruch time I know who I'm fouling right now.

Do you know which three games the 17 year old won for us in the last seconds of the game?

[Hammer58]

Slappy first off after three years its Raymone. The suspension the beginning of the year was becasue he was lied to by the coaching staff on housing and when he questioned what happened it blew up. Marlin actually apologized to Raymone for the meeting. Now so get the facts. He has not done anything. Ask the right questions instead of just taking it a face value.

It's interesting that you bring up the fact that it has been three years. In those three years I have noticed a trend, it's never Raymone's fault and he never does anything wrong. Apparently regardless of who the HC is, they all have it in for Raymone. From your Dec 23, 2009 post:

"Ok here is the deal. Sam Houston was a big win. Everyone keeps talking about the way Andrews played but guess what it does not matter in Lee's world. The kid has seen limited minutes since then. He did not play in Lamar or Tulane. The players have all said Andrews is the best defensive player on the team even when Lee asked who should be playing that is not. Does it matter. No because the Lee philosophy is offense over defense...?? I firmly believe that DEFENSE wins championships. Changes need to happen. This team has too much talent. Not sure if they ever do block out drills because they have the height to match up but rebound horribly. There is no way they should be losing the games they are. A mid year coaching adjustment can't hurt. I believe that the program would only benefit."

[Bandwagon King]

Turns out that little 17 year old is out scoring your guy...with fewer minutes played.

He's also got twice as many turnovers & twice as many rebounds & makes 55 per cent of his free throws. The job he's best suited for isn't a guard.

[CajunRed]

He's also got twice as many turnovers & twice as many rebounds & makes 55 per cent of his free throws. The job he's best suited for isn't a guard.

He's a GUARD...he just turned 18...and he DOESN'T have an attitude problem.

[Just1More]

Common sense would dictate that without their presence the team will perform at a higher level & win at least one game in the tournament. If they go out & lay an egg, get blown out, & come home one & done, then it would be just as fair to say Coach marlin's decision making with his own guys is detrimental to the team. I say let the next game (or two?) be a deciding factor.

Their "conduct" was detrimental to the team. He didn't say "they" are detrimental to the team. Your conclusion implies the latter. I'm pretty certain Marlin wishes all of our player's conduct was in line with his expectations and everyone was available to play in the tournament.

[SlappyCajun]

I won't deny that he needs to quit turning the ball over.

You know who else is a terrible FT shooter. Rajon Rondo. He is a top five PG in the NBA.

Elfrid has his deficiencies. But, I'm telling you he will be an All-Conference player and will play basketball for money for many years after his time here.

[Bandwagon King]

Do you know which three games the 17 year old won for us in the last seconds of the game?

Ok, then let him play the last minute of the game & keep him on the sideline the rest of the time. Dude, you got me hating on a kid I don't hate & I hate using the term kid, but I don't mind in this case because he is just that. I don't think this team envisioned themselves having to sit around & wait for the coach to develop wonderboy, while the betterment of the team suffers because of it. You can justify that if you want, but if you lose the team you now have & future recruits because you fall in love with one player Are you doing the team justice or are you being detrimental to the team? I don't think this is an unfair question & anyone who does is not being reasonable or realistic.

[CajunRed]

He's also got twice as many turnovers & twice as many rebounds & makes 55 per cent of his free throws. The job he's best suited for isn't a guard.

Josh Brown led the team in rebounds. I guess that idiot Marlin had him playing out of position too.