6-11 center joins Cajun basketball ... not

[CajunFan3406]

It's all good. You are showing true diehardism. I just don't have the history with the school to be a diehard. I do enjoy fun basketball & would love to once again renew season tickets, but have to be given the vision of an excitng product. That is only speaking for myself & others who I'm pretty sure feel the same way. There's a lot of love out there for the BB program, but that love is conditional & has to be earned. I'm just not sentimental enough to believe in unconditional love.

I think the solution is simple BWK, people won't give you grief for your approach to supporting certain sports teams if you don't give them any grief for attending any and all sporting events regardless of outcome.

Are the diehards upset about the state of the program? Sure they are. But don't try and look down on people just because they decide to buy season tickets and attend games. Not everyone thinks like you, and if you guys can agree to disagree on that point then I think a lot of the drama on this thread could be avoided.

[breezy23]

You are proving Marlins case that Ramone's family / friends are head cases.

We sure aren't reading posts from Kentwan Smiths family/friends. We aren't reading posts from Kadeem Coleby's family/friends. Or what about J.J. Thomas' family/friends? Nope, they're not posting either. What about Darnell Jackson? They're not here either.

Only Raymone's people are on a message board yet you claim Marlin is FOS. . Isn't that funny.

Good afternoon. After some thought and a lot of reading I decided to reply to this thread. I preface that it is a challenging time to be involved with the Men's Basketball and Athletic Department.

The reason you have not heard from Kentwan or Kadeem's families is because we are involved currently with the Athletic Department and Coach Marlin regarding the treatment both young men are receiving. We have chosen not to deal with it here but since we have been brought in I will comment this one time.

We do however understand the comments and have been following them one must understand that all of the players families know each other and have all spoken about common issues on how the players were treated over the last year. Raymone's people need to be commended as he was treated unfairly by the University, Athletic Department and basketball staff. JJ's family have been on here several times based on comments I have read. Odayne currently has issues with the school he is working on. Darnell went D2 to get away from the treatment he was receiving from the coaching staff.

I have made it a point to keep up with what is currently happening with the former players as it appears they are receiving some of the same treatment as we are. It is not correct how the players have been handled by the University of Louisiana. I expected more from them based on the images they portrayed and the things we were told when first visiting the campus.

[Bandwagon King]

I think the solution is simple BWK, people won't give you grief for your approach to supporting certain sports teams if you don't give them any grief for attending any and all sporting events regardless of outcome.

Are the diehards upset about the state of the program? Sure they are. But don't try and look down on people just because they decide to buy season tickets and attend games. Not everyone thinks like you, and if you guys can agree to disagree on that point then I think a lot of the drama on this thread could be avoided.

Get your dislexia fixed bro. I wasn't the one who started the grieving process. I hope the team can come together & play worth a crap. The times I went to see them last season was a waste of time, because I could have gone to the city gym & seen a pick up game with better calliber of play. It's supposed to be college level atheltics, not semi- city league athletics. If you guys want to lie yourselves into believing that the crap on display last season was D-1 college basketball, go ahead. Just don't include me or ten thousand other potential season ticket holders in your charade. That might be a reason you can't get anyone to go to games. Maybe they've been to real college & NBA games enough to know what big time college & NBA basketball is supposed to look like? And maybe they're thinking, OMG, a decent, not great, but decently played high school game trumps the hell out of this. I don't think ther's enough beer in the Cajundome to make it believable.

[CajunFan3406]

Get your dislexia fixed bro. I wasn't the one who started the grieving process. I hope the team can come together & play worth a crap. The times I went to see them last season was a waste of time, because I could have gone to the city gym & seen a pick up game with better calliber of play. It's supposed to be college level atheltics, not semi- city league athletics. If you guys want to lie yourselves into believing that the crap on display last season was D-1 college basketball, go ahead. Just don't include me or ten thousand other potential season ticket holders in your charade. That might be a reason you can't get anyone to go to games. Maybe they've been to real college & NBA games enough to know what big time college & NBA basketball is supposed to look like? And maybe they're thinking, OMG, a decent, not great, but decently played high school game trumps the hell out of this. I don't think ther's enough beer in the Cajundome to make it believable.

I'm not your bro, you ignorant hick. While you're at it, why don't you learn how to ____ing spell. It's dyslexia.

I was trying to show you the reasoning why some on here were give you a hard time. Nothing in my post was attacking you.

[zephyr]

It's all good. You are showing true diehardism. I just don't have the history with the school to be a diehard. I do enjoy fun basketball & would love to once again renew season tickets, but have to be given the vision of an excitng product. That is only speaking for myself & others who I'm pretty sure feel the same way. There's a lot of love out there for the BB program, but that love is conditional & has to be earned. I'm just not sentimental enough to believe in unconditional love.

I actually agree with most of this and find this to be one of the most rational posts I've seen. However, I will share in your lack of enthusiasm for this upcoming season. I am probably looking forward more to the women's season than the mens and I don't know how to feel about that. But, my love for the program does not have to be earned. I will and always have loved this program. My willingness to sit through the carnage that we've seen with this program over the last year so is a different story. I feel that the true loyal fans as many of us here, don't have to promised anything or don't have to support only a winner as most have shared the triumphs and struggles of this program over the years. I think for many of us, our love for the program is NOT conditional. I think this is where your thoughts differ from many here but I cannot deny that there is little enthusiasm for this upcoming season, at least on my end.

[duggie85]

IMO, this years team wasn't all that bad. Our team makes about 10 more free throws and everyone is singing a different tune.

[duggie85]

Good afternoon. After some thought and a lot of reading I decided to reply to this thread. I preface that it is a challenging time to be involved with the Men's Basketball and Athletic Department.

The reason you have not heard from Kentwan or Kadeem's families is because we are involved currently with the Athletic Department and Coach Marlin regarding the treatment both young men are receiving. We have chosen not to deal with it here but since we have been brought in I will comment this one time.

We do however understand the comments and have been following them one must understand that all of the players families know each other and have all spoken about common issues on how the players were treated over the last year. Raymone's people need to be commended as he was treated unfairly by the University, Athletic Department and basketball staff. JJ's family have been on here several times based on comments I have read. Odayne currently has issues with the school he is working on. Darnell went D2 to get away from the treatment he was receiving from the coaching staff.

I have made it a point to keep up with what is currently happening with the former players as it appears they are receiving some of the same treatment as we are. It is not correct how the players have been handled by the University of Louisiana. I expected more from them based on the images they portrayed and the things we were told when first visiting the campus.

Thanks for the comment. I believe you and your families are handling it the correct way. Really wish Kadeem was staying. Reallly enjoyed watching him play. Best of luck to ya'll.

[Benchwarmer]

Just the other day I was telling my wife that I wasn't really sure it was worth loving her right now...and was going to take a "wait and see" approach. She seemed a little disappointed...but I think she'll understand.

:-)

Now that is funny.

[Bandwagon King]

I actually agree with most of this and find this to be one of the most rational posts I've seen. However, I will share in your lack of enthusiasm for this upcoming season. I am probably looking forward more to the women's season than the mens and I don't know how to feel about that. But, my love for the program does not have to be earned. I will and always have loved this program. My willingness to sit through the carnage that we've seen with this program over the last year so is a different story. I feel that the true loyal fans as many of us here, don't have to promised anything or don't have to support only a winner as most have shared the triumphs and struggles of this program over the years. I think for many of us, our love for the program is NOT conditional. I think this is where your thoughts differ from many here but I cannot deny that there is little enthusiasm for this upcoming season, at least on my end.

I respect what you are saying Zephyr. But the truth in life is ALL love is conditional. Otherwise, there would be no divorce rate in the US. Look, everyone who posts here wants UL to have a successful basketball program. What everyone's toleration level is can be quite different. Some can tolerate the worst garbage lack of effort & some can tolerate good effort without necessarily winning for a time. For others the only acceptable result is winning. I'm somewhere in between great effort & winning. To date I have not seen great effort since the season before last. I will probably give this team one or two games to see if the effort is there thsi season. If not, I will be very settled in my mind that this coach can't get it done. This is a make or break season for Marlin. It may take another year before the powers that be make a change, but this season will tell the tale for this coach & this program.

[BananaHammock]

Good afternoon. After some thought and a lot of reading I decided to reply to this thread. I preface that it is a challenging time to be involved with the Men's Basketball and Athletic Department.

The reason you have not heard from Kentwan or Kadeem's families is because we are involved currently with the Athletic Department and Coach Marlin regarding the treatment both young men are receiving. We have chosen not to deal with it here but since we have been brought in I will comment this one time.

We do however understand the comments and have been following them one must understand that all of the players families know each other and have all spoken about common issues on how the players were treated over the last year. Raymone's people need to be commended as he was treated unfairly by the University, Athletic Department and basketball staff. JJ's family have been on here several times based on comments I have read. Odayne currently has issues with the school he is working on. Darnell went D2 to get away from the treatment he was receiving from the coaching staff.

I have made it a point to keep up with what is currently happening with the former players as it appears they are receiving some of the same treatment as we are. It is not correct how the players have been handled by the University of Louisiana. I expected more from them based on the images they portrayed and the things we were told when first visiting the campus.

I would like to say thanks for the comment but family should really stay off the message boards because feelings get hurt easy. I'm not getting in the middle of whether the kids were treated fairly because I don't know. What I do know is that Robert Lee had no control over his teams and it was very evident. It may be possible that these kids now have discipline and they don't like it? Again, I'm not there on a daily basis to make an educated opinion.

What I can say is if I was coaching just about every kid would have been let go based on their free throw shooting. If you cant make 80% of your free throws you should be banned from the sport. After all they are FREE.

[bettercoach]

I don’t know how anyone is surprised. Bob Marlin is the king of bad decisions and he is way over his head. He hired a coach that was fired for applications issues and now he tries to sign a player and hope he could sneak the fact that he has open charges against him pending is just plain dumb. I keep telling you guys he is in too deep. Here is one thing for you to think about. His agent is Fletcher Cockrell. Just goggle him and see what you find. Banned from the NCAA for violations. Those who wonder why Nikita Johnson is gone may take notice of this, he does not play Marlin’s games.

[CajunRed]

You seem to be a better coach. You should apply.