Final: Louisiana (77) vs Lamar (60)

[CajunFan3406]

Another double double for EP.

17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals, & 1 block. Led the team in all 5 statistical categories except scoring, where he was 2nd.

He's come along greatly since last spring. Has confidence to take the outside jumper and his FT shooting has improved. AND he's still only 18.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Another double double for EP.

17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals, & 1 block. Led the team in all 5 statistical categories except scoring, where he was 2nd.

He's come along greatly since last spring. Has confidence to take the outside jumper and his FT shooting has improved. AND he's still only 18.

not only that
but he seems to be improving every single game

[Parrott]

Interesting.

Josh do you have UL's returning percentage handy?

Crunched the numbers: The Cajuns lost their top four scorers and rebounders from last season. They returned 28.9 percent of their scoring (19.8 of 68.4 ppg) and 22.5 percent of their rebounding (8.6 of 38.3) with Bryant Mbamalu, Elfrid Payton, Alan-Michael Thompson and Donovan Williams.

[Parrott]

JP, Do you know why Lamar hasn't played at home yet?

Lamar got big payouts to play at Alabama, Purdue and Baylor and had return games at Arkansas State, Charlotte, the Cajuns and Texas-Pan Am. There were also games in the NIT Preseason Tipoff in Manhattan, Kan. (K-State and North Texas) and Virginia and IUPUI on the UVa campus.

Coach Pat Knight has said last season, with six seniors, he was more of a motivator - similar to Robert Lee in his first season with a veteran Cajuns squad. But now Knight is having to teach a lot more with five freshmen and seven scholarship newcomers on the team.

[CajunAmos]

Elfrid, Wronkoski, and Long are three solid hands. If Marlin can pull off anything in the way of recruiting over the next few years, all this gloom and doom on the board over basketball might fade a little.

JMO. My only concern with Wronkoski is that I think he forces things on occasion. Last night he passed some open shots to drive into traffic and put up tough shots. I've also seen him be a little loose with the dribble with the ball stolen from him a number of times this year. It may be that he's still "playing fast" rather than letting the game come to him.

[CajunRed]

He's a freshman.

[Just1More]

He's a freshman.

Hey.. Johnny Football is a freshman... and he won the Heisman! I'm just kidding around...

[ronnied]

not only that
but he seems to be improving every single game

And he is making free throws this year. Wow, hope I didn't jinx him.

[cjntgr]

Lamar is hanging tough with Baylor tonight, down 56-50 with 12 minutes left. Thought his would have been a blowout considering two games in two days on the road.

[SlappyCajun]

That is absolutely insane, I forgot to check.

Also, McNeese beat an 8-3 Tech team tonight by 8.

[cjntgr]

Of course they lose by 17, still hung with them for 35 minutes.