The Book: 2007-08 Ragin' Cajuns Basketball

[Zeebart21]

If you thought it was exciting listening to it, being there in person was excrutiatinlgy exciting. Not the best of venues for someone with a pacemaker. Free throws!! I moaned whenever we went to the line, and the Uneaux dimwit behind me was out of his mind with glee.

Hopefully, this is the last we shall see McCaleb play against us. What a player. He had a tough first half, but like all good players he made his presence known in the 2nd half.

The T-P said it was the best home crowd of the season. The Privateer fans were passionate in their support. Gotta give them credit for that. La'Ryan Gary's Mom was sitting next to us. She wasn't cutting the Privateer fans any slack. The atmosphere was almost as exciting as the game.

Then to top it all off as a great night, whom did I spy playing hooky from work? None other than the Z man. That was the icing on the cake of a good win. Ugly but good!!

What say you Z!!

No hooky, Charlie...after a 2 week hitch in Saban country it was time to come home. What a coincidence that the UNO game was on the way, huh???? LOL!! Great seeing you, meeting the boss lady, and even seeing the outlaw in tow....nice job!

How did you like that dude next to me in the UNO baseball jersey yelling "Remember Mobile!!!" LOL!!

A great night overall!

Z

[CajunCharlie]

_ No hooky, Charlie...after a 2 week hitch in Saban country it was time to come home. What a coincidence that the UNO game was on the way, huh???? LOL!! Great seeing you, meeting the boss lady, and even seeing the outlaw in tow....nice job!

How did you like that dude next to me in the UNO baseball jersey yelling "Remember Mobile!!!" LOL!!

A great night overall!

Z _

Just kidding about playing hooky, Z. Upon your demise the Big Man upstairs will take into account your stay in Saban land. Probably will release you from any intermediate stops (read purgatory) and place you right up there with the rest of the saints.

Some of those Privateer fans are "works of art". I don't mean to be demeaning, but that homecoming presentation at half time could've used a bit more work.

Ah well, I should count my blessings. My diploma reads that I graduated from SLI. Thank the Lord!!

That was a stroke of luck meeting up with you. I seem to be getting luckier lately. Maybe I should try the Powerball this week!!

[BeauCajun]

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That was a stroke of luck meeting up with you. I seem to be getting luckier lately. Maybe I should try the Powerball this week!! _

Charlie, you call that luck. You would have had better luck if you had met his two bodyguards. VO and I were keeping him in line and trying to insure his pitstop was worth it.

Gotta catch me some softball this weekend.

[CajunCharlie]

_ Charlie, you call that luck. You would have had better luck if you had met his two bodyguards. VO and I were keeping him in line and trying to insure his pitstop was worth it.

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LOL!!!!

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When he drilled his first three shots from the floor Wednesday night against New Orleans, UL's Chris Gradnigo found something he had lost earlier this season. His confidence. By halftime, the freshman from Lake Charles had poured in 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting. At the end of a thrilling 72-70 win, Gradnigo set a career high and led all scorers with 25 points. He made 9-of-14 shots - including 3-of-6 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 free throws - in 30 minutes. The rest of the story Joshua Parrott jparrott@theadvertiser.com

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UL — “You can’t ask for anything better.” That’s the way Louisiana's men’s basketball coach Robert Lee summed the logistics for his team’s final Sun Belt Conference regular season games. UL leads the West Division by a game over North Texas and Arkansas-Little Rock, teams the Cajuns play in addition to third-place Denver at the Cajundome between tonight and March 1. The Cajuns, who host UALR starting at 7:05 p.m., have an advantageous path to a division title, Lee said. UL completed the road-game portion of its schedule on Wednesday with a 72-70 victory at New Orleans. “We’ve put ourselves in position to win the West at this point. The rest of the story By BOB ARDOIN Special to The Advocate

[CajunCherokee]

Dees needs to get better in a hurry. We will most definitely need him down the stretch and in the tournament, especially in close games.

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UL - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team missed a three-pointer with seven seconds to play and fell to the UALR Trojans, 61-58, Saturday night at the CAJUNDOME. The loss dropped the Cajuns to 13-14 on the season and 9-7 in Sun Belt Conference action, while the Trojans improved to 17-10 overall and into a tie with UL in the Sun Belt West at 9-7. The game was tightly contested with seven lead changes and eight ties. Neither team led by more than six points. Elijah Millsap and Chris Gradnigo were the only two Cajuns to score double-digit points on the night. Millsap finished with a game-high 13 points, while Gradnigo ended the game with 11. The Trojans scored the first four points of the second half to take a six-point edge. The Cajuns countered with a pair of free throws by Willie Lago and a triple from Chris Gradnigo to trim the visitors lead to one point. Baskets from Courtney Wallace and Gradnigo helped the Cajuns take a 38-37 lead at 13:57, their first since the 12:16 mark of the first half. UALR’s field goal drought hit 6:10 until Terrance Akins banked in a three-pointer as the shot clock expired to put the Trojans back in front. Wallace then made four from the stripe over two possessions to give the Cajuns the lead, but UALR rallied with a 6-0 run to take the lead back. A steal by Elijah Millsap led to a three-point play that tied the game at 47-47 with 6:29 remaining. The game remained back-and-forth for the next three minutes until a three-point play by Steven Moore gave UALR the lead and the momentum. The two teams were knotted 54-54 with 3:43 remaining in the ballgame. UALR gained the lead and increased their advantage to four points with 2:35 remaining at 58-54. Millsap cut the deficit to just one point as he drained a triple from the top of the key with just 51 ticks remaining on the game clock. The two teams exchanged free throws over the next 30 seconds, and John Fowler’s free throw with 15 seconds to play gave the Trojans a 61-58 edge. Millsap’s three-point attempt with seven seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime rimmed out and UALR collected the defensive rebound securing the victory. The Cajuns found themselves trailing at the half in part to 32 percent shooting from the floor during the opening 20 minutes. UALR made 50 percent of their shots, including a 3-for-4 effort from behind the arc. The Cajuns led for the first eight minutes of the game until a triple by Akins gave UALR their first lead, 14-12, at the 11:53 mark. UALR build a five-point lead until Travis Bureau converted a four-point play to draw the Cajuns within one point, 20-19, at 6:26. From there, the Trojans scored five unanswered points to grab their biggest lead of the first half, 25-19. Randell Daigle and Lago nailed triples to tie the game with 3:09 remaining. Tyren Johnson appeared to give the Cajuns the lead with a three-pointer, but it was waived off after an offensive foul was called on Lago. UALR held a two-point lead after 20 minutes. The Cajuns return to action on Thursday when they host North Texas at the Cajundome at 7:05pm. RaginCajuns.com

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UL - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team missed a three-pointer with seven seconds to play and fell to the UALR Trojans, 61-58, Saturday night at the CAJUNDOME. The loss dropped the Cajuns to 13-14 on the season and 9-7 in Sun Belt Conference action, while the Trojans improved to 17-10 overall and into a tie with UL in the Sun Belt West at 9-7. The game was tightly contested with seven lead changes and eight ties. Neither team led by more than six points. Elijah Millsap and Chris Gradnigo were the only two Cajuns to score double-digit points on the night. Millsap finished with a game-high 13 points, while Gradnigo ended the game with 11. The Trojans scored the first four points of the second half to take a six-point edge. The Cajuns countered with a pair of free throws by Willie Lago and a triple from Chris Gradnigo to trim the visitors lead to one point. Baskets from Courtney Wallace and Gradnigo helped the Cajuns take a 38-37 lead at 13:57, their first since the 12:16 mark of the first half. UALR’s field goal drought hit 6:10 until Terrance Akins banked in a three-pointer as the shot clock expired to put the Trojans back in front. Wallace then made four from the stripe over two possessions to give the Cajuns the lead, but UALR rallied with a 6-0 run to take the lead back. A steal by Elijah Millsap led to a three-point play that tied the game at 47-47 with 6:29 remaining. The game remained back-and-forth for the next three minutes until a three-point play by Steven Moore gave UALR the lead and the momentum. The two teams were knotted 54-54 with 3:43 remaining in the ballgame. UALR gained the lead and increased their advantage to four points with 2:35 remaining at 58-54. Millsap cut the deficit to just one point as he drained a triple from the top of the key with just 51 ticks remaining on the game clock. The two teams exchanged free throws over the next 30 seconds, and John Fowler’s free throw with 15 seconds to play gave the Trojans a 61-58 edge. Millsap’s three-point attempt with seven seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime rimmed out and UALR collected the defensive rebound securing the victory. The Cajuns found themselves trailing at the half in part to 32 percent shooting from the floor during the opening 20 minutes. UALR made 50 percent of their shots, including a 3-for-4 effort from behind the arc. The Cajuns led for the first eight minutes of the game until a triple by Akins gave UALR their first lead, 14-12, at the 11:53 mark. UALR build a five-point lead until Travis Bureau converted a four-point play to draw the Cajuns within one point, 20-19, at 6:26. From there, the Trojans scored five unanswered points to grab their biggest lead of the first half, 25-19. Randell Daigle and Lago nailed triples to tie the game with 3:09 remaining. Tyren Johnson appeared to give the Cajuns the lead with a three-pointer, but it was waived off after an offensive foul was called on Lago. UALR held a two-point lead after 20 minutes. The Cajuns return to action on Thursday when they host North Texas at the Cajundome at 7:05pm. RaginCajuns.com

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The chic word for what's been unfolding in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in men's basketball this season is "competitive." It's thrown around as much as "on any given night," which was the case Saturday following Arkansas-Little Rock's 61-58 win over UL at the Cajundome . And, really, that's all well and good. But in the end, the West teams are competitive in a relative sense to each other and can beat each other on any given night because they're average. There's plenty of margin for error if "average" is the measure. And that's why this loss, one that took destiny out of the hands of the Ragin' Cajuns, was so frustrating. Every time this team, the third-youngest in NCAA Division I basketball, gets a chance to stamp a new direction, it takes a step back. Saturday night was a step back. Don't kid yourself. "We went on the road and won two games, and you're supposed to feel comfortable at home," UL sophomore Elijah Millsap said. "For some reason we came out sluggish ... and they made the plays to win at the end." The rest of the story Bob Heist bheist@theadvertiser.com

[Turbine]

The first time it happened I was on the other end of the court and all I could hear were the boos when the ref made his "Points Count - Charging" call.

The 2nd time I was close and saw the UALR player position himself WHILE Gradnigo was in the air.

[cajunfan96]

Freaking ridiculous