The Book: 2007-08 Ragin' Cajuns Basketball

[CajunAmos]

Looking at the basketball roster for this year, I hope our shooters are accurate and that we probably will be a full court pressure, up and down type of team. I've listed the roster below, and depending on where you place them I count 12 or 13 guards.

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No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown (Prev School)
31	Barksdale, Maurice	G	5-11	187	Sr.	1L	Baltimore, Md. (Blinn College) (Dunbar)
11	Bloom, Corey	G	6-6	199	So.	TR	New Orleans, La. (Houston) (Brother Martin)
22	Bureau, Travis	G	6-7	180	Fr.	HS	Gonzales, La. (St. Amant)
2	Daigle, Randell	G	5-10	177	So.	HS	Lafayette, La. (Northside)
21	Dees, David	G	6-5	209	Sr.	1L	Dayton, Ohio (Liberty University) (Dayton Christian)
25	Dees, Stephen	G	6-1	188	So.	1L	Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade Julienne)
5	Dison, Brandon	G	6-6	170	So.	HS	New Orleans, La. (Westfield (Texas))
20	Forest, Damon	G	6-3	165	So.	HS	Baton Rouge, La. (Central)
23	Gary, La'Ryan	G/F	6-7	207	So.	HS	Lafayette, La. (Carencro)
15	Gradnigo, Chris	G	6-7	215	Fr.	HS	Lake Charles, La. (LaGrange)
1	Johnson, Tyren	F	6-8	195	So.	1L	Edgard, La. (West St. John)
12	Lago, Willie	G	6-1	182	So.	1L	Reserve, La. (East St. John)
3	Millsap, Elijah	G	6-6	211	So.	1L	Grambling, La. (Grambling)
32	Milson, Abray	C	6-9	240	Sr.	1L	Lafayette, La. (Southern Idaho) (St. Thomas More)
42	Wallace, Courtney	F/C	6-8	238	So.	1L	New Orleans, La. (Woodlawn)
13	Yanosky, Sutton	G	6-0	166	Fr.	HS	Mandeville, La. (Fontainebleau)

[LARaginCajun]

My guess is that they will redshirt Lago, Bureau, and Johnson.

[bigfish9938]

that team seems small, even by sun belt standards

defensive rebounding is going to be a big concern

[RaginFan2]

that team seems small, even by sun belt standards

defensive rebounding is going to be a big concern

True they do have a lot of guards. But there are 9 players listed as being 6'6" or taller, including several 6'7" guards! But you're right, we don't have a lot of 6'8" or taller players. However, as long as they are athletic and can shoot FG's and FT's, I think we can do well. IF they PLAY AS A T-E-A-M! Geaux Cajuns! Geaux General!

[RaginFan2]

that team seems small, even by sun belt standards

defensive rebounding is going to be a big concern

How about a starting 5 of:

G- Barksdale (5'11")
G- Gradnigo (6'7")
F- Gary (6'7")
G- Millsap (6'6")
C- Milson (6'9")

That has a lot of potential if they can get the chemistry going. Plus, rotating a number of others in such as D. Dees, Wallace, Bloom, Forest, Johnson, Lago, Daigle, et al for some serious minutes. Perhaps even switching the starting line-ups around some to mix it up a bit for the opposition. What do you think?

[Cajunfever]

You don't have David Dees in your starting 5????

[RaginFan2]

You don't have David Dees in your starting 5????

Well, I thought about that... I had a hard time between D. Dees, Gradnigo, Millsap, & Barksdale - who do you leave out of the starting lineup? Maybe flip-flop Dees and Gradnigo. Either way both will see a LOT of PT. I think Barksdale starts because he is the point guard. I guess we could also go with a 4-guard lineup, but I'm not generally fond of that. I have heard that Gradnigo is supposed to be real special. Since he is a true Freshman, maybe he comes in off the bench and Dees starts. Again, I think most of the players I mentioned will see a lot of minutes. Obviously they can't all see significant minutes with that number of players. Not to mention one of the other players might come into his own and step into the spotlight. Oh, if you think my omission of Dees from the starting lineup was bad, I completely left Millsap out of the rotation as I went from composing back to the initial post with the roster. I had to immediately edit my post! Maybe the same brain freeze affected my thinking about Dees.

[CajunAmos]

I think Corey Bloom may end up starting. I watched him practice last year, and he has the body type and shooting ability to be a starter. He played quite a bit as a freshman at Houston before transfering, so he's got some D1 experience as well.

[Cajunfever]

The great thing about all this is that there is alot of talent. In the past few years, we did not have a bench. This year, we can go 10 deep and not see a huge let down when the subs are in. I just hope that this team can play together and develops great team chemistry.

[Big Buds]

Man I love UL Basketball!! I can not wait for the team to start playing; I just wish we had a legitimate big man. Does the schedule come out on Saturday 9/22/07?