The future of Robert Lee

[HoustonCajun]

_ A comment made earlier... "Also, I think talent wise we are better than LSU."

That is simply NOT THE CASE. Although we surely have SOME talent, I think anyone who thinks we have more than a minimal amount (or more than LSU) is fooling themselves.

Bottom line, though, whether it is talent... overall recruiting... chemistry... or Xs and Os... this is just NOT ACCEPTABLE! I've been watching the Cajuns for over 45 years and I am no longer motivated to go watch them play. They are just NOT fun to watch.

This is not good! _

I have followed UL basketball just about as long as you have. Our once proud basketball program is imploding, internally and externally. I, too, refuse to watch them play. I fear that is now becoming the norm towards this program.

[bballholic]

_ IF we even make the tournament. Right now, I'm guessing we don't. _

How many teams make it to the Sun Belt tourney? The SEC allows every team play in the tourney, which allowed Georgia with an overall losing record play in the NCAA tourney last year. Also, I've enjoyed the discussion with everyone.

[HoustonCajun]

_ How many teams make it to the Sun Belt tourney? The SEC allows every team play in the tourney, which allowed Georgia with an overall losing record play in the NCAA tourney last year. Also, I've enjoyed the discussion with everyone. _

Good question. I didn't think every team made it, but could stand corrected. Will someone post who knows? And, if not everyone makes it, where does UL currently stand in regards to the post season tourney?

[jllanclos]

Everyone makes it. The first round games are at the site of the lower seeded team, and the quarters, semi and final are the real tourney that most think we won't make this year.
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[UL_Cajuns]

Will this Feb. 4th announcement be the firing of Robert Lee?

[MiamiCajun32]

_ I have followed UL basketball just about as long as you have. Our once proud basketball program is imploding, internally and externally. I, too, refuse to watch them play. I fear that is now becoming the norm towards this program. _

Your fear is my biggest fear about the program too. It seems like all the history from blackham and earlier Cajundome days have simply gone with the wind, thanks to one very bad coaching run. I have a hard time convincing myself to even care anymore, which is sad, but considering that the administration can't / will not make a coaching change even when there could not be more of an obvious need for one, why should the fans care anymore? Of course I still care, but if things don't change quickly re how the UL administration does not seem to care at all about holding major athletic programs up to any even slight standard of winning, there will be little fan base left. It seems that the current Cajuns bball team could win more games with no head coach at all than with Lee. I am just a casual fan, no expert by any means, but my instincts were straight away that Lee could not coach a lick, even while watching them almost beat Louisville in NCAAs his first year at the helm. If even a layperson like myself notices this, from far away in Miami no less, then how in the world could the administration not notice too? Why in the world was Lee given an extension when he had no leverage to ask for one, as no other program was beating down his door? Very sad state of affairs. If UL refuses to buy out Lee's contract, I don't see how more than 2000 or so people next year will be showing up for games until he is gone.

[zephyr]

_ Come on, was it really a two point game? LSU had a double digit lead until Randle went nuts down the stretch. What has he done since then? Now, I know the SEC isn't strong this year, but LSU is coming off two easy victories over South Carolina and Ole Miss. Hell, LSU still has two starters from its Final Four team. Delwan Graham isn't seeing the court because he's playing behind junior and seniors. LSU isn't trying to spread the wealth to 12 players, as they are really set on a solid 8-9 player rotation with a few minutes coming after that. Centenary did the same thing against LSU than the Cajuns did, are they just as talented as LSU? Nicholls State gave LSU all they wanted in the Pmac, as did Jackson State earlier this season. Hell, McNeese only lost to LSU by 3. I think you are putting a little too much stock into the fact that LSU only beat the Cajuns by 2 points. Is LSU a great team? Not even close, but they might have a shot at making the NCAA tournament due to the SEC being down. _

The final score says it was a 2 point game. I'm not putting too much stock into the score. Some people are just black and white and don't see between the lines. I'm not saying we are a better team. I just wish some people would try to actually comprehend what is being said. However, I'm saying that talent wise, I believe we are as talented or more than LSU. We do not play as well as a team as they do, we are not as well coached and I understand that. However, we shoot better and if our shooters had more open shots that a well run offense would allow, I think this would be easy to see. We are every bit as athletic as the tigers, we block a ton of shots, we outrebounded them by double figures and we every bit as good of a Defensive team as they are. Why is it so hard for some here to see the argument at the very least?

[CajunZ1]

_ The final score says it was a 2 point game. I'm not putting too much stock into the score. Some people are just black and white and don't see between the lines. I'm not saying we are a better team. I just wish some people would try to actually comprehend what is being said. However, I'm saying that talent wise, I believe we are as talented or more than LSU. We do not play as well as a team as they do, we are not as well coached and I understand that. However, we shoot better and if our shooters had more open shots that a well run offense would allow, I think this would be easy to see. We are every bit as athletic as the tigers, we block a ton of shots, we outrebounded them by double figures and we every bit as good of a Defensive team as they are. Why is it so hard for some here to see the argument at the very least? _

I see the argument, I just respectfully disagree with you. Most of our team has "the look" of a good basketball player, but they are not. And lately we haven't made a shot of any sort (even the wide-open kind). I find talent hard to measure unless it's by performance. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's a tough argument.

I'm not saying LSU is out of our league either. If anything that's a testament to how bad basketball as a whole has fallen off in this state in the past few years.

[zephyr]

_ I totally disagree. The proof will be in a few years when a couple of LSU guys will be in the NBA and our guys will be overseas.
Also, who on this team can shoot from the inside? I bet Bureau and Daigle shoot better on 3's than 2's. We have multiple problems. The most obvious is the coach, but our players talent level is also an issue. To me talent includes shooting and rebounding. Things our players are not good at. _

Talent includes a lot of things. It also includes the capacity to improve which I think this team has. We have several guys who can play multiple positions on the court such as Gradnigo, Roberson, Tyren Johnson just to name a few. We have great outside shooting, a lot of athleticism which allows us to block a ton of shots and get lots of steals (We outrebounded LSU by double figures) which included outrebounding some of these "Pro" players and if you can't say that we aren't as athletic or more than LSU, then the point is useless. I am simply saying that we have "talent". This doesn't mean that we are realizing this talent by any means or playing well, it just means it is there. If this team had chemistry which is also very important to make a good team, you'd see some of this talent realized even without an organized offense.

[Corndog308]

SO now the question is......whose head would you rather see roll? Choose your ball wisely. Bustle or Lee? I'd have to say Lee cuz he sure Baldwin'd this program.