Long scores 24, pulls Louisiana past La. Tech

[campo118]

The same could be said for us… Are we the better football team? I believe so, just like I believe (although talent may be pretty even) that they are the better basketball TEAM as evidenced by their record over the past 3 years and the competition they have played. I am a realist and although I fuel as much hate towards them as most of you all here, I feel like looking at the whole picture objectively will tell you they are a better basketball team, even if only slightly better. You could argue, but what about head to head results? Would you say McNeese is better than we are? Tulsa? I didn't watch the Auburn game, so I can't comment on that, but Tulsa certainly wasn't as talented as we were. They sucked just as bad as we did that night, and the refs aided them to an ugly victory. McNeese simply outplayed us without our top PG, but neither are better than we are IMO…

[CrazyCajun]

Are they the better basketball team? Talent wise I believe we are every bit as good. As was mentioned earlier we are trying to find ourselves.

They returned 4 starters off of a 29 win basketball team, on paper they are the better team.

[campo118]

And FWIW, I know a few of you on here argued with me about the officiating in the Tulsa game, and said there's no such thing as getting beat by refs… having had the chance to watch a few more games, and let the anger wallow, I still stand by my original thoughts. I've watched probably 10-15 more basketball games (Cajuns and others) since that game, and still can honestly say I don't think I've seen a worse officiated game in a long, long time...

[CrazyCajun]

And FWIW, I know a few of you on here argued with me about the officiating in the Tulsa game, and said there's no such thing as getting beat by refs… having had the chance to watch a few more games, and let the anger wallow, I still stand by my original thoughts. I've watched probably 10-15 more basketball games (Cajuns and others) since that game, and still can honestly say I don't think I've seen a worse officiated game in a long, long time...

For a minute there, early in the game, I thought we were gonna see one last night but they settled in... The refs and us

[BirdofParadise]

The game was played at a tempo both teams wanted to play. Tech uses pressure to force you to play faster than you want to. We were able to play fast and not hurt ourselves, except for the five straight possessions with a turnover early in the game and then in the last 90 seconds.

Tech is very talented. But we are a tough matchup for them because of Long. They don't have the inside presence on either side of the court to handle our big guy.

As a combo guard, Kasey is incredibly valuable to this team. Wright played 31 minutes last night and Kasey didn't have to play the point the whole time Wright was out (Rimmer played it as well.) You may or may not have noticed Kasey drew the defensive assignment on Smith. Smith was out of sync a good part of the night and that forced Tech to play a lot of one on one basketball. They had six assists in the game. Smith averages that all by himself.

Anyone who doesn't think we beat a quality team last night is entitled to have that opinion. I am entitled to look at that person like he has a nail growing out of his forehead.

[DocCajun]

Obviously Long was awesome last night and created matchup problems but I was most impressed with our ability to break the press of LA Tech for much of the night (minus the first 8 or so mins).

You could tell Tech's entire game centers on the pressure but we didn't let them beat us with it. Impressive win

[CajunCherokee]

Walker HAS GOT TO SLOW DOWN. He's incredibly talented, but he's a walking turnover out there. I cringe every time he handles the ball for more than 3 seconds. It's like the motor in his brain is going way too fast for his body to react.

[CrazyCajun]

Walker HAS GOT TO SLOW DOWN. He's incredibly talented, but he's a walking turnover out there. I cringe every time he handles the ball for more than 3 seconds. It's like the motor in his brain is going way too fast for his body to react.

I know what you mean and hear where you are coming from, but that's also what makes him good is his motor. Last night he missed a dunk, fell on his back got up off the floor and still got back and got the rebound... Not many kids would or could do that. He will get better in time but you can't teach teach the kind of effort he gives.

[Cajunsmike]

The game was played at a tempo both teams wanted to play. Tech uses pressure to force you to play faster than you want to. We were able to play fast and not hurt ourselves, except for the five straight possessions with a turnover early in the game and then in the last 90 seconds.

Tech is very talented. But we are a tough matchup for them because of Long. They don't have the inside presence on either side of the court to handle our big guy.

As a combo guard, Kasey is incredibly valuable to this team. Wright played 31 minutes last night and Kasey didn't have to play the point the whole time Wright was out (Rimmer played it as well.) You may or may not have noticed Kasey drew the defensive assignment on Smith. Smith was out of sync a good part of the night and that forced Tech to play a lot of one on one basketball. They had six assists in the game. Smith averages that all by himself.

Anyone who doesn't think we beat a quality team last night is entitled to have that opinion. I am entitled to look at that person like he has a nail growing out of his forehead.

Jay, do you think we would have beaten McNeese had Wright played?

[CajunCherokee]

I know what you mean and hear where you are coming from, but that's also what makes him good is his motor. Last night he missed a dunk, fell on his back got up off the floor and still got back and got the rebound... Not many kids would or could do that. He will get better in time but you can't teach teach the kind of effort he gives.

Totally agree with you. I wouldn't change his motor one bit. But he needs to find that balance to be the most effective.