Women's Basketball: Cold Shooting Hurts Cajuns In Sun Belt Opener

[VObserver]

Man builds from the ground up. Has one senior. Lost TWO starters for the year before the season started.

And you're ready to flush him if he doesn't go 14-6. I love you dude, but that's just crazy.

It is women's basketball, BOP. That is a game that can be won with 2-3 quality players and 4 girls who don't hurt you. And 3 years should be long enough to find 3 pretty good players and 4 average ones.

It is a conference so watered down that 200 is considered a GOOD RPI. No Middle with an RPI in the 40's. No WKU with one in the 70's or 80's. No FIU or UNT in the 90-120 range. If we can't win 14 conference games against teams with RPIs that range from 209 to 340, then we are not making much progress.

Bird, I am not talking about running a guy who can't win 14 in the 2005 Sun Belt with 8 teams in the top 150 RPI. I'm talking about being skeptical about the progress we have made if we can't win 14 in the 2014 SBC with 2 teams in the top 150 RPI.

[VObserver]

SBC RPI at end of 2013-2014 Season

stAte: 115
UALR: 149
TxSt: 192
App: 236
Troy: 252
GaSt: 258
UL: 272
ULM: 277
GaSo: 296
USA: 318
UTA: 337

My prior post should have said RPI's from 192-337.

[CajunEXPRESS]

That is pretty much the SBC women or men.

[VObserver]

That is pretty much the SBC women or men.

As recently as 2007, the SBC women were ranked 8th among all D-1 conferences. 25th last year.

[Cajunsmike]

My concern with the women is the perimeter shooting. They seem to have trouble hitting open looks for a very long spell. Perhaps the taller players coming in will get more offensive rebounds and that weakness can be covered up to some degree.

[Boomer]

As recently as 2007, the SBC women were ranked 8th among all D-1 conferences. 25th last year.

Well having coached AA HS ball and watching Coach Beau and following my daughter through the Biddy, Elementary, AAU, HS, and College----Coaching defense is so important and I think we do that well---Somebody needs to be a great shooter or maybe 2 and we lost a great one---you have got to have some tall ones and well are bigger than the past 2 years---have quickness that doesn't ____ the ball away and we ain't bad there----Kids that love it and I think we have that!!!

[VObserver]

Well having coached AA HS ball and watching Coach Beau and following my daughter through the Biddy, Elementary, AAU, HS, and College----Coaching defense is so important and I think we do that well---Somebody needs to be a great shooter or maybe 2 and we lost a great one---you have got to have some tall ones and well are bigger than the past 2 years---have quickness that doesn't ____ the ball away and we ain't bad there----Kids that love it and I think we have that!!!

I will refrain from comment about individual players, but I have been generally unimpressed with our talent level and size. Better, much better than Rogers, but still not solid D-1 players.

[BirdofParadise]

It is women's basketball, BOP. That is a game that can be won with 2-3 quality players and 4 girls who don't hurt you. And 3 years should be long enough to find 3 pretty good players and 4 average ones.

It is a conference so watered down that 200 is considered a GOOD RPI. No Middle with an RPI in the 40's. No WKU with one in the 70's or 80's. No FIU or UNT in the 90-120 range. If we can't win 14 conference games against teams with RPIs that range from 209 to 340, then we are not making much progress.

Bird, I am not talking about running a guy who can't win 14 in the 2005 Sun Belt with 8 teams in the top 150 RPI. I'm talking about being skeptical about the progress we have made if we can't win 14 in the 2014 SBC with 2 teams in the top 150 RPI.

Again, two starters missing for the year. With Okde we beat Mississippi State.

Patience, grasshopper.

Happy New Year to you and the family!!

[VObserver]

Happy New Year to you and yours as well.