Ragin' Cajuns pick up basketball pledge

[Parrott]

Recruiting is heating up for Cajuns.

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[spearchucker]

_ Recruiting is heating up for Cajuns.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb...advertiser.com _

I believe the Florida connection would be with assistant Nate Dixon; he is a good recruiter

[Parrott]

I hear what you're saying Brad, but this might end up being a big steal for the Cajuns. Reese has some good bloodlines and should put up bigger numbers with more playing time this season.

The quality big men are usually looking elsewhere at this point in recruiting, though sometimes a recruit picks the Sun Belt for more immediate playing time. Most of the big guys that end up in the Sun Belt are raw/projects, undersized or transfers with issues. You don't need a 7-0, 6-10 guy to win in this league. (Although it helps.) You need a solid point guard, some versatile, athletic swingmen and a 6-6 to 6-8 inside presence to win. Just look at North Texas, Western Kentucky and South Alabama in recent years.


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[CajunCanaille]

I just hope basketball gets back on track. I miss the days of actually winning.

[Parrott]

I spoke with Jeffery tonight. Look for a story in print and online soon.


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[CajunCanaille]

Josh....are you going to be coming out with a basketball preview sometime soon? I would love to hear more on your season outlook and more about any new guys we brought in. Only new guy I know of is the guy from the prep school. Don't even know his name. Thanks.

[Parrott]

Yes I will do one, but not anytime soon. We're going to get past the Sun Belt media days the next two weeks first. By that time, the team will have gone through some practices and start to develop a team identity. (Although I will provide coverage while balancing football, too.)


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Cajuns pick up pledge from defensive gem Jeffery Reese

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[CajunRed]

_ ANy body can get players to sign, the question is can they get it done on a D1 level when the "BIG LIGHTS" are on.... JUCO is like open run, no real structure.... We dont need any more guards for a while, we need a dominant big man... Lets sign another 6 10 southall type player, its easy to sign the 6 5 guard/forward, those guys or all over the place, a really good recruiter will go get the game changer.... We got a team full of guard forwards... _

I knew Brad would be negative... just didn't know how much and how fast.

[zephyr]

_ ANy body can get players to sign, the question is can they get it done on a D1 level when the "BIG LIGHTS" are on.... JUCO is like open run, no real structure.... We dont need any more guards for a while, we need a dominant big man... Lets sign another 6 10 southall type player, its easy to sign the 6 5 guard/forward, those guys or all over the place, a really good recruiter will go get the game changer.... We got a team full of guard forwards... _

Brad, you should know better than most that getting a "dominant" big man is extremely difficult for a mid-major program to do in this day and age. Not to mention that the college game has, in large part, become a transition oriented game and there are a lot of teams out there that structure their team around the good SG and SF's out there. You see a lot more recruiting of the traditional PF's out there to turn them into 5's so there is more of an inside out game. The Greg Oden's are few and far between today and most centers now have to be able to run the court and even have a good range on their jumper to get the big looks. I have no problem with the way they are recruiting as long as we bring in guys who will improve in their time here, are team players and the coaches know how to assemble a gameplan that takes advantage of the given talents of the team.