Is Bob Marlin's seat even starting to warm up?

[ManAboutTown]

Are we on ESPN3 tonight?

[Just1More]

Neither am I. But it takes more than one or two players to be good doesn't it?

No. In basketball you can coach a supporting cast off decent ballers around a superstar and kick a lot of butt. Granted, basketball is the consummate team sport. But with only 5 players, one superstar dominate player can seriously wreck opponents. It's massively unusual for every single other player to be far behind opponent talent. It takes pretty poor recruiting to end up with no supporting cast for your solo stud. Regardless, everyone usually stares at basketball offense. The massive difference in the teams that recruit parity talent is the ability of the coaches to teach defense and convince players to use what they're taught every second of the game.

[Just1More]

Are we on ESPN3 tonight?

We aren't in the lineup.

[CajunAmos]

Are we on ESPN3 tonight?

I did find the page linked below. I don't know if it will work but will probably need to wait until game time.

http://www.wccsports.com/game-center...0e5d5bd3e5120/

This was the whole WCC schedule page.

http://www.wccsports.com/schedule-li...askbl/all/2015

[cajun4life]

Guys, when you have the right coach you never find yourself making excuses for them. That covers any sport. Marlin supporters have been making excuses since year 1. He is not a good coach for this program. We honestly need to move in a different direction.

[duggie85]

I was one of Marlins biggest supporters after he cleaned house to do it right but it has become very obvious he is not the answer.

Same here. I thought he was on track to bigger things, but was wrong. We're still stuck in first gear.

NCAA Tourney win or bust.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Man I'm excited. Conference starting up. He's going to make a big run now.

[Boomer]

Man I'm excited. Conference starting up. He's going to make a big run now.

-----T-Bine---How is our Pentatlam or whatever it is called doing???!!!!

[oldalum]

I watched the entire game tonight. We were totally out classed from the first minutes of the game. We were never competitive. Pepperdine had 8 players who played 14 or more minutes with their big boys taking the game off and still 4 scored in double figures with a fifth at 9 points.

Our team is 0-6 to start the season verses real competition. The Fun Belt comes in now and it looks like we will be 6th or 7th in conference.

The questions now are:

1) will we get 10 wins in conference?
2) will we finish with a losing record?
3) how long will it take for the Marlin apologists to realize we don't have a real coach?

I guess the big question now is About Scott Farmer. Did he get over excited about football and basketball and raise the pay and extend contracts to two coaches who really are not that good? Perhaps his seat needs to heat up a little!

[CajunRed]

I have not been a Marlin apologist, but I was not one bashing him either. At this point in our season, though, with this many losses already, I might start. The program has made very little progress, if any, under him. Very disappointing.

[USLJim]

The 2015-16 basketball team is 0-3 against quality opponents. A school with our basketball tradition should not get credit for defeating Mississippi College, Louisiana College and a weak Loyola team (using the same philosophy that Alabama football should not really get credit for beating ULM and Eastern Michigan).

In 2013-14, with now NBA player Elfred Payton and NBA Prospect Shawn Long, the Cajuns went 23-13 with victories over power house teams like Louisiana College, McNeese State, Oakland, Coastal Carolina, Northwestern State, Centenary, and Central Methodist. Take those seven rent-a-wins away from the Cajuns and the team is 16-13 on the season with losses to power house teams like Jackson State and ULM. We did go to the big dance but lost by 10 points in our first game to Creighton.

In 2014-15, with our team being led by NBA prospect Shawn Long who would eventually make a national team, went 22-14 overall with 7 losses in conference. The Cajuns had wins over Louisiana College, Oral Roberts, Jackson State, Centenary, Milligan College, Incarnate Word, and Sam Houston State. Take those 7 wins off our schedule and the Cajuns are 15-14 with losses to Milwaukee, McNeese State, Northwestern State, and Evansville.

The 2014-15 Cajuns went to a THIRD TIER post season tournament meaning the top 98 teams went to the other two tournaments. A great degree of pride was shown by a second place finish in a tournament made up of also ran teams.

This season there was a lot of hype about how wonderful this team would be. In the three games that we have played against teams that have a chance to be in post season tournaments we have lost by 16 (Miami), 12 (Alabama) and 11 (ULM).

So here are the questions about a coach of a team with very high expectations:

1) What is an acceptable final season record for this team?
2) What is an acceptable finish in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament?
3) Is our season not successful if we are not in the NCAA Tournament?
4) If we make the NCAA Tournament how far do we think this team SHOULD go?
5) If we do not make the NCAA Tournament what is an acceptable finish in a second or third tier tournament?

Bob Marlin may have been a good coach at an Southland School but he is a terrible coach HERE. I don't like what is going on and I am tired of the KOOL AID from him and HUD. We are seeing and hearing crap.

Geaux Cajuns

[Zeebart21]

Well boys he was recently given a bump in pay and a new contract! He will be here for the duration. Thanks TJoe. Thanks Farmer.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night......

Z