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[zephyr]

It does but do does most arenas from high school to college and we certainly play/practice in the cajundome more than anyone else. Gary broadhead chooses to play in the dome and he has another option.

I agree on all fronts but I think the Cajundome may be worse than many other venues. I can compare it to playing in the Maravich Center as we played there in the top 28 and the Maravich center was vastly easier to shoot in than the dome. The dome's floor is also very spongy and it was just a weird experience all around. Still not much of an excuse with the amount of time we get the guys to get acclimated but the dome sucks to play in if you are not familiar with it or venues like it.

[zephyr]

We shoot poorly because we can't shoot...nothing else. You either can shoot or you can't. Driveway,tennis court,gym, arena, 8 foot 10 foot 11 foot...don't matter where or on what if you can shoot.

We don't shoot with any greater efficiency outside of the dome either. It's not like we are ten percentage points better on the road than we are in the dome. Bottom line is that we just don't have a ton of shooters that are difference makers.

[CrazyCajun]

We don't shoot with any greater efficiency outside of the dome either. It's not like we are ten percentage points better on the road than we are in the dome. Bottom line is that we just don't have a ton of shooters that are difference makers.

Exactly

[VObserver]

We don't shoot with any greater efficiency outside of the dome either. It's not like we are ten percentage points better on the road than we are in the dome. Bottom line is that we just don't have a ton of shooters that are difference makers.

You can win with great athletes who aren't great shooters; but not if you run whatever that offense is that Marlin runs, which seems to consist of one guy dribbling around the perimeter until the shot clock runs down while the other 4 guys stand in one spot and watch, then jacking something up or forcing a pass into a double team.

[Ragin' Caleb]

Glad to see some high ranked players transferring in

[Turbine]

Georgia state plays in an arena that looks like our practice facility...they shoot just find away from there. Bourgois hall was the same and we had teamsv that could shoot. It's an excuse. Marlin has complained publicly and privateky that not getting to practice in the dome hurts their shooting.

If UL played in an arena that resembled the practice facility, they would shoot just find away from there.

UL had to saw off the end of the basketball court to fit it inside the walls by the rim.

[CrazyCajun]

If UL played in an arena that resembled the practice facility, they would shoot just find away from there.

UL had to saw off the end of the basketball court to fit it inside the walls by the rim.

Nope, almost every NBA team practices in place like our facility and they play in huge arenas...doesnt bother them. We would shoot fine away from our facility if we had good shooters...we don't and our coach insist on trying to fit a square peg in a round hole consistently running an offense that is designed to find a wide open man to bury the shot...which is great if your team buries wide open shots but we don't.

[Turbine]

Nope, almost every NBA team practices in place like our facility and they play in huge arenas...doesnt bother them. We would shoot fine away from our facility if we had good shooters...we don't and our coach insist on trying to fit a square peg in a round hole consistently running an offense that is designed to find a wide open man to bury the shot...which is great if your team buries wide open shots but we don't.

Show me another example anywhere where they sawed short the regulation court making the rim closer to the wall.

[CrazyCajun]

Show me another example anywhere where they sawed short the regulation court making the rim closer to the wall.

Turbine if their was any reasoning behind this you think NBA teams would risk millions of dollars and championships by having their teams practice in gyms that effect their ability to shoot? Why when we do get to practice in the dome we don't see a huge spike in FG%? Why when we are on long road trips, and don't have to practice in this "jinxed" facility, we don't see our FG% spike? Why does Georgia state practice and play in an arena with a wall next to the goal they go everywhere and can shoot? Why when we practiced in Bourgois people like tryus wade could still shoot the lights out? How much ball did you play? I've played and practiced on every surface and very size arena and the guys on my team that could shoot knocked them down no matter where we played. Carpet,wood, concrete, walls along the baseline, Alamo dome, Cajun dome, tennis court with chain nets....shooters can shoot. To top it off if all the players hear is the coach whining about it, what do
You think their mindset is? If all they hear is their coach talking about how impossible it is to win on the road, you think they come out that road lockeroom confident? If the leader makes excuses his pupils will allow those excuses as well.

[Turbine]

Turbine if their was any reasoning behind this you think NBA teams would risk millions of dollars and championships by having their teams practice in gyms that effect their ability to shoot? Why when we do get to practice in the dome we don't see a huge spike in FG%? Why when we are on long road trips, and don't have to practice in this "jinxed" facility, we don't see our FG% spike? Why does Georgia state practice and play in an arena with a wall next to the goal they go everywhere and can shoot? Why when we practiced in Bourgois people like tryus wade could still shoot the lights out? How much ball did you play? I've played and practiced on every surface and very size arena and the guys on my team that could shoot knocked them down no matter where we played. Carpet,wood, concrete, walls along the baseline, Alamo dome, Cajun dome, tennis court with chain nets....shooters can shoot. To top it off if all the players hear is the coach whining about it, what do
You think their mindset is? If all they hear is their coach talking about how impossible it is to win on the road, you think they come out that road lockeroom confident? If the leader makes excuses his pupils will allow those excuses as well.

The "reasoning behind" sawing off the end of the court was because they accidently built the PF shorter than a regulation basketball court and it would not fit inside.