Cajuns Take Care of UWF, 94-72

[fpc4life99]

I thought Stalcup gave us some quality minutes. He grab a lot of offensive rebounds and looked good from shooting within 5 feet of the rim. He has a pretty little hook shot.

[Hark Mudspeth]

I thought Stalcup gave us some quality minutes. He grab a lot of offensive rebounds and looked good from shooting within 5 feet of the rim. He has a pretty little hook shot.

He was better than I anticipated and has a little bit of energy/attitude with him, could be a solid contributor for us.we will need him to step up in certain matchups and when Bryce needs a breather. He moves well for a big guy too.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

I agree about stalcup. He looked decent on the boards. He was out of position on defense a good bit though. He should be able to give us a quality 10 minutes off the bench this year.

Seems like we will be running a lot of 4 guard lineups this year

[RaginDave]

I agree about stalcup. He looked decent on the boards. He was out of position on defense a good bit though. He should be able to give us a quality 10 minutes off the bench this year.

Seems like we will be running a lot of 4 guard lineups this year

That is not a terrible thing in the SBC and in college basketball for that matter as it has become a more guard-centric conference as well as most of college basketball has gone to more and stronger guard play. As long as we have long/active guards you can get away with this. The starting lineup I see is:

Jay Wright--Active 6'1 good defensive guard
Frank Bartley--Active 6'3 great defensive guard
Jonathan Stove--Really active 6'4 strong defensive guard
Bryce Washington--6'6 Forward that can handle the ball as well as mix it up inside
Justin Miller--6'7 raw player with a lot of upside.

We may not be real tall, but Stove, Washington and Miller give you some real girth on the inside.

[Ragin4U]

We led by 29 at one points and then the freshmen played most of the rest of the way. We did clear bench early and often. In fact, I think constant subbing made it tough for anyone to get rhythm. Subbing started two minutes into game. That led to the sloppiness which is not surprising as 7 of the 11 guys are new. Still, it was too sloppy for anyone's liking with 20 turnovers. We shot 50% and they shot 39 but I agree 72 points is a little too many considering the opponent. Our best portion was the first five minutes of 2nd half when we blew it open. That coincided with the starters getting into a rhythm. That was the only portion of game that occurred. We will be OK as long on boards as long as Bryce is in game. I can see a concern there when he sits. The Miller kid has a body just like Bryce and he passes well. However he got in quick foul trouble and he will need to avoid that going forward as we will need his body on court. I disagree about our quickness as I think we will have an advantage there. We did miss too many makeable shots but I think that was due to over passing at times. Some of the makeable shots were wide open threes and we only hit 29% there. That is also a concern. Stove hit only 1 for 7 from deep but he was in the high 30% range last year so maybe this was just a one game anomaly. On the other hand we were great at the line all night long as we hit almost 90%. I think that will be a positive most of season as the free throw shooting form of all the guys looked strong. All the new guys had an obvious case of nerves except Bartley. I maintain that guy will be a difference maker. He is obviously already one of team leaders and he has lots of speed along with body control.

Great breakdown. Thx

[Cajunsmike]

That is not a terrible thing in the SBC and in college basketball for that matter as it has become a more guard-centric conference as well as most of college basketball has gone to more and stronger guard play. As long as we have long/active guards you can get away with this. The starting lineup I see is:

Jay Wright--Active 6'1 good defensive guard
Frank Bartley--Active 6'3 great defensive guard
Jonathan Stove--Really active 6'4 strong defensive guard
Bryce Washington--6'6 Forward that can handle the ball as well as mix it up inside
Justin Miller--6'7 raw player with a lot of upside.

We may not be real tall, but Stove, Washington and Miller give you some real girth on the inside.

I am almost certain that will be the starting lineup as that is what opened the 2nd half last night. Miller passes the ball well for a big men and has a body that will not be pushed around. Stalcup will be the main backup inside while Davis will be a key guy at forward off the bench. There will be a battle between Evans and Hardy to see who will be the guy counted on the most to give a blow to Wright and Bartley. In pre conference, all 11 guys will play a lot and there will be a move to cut the rotation down when conference play starts as that occurs every year. I would be surprised if the top 7-8 are different than what I have stated here.

[RaginDave]

I am almost certain that will be the starting lineup as that is what opened the 2nd half last night. Miller passes the ball well for a big men and has a body that will not be pushed around. Stalcup will be the main backup inside while Davis will be a key guy at forward off the bench. There will be a battle between Evans and Hardy to see who will be the guy counted on the most to give a blow to Wright and Bartley. In pre conference, all 11 guys will play a lot and there will be a move to cut the rotation down when conference play starts as that occurs every year. I would be surprised if the top 7-8 are different than what I have stated here.

you had no mention of Plaisance. Did we just miss on him, he is in his 3rd year with the program and I really had hopes that by now he would be seeing significant minutes with his size. Apparently we just missed on him, or is he still a work in progress.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

you had no mention of Plaisance. Did we just miss on him, he is in his 3rd year with the program and I really had hopes that by now he would be seeing significant minutes with his size. Apparently we just missed on him, or is he still a work in progress.

Scottie doesn't have the build for college ball. He also seems to average a foul for every minute or two he is on the court

[BeauCajun]

Scottie doesn't have the build for college ball. He also seems to average a foul for every minute or two he is on the court

Agree. After watching him last night, I don't think he will be a contributor. Just don't tell Boomer.

[RaginDave]

Also I might be getting ahead of myself but in 2018 we have 17 members of the team that I can count as of now. With only Wright leaving due to graduation you will have:

Seniors (5)
Stalcup
Washington
Stove
Bartley
Broussard (I realize he is a walkon)

Juniors (4)
Stroman
Marquetti
Gant
Plasaince

Sophomores (7)
Aucoin (walkon)
Brown
Adebutu (walkon)
Hardy
Miller
Davis
Evans

Freshman (1) that I know of
Russell

Seems like a lot of talent and a lot of guys who are going to want minutes, even if you take out Plasaince, Adebutu and Aucoin and even the possibility of redshirting Russell, that leaves you with 13 guys who are going to want minutes, look at that with this years team where you realistically have 9 or 10, with Plasaince and Brown you might top out at 11.

Just an interesting note. I know attrition and all that and possible transfers and redshirts and leaving or being kicked off team, blah blah blah, but man are we going to have enough basketballs for a 14 man rotation.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Also I might be getting ahead of myself but in 2018 we have 17 members of the team that I can count as of now. With only Wright leaving due to graduation you will have:

Seniors (5)
Stalcup
Washington
Stove
Bartley
Broussard (I realize he is a walkon)

Juniors (4)
Stroman
Marquetti
Gant
Plasaince

Sophomores (7)
Aucoin (walkon)
Brown
Adebutu (walkon)
Hardy
Miller
Davis
Evans

Freshman (1) that I know of
Russell

Seems like a lot of talent and a lot of guys who are going to want minutes, even if you take out Plasaince, Adebutu and Aucoin and even the possibility of redshirting Russell, that leaves you with 13 guys who are going to want minutes, look at that with this years team where you realistically have 9 or 10, with Plasaince and Brown you might top out at 11.

Just an interesting note. I know attrition and all that and possible transfers and redshirts and leaving or being kicked off team, blah blah blah, but man are we going to have enough basketballs for a 14 man rotation.

Who's gant? Are you talking about hassani grant? Pretty sure he transferred out last year.

[RaginDave]

No gent is the kid from the university of. Missouri.

[Cajunsmike]

Also I might be getting ahead of myself but in 2018 we have 17 members of the team that I can count as of now. With only Wright leaving due to graduation you will have:

Seniors (5)
Stalcup
Washington
Stove
Bartley
Broussard (I realize he is a walkon)

Juniors (4)
Stroman
Marquetti
Gant
Plasaince

Sophomores (7)
Aucoin (walkon)
Brown
Adebutu (walkon)
Hardy
Miller
Davis
Evans

Freshman (1) that I know of
Russell

Seems like a lot of talent and a lot of guys who are going to want minutes, even if you take out Plasaince, Adebutu and Aucoin and even the possibility of redshirting Russell, that leaves you with 13 guys who are going to want minutes, look at that with this years team where you realistically have 9 or 10, with Plasaince and Brown you might top out at 11.

Just an interesting note. I know attrition and all that and possible transfers and redshirts and leaving or being kicked off team, blah blah blah, but man are we going to have enough basketballs for a 14 man rotation.

Look for one of the current pure freshman and perhaps another to redshirt next year. I doubt Russell redshirts as he is a strong outside shooter which is a need. That way, we will still maintain continuity long term with Washington, Stove, Bartley and Stalcup being seniors next season. If I were a college athlete, I would want to redshirt as that gives me more time to enjoy being on scholarship while pursuing a degree.
As far as Plaisance goes, look for him to be the fourth big. Miller got in foul trouble last night and if that occurs regularly, Scottie will have to come in and contribute. The kid from Missouri named Gent was a four star out of HS. Some say he is the best athlete on the team now so while we may not think much about him this season, we likely will talk much about him in 2017-18.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

No gent is the kid from the university of. Missouri.

Forgot about him. Thanks

[zephyr]

Scottie doesn't have the build for college ball. He also seems to average a foul for every minute or two he is on the court

I think "build" is just often overstated. If he's not as good as we though he'd be or it will take him longer for his physical ability to catch up it makes sense but what build does he need to have? Granted, it obviously helps guys to be built like Karl Malone or Lebron James but I heard the same thing about some really good players. I know this is a different platform but I heard the same thing from all the pundits about a draft pick last year that was making noise as nobody heard of him and he was wiry thin and not expected to contribute early because he would have to gain weight to meet he demands of the pro game. Now, Kristaps Porzingis is one of the most notable names in the NBA and is sure to be an all star moving forward and he was thought to not have the build.

I say if a kid is a player, he's a player and you can always structure your game to take advantage of your talents. I'd choose to say that either we just missed on Plaisance or he just isn't developing as much as we'd like to see.