Louisiana at McNeese State

[VObserver]

Well for what statistics are worth.
The Cajuns are 2 in the SBC in total rebounds and 46th in the nation.
SBC Rank Team NAT Rank
1 Coastal Carolina 7
2 Louisiana 46
3 UT Arlington 60
4 Arkansas St. 79
5 South AL 113
6 Little Rock 136
7 Appalachian St. 170
8 Troy 185
9 ULM 208
10 Ga. Southern 224
11 Texas St. 248
12 Georgia St. 325

The Cajuns are 1st in the SBC in rebound margin and 10th in the country.
SBC Rank Team NAT Rank
1 Louisiana 10
2 Coastal Caro. 64
3 Little Rock 68
4 Appalachian St. 82
5 Troy 82
6 Arkansas St. 134
7 La.-Monroe 139
8 UT Arlington 161
9 Georgia St. 161
10 South Ala. 186
11 Texas St. 192
12 Ga. Southern 205

Bryce Washington is ranked in the top 10 national in total rebounds, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds.

So far this season we are averaging the same number of rebounds that we did last year. We are also averaging 2 more than we did two years ago, 3 more than we did 3 years ago and 8 more than we did 4 years ago.

It doesn't look like as many because neither Miller nor Wash is flashy.

[jumboragncajun]

I would say that the Ledoux twins from LCA are looking good for them though. They could have given us some athleticism had we gone after them.

Offered one a scholly and other walk-on opportunity. They wanted to play together on scholarship.
I like what I see from our freshman so far.

[zephyr]

Offered one a scholly and other walk-on opportunity. They wanted to play together on scholarship.
I like what I see from our freshman so far.

I do too but those kids are going to be pretty damned good for them. Hell, Caleb is already one of their best players.

[VObserver]

I do too but those kids are going to be pretty damned good for them. Hell, Caleb is already one of their best players.

I would not trade any of our freshmen for both of them.

[Cajunsmike]

I think these numbers will equal out once we start playing some good competition. We got outrebounded by Montana State and by Delaware State, neither of teams are very big. Since we don't have a lot of size this year, we're going to have to do it with a team approach. I am more concerned when we start playing some of the teams in our conference who have really good frontcourts.

We held our own on the boards against Texas Southern which has a bigger front court than we do. I agree that this is something that will need to be a focus for success going forward. However, I am pleasantly surprised at how well we are doing in that regard so far from an overall sense. McNeese did have some size but they were not as athletic as the Cajuns. That led to us outrebounding them by a 48 to 14 margin. I have never heard of a stat that lopsided. Despite the fan support for Cowboys being less than they would hope, it was obvious their team was jacked for the game. They had confidence they would do well after their fast start based upon their history against us in Lake Charles. The big run at the end of the half had the Cowboys and fans speechless. I looked at several and they had blank stares.

[zephyr]

I would not trade any of our freshmen for both of them.

I like our freshmen but those kids can ball. Caleb shoots the 3 better than either Hardy or Brown and he plays longer as well. Looks like he could be a pretty good defender as well. Its neither here nor there but I thought they looked good. They will be studs in a few years for them.

[MelRock]

I would not trade any of our freshmen for both of them.

I agree that our freshman are more talented and better suited for our needs. The twins wanted to play together so they decided to go to McNeese and that was best for them. They would not have seen the court the next two years. The better one would have some playing time this year.

[zephyr]

We held our own on the boards against Texas Southern which has a bigger front court than we do. I agree that this is something that will need to be a focus for success going forward. However, I am pleasantly surprised at how well we are doing in that regard so far from an overall sense. McNeese did have some size but they were not as athletic as the Cajuns. That led to us outrebounding them by a 48 to 14 margin. I have never heard of a stat that lopsided. Despite the fan support for Cowboys being less than they would hope, it was obvious their team was jacked for the game. They had confidence they would do well after their fast start based upon their history against us in Lake Charles. The big run at the end of the half had the Cowboys and fans speechless. I looked at several and they had blank stares.

Mike, I know we can hold our own since we've seen the stats Melrock posted. However, there are some pretty good frontcourts in the SBC this year and we will really have to be focused on the boards to get the job done. We got outrebounded by a small Delaware State team and that's where I saw Miller struggle with those guys. Team wise, we are rebounding better than I thought but I could see it being an issue in some games down the line and I just hope it doesn't cost us.

[Cajunsmike]

Their is no bitterness from the LCA coaching staff concerning us offering only one of the twins. They understand we did not have room for both. In fact, Coach Starks is on the RCAF board.

[Cajunsmike]

Mike, I know we can hold our own since we've seen the stats Melrock posted. However, there are some pretty good frontcourts in the SBC this year and we will really have to be focused on the boards to get the job done. We got outrebounded by a small Delaware State team and that's where I saw Miller struggle with those guys. Team wise, we are rebounding better than I thought but I could see it being an issue in some games down the line and I just hope it doesn't cost us.

Miller did not rebound well against Delaware State. However, he had a nice game on the boards against Texas Southern which has a more talented front court than Delaware State. He was also somewhat absent yesterday. However Davis is playing better and he can help us on the boards.