Basketball Staff ?

[BraveCajun]

Since some here have declared us superior to Tech, here is their overall record for the last 7 seasons:

Home: 85-14
Road: 49-58
Neutral: 14-7

Sadly, over that span, they are better than us at home, better than us on the road, and better than us at neutral sites.

But not better than us in the most apples to apples comparison: head to head record.

[VObserver]

But not better than us in the most apples to apples comparison: head to head record.

While I hate Tech and enjoy our wins over them immensely, in the broader view; 90% of the general public will say their basketball program is ahead of ours. Our wins over them are looked at as 'upsets' or 'rivalry games' where you 'throw out the records'.

And they will be correct.

[CajunAmos]

When you talk about staff replacement, if you do replace the staff would the redshirts who are sitting out this year be able to transfer without penalty?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Athletes often aren't allowed transfers just because a coaching staff is replaced. Regardless most likely most wouldn't find it to their benefit to lose a years eligibility. Remember most requests for transfers are approved by schools and NCAA but all suffer at least one year, and some two years loss of eligibility.

[Ragin4U]

You have data to back that up?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123612655303924107

Average NCAA MBB road winning % is 34
Unless my math is off, we are 1% better than the average.
Of course the big programs play most of their OOC games at home so it throws off the stats a bit.

Of course I'm taking some medication right now so its possible the answer is "blue" or "North".

[CajunEXPRESS]

So Marlin is about average, or as he's better known mediocre.

[VObserver]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123612655303924107

Average NCAA MBB road winning % is 34
Unless my math is off, we are 1% better than the average.
Of course the big programs play most of their OOC games at home so it throws off the stats a bit.

Of course I'm taking some medication right now so its possible the answer is "blue" or "North".

A more pertinent question would be: What is the mean road winning percentage for teams in the top 3 of their conference?

[CajunPride]

Keep him at least 1 more year. No extensions unless we make a good showing at the big dance this year or next year.
We need to focus hard on football improvement this next year.
Also no head coach replacing until our new AD has a year to study them and plan the best way for strategic replacements.

[ZoomZoom]

Non P5 program, this is the bottom line.

21 wins. First winning road record for UL in years. Marlin isn't going anywhere due to performance. Doesn't matter who we beat, 21 wins are 21 wins. Doesn't matter if I or anyone else would like to see better competition. Our team doesn't quit, which says a lot. This team could have laid down weeks ago, but they did not. Yes, when winning, the credit goes to the players. Just look to the east what happens when a coach loses his team. 20+ point beatdowns are the norm.

[CoolCajun123]

He will finish somewhere between third and 8th. He will have a winning D1 record. The team's RPI will be between 90 and 150. We will lose 60% of our games against equal or better talent.

And most of the people on here will want to renew his contract.

I would love to be proven wrong, because Marlin is a genuinely good guy who brings in character kids who play hard and represent us with class. But we have a large sample size already of what Marlin is capable of doing.

Marlin is the Ricky Bustle of UL basketball.

"Marlin is the Ricky Bustle of UL Basketball "
That is the greatest comparison I have seen in a while!! 👍👍

[CajunEXPRESS]

A more pertinent question would be: What is the mean road winning percentage for teams in the top 3 of their conference?

No VO!! People want to know if he's at least average. He's right in there. There's comfort in average. Just looking at how some coaches in SBC still having losing records after three and four years in their jobs. I can understand the comfort with mediocre.

[Cajunsmike]

Timing of your question is what will tilt most opinions. During a winning streak, they see promise and want to keep the staff. After a bad loss, if it were to happen, and is very likely to happen, would make many change their mind.
Happy Birthday to Coach Marlin and Coach Hardin.

You are correct. My thought was that since the regular season was over, it might be interesting to see the results. I could have waited until the end of the conference tournament to put the poll out and results may have been different. I could have also waited until all games are played (I presume we will be in CIT or CBI if we don't win the Sun Belt tournament) and still a different outcome may have resulted. Putting it out right after one of the best home wins in years perhaps did result in slightly more support than normal. Still, the great majority want to retain.