MBB Final: Louisiana 89, McNeese 78

[Turbine]

I was just doing my Boomer imitation.

And a good one at that.

[Cajunfanatico]

And a good one at that.

Massey. LOL

[LaCajunsFan]

BTW, awesome welcome to glasco and his new staff at halftime. Standing O, and a pretty long one at that. Made me proud to be a Cajun.

[ZoomZoom]

Can not lose him. Would be devastating.

According to Marlin, he caught a knee or elbow and now has a hip pointer. Took an injection in locker room.

Watching Iowa now, they are gosh awful. VaTech up +20. Zero transition game. Even playing in the Big 10, they may end up being an RPI liability.

We might make the trip to Thibodeaux Friday.

[Jason]

Agreed

[cajun_lannister]

Players are mad because they did not beat Ryan street by more.. I like their attitude

[ManAboutTown]

BTW, awesome welcome to glasco and his new staff at halftime. Standing O, and a pretty long one at that. May me proud to be a Cajun.

Good to hear. They deserve it. We deserve it.

[zephyr]

My thoughts on the game last night:

When we move the ball we will create good shots. This year's team can hit those shots as evidenced by the perimeter shooting that created and extended large leads in the game. Marquetti was able to step into clear looks and was draining them as well as other guys. This was because of player and ball movement without hesitation.


This game was not as close as the final score. Mcneese went on big runs to end each half and cut large deficits but we controlled the entire game and that was most impressive.

Gant is definitely a rim protector and I can't remember the last time we had one. He needs to watch how much he swings that arm on block attempts though because refs will call fouls on you, even on clean blocks, when you swing like you are trying to put every block in the student section. Its a matter of appearance and they will often assume a foul is committed.

We have to work on ball defense. Guys were just getting beat too much one on one. That really created open looks on the perimeter which they started hitting in the second half and got the game close.

We gotta clean up senseless turnovers. We threw the ball away on inbounds plays and just easy outlets. Gonna have to get on the right track with those if you want to contend in conference.

Outside of those few things, the team looked good and I think there's a lot of potential. This is all in preparation for 3 days in March baby!

[ManAboutTown]

My thoughts on the game last night:

When we move the ball we will create good shots. This year's team can hit those shots as evidenced by the perimeter shooting that created and extended large leads in the game. Marquetti was able to step into clear looks and was draining them as well as other guys. This was because of player and ball movement without hesitation.


This game was not as close as the final score. Mcneese went on big runs to end each half and cut large deficits but we controlled the entire game and that was most impressive.

Gant is definitely a rim protector and I can't remember the last time we had one. He needs to watch how much he swings that arm on block attempts though because refs will call fouls on you, even on clean blocks, when you swing like you are trying to put every block in the student section. Its a matter of appearance and they will often assume a foul is committed.

We have to work on ball defense. Guys were just getting beat too much one on one. That really created open looks on the perimeter which they started hitting in the second half and got the game close.

We gotta clean up senseless turnovers. We threw the ball away on inbounds plays and just easy outlets. Gonna have to get on the right track with those if you want to contend in conference.

Outside of those few things, the team looked good and I think there's a lot of potential. This is all in preparation for 3 days in March baby!

We saw the same things.

The game got extra sloppy when Marcus Stroman went down. I continue to say, he is the guy to our team in 2017. Really like his ability to run the team. He makes the game easier for the other 4 guys on the floor.

This team is deep and athletic. That is exciting as a fan, because it gives us possibilities. However, we have to find some consistency. I'm also not quite sure what our identity is yet. We can't show flashes of brilliance and then get lazy and sloppy. But in every game we've played this year, you've seen extreme highs and pretty low lows. We may be able to chalk that up to chemistry, and I would buy that argument, but we need to clean this up before conference starts.

Gant is a difference maker. He's got some special ability. It was good to see Marquetti knock down some shots, and I thought he played a lot more under control last night. I think he's been trying to force some things, but seemed more comfortable against Ryan St.

I would have liked to see Stalculp get more minutes last night. I think his development is important down the stretch and into the tournament run. We need a physical presence when Bryce is not in the game, and I was encouraged by how he's bulked up. He seems more confident and I think he's had some really nice minutes to this point.

[Duggie35]

I agree that Stroman is a big piece of the puzzle, but I think Bryce Washington is the leader and glue that holds the team together. We are a certainly a different team when Bryce is on the bench!