Meanwhile, Cajuns have the best basketball team in LA

[DieHard1280]

Tomorrow is a dice roll. On paper, we should get drilled on the road. It all depends on the intangible which team is looking forward to the break the most and lack of focus.

I'm waiting on seeing how the road trip with two of the bottom 3 RPI SBC teams go. Best take care of business.

Paper won today.

[CRAWFISH61]

If we are the basketball team in Louisiana just shows how bad basketball in Louisiana is.

[Cajunsmike]

If we are the basketball team in Louisiana just shows how bad basketball in Louisiana is.

LSU is likely the best team in the state as they just got one of their better players back after missing a few games to injury. Tulane is much improved but they struggled against Nicholls more than we did. We probably are the 2nd best team despite yesterday's embarrassment.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Until LSU A & M is willing to risk playing us or any Louisiana teams on the road they’re officially not a candidate.

[IberiaCajun]

Until LSU A & M is willing to risk playing us or any Louisiana teams on the road they’re officially not a candidate.

+1

[Cajunsmike]

You simply shouldn’t list a stat such as 26/8 and say that team deserves or doesn’t deserve anything. All depends on how good were your wins and loses.

Tomorrow? If we’re within 7 with four minutes to go I’d generally consider that a competitive game regardless of the final score. Again how we played and how Clemson played with determine a lot about this team.

Considering the SBC and how the teams did and did compete, I’d expect no more than four loses to be acceptable. Frankly two or three more in line with my expectations of the assembled talent. My biggest concerns injury to Stroman, and his propensity to get avoidable fouls. But I really cannot bash that because he’s aggressively challenging the ball handlers.

Whether one individual believes a 26 and 8 record deserves anything is not significant. The university will definitely accept a CIT bid in such a scenario unless injuries are a factor. The great majority of fans would support that decision as the team would have had a strong conference campaign. After yesterday, many do not think that is possible this morning and that is understandable. It is not possible if you have multiple games in which you miss 13 straight shots. I have to think that is somewhat of an anomaly however.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Whether one individual believes a 26 and 8 record deserves anything is not significant. The university will definitely accept a CIT bid in such a scenario unless injuries are a factor. The great majority of fans would support that decision as the team would have had a strong conference campaign. After yesterday, many do not think that is possible this morning and that is understandable. It is not possible if you have multiple games in which you miss 13 straight shots. I have to think that is somewhat of an anomaly however.

Where did I say we shouldn't accept a bid because we don’t deserve it. I have said in the past that we’re not good enough to b,;:tch about not getting an at large bid.

I’d take any offer including pay to play tournaments. Playing in any tournament for so called mid majors isn't a sign you're a pretty good team. The NIT however goes to the regular season champs. So that's a case for the NIT bid being a better indicator of how good you are. The others are how much you'd pay, or maybe how lucky you are with regards to the big dance. And yes before some knuckle head says he'd rather be lucky than good. Yes a lucky strike to the NCAA is still better than being good. Just realize what you are, lucky.

[Cajunsmike]

Where did I say we shouldn't accept a bid because we don't deserve it. I have said in the past that we're not good enough to b,;:tch about not getting an at large bid.

I'd take any offer including pay to play tournaments. Playing in any tournament for so called mid majors isn't a sign you're a pretty good team. The NIT however goes to the regular season champs. So that's a case for the NIT bid being a better indicator of how good you are. The others are how much you'd pay, or maybe how lucky you are with regards to the big dance. And yes before some knuckle head says he'd rather be lucky than good. Yes a lucky strike to the NCAA is still better than being good. Just realize what you are, lucky.

NIT would mean we were regular season champs. After yesterday we would all take that. That won't happen unless the coaches and players can "flush" yesterday and re-focus quickly. They were able to right the ship last year after a slump but it came so late in the campaign many fans had stopped caring or paying attention. Cannot afford to have that happen in order to meet the goal of being the regular season champion. In order to win the league we have to get off to a strong start.

[VObserver]

NIT would mean we were regular season champs. After yesterday we would all take that. That won't happen unless the coaches and players can "flush" yesterday and re-focus quickly. They were able to right the ship last year after a slump but it came so late in the campaign many fans had stopped caring or paying attention. Cannot afford to have that happen in order to meet the goal of being the regular season champion. In order to win the league we have to get off to a strong start.

Not just a strong start. In order to win the conference outright, we must beat GaSo in their house and do no worse than a split with UTA. I believe the winner of the conference this year will have no more than 2 losses, given how weak the bottom is.

[Cajunsmike]

Not just a strong start. In order to win the conference outright, we must beat GaSo in their house and do no worse than a split with UTA. I believe the winner of the conference this year will have no more than 2 losses, given how weak the bottom is.

A key for all teams looking to be at the top of the league is to avoid getting beat by one of the teams expected to struggle. That will happen to somebody as any team can get hot on a given night.

[Hatch]

Not just a strong start. In order to win the conference outright, we must beat GaSo in their house and do no worse than a split with UTA. I believe the winner of the conference this year will have no more than 2 losses, given how weak the bottom is.

I think the regular season champ has more than 2 losses. I still think UTA is the class of the conference and they have to play both of the Georgia schools twice, Coastal Carolina twice, and the Cajuns twice. It's the Alabama and Arkansas schools they only play once which makes theirs one of the toughest schedules.

[VObserver]

I think the regular season champ has more than 2 losses. I still think UTA is the class of the conference and they have to play both of the Georgia schools twice, Coastal Carolina twice, and the Cajuns twice. It's the Alabama and Arkansas schools they only play once which makes theirs one of the toughest schedules.

UTA is also the team in the conference best prepared to play a tough schedule. I do not think they will lose to anyone in the conference other than road games against the Georgia schools and UL, and I expect they will go no worse than 1-2 in those 3 games.

Warren Nolan is now projecting UTA, UL and GaSo to all be 15-3 and tied for first. I believe that UTA and both Georgia schools finish ahead of the Cajuns, even though the schedule favors UL over UTA. GaSo actually has the most favorable schedule, as they play us only at their place. Coastal will not be a factor.