MBB G2 Final: Louisiana 65, Tennessee 87

[cajun_lannister]

LOL. They are still Kentucky with some of the best players in the country. They aren't playing well but will probably round into shape come late in the season. Fact is we wouldn't go in there and even compete with them which is what you are avoiding. You remember Ole Miss last year?

Buffalo in the last 2 years have wins against #3 Arizona and #13 WV

Oh btw his salary is the same as Marlin what a great ROI we are getting

[donallen]

We lost to P5 teams back then too. I think people are overestimating how good Evan’s teams were. There were lots of meh years. And the years where we were exceptional our RPI was in the 60’s-80’s which is right where we finished last year.

I too miss the days where the dome was packed and loud. It’s not Marlin’s fault that the fans don’t show up and get loud like they used to. That’s on us.

If you remember days when the dome was packed and loud, chances are you were at an IceGator game.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I don’t know what team you’ve been watching. We were 14th in the nation in assists last year. We generally move the ball damn well.

Playing the #6 team in the nation tends to make it tougher to pass the ball around.

Except when we played better teams. See Ole Miss, Clemson, Ga State

[Million$Mullet]

If you remember days when the dome was packed and loud, chances are you were at an IceGator game.

Hahaha damn Don

[HoustonCajun]

I don't know what team you've been watching. We were 14th in the nation in assists last year. We generally move the ball damn well.

Playing the #6 team in the nation tends to make it tougher to pass the ball around.

Against inferior competition. Why is it when we play good teams we resort to isolation basketball? We abandon team play and movement. We play a pitiful pro game with driving for a layup or kicking it out. Everybody stands around on the perimeter and you have to hope someone makes their shot. When they don't, what happened with Tennessee happens over and over again. No one in position to rebound and we quickly get down by 20 and can't recover. Personally, I hate this type of basketball. Tennessee played beautiful basketball and schooled us last night. This happens every time we play a good team, especially one that has height and length, yet we keep forcing drives and have no movement. Looks like Marlin will live and die with this type of game, and so will we as fans.

[facelessjonmoon]

If you remember days when the dome was packed and loud, chances are you were at an IceGator game.

WKU games come to mind

Never 12k packed but 6-8k on the reg. 10k once or twice

light years better than the b-ball crowds we have been getting the last several years

[ZoomZoom]

LOL. They are still Kentucky with some of the best players in the country. They aren't playing well but will probably round into shape come late in the season. Fact is we wouldn't go in there and even compete with them which is what you are avoiding. You remember Ole Miss last year?

Not avoiding a single thing. Read post #60 again.

[UL_Cajuns]

Speaking of crowds.
I remember in 2002-2003 season we had a game against WKU on espn2 that we lost 69-66 and had 9121 fans in the stands. That is the most fans I have ever witnessed in the dome for a basketball game.
UL gave away free boiled crawfish for the students before the game. Students came out in droves.

maybe we should try free boiled crawfish for the students. That will bring them in.

We beat Houston, Charlotte, and #12 MS State on the road that year.
It was a fun year with a packed Cajundome all year. It did not end that well though.
We ended up finishing with a 3 game losing streak with the WKU loss, Denver loss in SBC Tourney, and then a loss at UAB in NIT.

[CajunRebel]

Against inferior competition. Why is it when we play good teams we resort to isolation basketball? We abandon team play and movement. We play a pitiful pro game with driving for a layup or kicking it out. Everybody stands around on the perimeter and you have to hope someone makes their shot. When they don't, what happened with Tennessee happens over and over again. No one in position to rebound and we quickly get down by 20 and can't recover. Personally, I hate this type of basketball. Tennessee played beautiful basketball and schooled us last night. This happens every time we play a good team, especially one that has height and length, yet we keep forcing drives and have no movement. Looks like Marlin will live and die with this type of game, and so will we as fans.

It’s not that we resort to iso basketball. It’s that good teams can shut down our movement.

[Balanced_view]

It's not that we resort to iso basketball. It's that good teams can shut down our movement.

i dont feel we did a lot of iso basketball last night. our offensive scheme was fine. the players missed a lot of open shots, that would have made the ball movement look a lot better if those same shot went in. also made some bad decisions on passes that resulted in turnovers, again not the scheme, players decisions with pressure around them is the issue there.