MBB G13 Final: Louisiana 73, SLU 72

[ZoomZoom]

It doesn’t matter who we point out, it can’t be done here. That’s the message I get. It’s been preached repeatedly on this board by those who are close to Marlin.

And those who despise Marlin do the same. It’s an endless cycle, like Washington.

Turbine makes money off the traffic, but is it good for our program(s) for all the world to see this monkey crap throwing festival?

[CajunVic]

Same as Marlin's last 5 years. I'm just comparing apples to apples in the Sun Belt, since that is how long Ga State has been in the league.

Really, that is conveniently applying the facts to give the Fish a 4 year pass.

[Rainman66]

Not really, because he tied for 1st in his first season, so that would give him the same number of conference championships as Hunter, but you do you.

[cajun4life]

Maybe--2 NCAA appearances in 26 years. 1 regular season conference ship in 3 decades. 1 tourney championship in 2010.
What do you think?
Would you have hired Sampson after the mess in Indiana?

Well they are 13-0 with wins over LSU, Oregon, Ok State, Utah St and BYU. Hell we would never play that many good teams in one season let alone beat any of them.

They fired a coach in football who won 8 games and would have won 10 had their stud QB not get injured.

So there is another example. Let’s throw that one out too.

[CajunVic]

Not really, because he tied for 1st in his first season, so that would give him the same number of conference championships as Hunter, but you do you.

You right. Let's give him a modest raise and a couple year extension.

[Ragin4U]

Well they are 13-0 with wins over LSU, Oregon, Ok State, Utah St and BYU. Hell we would never play that many good teams in one season let alone beat any of them.

They fired a coach in football who won 8 games and would have won 10 had their stud QB not get injured.

So there is another example. Let’s throw that one out too.

I'm ok with UH's arc. But you are talking about .5 of a season. Being in the AAC helps too.

[MetryCajun]

And thats a big deal. Marlins wins are garbage. The mans getting paid like a king for the teams he puts on the court. Let me be clear. This is not a knock on our players. Ron Hunter could take our team last year and not only win the SBC tourney, but probably knock out a first round win.

Big Fish wont... ever

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Actually it is a knock on our players. If we had better players we would win more games. It is true Marlin’s salary does not match the results, but it’s mostly because he has failed to have more than 5 good players at any one time. Recruiting is everything in basketball and we are unfortunately in a state that produces very few elite players. After LSU and the rest of the SEC picks through our traditional recruiting area we are left with mostly one dimensional or developmental players.
As CajunsMike has said, Marlin will be our coach for a couple more years. For him to make it he need to make UL the school Big12 and SEC players think of first when wanting to transfer, while also trying to find HS role players like Stove and Washington. Like it or not the days of us attracting a top flight HS players are not possible in today’s climate.

[Cajunsmike]

It doesn’t matter who we point out, it can’t be done here. That’s the message I get. It’s been preached repeatedly on this board by those who are close to Marlin.

I never said it can't be done here. I said last year's team had a good chance to do it before the injury bug hit. We can get a repeat of last year and soon. This year's team is simply not deep enough or talented enough to pull that off. Perhaps they will shock me.

[MetryCajun]

Well they are 13-0 with wins over LSU, Oregon, Ok State, Utah St and BYU. Hell we would never play that many good teams in one season let alone beat any of them.

They fired a coach in football who won 8 games and would have won 10 had their stud QB not get injured.

So there is another example. Let’s throw that one out too.

Ok, I will bite. Name one advantage UL has over UH? They fired their 8-4 coach because they have some extremely wealthy donors who can write checks for millions of dollars. They are not a peer athletic institution at this time.

[cajun4life]

Ok, I will bite. Name one advantage UL has over UH? They fired their 8-4 coach because they have some extremely wealthy donors who can write checks for millions of dollars. They are not a peer athletic institution at this time.

Is Houston’s level of athletic success more than what we can attain here at UL?

[Cajunsmike]

Building on a previous post, while I did not say we can't have greater success here, I did say was we won't draw many more people than we do now even with more success. That is based upon what is happening elsewhere, the rapidly changing world we live in, and the struggles of the local economy. I completely agree with those who pointed out that pricing is relatively high and I don't think it will matter how much more we win as long as we are in this league.

[Cajunsmike]

Is Houston’s level of athletic success more than what we can attain here at UL?

In our current conference situation, it will be extremely difficult to achieve what Houston is doing. I won't say it is impossible however. Get us in the AAC and things are a different matter.