MBB G18 Final: Louisiana 95, ULM 99

[ULvictory]

You can't help what you like and don't like. Some people simply don't care for the diamond sports because of the slower pace. The intricacies of baseball are interesting to many but not all.

It was a half-hearted joke.

Days like today make me anticipate the diamond sports even more.

[Cajunfanatico]

I don't expect to win a title every year but being almost out of contention mid January is unacceptable

I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. I no longer listen to our basketball games and that's probably exceeding whatever my high blood pressure meds are accomplishing.

[zephyr]

Trust me. If you changed that, you would be a lot happier as a Cajuns fan. Spring time is consolation time for most of us.

Its the sport in general. Sitting in stands for 3+ hours while watching guys stand around far more than actual gameplay is just not my thing. I know many people feel the same about golf but I can watch a good golf tournament all day.

[Cajunfanatico]

You can't help what you like and don't like. Some people simply don't care for the diamond sports because of the slower pace. The intricacies of baseball are interesting to many but not all.

The game of baseball is a thing of beauty. Easily the best sport in the world (screw soccer).

[Cajunsmike]

By no means did he lose it individually. The point I was trying to make was one of our weaker FT shooters had more than 1/3 of his previous attempts on the season in today's game, and it showed in the overall %.

The Cajuns did lose the game at the line. 73% is generally OK but when you are in a tight game on the road you need to be above 80%. Coincidentally ULM was at 84%. Davis did struggle there but he was not the only one who had a problem there. Stroman is usually money but he was at 62 percent today. Although they missed only one each, the ones that Gant and Miller did not convert in the second half proved crucial. In the next game they have to do a better job of controlling Ertel. He had a huge game today. You would need someone that is "long" to give him trouble as he gets his shot off quickly. Not sure we have anyone on the roster this season with those attributes.

[zephyr]

The game of baseball is a thing of beauty. Easily the best sport in the world (screw soccer).

Sorry, I just got back. I had to go throw up after I read this....lol

[zephyr]

The Cajuns did lose the game at the line. 73% is generally OK but when you are in a tight game on the road you need to be above 80%. Coincidentally ULM was at 84%. Stroman is usually money but he was at 62 percent today. Although they missed only one each, the ones that Gant and Miller did not convert in the second half proved crucial. In the next game they have to do a better job of controlling Ertel. He had a huge game today. You would need someone that is "long" to give him trouble as he gets his shot off quickly. Not sure we have anyone on the roster this season with those attributes.

I disagree. Few teams go over 80% from the line. While this obviously would have helped today and possibly won the game, its a rarity to shoot that from the FT line in any game. You can't ask your team to do that consistently. I think FT shooting is one of those parts of the game that can lose it for you but you can't rely on it to win it for you.

[Cajunsmike]

You can extrapolate anything through stats. We essentially shot our average as a team. The problem was that UL-Monroe shot 80% themselves, outrebounded us and hit more 3's. The good news was that we did keep the turnovers down from previous games.

They are more athletic than we are overall with the squad we are putting on the floor now. Therefore it is not a surprise the stats you mentioned were somewhat in their favor. Kudos to PJ Hardy for shooting us back into the game. Seems he has been improving in many ways recently. That is one guy taking advantage of the increased time due to the Marquetti injury. Experience he is getting now may pay off next season.

[cajun_lannister]

I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. I no longer listen to our basketball games and that's probably exceeding whatever my high blood pressure meds are accomplishing.

I've accepted our decision to not move the program forward it makes things a lot easier and hilarious to see us down 20 at half to another belt school.

[Cajunsmike]

I disagree. Few teams go over 80% from the line. While this obviously would have helped today and possibly won the game, its a rarity to shoot that from the FT line in any game. You can't ask your team to do that consistently. I think FT shooting is one of those parts of the game that can lose it for you but you can't rely on it to win it for you.

As I said anything over 70% is generally considered OK for colleges but we have been better than that in several games this year. What may be causing me to harp on this is several of the critical misses occurred in the latter stages of the game. ULM is generally above 80% which is one reason they are much improved. I understand that is not the norm for the great majority of teams. Someone said earlier they were more ready to play than we were. I would probably agree with that. However, the hot start they got off to from the field gave them even more energy. Defense has to improve for us to pick up a few more wins. You won't beat anybody giving up 99 points. Despite all our limitations, we are generally scoring enough to win. Sounds like I am describing the Pelicans isn't it.

[Esqueleto]

Good thing we locked up our coach with that extension. Would be a shame for him to get hired away by a big boy.

[cajun_lannister]

Good thing we locked up our coach with that extension. Would be a shame for him to get hired away by a big boy.

Seeing us down 44 -22 Maggard's phone was blowing up by school's to inquire about Big Game