Today's Press Conference

[FORMERCajinHS]

_ My name is all over this board. Just look at some of my old posts. I don't hide behind any screen name. Now, who are you?

Z _

My name is Spencer, I went to St. Thomas More, I graduated from USL, in 99, I wanted to go to USL, back then, I loved the way they played, and how they won, I really thought Jessie did a great job, I know you guys are older than me, so you might be more ready to have more knowledge than me, but I didnt think he did a horrible job, thats all...

[Turbine]

_ My name is Spencer, I went to St. Thomas More, I graduated from USL, in 99, I wanted to go to USL, back then, I loved the way they played, and how they won, I really thought Jessie did a great job, I know you guys are older than me, so you might be more ready to have more knowledge than me, but I didnt think he did a horrible job, thats all... _

I was a fan of Jessie as well. He won! He has been getting an unnecessary bad rap since he left.

However he left and he is gone, but worse than that, he quit his last job too, he walked out on the team he quit mid season.

He is now unqualified to coach a UL basketball team.

jmo

[cajun4life]

_ My name is Spencer, I went to St. Thomas More, I graduated from USL, in 99, I wanted to go to USL, back then, I loved the way they played, and how they won, I really thought Jessie did a great job, I know you guys are older than me, so you might be more ready to have more knowledge than me, but I didnt think he did a horrible job, thats all... _

Jessie gets a lot of the blame for what Robert Lee created. The APR mess! APR was not developed or even around when Jessie coached here. What tarnishes Jessie's accomplishments was that he always seemed to have 2 or 3 players that were not eligible until the Fall Semester was complete. He also had a few guys get in trouble with the law. So he gets a blamed for a lot more than what actually happened.

[Hammer58]

_ You guys obviously must have forgotten just over 14 years ago, when Fletcher left,now Jessie might not be our main guy, but he won, Robert was terrible, and you guys are taking this much too personal, you will never have no say so in who will get hired, or even who will get an interview, thats the strange thing you guys keep missing. And one guy says I am Coach, my name stands for when I was H.S in Lafayette, in the mid 90's, and when I graduated in 99, I have fond memories of Jessie, do I wish him back yes, will it happen, maybe not, but I wont allow you jokers to bash him totally, without searching the truth. There are some great candidates who could take this job and run with it, but how long will we keep them, the moment they start winning the big boys come and take them, and you know how we feel about that. So I say Jessie Evans, for reason bad or good, wether you like him or me or not, he will be here until he retires, were is he gonna go?...LOL... But lets go with your guys... Tim Floyd, Billy Kennedy, or even maybe a top assisant from a big University, he will be looking to move as soon as he has a great year or NCAA tourney run. Go with a H.S coach in the area. But stop calling people names on here, lets not show our ignorance, ok...Have a good nite. _

Better to be known as an up and coming program that is a stepping stone for coaches rather than being known as a coach's graveyard. At this point in time if a coach can come in and elevate the program it will be progress. And even if he is only here for a short time, the important thing is that he leaves us in better shape than when he got here. UL will then be even more attractive to candidates the next time around.

[zephyr]

_ You guys obviously must have forgotten just over 14 years ago, when Fletcher left,now Jessie might not be our main guy, but he won, Robert was terrible, and you guys are taking this much too personal, you will never have no say so in who will get hired, or even who will get an interview, thats the strange thing you guys keep missing. And one guy says I am Coach, my name stands for when I was H.S in Lafayette, in the mid 90's, and when I graduated in 99, I have fond memories of Jessie, do I wish him back yes, will it happen, maybe not, but I wont allow you jokers to bash him totally, without searching the truth. There are some great candidates who could take this job and run with it, but how long will we keep them, the moment they start winning the big boys come and take them, and you know how we feel about that. So I say Jessie Evans, for reason bad or good, wether you like him or me or not, he will be here until he retires, were is he gonna go?...LOL... But lets go with your guys... Tim Floyd, Billy Kennedy, or even maybe a top assisant from a big University, he will be looking to move as soon as he has a great year or NCAA tourney run. Go with a H.S coach in the area. But stop calling people names on here, lets not show our ignorance, ok...Have a good nite. _

Ok man, I've heard the Jesse Evans talk. If he's such a great winner, explain his record at USF (Which was a losing one) and also explain his behavior that is loosely detailed in the following article. Yeah, this is a stable coaching hire!


http://cbs5.com/local/USF.Jesse.Evans.2.682017.html

[zephyr]

_ I was a fan of Jessie as well. He won! He has been getting an unnecessary bad rap since he left.

However he left and he is gone, but worse than that, he quit his last job too, he walked out on the team he quit mid season.

He is now unqualified to coach a UL basketball team.

jmo _

"Unnecessary"

Now, THAT simply isn't true.

[Turbine]

_ "Unnecessary"

Now, THAT simply isn't true. _

Blaming Jessie for Robert's APR problems is unnecessary; it's just piling on an untruth and thnking people will buy it because of his other well known shortcomings.

[zephyr]

_ Blaming Jessie for Robert's APR problems is unnecessary; it's just piling on an untruth and thnking people will buy it because of his other well known shortcomings. _

While I have mentioned the APR issues, I've also pointed out to his management issues in regards to this program and discipline of his players on and off the court. Those have not necessarily been debated.

[Turbine]

_ While I have mentioned the APR issues, I've also pointed out to his management issues in regards to this program and discipline of his players on and off the court. Those have not necessarily been debated. _

I understand and those other things haven't been debated because they are undebatable.

However APR kicked in after Jessie left and his only transfer recruit that affected Robert Lee negatively was Tiras Wade and he never even played under Jessie.