Back At Home! Ragin' Cajuns Host UT Arlington On Thursday

[LouisianaB]

That bar is niiicccee. Really well done. Kudos

Does it make up for a 16 point loss?

Is marlin still our coach?

[ULvictory]

Does it make up for a 16 point loss?

Is marlin still our coach?

It gives some fans to drink their sorrows away after losses. 😂😂😂😂

[Esqueleto]

Does it make up for a 16 point loss?

Is marlin still our coach?

It doesn't hurt

[Cajunsmike]

LOL

Being at the game last night, this whole thing is just sad overall. The guys playing now are playing hard and are still trying. Unfortunately, they're just not good enough at the moment. We are playing with the 2nd string team.

But the main kicker is that outside of a few diehards, the fans aren't showing up. A lot of them have tuned out and written basketball off. The other night I saw fans on social media talking about how it's "now baseball season" after the national championship was over. We are in the heart of conference play, and people aren't even acknowledging it. That's where I think we are in dangerous territory. But like basinbear stated, regardless of that, I will still be there to support the players because they deserve our support.

Good post. No surprise about fan support. That would be same everywhere considering the circumstances. The last three games we have put a D2 team on the court. I go to support the guys as they are still giving effort as you said. Game plan last night was also good considering situation. Zone was their only choice. UTA hit some mid range shots in the first half which many teams struggle with. Second half they got hot from three which is not their forte. Offensively the Cajuns were fine in the first half but went cold in second half as shots started coming up short. That is a sign of tired legs. Cedric Russell had that happen a few times. Credit the kid for sucking it up as he is obviously playing hurt. Strange seeing a Cajun game in which zone is played for 40 minutes and a slower pace is employed. On a normal Cajuns team goal is to average in the 80’s and zone is rarely used. Coach Marlin is not a fan of zone in the slightest. Often times in the past assistances recommended staying with it a little longer when employed but as soon as opponent hit a couple of threes we got out of it. Strange circumstances causing strange things to be seen on court. I expect more of same until some guys come back. Even then it may take them a couple of games to get back in swing of things. PJ Hardy experienced that last night as he was obviously out of rhythm due to missing so many games. Players and coaches have to keep working and block out distractions. Fans however can see this season may be lost at this stage.

[ULvictory]

Mike, congrats on being recognized on the court. You definitely deserve it!

[Cajunsmike]

Mike, congrats on being recognized on the court. You definitely deserve it!

Thanks. No big deal. My wife does not like any attention being placed on her so my son subbed for her. She said after all he is a UL grad while she went to some school to the east.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Most of the missing ticket holders had given up on Marlin before the first practice this year. Now with the historic number of injuries they simply do all the honey-do things before baseball, softball, lawn work, spring cleaning, spring game, Easter-break. They've sworn off futile attempts to make Marlin some kind of iconic coach just having a nasty run.

Have no doubt the injuries are real, and unprecedented in UL basketball history. That's why we're being totally outclassed. A healthy team would still have many Marlin created obstacles to overcome, but that's just an opinion based on his lackluster history here.

[cajun_lannister]

Most of the missing ticket holders had given up on Marlin before the first practice this year. Now with the historic number of injuries they simply do all the honey-do things before baseball, softball, lawn work, spring cleaning, spring game, Easter-break. They've sworn off futile attempts to make Marlin some kind of iconic coach just having a nasty run.

Have no doubt the injuries are real, and unprecedented in UL basketball history. That's why we're being totally outclassed. A healthy team would still have many Marlin created obstacles to overcome, but that's just an opinion based on his lackluster history here.

And next year we can just blame it on a young team because of the injuries this year ... 2 birds with one stone

Of course every 3rd year is a rebuild year so he is will be covered in 2022-23

[anhil8tor]

Does it make up for a 16 point loss?

Is marlin still our coach?

Means you don't have to sit there and watch it LOL.

[IberiaCajun]

Mike, congrats on being recognized on the court. You definitely deserve it!

Ditto!

[IberiaCajun]

I thought that Spenkuch filled in okay, but he still has a ways to go. He played in the zone defense, but not sure he would play that much if the Cajuns were playing in man-to-man.
Mike, if Cedric is hurting that much (and it showed last night), why doesn't Marlin give him a couple of minutes rest in the first and second halves? That is probably another reason Bob went with the zone all game long. Jaylon Williams could have played a couple of minutes in the zone defense and he has shown he can make a three point shot.

[cajuns80]

Most of the missing ticket holders had given up on Marlin before the first practice this year. Now with the historic number of injuries they simply do all the honey-do things before baseball, softball, lawn work, spring cleaning, spring game, Easter-break. They've sworn off futile attempts to make Marlin some kind of iconic coach just having a nasty run.

Have no doubt the injuries are real, and unprecedented in UL basketball history. That's why we're being totally outclassed. A healthy team would still have many Marlin created obstacles to overcome, but that's just an opinion based on his lackluster history here.

Let’s pay attention to the fact that coming in to the year, his 2 best players are still playing. Jalen Johnson and Cedric Russell. I’m over the injury excuse. The roster is just garbage if we are being honest. You are seeing that now.