Louisiana Hosts Texas State In Blackout Game

[ULvictory]

Top third, not the top quarter or fifth? Come on man, again this is the SBC. Now I’m fine giving a guy four years to do it if he’s inherited a desperate depleated program, but he’s a decade in.

Trust me. I’m not happy with what happened last season (finishing 5th and being a 1-and-done). Nor am I happy about this year based on the circumstances. But I think my standards are fair. Again, I expect more postseason appearances which ain’t happening right now.

[ULvictory]

Still wholeheartedly disagree with this

Hey, you’re a fan. You have a right to disagree.

But with that said, if the team constantly finishes in the top 2-3 without ever making the postseason, would you be happy?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Trust me. I’m not happy with what happened last season (finishing 5th and being a 1-and-done). Nor am I happy about this year based on the circumstances. But I think my standards are fair. Again, I expect more postseason appearances which ain’t happening right now.

Fair is a pretty low bar. Getting to post season should be the goal and genuine expectation every year. Ga State seems to be doing it. To not even be in the final pretty much means you’re failing almost every year.

[VObserver]

Nobody on this forum can argue with a straignt face that "the SBC is dragging us down in basketball" in one breath, then in the next say "I consider 4th place to be accsptable."

If we were in the WCC where it is Gonzaga, St. Mary's, BYU and 9 horrible teams, maybe I could buy that stand, but there are never 3 teams in the SBC better than what I expect from the Cajuns.

More post season appearances is always good, but to get those, we have to be 1st, either in the regular season or in the tournament. I expect at least two post season appearances every 5 years. We are paying our coach half a mil a year. I dont think a 40% post season rate is too much to ask.

[ULvictory]

Fair is a pretty low bar. Getting to post season should be the goal and genuine expectation every year. Ga State seems to be doing it. To not even be in the final pretty much means you’re failing almost every year.

That’s kind of why I state Top 4. It still doesn’t change the fact that we have made the conference final 1 time in ten seasons.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Nobody on this forum can argue with a straignt face that "the SBC is dragging us down in basketball" in one breath, then in the next say "I consider 4th place to be accsptable."

If we were in the WCC where it is Gonzaga, St. Mary's, BYU and 9 horrible teams, maybe I could buy that stand, but there are never 3 teams in the SBC better than what I expect from the Cajuns.

Exactly, well used to be true. Not any more.

[ULvictory]

Nobody on this forum can argue with a straignt face that "the SBC is dragging us down in basketball" in one breath, then in the next say "I consider 4th place to be accsptable."

If we were in the WCC where it is Gonzaga, St. Mary's, BYU and 9 horrible teams, maybe I could buy that stand, but there are never 3 teams in the SBC better than what I expect from the Cajuns.

Nope. You’re right on this. Just look at softball. Our conference is pretty weak, but we still stay in the top 25. The whole “the conference is dragging us down in basketball” is an excuse for the resources that we have.

But again, my standards are a 1-2 combo. The problem is that we have done one without the other, which is not good enough for the standards that we should have. Again, if we finish fourth with no postseason, that’s disappointing. But if we finish 2nd-3rd and lose in the tournament final without an NIT invite, I might be able to live with that. With that said, I’ve mentioned before that these coaches got a nice pay raise last year to where these standards are going to be looked upon from fans and admin alike with a microscope.

[cajun4life]

If there was a change in coaching staff I would suspect some roster turnover as well.

And what would be different that what has taken place under Big Guppy?

[DieHard1280]

https://watchstadium.com/sun-belt-ba...ce-09-12-2019/

Best basketball job in the sun belt? Yup.. You guessed it.

Where they lose: “Expectations.” – Sun Belt assistant

[CajunEXPRESS]

Nope. You’re right on this. Just look at softball. Our conference is pretty weak, but we still stay in the top 25. The whole “the conference is dragging us down in basketball” is an excuse for the resources that we have.

But again, my standards are a 1-2 combo. The problem is that we have done one without the other, which is not good enough for the standards that we should have. Again, if we finish fourth with no postseason, that’s disappointing. But if we finish 2nd-3rd and lose in the tournament final without an NIT invite, I might be able to live with that. With that said, I’ve mentioned before that these coaches got a nice pay raise last year to where these standards are going to be looked upon from fans and admin alike with a microscope.

The problem is that he’s only done one every 4.5 years, and in the other years it’s pretty much middle of the pack. The SBC as currently composed is Ga State, and one other team every four years or so. And those take turns being awful. It’s our turn to be awful. In no way is your cupcake minimum ever been attained for more than one season. Well maybe that awfully weak 4th several times. But it was usually part of the regular and tournament season as well.