Kobe Julien, Durey Cadwell To Miss Part of Upcoming Season

[Cajunsmike]

Actually sounds exactly like a Marlin led team. Place great faith in players who weren’t happy,or get playing time at their former div one school, and juco players who can compete with other conference front running schools like Ga State.

I hope I’m wrong but I’m feeling another mediocre year in a bottom dwelling conference under Bobby. Things may play out strangely due to the Wuhan format, but probably still not playing in the conference finals.

We won a conference regular season championship starting four transfers. Gant, Stroman, Marquetti, and Bartley. We sometimes forget Bartley was a transfer as well. Coming here was the best decision he ever made basketball wise. He went from scoring four points a game at BYU to being the Louisiana player of the year his senior campaign. He parlayed that to being an All Star in Canada one year and the player of the year in a top Spanish league. I won't come close to saying any of the current new guys will accomplish that but there is precedent for success using transfers.

[CajunEXPRESS]

We won a conference regular season championship starting four transfers. Gant, Stroman, Marquetti, and Bartley. We sometimes forget Bartley was a transfer as well. Coming here was the best decision he ever made basketball wise. He went from scoring four points a game at BYU to being the Louisiana player of the year his senior campaign. He parlayed that to being an All Star in Canada one year and the player of the year in a top Spanish league. I won't come close to saying any of the current new guys will accomplish that but there is precedent for success using transfers.

Cherry picking your seasons. And he failed to convert that into a tournament championship. So to be fair 1 tournament, one regular season, one trip to conference final. Nothing to crow about. He’s been average in a weak conference his whole career here b

[cajuns80]

Not sure what that question means. However the group we plan to start the season with has 2 new guys in the starting rotation in JUCO swing man Au and the transfer Awkuba as an inside guy. You will likely see Trajan Wesley as the backup point guard, Miss. State transfer Butts as the backup swing guy and freshman Isaiah Richards as the third big. That means fully half of our 8 man rotation predicted to start the season were not here a year ago. Not predicting if they will do well or struggle. Just providing clarification on the change from the planned lineup vs what we finished with a year ago.

Don't expect Trajan to be backing up at point guard. That will go to Michael Thomas, Wesley's foot injury isn't going away.

[Cajunsmike]

Cherry picking your seasons. And he failed to convert that into a tournament championship. So to be fair 1 tournament, one regular season, one trip to conference final. Nothing to crow about. He’s been average in a weak conference his whole career here b

. I cherry picked the good season because that is one we did well using transfers which is what you were questioning. We had four that year. We will be using two this year. I don’t put JUCO guys in the same category as four year school transfers as they all move on after 2 years. Our top 8 to start the year will have 2 transfers, 2 Juco guys, and 4 HS guys. Not sure how that compares to other programs but I would guess that is not unusual.

[Cajunsmike]

Don't expect Trajan to be backing up at point guard. That will go to Michael Thomas, Wesley's foot injury isn't going away.

You could be right in that prediction of Thomas replacing Wesley if Trajan is not 100 percent. Kentrell Garnett is a walkon from Baton Rouge who could be another challenger for the back up point guard spot. I was told he turned down a scholarship to Southern in order to walk on here. His HS basketball bio is impressive.

[CajunEXPRESS]

. I cherry picked the good season because that is one we did well using transfers which is what you were questioning. We had four that year. We will be using two this year. I don’t put JUCO guys in the same category as four year school transfers as they all move on after 2 years. Our top 8 to start the year will have 2 transfers, 2 Juco guys, and 4 HS guys. Not sure how that compares to other programs but I would guess that is not unusual.

I can’t recall a season Bob didn’t rely heavily on transfers and juco players. I suppose there’s a couple.

[cajuns80]

I can’t recall a season Bob didn’t rely heavily on transfers and juco players. I suppose there’s a couple.

Because his recruiting has been awful outside of a few. Payton, Mbamalu, Stove, Washington, Shepherd, and I'd say a couple on this years team are about all he has hit on as freshman.

[Cajunsmike]

Because his recruiting has been awful outside of a few. Payton, Mbamalu, Stove, Washington, Shepherd, and I'd say a couple on this years team are about all he has hit on as freshman.

Russell and Wilson I presume you are the ones referring to who we hit on as freshman on this year's squad. Time will tell on Richards. More optimistic on him than Thomas simply because of size. Unfortunate the Julien injury situation has prevented him from being a hit to date. Hopefully the same thing does not happen to Joe Thomas who signed yesterday.

[ULvictory]

Death, Taxes, and UL Basketball Injuries

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[Cajunfever]

I can’t recall a season Bob didn’t rely heavily on transfers and juco players. I suppose there’s a couple.

The last coach who did not have transfers was Fletcher. Did you forget Evans had numerous transfers--Southall, Mitchell, Greene, Hamilton, to name a few