MBB G6 M2: Louisiana 73, New Orleans 63

[ZoomZoom]

Is it just me or has basketball just turned into a one-on-one contest?

Been that way since the father of the clear out, Michael Jordan.

[RaginDave]

Marlin just announced a new player joining the team this year in Ty Harper. He is a very good player.

https://247sports.com/player/ty-harper-46094968/

Lot's of nice offers, Little Rock, UL, Detroit, Nevada. Va Tech and USC.

[cajuns80]

Marlin just announced a new player joining the team this year in Ty Harper. He is a very good player.

https://247sports.com/player/ty-harper-46094968/

Lot's of nice offers, Little Rock, UL, Detroit, Nevada. Va Tech and USC.

Coming in a year earlier than what was expected. Great news as this is a free year for him. He should be starting sooner rather than later.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Our problem isn’t talent. We could be, should be a lot better with the talent on this team.

[Million$Mullet]

Akwuba reminds me of Southall, but a better version. Nice to see all the blocks and rebounds.

I’ve heard someone compare him to Shawn Long and now he’s a better version of Southall. Im not trying to be a _____ but I could not disagree more on both counts. He’s a good rim protector and rebounder. That’s about it when it comes to those comparisons.

[CajunEXPRESS]

At this point he’s not a consistent double digit scorer. But with Bobby Marlin almost every player improves a lot over time.

[JayWalker]

And, more were coming in. Several big boys were after him, which is one reason why they are bringing him in now.

And, in response to another comment in this thread...Akwuba is not Shawn Long or Michael Southall. But he was three blocks away from a triple double tonight.

If he's Theo Akwuba, I'll take it.

[Cajunsmike]

Ty Harper was rated as a 4 star player. They are counting on him to help. Maybe he can improve our playmaking and outside scoring. Obvious to all that the turnovers are still a problem but most of them occurred in first half when subbing was constant. Better in second half when rotation cut. Second team has to be more consistent. Most encouraging thing about this team is they don’t let their shooting problems impact their defense. That is a mark of a squad with priorities straight. I do wonder if strategy will change a little with the three point issues. Tonight seeing a few more mid range shots taken and a couple drop in made this old school guy smile a little.

[Cajunsmike]

And, more were coming in. Several big boys were after him, which is one reason why they are bringing him in now.

And, in response to another comment in this thread...Akwuba is not Shawn Long or Michael Southall. But he was three blocks away from a triple double tonight.

If he's Theo Akwuba, I'll take it.

I think Theo is a better free throw shooter than either of those guys and may be a better defensive player soon. He will never be the offensive player they were as he simply was not given that talent by God.

[Hatch]

Just got to finish watching definitely sloppy but a nice job to pull out a scrappy win when things weren’t clicking. I do like that they made the adjustment once again to move away from the 3pt shot when it wasn’t falling. To see Russell put up 20 points on a night when he was 0-7 from 3 shows just how much he has developed as a player. If you look back at his Freshman year he only had 12 2pt Field goal and 5 made free throws all season, 165 out of his 194 points came from 3. Those turn around jumpers from Wilson down the stretch were big as well. And just to reiterate yes Awkuba is not on the level of Long or Southall. I’ll put it this way, if the transfer portal had existed in their time and either one of them had entered it after their sophomore year they would have had a whole lot of interest and probably ended up at a major program (well maybe not Southall with where he actually ended up after his sophomore year). With the numbers Akwuba had at Portland I don’t know who else was contacting him but it probably wasn’t P5 schools. I think he has come back down to earth a little bit offensively as tonight showed he can struggle sometimes getting the ball in the basket whenever he can’t slam it home. I think Jay said it best, just let him be Theo, he is still a beast and certainly wouldn’t have won either UNO game without him.