MBB G6 M2: Louisiana 73, New Orleans 63

[CajunJeaux]

AU is definitely playing out of position. He was recruited as a 2 guard, not a point. He was second team JUCO All American. In his freshman year he scored 27 In JUCO championship game. I think playing out of position is impacting his shot.

With the way Cedric has been shooting terrible, but handling the ball really well, it should be a no brainer to have Cedric run the point and move Au to 2 spot.

[CajunEXPRESS]

You leave Russell alone. Between him and Wilson we’ve got a great one two punch

[Boomer]

You leave Russell alone. Between him and Wilson we’ve got a great one two punch

......Were both players of the year in Louisiana?

[cajuns80]

Why don’t we have a couple of point guards? It’s not like we were banking a couple. Wesley is too short and has a serious foot injury that’s been ongoing. What other players are supposed to be point guards? Point guard arguably the most important position of a basketball team.

It’s not fair to defend AU being in the wrong position without addressing why he’s in that position.

The staff didnt think there was a problem at PG which tells you the issue. They brought on Michael Thomas as a project, but he isn't supposed to be counted on this year.

[CajunEXPRESS]

So a day late and a dollar short yet again

[Cajunsmike]

The staff didnt think there was a problem at PG which tells you the issue. They brought on Michael Thomas as a project, but he isn't supposed to be counted on this year.

They were thinking Wesley could contribute there. Probably his injury history should have been taken into consideration more. To be fair, AU had 7 assists and one turnover last night. We can win with him doing that every night. Also, we are not running the same guy at point every possession. Three guys alternate there as Malik does it at times. Personally I would like to see more mid range shots designed for Malik.

[Hatch]

......Were both players of the year in Louisiana?

As far as being named Mr. Basketball neither were. Wilson was 2A player of the year both his Junior and Senior year and was widely considered the top prospect in the state for his class.

[cajuns80]

They were thinking Wesley could contribute there. Probably his injury history should have been taken into consideration more. To be fair, AU had 7 assists and one turnover last night. We can win with him doing that every night. Also, we are not running the same guy at point every possession. Three guys alternate there as Malik does it at times. Personally I would like to see more mid range shots designed for Malik.

I don't think the staff was counting on Wesley, as they knew last year that this foot injury was most likely career ending.

[CajunEXPRESS]

They were thinking Wesley could contribute there. Probably his injury history should have been taken into consideration more. To be fair, AU had 7 assists and one turnover last night. We can win with him doing that every night. Also, we are not running the same guy at point every possession. Three guys alternate there as Malik does it at times. Personally I would like to see more mid range shots designed for Malik.

At his best Wesley is a backup point guard. As for Au? If you’re going to defend him as a point guard playing out of position? What’s the point? He’s having trouble at both IMO. If he’s having trouble with scoring because he doing something else quit the something else.

As for point? Both Russell and Malik are better. I’m not looking at stats it’s more the awkward spots when he’s got the ball.

None of this is a player problem. It’s on a head coach who constantly has problems getting and keeping the right players for the right job on the court.

[Cajunsmike]

At his best Wesley is a backup point guard. As for Au? If you’re going to defend him as a point guard playing out of position? What’s the point? He’s having trouble at both IMO. If he’s having trouble with scoring because he doing something else quit the something else.

As for point? Both Russell and Malik are better. I’m not looking at stats it’s more the awkward spots when he’s got the ball.

None of this is a player problem. It’s on a head coach who constantly has problems getting and keeping the right players for the right job on the court.

Perhaps the new guy from the California Prep School can help there. We will find out soon enough. They really want Malik handling the ball in transition. Sometimes in the half court they use AU to simply get the ball to Cedric at a spot he can drive or shoot. The prettiest play of the game last night was the pocket pass AU made to Awkuba for a dunk off a pick and roll play. Granted we need to see a lot more of those. At this stage, despite his shortcomings, we have no choice but to use him to handle the ball at times. Apparently he also has been dealing with knee issues but is fighting through the pain at this time. Nothing serious there but it may be a factor in his play.