MBB: Tech Rallies Past Louisiana, 78-69

[UL_Cajuns]

Why is Bob Marlin still our coach?

[anhil8tor]

Why is Bob Marlin still our coach?

Big game Bob is a nice guy. His players love him. He graduates his players. We are lucky to have him.

[Scott Malkinson]

Why is Bob Marlin still our coach?

He ran off pretty much the entire fanbase therfore no one to pay his buyout... genius If you really think about it

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Yeah for as much credit as we give Maggard, I really don't understand why we keep Marlin for as much as his salary is. If his buyout really is only 100k, I really don't know why he is still coaching

[BBOYD]

Definitely discouraging game yesterday. As far as struggles go, Kobe Julien inconsistency is a factor. In the last three road games he is one for 22 from the field. He has played fairly well in the home games. He tends to drive the ball into traffic frequently which causes turnovers. They need to find him a way to get him a basket early which seems to get him going. Inconsistent point guard play is of course an issue which leads to turnovers. Reducing turnovers is the no. 1 way to improvement. However, I have no idea how to accomplish that. Running the guys more when they turn it over in practice has been tried and it is obviously not working. Trajan Wesley is giving all he can now but would better serve the team as on off the bench spark. Greg Williams Jr. has been forced to play there but would be more effective in the 2 guard role. People in the program say Au does things to help the team when he is on the court that average fans will never see. I don't know if that is true. Hopefully he is able to go by conference play time. Not having Awkuba hurt yesterday when Brown got in foul trouble. He would have had a better chance defensively guarding Lofton than the other guys we tried. Offensively, we probably are OK with the other bigs next to Brown as he and Awkuba did not seem to be as effective as hoped when they played together. Another problem is they have too many guys with similar talents that have not separated themselves. That leads to uncertain roles. Also leads to guys pressing when they are in the game as they believe they may be pulled if they are not effective quickly. Finally, the team needs more mental toughness. Lots of open looks yesterday that could have countered Tech's run had they gone down. Those misses are not all physical, they are mental. In order to be successful you need guys who find ways to make plays when the opponent is on a run. That has not happened frequently enough. That is a long answer which probably does not address many of the concerns. I will not comment on the coaching staff at this time (good or bad) for reasons I would rather keep private. Please respect my desires in that regard.

So what happen with the Creighton kid, he hardly ever plays? Before the season he was said to be the most athletic kid on the team and can really play. We also have a top 100 player “Harper” He barely plays as well! Why is that?

[CajunNation]

Lots of open looks yesterday that could have countered Tech's run had they gone down. Those misses are not all physical, they are mental. .

Some guys can be mentally tough as nails and still can’t shoot. It’s like the “forcing turnovers defense” in football that got HUD fired. Some things can’t be made to happen.

Army has the most mentally tough guys on the planet, yet they couldn’t complete a pass when they needed it yesterday.

[CajunVic]

Some guys can be mentally tough as nails and still can’t shoot. It’s like the “forcing turnovers defense” in football that got HUD fired. Some things can’t be made to happen.

Army has the most mentally tough guys on the planet, yet they couldn’t complete a pass when they needed it yesterday.

They could not complete a pass yesterday when I needed it also . . .

[zephyr]

Sure it was bob. On a run grab a 9 point lead. Stop momentum. Let tech close to 3 at the half and have all the momentum.
Genius

It's not about freaking momentum. Not sure how many times this needs to be explained. If he doesn't call a timeout and get him out of there, what happens if the next trip down the court he picks up his second foul? Now you have your best player on the bench anyhow AND he has 2 fouls and very little time left in the half for which that momentum is worthless. You have to have guys that can go out and maintain that momentum with Brown out. Our entire team outside of Brown and Joe Charles decided not to show up.

Now, I would love to ask Marlin why he didn't just go at Lofton in the second half when he had foul trouble. He was guarding Brown. He was not aggressive enough there IMO. Most here are in general agreement about our coaching situation but that specific timeout was a good one IMO.

[zephyr]

Zephyr,

You said to save him from getting his Second Foul, late in the 1st half ???

Not sure if the second foul is that big a deal late in the 1st half!!!

I guess the question is since there is very little time in the half why risk it? Also, he ended up nearly fouling out and was not effective defensively late in the game due to not wanting to pick up that foul so it seems that it was necessary.

[zephyr]

So what happen with the Creighton kid, he hardly ever plays? Before the season he was said to be the most athletic kid on the team and can really play. We also have a top 100 player “Harper” He barely plays as well! Why is that?

All good questions

[CajunVic]

So what happen with the Creighton kid, he hardly ever plays? Before the season he was said to be the most athletic kid on the team and can really play. We also have a top 100 player “Harper” He barely plays as well! Why is that?

Nice interview . . .

[wscoog]

The sad thing is Marlin coached not to get Brown in foul trouble and he did anyway at the beginning of the second half. If only Marlin worried about turnovers as much as fouls. Cajuns should have had a double digit lead at halftime.