MBB: Louisiana 66, Troy 57

[Rainman66]

I am not convinced we are a very good team, however, we are playing pretty well right now and it is great to see.

I also believe that Marlin is a good man, but this should be his last season.

Having said that, I am ALL IN on the Cajuns winning tonight and going to March Madness. It would be great for the university, a once in a lifetime opportunity for these young men, but I also understand that it would probably mean that Coach Marlin is back next season.

Geaux Cajuns !!

[zephyr]

I would like to apologize, I was wrong about Michael Thomas. Last year I stated that I did not think Michael Thomas was a D1 basketball player and I think I was accurate about the way he played last year, but he has steadily grown into becoming a very capable PG at the D1 level and considering he is only a Sophomore and has 2 more years to play he is going to be a very good PG. I don't love the fact that he is small, but if he improved this much from season 1 to season 2, I am very excited to see him in years 3 and 4.

Let's have this discussion tomorrow. I hope this statement ages well. He will be tested tonight big time with their on ball pressure.

[zephyr]

I am not convinced we are a very good team, however, we are playing pretty well right now and it is great to see.

I also believe that Marlin is a good man, but this should be his last season.

Having said that, I am ALL IN on the Cajuns winning tonight and going to March Madness. It would be great for the university, a once in a lifetime opportunity for these young men, but I also understand that it would probably mean that Coach Marlin is back next season.

Geaux Cajuns !!

If he wins tonight, it won't be his last season unless he retires. I think his contract calls for immediate and automatic extensions for certain accomplishments, winning the SBC tournament and going to NCAA is one of them.

[zephyr]

Biggest reason for success this past week, in my view:
1. Best defense I've seen a Cajun team play in years. Relentless.
2. Mike Thomas playing under control and trusting in his own abilities.
3. Greg Williams being the player we know he should be.
4. Team seems to be playing TOGETHER. That hasn't been the case most of this season.

Pull out your church shoes fellas.. Feels like we're jitter buggin' our way into March....

Just having less guys available has automatically created a rotation where guys could settle in and get into rhythm. We were playing way too many guys early on and guys just couldn't find a groove. Williams playing the 3 on the wing on offense has allowed him to open up his game and not have to be a ball handler as much. Need him to step up and be the player he was rated as if we want to advance.

[zephyr]

Under normal circumstances Thomas would have redshirted last year but the covid rule made a redshirt pointless so he played a little bit. He is still technically a freshman, so he still has 3 years. I said even the little I saw him play last year I thought he could develop into an solid mid major level starting PG. I don't think he will ever be a stud all conference level guy but with the right pieces around him he can be successful in his role.

Just needs to continue working on his shot and play under control more. One of the other things about this team and how its playing is guys have grown up. Look at Dou, last night he had chances to just take the ball into the lane and put up a wild shot or jack up a 3 and he didn't and it opened up an open shot for a better shooter.