MBB OT Final : Louisiana 76, SMU 72

[zephyr]

Stats say fulks played 11 minutes. I don’t think it was that many. Maybe big fish tried to rest the starters a lot in the first half to wear smu out in the second.

Fulks was not that effective. Didn't hit any outside shots when they doubled off him and he made poor decisions. I want to see Dalcourt in his replacement versus Thomas.

[zephyr]

Nice to get paid to go to a place and walk away with a hard earned victory. By the way the reason Thomas played so much was because Fulks was having a hard time handling the quickness of the Mustang guards when he was on defense. He also was off on his shot tonight. Yes, Thomas struggled with his ball handling but he had 6 assists and a key basket late. Let's hope Terrance Lewis is OK. If he is out for awhile it will hurt us.

I agree. Fulks struggled tonight. Couldn't hit anything and he was not guarding as well as he has in the past. MT has his flaws. He dribbles too much which I've mentioned many times on these threads but he found a way to help us down the stretch. This may have been a grow up game. Lewis and Fulks out of the rotation and we had to rely on Thomas, Dalcourt ( who should be playing more) and Charles. Could have been a blessing in disguise

[IberiaCajun]

Fulks was not that effective. Didn't hit any outside shots when they doubled off him and he made poor decisions. I want to see Dalcourt in his replacement versus Thomas.

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[zephyr]

To add to that if JB makes his free throws in regulation we don’t need overtime to win. Regardless he played a hell of a game. I saw the replay of Lewis’ injury. I’m not gonna say what I think it looks like. Here’s to hoping for the best.

Looked knee to knee to me. Looks just like a bruise. He was walking fine on it late in the game on the bench. I think Charles was more effective in this game anyhow which may have led to him staying in.

[zephyr]

This game was defined by the little things. I remember saying to myself during the middle of the game that it seemed like we were getting to all the 50/50 balls and making good defensive plays as well as rebounding. We did not shoot the ball particularly well nor did we shoot free throws well but it was the small things that mattered.

We had 16 offensive rebounds. That's UNC level stuff. We kept so many plays alive with those boards that led to second chance points. We also had 9 steals and 8 blocks. I thought our perimeter guys were particularly effective defensively led by Williams.

Yes, Thomas is a work in progress and he's maddening to watch but he also led us in assists and played well defensively. He also played 26 minutes to Fulks' 21 so coach saw more effectiveness in his play than Fulks which I wouldn't argue although he dribbles WAY too much.

This was that type of game I discussed. We got a lot more production and minutes out of our bench than we had before with Lewis and Fulks being sidelined as well as Garnett who all played over 30 minutes in the La Tech game. We had to have production and minutes from the bench and we got it. That's a grow up game and it may do more for Charles, Thomas and Dalcourt than we know.

[CharlieK]

This team has stones. This will be a fun year.

[mxpxfr690]

This team has stones. This will be a fun year.

We have signs of a really good team as this team has found ways to win in the end…. We will need it against Drake because them boys are good!

[cjr3888]

Announcer talking about a moral victory for SMU. Tell the players that. See what they think about that comment. Where do they get these guys? Geez!

Announcer was horrible. Kept referring to Marlin as “the coach”. Knew absolutely nothing about both team. It was obvious he didn’t prepare for the game.

[UL_Cajuns]

This game was defined by the little things. I remember saying to myself during the middle of the game that it seemed like we were getting to all the 50/50 balls and making good defensive plays as well as rebounding. We did not shoot the ball particularly well nor did we shoot free throws well but it was the small things that mattered.

We had 16 offensive rebounds. That's UNC level stuff. We kept so many plays alive with those boards that led to second chance points. We also had 9 steals and 8 blocks. I thought our perimeter guys were particularly effective defensively led by Williams.

Yes, Thomas is a work in progress and he's maddening to watch but he also led us in assists and played well defensively. He also played 26 minutes to Fulks' 21 so coach saw more effectiveness in his play than Fulks which I wouldn't argue although he dribbles WAY too much.

This was that type of game I discussed. We got a lot more production and minutes out of our bench than we had before with Lewis and Fulks being sidelined as well as Garnett who all played over 30 minutes in the La Tech game. We had to have production and minutes from the bench and we got it. That's a grow up game and it may do more for Charles, Thomas and Dalcourt than we know.

I said the same about “
we were getting to all the 50/50 balls“. That is very promising for basketball.

[BeauCajun]

Announcer was horrible. Kept referring to Marlin as “the coach”. Knew absolutely nothing about both team. It was obvious he didn’t prepare for the game.

It didn’t take me long to sync up Mr Walker on the Varsity app. He struggled a little when coach was standing in his way from seeing the action, but like the the Cajuns last night he came back strong. Finished off the game with a run and CAJUNS WIN.

Nice win for our team and “FANS”.