Basketball game Monday vs. UT Tyler

[Big Tyme]

Yeah, the big fella is no Lewis.

Lewis was quite a find. Wish we could have had him another year.

[Jeaux]

IDK why, but that seems awfully close considering we were playing a D2 school. Is that just me, or did the Cajuns really not play that well?

It's so hard to gauge considering the level of competition. The starters were ice cold to start. It's the the subs and the new guys that jump started this team and built a huge lead. Second half UTT was pressing and trapping and we got sloppy. I'd won't judge this team after one exhibition game. Might have to give them a few weeks before we see what this team is

[cajunsray]

What was the opening line-up against UT-Tyler?

[cajuns80]

What was the opening line-up against UT-Tyler?

Fulks, Garnett, Charles, Julien, Kitenge

[Esqueleto]

Fulks, Garnett, Charles, Julien, Kitenge

Got a feeling Butler or London Fields will take Garnett's spot in the starting 5 before too long.

[cajuns80]

Got a feeling Butler or London Fields will take Garnett's spot in the starting 5 before too long.

Embrace the young roster and start Fulks, Hardy, Fields, Julien, Charles and run run run run. Kitenge will not help.

[Esqueleto]

Embrace the young roster and start Fulks, Hardy, Fields, Julien, Charles and run run run run. Kitenge will not help.

Agreed. You could try the 40 minutes of hell and sub out every 5 minutes or so

[60swerethebest]

Hosanna had limitations but one he doesn’t have it getting knocked away from his position. He fell on one Tyler player last night. The kid was squashed.

[cajuns80]

Hosanna had limitations but one he doesn’t have it getting knocked away from his position. He fell on one Tyler player last night. The kid was squashed.

We didn't watch the same game last night then. I thought he looked extremely soft against a very small team. He has no hands and didn't look to fight for rebounding position much at all.

[60swerethebest]

Yep different game. Once he blocked out no one moved him. He cannot jump but has pretty quick feet. I would have not liked to play inside against him. Unless he continues to put ball on the floor. He’s bad at that like most bigs we’ve had. We’ll see how he develops. I think he has potential. Just my opinion.

[Cajunsmike]

IDK why, but that seems awfully close considering we were playing a D2 school. Is that just me, or did the Cajuns really not play that well?

We had a 25 point lead at half and a 34 point lead at one point in the second half. None of our top 6 guys played more than 19 minutes. We played 12 people and 11 of them scored. Therefore, my recommendation is to draw zero conclusions from the exhibition game. That is not to say some things could not be improved upon. Rebounding being one of them. Personally, I don't think this result is a reason to panic. I would also say not to have optimism had we won by 40 plus. It is an exhibition game which is approached completely different than a regular season game. Note, both St. John's and Louisville lost exhibtion games to lower division opponents in recent days. My guess is they would have won those in the regular season. Tough to draw conclusions from that affair last night.

[Cajunsmike]

Mullet, please check your PM's.