MBB G11 Final: Louisiana 62 Tech 83

[angeleast]

What happened to Jakeenan Gant last night? I saw where he only played 14 minutes and went 0-3 from the floor. Did he get hurt?

Yup. He got knocked to the floor..

[CajunVic]

Yup. He got knocked to the floor..

The whole damn team got knocked out of the dome.

[Jacob81]

Yup. He got knocked to the floor..

He went up blocked a shot and came down on his hip and hand, arm. Looked like he may have hyperextended his elbow and definitely bruised his hip. He came back in with 10:00 left but didn’t look the same.

[CajunEXPRESS]

For both parties involved. After next season, his buyout will be half of what it previously was under the the former agreement.

Without an extension he’d be contracted out next year. It’s a bad deal for us but it’s not bad for Marlin. Gets him a recruiting cover.

[Cajunsmike]

He went up blocked a shot and came down on his hip and hand, arm. Looked like he may have hyperextended his elbow and definitely bruised his hip. He came back in with 10:00 left but didn’t look the same.

Badly bruised tailbone was the main issue according to post game comments. Not sure how long it takes to recover from that. He came back in with 9 minutes to go in the second half once Cajuns were down 17. I did not understand that decision as why risk further injury in a game that was out of hand. Perhaps it was his call as his mother was in town from Georgia.

[zephyr]

Badly bruised tailbone was the main issue according to post game comments. Not sure how long it takes to recover from that. He came back in with 9 minutes to go in the second half once Cajuns were down 17. I did not understand that decision as why risk further injury in a game that was out of hand. Perhaps it was his call as his mother was in town from Georgia.

I would rest him for the next two weeks. Get him as healthy as possible going into conference.

[CajunVic]

I would rest him for the next two weeks. Get him as healthy as possible going into conference.

Hell, if all that counts are 3 wins in March, let the guy rest.

[zephyr]

Hell, if all that counts are 3 wins in March, let the guy rest.

They shouldn't but it appears that is where our team is this year. A conference title would be great and show a great deal of improvement from this point to then but it appears that we will be relying on the conference tournament to gauge how successful we were this year.

[Cajunsmike]

I read that his buyout would cost the University less than before. Seem like an equitable deal. Bottom line is Marlin will have to shore this up over the next year. The players who stepped in for the departed seniors have been a downgrade and after this year he will have no legitimate stars. A lot will be riding on next years recruiting class.

Next year's recruiting class is pretty much done. Includes three HS signees from the November period and one transfer. Also, a highly thought of freshman is being redshirted due to an injury from HS. One of the recently signed HS guys is rated top player in state. They need to bring in a quality inside player as well during the spring. No way at this stage to know if any of those will be stars although I would not be surprised if the transfer is newcomer of year in SBC next season.
Agree that much of future of program will ride on all these newcomers. Very understandable to be concerned about next season at this stage as so many of the guys which will be relied upon will be freshman.

[Jacob81]

Troy won at wku today!!! Chaulk one up for the lowley sunbelt.