MBB G11 Final: Louisiana 62 Tech 83

[Cajunfanatico]

Hud had it a lot easier coming in than Napier did.

Wasn't Hud handed both Blaine Gauthier and Terrance Broadway?

[ULvictory]

Wasn't Hud handed both Blaine Gauthier and Terrance Broadway?

Yes, as well as a veteran starter in Masson

[CajunEXPRESS]

And kicker extraordinary Brett Baer,https://articles.nola.com/nobowl/ind...brett_baer.amp
And tight end Green. Hudspeth was handed some really great players.

[ULvictory]

And Bill Bentley
And Melvin White

[zephyr]

So when you say we’re letting the coaching staff make it sound impossible. Are you talking about all the mid major fan bases and coaching staffs in the south? Because apparently we’re all in the same boat. Win your tourney or your out. Except for few cases down here. Like Houston this year maybe. But if they lose a couple inconference to uconn, Cinn, ucf, or smu. They will be in the same position. So maybe it’s not impossible but it seems really freakin hard, because no one is doing it down south.

Are you Bob Marlin's PR manager?

[zephyr]

Hope's not usually a very sound strategy, especially for becoming a millionaire, but you probably already know that.

I've actually said nothing negative at all about Bob Marlin. If he believes that he's doing exactly what Dr. Maggard wants him to do, then my beef is really with Maggard and not Marlin. However, I don't think that's the case. I'm no insider but believe Maggard expects more.

I'm sure Marlin's a decent man and a decent basketball coach, just no longer the coach this program needs today. We need all our sports, the most important ones anyway, running on 8 cylinders, and sooner, rather than later. We're not going to win any races with what's on the court these days.

I would actually agree with you on this. And I will say that I believe Maggard is completely happy with the job Marlin is doing considering his willingness to extend him and his public comments about those extensions stating that Marlin is running a clean program. He is obviously showing what is important to him and building a program of excellence is not that priority, at least not right now it isn't.

[zephyr]

Situational awareness. I know, I can’t believe I didn’t realize the cupboard full of talent that went 3-9 Hud inherited. But but there were 85 of them. Woohoo

So what I want to know is what exactly is your position on the state of our basketball program? You argue for pages with the people who are critical of Marlin but then you say you are not a Marlin guy. What exactly is your opinion of this program? I will share one thing with you. While I was watching the game on Saturday night, I can honestly say I wasn't even ____ed. The reason I came up with was that its something that honestly I've come to expect in some ways and I know, from speaking to CajunsMike, that it doesn't matter what I feel or say anyhow as Marlin is not going anywhere. It is that apathy that I was feeling which is what is holding this program back. Marlin has so much job security that there is really no result that will hold his feet to the fire no matter how good or bad a season is.

[Jacob81]

What I don't understand is, what's the purpose of the argument or trolling? His only position so far as it relates to basketball is that if no one else is any good in the deep south these days, then why should we think we can be? Sort of, why even try?

Marlin had a kick-___ squad last year, but still failed to win the tournament to get us to the NCAA, and then lost in the NIT to LSU, but who cares. Other than that everything was great last year and it took Marlin only 9 years to get us there. Just think what he can accomplish in year 20.

Wow!! Trying not to call you names. But neither paragraph is accurate.

No one could come up with the example I was wondering about.

I should have said despite losing in the tourney and th LSU, we still had a good team. Instead of saying” I don’t care if we lost, we were still a good team”

Have to be very careful how you word things here, people will spin it however they see fit to argue.

[ManAboutTown]

Pay attention to this conversation folks. Jacob81 is the predominant attitude of our social club fan base for basketball. The same 1500-2000 will show up to the dome, no matter who the coach is, no matter the quality of basketball, no matter how schltty the league is, no matter who the NAIA opponent might be... and the staff, admin and boosters know it.

We are stuck in cement for a reason. This thread is exhibit A.

[TheRealZeebart]

Did Mike Murphy just say, "we are everybody's big game?" LMAO!!! I hope Schultz laughed at him.