Louisiana Returns Home To Face In-State Opponent SLU

[zephyr]

Good thing these guys can't handle the ball

[HOUCajun]

Cajuns Crushing SLU now. Good to see

[DocCajun]

WAAYYY better 2nd half. Thank goodness

[ULvictory]

Nice way to respond to the early struggles.

[Million$Mullet]

Nice way to respond to the early struggles.

I think we were down 14 or 15 points at one point in the first half and were up by as many as 18 in the second. It wasn’t pretty at first but once we settled in, we controlled the game. So yes it was a very nice way to respond.

[Cajunsmike]

Both teams 22 FGs 6 3's
Difference cajuns up 12 at the free throw line

Game plan was to shoot the three often because of the style defense SLU plays in the half court. At least that was what told to people by Mike Murphy in the premium drink section. Problem early in the game was the Cajuns were not getting into the proper shooting stance before releasing the shot. Once they started setting their feet and squaring up, their percentage went up quite a bit. Turnover problem in the first 10 minutes was so discouraging that people would have understood if anyone had walked out or tuned out. Huge turnaround in game occurred when they got that problem under control. Less dribbling and more passing led to our highest assist number this year. Only 4 turnovers in second half, holding SLU to below 40 percent in second half, and a good free throw percentage were also positives. Whenever you score 98 points you did something well. Jalen Johnson scoring 26 points with shots inside and out is also encouraging. Going forward, these slow starts have to be a concern. Seems we are working from behind at the under 12 timeout in almost every game. That also discourages the fan base. Need to find an answer for that issue soon.

[DieHard1280]

Good job Cajuns!

[VObserver]

Per Warren Nolan our current RPI is 281, NET is192, SOS is 335.

Our best win is over RPI 217 Youngstown. Worst loss is to RPI 213 Wyoming.

SLU is RPI 341.

FWIW Nolan projects us to have a 10-21 record, 5-15 in conference play.

He also projects us to have 0 wins in quadrants 1, 2 and 3.

I expect his projection is somewhat pessimistic. I think we will be about 9-11 in conference and 15-16 overall.

[zephyr]

Per Warren Nolan our current RPI is 281, NET is192, SOS is 335.

Our best win is over RPI 217 Youngstown. Worst loss is to RPI 213 Wyoming.

SLU is RPI 341.

FWIW Nolan projects us to have a 10-21 record, 5-15 in conference play.

He also projects us to have 0 wins in quadrants 1, 2 and 3.

I expect his projection is somewhat pessimistic. I think we will be about 9-11 in conference and 15-16 overall.

Oooph. Let's hope you are both wrong...

[Million$Mullet]

Oooph. Let's hope you are both wrong...

We will probably win some games we aren’t supposed to at home and get blown out quite a bit on the road. Until the consistency gets there, that’s the reality for this team. I’d be very surprised if we ended up above .500 at the end of the season.