Women's Basketball: Cold Shooting Hurts Cajuns In Sun Belt Opener

[VObserver]

While I agree with what you said here, I am concerned that the 2 girls over 6' that came in this year are totally invisible on the court. They have both played, so are not red-shirting, but neither has done much. My worry is that the bigs in next year's class will be similar.

Correction: one of the invisible bigs is 5'11".

[BirdofParadise]

Beau, if we finish at .500 in the SBC as currently configured, we need to seriously consider whether Brodhead is WBB's Hud or WBB's Bustle. I am inclined to believe the latter. There are only two teams with RPI's in the top 100, and one other [besides UL] between 101 and 200, and both of those are much closer to 200 than 100.

If Brodhead has made as much progress as others have claimed, we should be no worse than 14-6 in conference, and that includes being swept by the Arkansas teams and 2 road losses, one of which has to be to a bad team.

Man builds from the ground up. Has one senior. Lost TWO starters for the year before the season started.

And you're ready to flush him if he doesn't go 14-6. I love you dude, but that's just crazy.

[VObserver]

Man builds from the ground up. Has one senior. Lost TWO starters for the year before the season started.

And you're ready to flush him if he doesn't go 14-6. I love you dude, but that's just crazy.

It is women's basketball, BOP. That is a game that can be won with 2-3 quality players and 4 girls who don't hurt you. And 3 years should be long enough to find 3 pretty good players and 4 average ones.

It is a conference so watered down that 200 is considered a GOOD RPI. No Middle with an RPI in the 40's. No WKU with one in the 70's or 80's. No FIU or UNT in the 90-120 range. If we can't win 14 conference games against teams with RPIs that range from 209 to 340, then we are not making much progress.

Bird, I am not talking about running a guy who can't win 14 in the 2005 Sun Belt with 8 teams in the top 150 RPI. I'm talking about being skeptical about the progress we have made if we can't win 14 in the 2014 SBC with 2 teams in the top 150 RPI.

[VObserver]

SBC RPI at end of 2013-2014 Season

stAte: 115
UALR: 149
TxSt: 192
App: 236
Troy: 252
GaSt: 258
UL: 272
ULM: 277
GaSo: 296
USA: 318
UTA: 337

My prior post should have said RPI's from 192-337.

[CajunEXPRESS]

That is pretty much the SBC women or men.

[VObserver]

That is pretty much the SBC women or men.

As recently as 2007, the SBC women were ranked 8th among all D-1 conferences. 25th last year.

[Cajunsmike]

My concern with the women is the perimeter shooting. They seem to have trouble hitting open looks for a very long spell. Perhaps the taller players coming in will get more offensive rebounds and that weakness can be covered up to some degree.

[Boomer]

As recently as 2007, the SBC women were ranked 8th among all D-1 conferences. 25th last year.

Well having coached AA HS ball and watching Coach Beau and following my daughter through the Biddy, Elementary, AAU, HS, and College----Coaching defense is so important and I think we do that well---Somebody needs to be a great shooter or maybe 2 and we lost a great one---you have got to have some tall ones and well are bigger than the past 2 years---have quickness that doesn't ____ the ball away and we ain't bad there----Kids that love it and I think we have that!!!

[VObserver]

Well having coached AA HS ball and watching Coach Beau and following my daughter through the Biddy, Elementary, AAU, HS, and College----Coaching defense is so important and I think we do that well---Somebody needs to be a great shooter or maybe 2 and we lost a great one---you have got to have some tall ones and well are bigger than the past 2 years---have quickness that doesn't ____ the ball away and we ain't bad there----Kids that love it and I think we have that!!!

I will refrain from comment about individual players, but I have been generally unimpressed with our talent level and size. Better, much better than Rogers, but still not solid D-1 players.

[BirdofParadise]

It is women's basketball, BOP. That is a game that can be won with 2-3 quality players and 4 girls who don't hurt you. And 3 years should be long enough to find 3 pretty good players and 4 average ones.

It is a conference so watered down that 200 is considered a GOOD RPI. No Middle with an RPI in the 40's. No WKU with one in the 70's or 80's. No FIU or UNT in the 90-120 range. If we can't win 14 conference games against teams with RPIs that range from 209 to 340, then we are not making much progress.

Bird, I am not talking about running a guy who can't win 14 in the 2005 Sun Belt with 8 teams in the top 150 RPI. I'm talking about being skeptical about the progress we have made if we can't win 14 in the 2014 SBC with 2 teams in the top 150 RPI.

Again, two starters missing for the year. With Okde we beat Mississippi State.

Patience, grasshopper.

Happy New Year to you and the family!!