Game Daaaaay!! UL vs ASU

[CrazyCajun]

Attendance?

4408 I think...but got pretty loud when needed

[BirdofParadise]

I thought ARkansas State played their butts off tonight.

Props to Boucoum who didn't back down from Shawn and ASU's gameplan to not let Shawn beat them in the second half.

But Kasey, Shep, Hedge and yes, Eli made them pay by making big shots and we did a great job during that stretch of making the extra pass.

And, tho Shawn didn't score a bucket til the end he really was great on the boards and inside in the final ten minutes.

We took their two best guards and slowed them down.

NICE performance and good job by the fans when the Cajuns needed them.

I was on a Jonesboro station and they asked about the crowd. I predicted 4500.

If anyone needs Powerball numbers, call me.

[DocCajun]

I thought ARkansas State played their butts off tonight.

Props to Boucoum who didn't back down from Shawn and ASU's gameplan to not let Shawn beat them in the second half.

But Kasey, Shep, Hedge and yes, Eli made them pay by making big shots and we did a great job during that stretch of making the extra pass.

And, tho Shawn didn't score a bucket til the end he really was great on the boards and inside in the final ten minutes.

We took their two best guards and slowed them down.

NICE performance and good job by the fans when the Cajuns needed them.

I was on a Jonesboro station and they asked about the crowd. I predicted 4500.

If anyone needs Powerball numbers, call me.

I was really impressed with 33 and 50 for stAte. They were extremely tough. They were a better team than I expected.

I continue to be impressed with McGuire. He is ramping up quickly and giving quality minutes which also puts Kasey in a better position to get open shots off the ball.

Solid win. Big showdown Saturday. We need at least 6k fans there

[ZoomZoom]

Those bigs from state sure didn't back down, game plan from the start was to body Shawn with multiple players, which actually what we've seen the past few weeks. Shawn did well holding his cool, maturity he sometimes lacked last year. Good for draft stock.

Long time fan, I don't ever remember a foul mouthed coach like Brady. Tubbs and Dees would sometimes slip up, but Brady, darn, he cusses HIS kids on the floor in front of God and country. Unfortunately, some of his players emulate him. Not going to miss him.

He almost got his second tech walking off at half. He was flapping away, assistant got in between and you could see the ref tell him "say it to my face".

[DannyP]

I was really impressed with 33 and 50 for stAte. They were extremely tough. They were a better team than I expected.

I continue to be impressed with McGuire. He is ramping up quickly and giving quality minutes which also puts Kasey in a better position to get open shots off the ball.

Solid win. Big showdown Saturday. We need at least 6k fans there

I'm calling for 8k.
Geaux Cajuns!

[jumboragncajun]

I thought ARkansas State played their butts off tonight.

Props to Boucoum who didn't back down from Shawn and ASU's gameplan to not let Shawn beat them in the second half.

But Kasey, Shep, Hedge and yes, Eli made them pay by making big shots and we did a great job during that stretch of making the extra pass.

And, tho Shawn didn't score a bucket til the end he really was great on the boards and inside in the final ten minutes.

We took their two best guards and slowed them down.

NICE performance and good job by the fans when the Cajuns needed them.

I was on a Jonesboro station and they asked about the crowd. I predicted 4500.

If anyone needs Powerball numbers, call me.

Shawn had some HUGE assists in the second half when he got doubled and tripled.

[MountainDew]

Shawn's vision as a big man is unbelievable. And it showed tonight.

[jumboragncajun]

Those kickouts to Shep are really what started our offense for our comeback. He also had a nice look to Bryce cutting in the lane for a layup. I give much much credit to Long for daring them to double team him and then punish them. That's showing good signs of maturity and leadership.

[RaginCajunFan]

My adrenaline is still going strong! What a game! Many Cajuns came through tonight but boy was Stove huge tonight! Makes me happy when players take advantage of open lanes. : ) My one concern was in the first half. During the win streak, we have seen Long double-teamed and had Bryce Washington on the other end to finish. That was absent for the most part tonight. Long being overaggressive in first half makes me think maybe ASU was disrupting what Bryce has done well the past 9 games when Long is double-teamed.

While there were times we didn't guard well, boy, ASU made some well contested shots. I mentioned to my Dad, "When will they miss?"

I was highly impressed with both ASU Men and Women's defensive play.

Speaking of the Women's game, ASU ladies can guard! ASU played most of the game in 2-3 Zone and I kept telling my buddy... This is the time for Taylor Washington/ Okde to hit some 3's. Problem was, Cajuns couldn't get anyone open on the perimeter... vs a 2-3 zone! Very impressed! Okde was on bench until late in the game. It wasn't until ASU switched to what it seemed to be a 1-2-2, that the cajuns were able to penetrate inside. Tough loss for the Women. I felt Broadhead's gameplan focused on having his best defensive players on the court, just didn't have enough offense to win. 3-point battle hurt badly. I really thought Broadhead was going to ride the defensive lineup until the final stretch and then put his offensive weapons in. I was wrong. Maybe Veal and Wilridge fouling out disrupted the second half gameplan. Surely didn't help. I could be wrong, but I think only 6-7 girls saw action this afternoon; another reason to believe Coach wanted his best defensive players in the game.

Going back to the Men, I was also very impressed how well ASU defends. Like Jay mentioned above, great job by the Cajuns making the extra pass and knocking down those huge 3's. Boy I'm fired up! Well guys, many have complained about not having many "meaningful" games in the Cajundome, well, we have one Saturday! #noexcuses #turnup

[Ned Clampett]

Damn fine first post!