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The Louisiana Tech men's basketball team is adding one more non-conference game to the slate by hosting LSU-Shreveport on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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Please don't let anyone get hurt. Kind of interesting the picture chosen for a pickup game...
Kind of interesting just playing another pickup game. No way it happens twice in two years, huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
And on the 22nd we have powerhouse Crowley’s Ridge College coming in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
UAB beat Millsap 103-29...and the game was not that close. :icon_roll:
We are 7-2. Bama edged #14 Houston and NC State lost in OT to #1 ranked Purdue. We will be 8-2 heading into our next quality opponent, LSU (Santa Clara is "good" at 7-4 and some good wins). We were never in the Bama game, and then played fairly well at NC State.
LSU is very good. They are "long" with athletic, talented players who can all make plays. They are the #1 defensive team in the nation too. This is a huge test. Without Crawford we lack a "big" with some length who could have battled in the paint with all those tiggers, who are built like him. Someone else with size will have to step up, Hunter, I guess. To have a chance our guards are gonna have to play "out of their minds!" Like, we need to hit something like 20/25 three-point shots, shoot 100% from the FT line, protect the ball (LSU forces a ton of turnovers), and help Lofton by battling for rebounds and every loose ball.
LSU lacks overall team discipline. They play more like an all-star team or a bunch of very talented guys who got together one Saturday at the local Y and play a pick-up game. This will be a test/opportunity for Konkol to actually out-coach someone and make a difference.
lsu gets in the heads of all our teams. For once (in recent times), I would LOVE to beat them and ESPECIALLY in Bossier!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Well, LSU-BR hasn’t exactly been playing all top tier teams. Nicholls was an exhibition game, but they have played ULM, Texas State, Liberty, McNeese, and Belmont. They are playing Northwestern State tomorrow night and will be playing Lipscomb after they play us. They eked out a win over Penn State in OT.
If Tech is hitting on all cylinders and LSU comes in overconfident and plays undisciplined – well, you just never know.
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I like your enthusiasm bur we'll see. Santa Clara is by far the best of our wins at #92 KenPom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg Fan
lsu is #13. Alabama, who handed us a 30 point loss, is #11.
Works for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
LSU moved up to #19.
Good grief. This has GOT to be mental.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg Fan
ULM lost to LSU 101-39? SERIOUSLY? That's preposterous. And no one else has stayed within 14 points of LSU this season except Penn St, which was an OT win for the Tigers?
Ahem.....this kind of stuff exasperates me. How 'bout just growing a spine and playing good basketball. They are not the Harlem Globetrotters to everyone else's Washington Generals.
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Louisiana Tech hosts LSU-Shreveport on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court.* There will be free admission to this non-conference matchup that was added to the schedule last week.
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Well yanno, upsets do happen. Tech blew out SWAC Texas Southern by 27 points. Less than a week later, Texas Southern beat #20 SEC Florida by 15 points. Being of sound mind, I stand by what I said "If Tech is hitting on all cylinders and LSU comes in overconfident and plays undisciplined – well, you just never know." Other than Penn State, LSU has not been seriously challenged this year because they haven't played any of the top tier teams yet. LSU may blow Tech away, but Tech will be one of the better teams they have played so far this season. If Tech plays like they did against Alabama, they will get clobbered by LSU.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
I agree... This game not only has to be played perfectly and coached perfectly, but this one is a LOT about mindset. We can win this one, but HAVE to be ready and not play like we did at Alabama (we looked like we were going there to just have a game - not to knock them off).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg Fan
Yeah, the Dawgs can beat LSU.
The challenge is the matchups. Like Bama, LSU has all those "long" guys, 6'6" to 6'10" who can handle the ball and create their own shots. They are also very active on defense using their length to create turnovers.
Our guards are gonna have to play their best games, ever. Lofton will be on an island battling all those bigs, coming at him in waves, and I expect Junior to hold his own. But his 18-20 pts he will score won't nearly be enough to even keep us in this. And Heaven helps us if he gets into foul trouble like he did vs. the Zebras, er, Cajuns. Crawford could have been a big help with his 6'7" frame...LSU starts a couple of 6'2" guards, but it's those others coming off the bench, the taller guys, with fresh legs and energy that have taken LSU on spurts, like 14-0 runs and how they rallied from 15 pts down to cruising past Georgia Tech by double-digits.
All the X's and O's analysis aside, LSU can be beat. They haven't shown much in the way of discipline and playing as a team. It's more like 40 minutes of chaos where their athleticism has allowed them to beat down the opposition. I am more concerned about how we play. I want to see solid, good team basketball played, our guys making good decisions...Konkol actually coaching! which I saw flashes of in the ULL game. He used a couple of timeouts and made a lineup change that helped turn the momentum of that game. Well done, coach. Our guards, namely Williams and Archibald, have got to keep their heads, have short memories. The long LSU team will make plays on defense. Our guards can't get frustrated and then start forcing the game. If there is a turnover, learn from it, but then "forget it" as in don't let it make you hesitate next time. Just like a shooter who has missed several shots in a row...the next one is going in!
Go Dawgs!
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Konkol coached a great game against ULL. Going right at Brown early in the second half was the turning point. He got into foul trouble and they had nothing without him.
But, as Pawdawg is fond of saying, gotta focus on LSUS first...
Junior gets the night off. Hunter starting inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
I wasn't going to say it, but you are exactly right. Just like Tech can beat LSU if everything goes just right, Tech can lose to LSUS if everything goes wrong for Tech. LSUS has been putting up a gobs of points. It will be interesting to see how many they can score tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Dawgs won, 84-70. Not great, but I don't even see that Kenneth Lofton played tonight. He's not on tonight's roster. I think a lot of "Bench" players played tonight for Tech, as it should be. Unfortunately, the minutes played by each player aren't posted yet so it's difficult to tell. But Tech had 9 guys suited up tonight, and all nine scored.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId=401392010
Tech plays like it did tonight on Saturday and it will get very ugly.
Only positive (it you can take it that way) is that Konkol has plenty of bad to show in the film room to work on.
84-70 final, and Tech didn't deserve to win by more than that.
They tweeted that he had the night off.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
We play like that and lsu will beat us by 50Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
Fun night tho, took advantage of the free admission and brought the kiddos
Which was smart. Last thing we need is him breaking an ankle during a nothing-gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Tech52
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Four Louisiana Tech players scored in double figures, led by David Green who had a career-high 21 points, to help the Bulldogs win, 84-70, over LSU-Shreveport on Tuesday night inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court.
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I just worry about our post bench. Without Crawford and if Junior gets in trouble, we are in trouble. I think we are well on our way with a very young team, but I can only hope we have enough cogs in the wheel.
Bradford needs to take Christon's spot as a starter. It's not just from this one game. Christon just doesn't bring enough contribution to be a starter.
I agree. If we play without KLJr, we'll get stomped.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
LSU beat NSU 89-49
Memphis smoked Bama 92-78
I hope the Dawgs show up and STAND up this Saturday.
Stewart, Bradford and Green all making a push for more minutes.
K. HunterF 20 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 3 4 K. WillisG 22 2-9 1-6 1-1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 C. WilliamsG 34 4-13 1-6 2-3 1 2 3 5 1 0 2 1 11 E. ChristonG 16 0-2 0-2 1-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 A. ArchibaldG 33 6-12 3-6 4-5 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 19 D. GreenF 22 6-7 3-4 6-9 1 5 6 0 0 1 1 3 21 T. WilliamsG 13 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 K. StewartG 21 5-7 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 12 L. BradfordG 19 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 5 5 7 0 0 0 1 7 TEAM Minutes 28-58 12-30 16-22 5 29 34 18 3 2 6 14 84
A good place to get the box score is on the schedule page on Tech's website. https://latechsports.com/sports/mens...boxscore/10713
Lofton didn't play (was on the bench in sweatpants) due to coach's decision. However, he did block one of Dr. Guice's shots earlier in the day. https://twitter.com/itzjunior34/stat...70645084938250 Ben Ponder (the walk-on) appeared to be available, but he was never put in the game.
It was a glorified scrimmage and handled as such -
Most of Richard, Woolridge and Rupp teams could of not of pulled that off
We shall see Saturday exactly where this team is. That is not a glorified scrimmage nor is there any excuse for Tech not to show up and put it all out there. And not because "this is LSU" or some such mess, but because we are playing a 10-0 Top 20 ranked opponent on a neutral court, the #1 defensive team (statistically anyway) in the nation. We are 0-2 vs. quality opposition (bit of a push to classify Santa Clara as such, although that was a good road win) and games like this separate the wheat from the chaff. Much like Holtz, Konkol has failed miserably getting quality wins of this magnitude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Put up or shut up.
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Originally Posted by dawg80
I think we will see a similar effort to NC State - but will it be enough to win?
This is basically LSU's first trip out of BR, LSU's defense scares me - they are long, athletic and have a deep bench
That said - their offense will probably erupt and score 90+ and shatter the over
I would say a quality win is ANY WIN over any opponent that has a NET of 100 or less at year end - regardless of league - that's basically the top 30% of college basketball teams - last year he had 5 of those wins classified as quadrant 1 or 2 wins
We all know Crawford would have been a big help with his length. Alas...
I want to see a solid gameplan/scheme designed to maximize our strengths and attack their weaknesses. I also want to see our guys playing with determined confidence. Why not? The pressure is on them, no one expects Tech to even stay in the game. No reason for our guys to play scared. Go have fun and give it your best shot. In all sports, big surprises/huge upsets spring from situations when the underdog plays hard, but loose, and the big favorite playing "not to lose" tightens up.
The Dawgs can win this game. Yeah, we have to play our best, bring our A++ game...and bomb 20/20 from the arc!!! Well, okay, 17/20.
freaking death knell for this game. I don't even know if I'm going now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
I think we will be lucky to lose by less than 30.Quote:
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There, balance restored!
GO DAWGS! Beat Ella's Shoe!
we don’t have to shoot 100 percent from the 3 point line.
Protect the ball
Defend the line; none of that fallback to the lane on a break and watch them shot set shots from the 3 like at Bama
shoot 40 percent ourselves from the 3
we have a shot
Well our standard procedure these days vs ranked opponent seems to be to start slow and sloppy (turnovers and cheap fouls) while our opponent take a double digit lead and has a player go for 20+ pts in the first half. Said player couldn’t miss even if he was blindfolded while kicking the ball at the rim.
Last year Junior was one of our few or only bright spots against LSU.
And they will start out doubling Jr. If the others don't step up, it will be a long night, unless THEY get in foul trouble doubling him.Quote:
Originally Posted by LEEDAWG
If I'm LSU - I let Junior have his and dare someone else to try to beat usQuote:
Originally Posted by champion110
That is a possibility, but lsu is pretty arrogant. They won't want anyone scoring 40 on them. What you are saying IS the best game plan for them, though. Our guards have to get hot from the outside to keep it from happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
May not have to shoot 100% beyond the arc, but starting 0 for 13 again would probably put Tech down by 25 from that alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by skilldawg
trueQuote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
It often seems like somebody on the opposing team who normally shoots about 33% from 3 ends up hitting like 10 3's on 10/13 shooting when we play these types of games.
True. But we also seem to be slow in figuring out we have to guard the hot guy, no matter where he is, in some of these games.Quote:
Originally Posted by boxerdog
Exactly right. I don't think we really had a chance with Alabama because every who shot it was hitting. But with Santa Clara, we had to stop one guy who was abnormally hot, and we didn't do it until late in the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by glm47
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by boxerdog
The bigger problem with Alabama to me was that they were by and larger wholly uncontested 3’s.
On the break we raced back…. all the way to the paint. their shooters stopped at the line…. repeatedly, for standstill 3’s with our “defenders” gawking from 10 or more feet away.
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If that's LSU's strategy, I wouldn't be surprised to see Junior go off for 40 pts. LSU might not want to take that route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
If I'm LSU, I just do anything I can (double-team, etc...) to hold Junior to a maximum of 17-22 points, and I get out of the building with a 20-pt Tiger win. But if I let him score 35 to 40 pts, it could make things very dicey for an LSU team that has a lot to lose in terms of perception in the state.
I think we need to see alot of Bradford in place of Christon. His athleticism makes him a better matchup against their forwards.