McNeese State - Game Thread

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LAKE CHARLES, La. -- After winning their third straight game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-4)
will head south to take on the McNeese State Cowboys (4-3) Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. more

Date: Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Pregame Show: 6:30 p.m (KPCH 99.3)

Roster: Louisiana Tech - McNeese State

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If you guys pay for the video stream, then remember that Techsters will play McNeese on Sat Jan 3,2009. Your 1 month subscription may be good for that game too.
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AVANDIA PREGNANCY

tigtoo, are you going to update the score for both games?
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LovelyWendie

I can always start my negative posting - that usually seems to help us! I am too positive right now but I do have a 6 pack and the game hasn't started yet.

I guess Rupp told our guys not to worry about defense this week???

score update?

Cowboys 26-23 1 minute to go.......

Same at the half

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Originally Posted by latech

If you guys pay for the video stream, then remember that Techsters will play McNeese on Sat Jan 3,2009. Your 1 month subscription may be good for that game too.

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Trying my friend....neither team in the lead so far.:bigcry:

Sorry had to cook dinner and didn't get to listen to much we were down by 8-10 before my lack of defense post!

Tech up 29 - 26. McCheese to the FT line...

15:40 McNeese 33-29

is McNeese good or our guys are having an off night right now?
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Originally Posted by latech

is McNeese good or our guys are having an off night right now?

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Missing Rolle big time....but plenty of time....

under 13 minutes....McNeese by 3

Where's Magnum?

Rolle has an ankle sprain from ULM game.
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11:58 Mcneese 38-33

9:49 McNeese 41-37

5:49 McNeese 48-40

Is this part of the ATAC plan - even Richard could beat McNeese...

Oh yeah the bounce is back. Maybe Rupp and Long can share a cab ride out of Ruston at the end of the year.

Could be worse. Cleveland State just beat Syracuse!!!!

Anybody got the final score? Last update was 30 minutes ago!!

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Originally Posted by BS1994TECH

Oh yeah the bounce is back. Maybe Rupp and Long can share a cab ride out of Ruston at the end of the year.

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they have cabs in Ruston?

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Originally Posted by DogtorEvil

they have cabs in Ruston?

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courtesy cab!

Ive been thinking of opening a 2nd operation down there....see how gas is looking next year.

McCheese won 61 - 44. We jacked up 3's our last several possessions "in and out, no good...".

I just returned from the M. State game and all I can say is we are sad. No real shooters, gaurd play average at best. This is the first game I have seen and from this game we have no chance in the conference.

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Originally Posted by frogdog

I just returned from the M. State game and all I can say is we are sad. No real shooters, gaurd play average at best. This is the first game I have seen and from this game we have no chance in the conference.

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Told ya, Skill.

Just got back from game. 44 points aren't going to win any games. Cooper was non factor against larger
player. James Loe didn't hit the rim all night and Kyle Gibson was our only shooter. Outhustled and outplayed
Dave Simmons style.

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Originally Posted by mistered

Just got back from game. 44 points aren't going to win any games. Cooper was non factor against larger
player. James Loe didn't hit the rim all night and Kyle Gibson was our only shooter. Outhustled and outplayed
Dave Simmons style.

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dude, you travelled a long way to/from the game in Lake Chuck

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Originally Posted by frogdog

I just returned from the M. State game and all I can say is we are sad. No real shooters, gaurd play average at best. This is the first game I have seen and from this game we have no chance in the conference.

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yes, we are not very good right now. but trust me, in the wac there is usu, and a huge gap. then, maybe hawaii and boise, maybe, and then alot of bad teams.

Im not happy we are 5-5. I was thinking 7-3, worst right now. But the WAC is not strong this year.

Rupp needs to get them to play smarter ball, and instill some toughness...Im surprised we are 10 games in and., as Broadway Joe said, "strugggggellling" :)

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Originally Posted by altadawg

yes, we are not very good right now. but trust me, in the wac there is usu, and a huge gap. then, maybe hawaii and boise, maybe, and then alot of bad teams.

Im not happy we are 5-5. I was thinking 7-3, worst right now. But the WAC is not strong this year.

Rupp needs to get them to play smarter ball, and instill some toughness...Im surprised we are 10 games in and., as Broadway Joe said, "strugggggellling" :)

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Guess you forgot Nevada!! They arebetter than Hawaii and especially Boise IMO.

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Originally Posted by frogdog

I just returned from the M. State game and all I can say is we are sad. No real shooters, gaurd play average at best. This is the first game I have seen and from this game we have no chance in the conference.

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Guyton is our shooter. I didn't listen to the game but going from the boxscore, he did a pretty good job tonight. 2-10 from 3 isn't good but he also went 4-4 from 3 a few nights ago.

We can't score 44 points and win but we also can't shot 26% and win.

This game was ugly. Without Guyton and Gibson, we score 8 points. On paper, it looks like our worst performance of the year. Worse than Alaska. Give it time though because we will be better later in the year.

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Originally Posted by mistered

Just got back from game. 44 points aren't going to win any games. Cooper was non factor against larger
player. James Loe didn't hit the rim all night and Kyle Gibson was our only shooter. Outhustled and outplayed
Dave Simmons style.

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This concerns me greatly. We did hustle and play all-to-the-wall last year and I loved watching the intensity and effort of last year's team under Rupp. They were fun to watch and gave us their best. Yet I've seen us clearly outhustled and out energized against nlULM and Centenary, and it sounds like that happened at McNeese. Last year reminded me of my two years in exile in grad school (and purgatory) at an unnamed Baton Rouge college. There was a young coach and students and roommates kept talking about coming to see basketball and the "gonzo, whacko," play hard-as-hell effort under some new coach named Dale Brown. Boy did they play all out. I feel like our Dawgs did that last year and that's what I want to see this year.

We were also out-hustled at Grambling. LOTS of standing around especially during loose balls and offensive rebounding opportunities.

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Originally Posted by Russdawg

This concerns me greatly. We did hustle and play all-to-the-wall last year and I loved watching the intensity and effort of last year's team under Rupp. They were fun to watch and gave us their best. Yet I've seen us clearly outhustled and out energized against nlULM and Centenary, and it sounds like that happened at McNeese. I feel like our Dawgs did that last year and that's what I want to see this year.

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+1

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Originally Posted by Juice752

Give it time though because we will be better later in the year.

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at this point, we better start preparing to win the wac basketball tourney.

if we win every game from here on out but lose in the wac title game, we won't make the ncaa tourney. that's how bad our losses have been so far. we have no shot at an at-large bid and need to be making every preparation for the wac tourney.

I can stomach losing at McNeese. I actually marked it as an "L" in the preseason. The goose egg up in Alaska is what surprised me.

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Originally Posted by theprofessor

at this point, we better start preparing to win the wac basketball tourney.

if we win every game from here on out but lose in the wac title game, we won't make the ncaa tourney. that's how bad our losses have been so far. we have no shot at an at-large bid and need to be making every preparation for the wac tourney.

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You are right, NO WAY we get an at large bid with the losses we have now. We have some UGLY losses, the kind that keep marginal BCS teams out of tourney so you know we will get NO love. Those 4 losses in AK are the kind no excuse will cover up and depending on the seasons that McNeese and UA-LR have those might not turn out too pretty either. BAD losses are a big part of at large berths as well as BIG wins and I'd say we are 0-2 right now. I don't even want to know what our RPI is.

Add that in with the fact that everyone is saying the WAC is not strong this year and the WAC will probably be lucky to get 2 teams in.

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Originally Posted by boxerdog

I can stomach losing at McNeese. I actually marked it as an "L" in the preseason. The goose egg up in Alaska is what surprised me.

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But only 44 points? That's "girlymon" scoring.

I've honestly seen better scoring in church leagues. Much better.


HD

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

But only 44 points? That's "girlymon" scoring.

I've honestly seen better scoring in church leagues. Much better.


HD

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I can't argue with that! :laugh:

Very disappointed. MCNEESE? We are gonna get moidered when we start conference play. :bigcry:

The only thing that matters is how we're playing by the end of the season. I still think we've got a team that will make some noise in the conference race.

Just like I said after the Army game with our football team, I'm seeing improvement. Once we peak (assuming we will), we can discuss Rupp's abilities.