badndn

[quote name="juggie" post="956941" timestamp="1296272319"] The PNG fan show bad sportmanship calling our freshman a fagget.Sound like to me somebody jealous.Well look like to me that he put a good impression on them at least now they know who he is .He will make them pay for that. PNG will have 3 years of putting up with him.They are sore loser [/quote] Since you went there... But it was OK for Nederland fans (students) to chant "West is Best", "Indianettes Suck" and shout obsenities while our Indianettes did their halftime dance? How about rushing the PNG court after the game like they had just beaten Yates in the Regional title game? I mean come on already. It was a nice win over a big rival who is now 10-12 and 4-5. Be respectful and you will get respect!!!PERIOD. Great game! As someone else said, money well spent. Congrats to the Dogs.

Can Nederland win state this year? YES! In early June with that smaller ball.  ;D

I see LU finishing 5-6 which would mean a 14-16 (8-8) season...enough said!

[quote name="ForeverADog" post="955443" timestamp="1296096932"] Mike James has done absolutely nothing tonight. He is so up and down. [/quote] Hasn't done much against the SLC outside of the first UCA game. Comming in to tonight take out the UCA game and this is his statline: 4.7 ppg  / 4-18 FG (22%) / 1-8 3pt (13%) / 5 Assists (1.7) / 12 TOs (4) / 14 minutes per. Not sure what he did tonight. Very streaky, this is why he is best off the bench right now.

coming back to finish your degree is a great thing for both parties! Beat a really bad team in CA. After watching NWS on tv, not so sure we wont be 3-2 after wed! Dont here a lot of grumblings anymore about James not starting?  ::) He is better off the bench! Osas getting some PT is a good thing. And Stan Brown played much better after his stint in the RocHouse! Really hammered on the guy down low on defense.

I've seen video of Jones. Big, strong kid with good (not great) HS arm. He will play college football, but not at QB. Maybe LB! Reminds me of the Jason Phillips kid from Waller several years back. Great competitor at QB and helped them win, but not a college QB. Moved to LB at TCU and excelled. May be the path that Merka will take as well. Green will play QB in college. He is 6'2" 180+ and has a rocket for an arm. And he can throw on the run as well as any QB I have seen in recent history at the HS/College level. To very good HS QB's!

[quote name="WBbear" post="951634" timestamp="1295532473"] Ford will win offensive, Garrett from West Brook will win defensive. [/quote] Agreed!

Trying to get more money out of DField.

[quote name="ECBucFan" post="951605" timestamp="1295525024"] I'll take the 2A District MVP, Hank "the tank" Jones. I don't know of anyone else with the same [i]combination[/i] of power, speed, arm strength, accuracy, game knowledge/decision making, and TOUGHNESS as Hank Jones. Other might excel in one or two areas, but Hank has it all. It was a privilege to have Hank wearing the Green & Gold the past three years! Well done!  ;D  [/quote] You haven't seen Green from Ozen then. Green is faster and has a stronger arm than Jones. He is something to watch! Would love to see what he could do with a real Offensive Line?? Spends most of his time running for his life.

[quote name="puddin tane" post="948952" timestamp="1295131200"] when people choose high school over college, maybe you oughta stay FCS. [/quote] You must not be from around here.  ;D PNG folks are going to PNG playoff games, it don't matter who else is playing at that time. Lamar will allways have trouble drawing for a game late in the season when multiple area HS teams are playing. SETX loves it's HS football. Allwys has and allways will.

[quote name="ForeverADog" post="948880" timestamp="1295123477"] Charlie Harper and Darius Harris are at the womens game so they obviously aren't playing. [/quote] Harper was helped off the floor in the McNeese game with leg injury and I am guessing Harris is Redshirting.

My understanding was that he left Lamar in large part due to philosophical differences with his boss??? But I am sure some of you that are closer to the program would have better insight. What ever reason he went back to Miss, I still would have him high on my list and find out what it would take to convince him within reason. I liked the guy as a coach and my two favorite LU players from the past 15-20 years (Sanders and Nabors) where his guys which tells me he recruits well and both were high character guys, team leaders and fan friendly. Todd was good as well.

[quote name="bigred360" post="948082" timestamp="1295027339"] I know about the NBA 6th man award but at Lamar there is no 6th man as on day it is one player then the next it's another. [/quote] At Lamar it's Mike James and he seems to like the role. I like his attitude about being the first guy off the bench. He said that he gets to watch what is happening the first few minutes and has a good feel for what the team needs from him when he gets in the game. Good stuff. I noticed he was sitting next to Roc during the first few minutes of the McNeese game talking about what they were seeing McNeese do. I like that. [quote author=bigred360 link=topic=78642.msg948082#msg948082 date=1295027339] badnadn, I'm sure you know more about basketball than myself. But, it only takes an average fan to see changes need to be made at the Head Coaching position at Lamar University. [/quote] Like I said before, this we both agree on. Rocs not a X's and O's guy and you need that in your HC at this level since you A.) aren't recruitinf future NBA prospects and B.) can't have 10 coaches on staff or keep good X's and O's coaches for long.

GDawg, Livingston has had decent teams 3 of the last 4 years, but they are not a legit threat to make a playoff run and they don't throw the ball (Which I think is what kills them in the playoffs). They had a Sophomore QB this past season (C. Collins) and should be pretty good next year, but I would once again predict that they will bow out of the Playoffs in round 1. If I were moving to the Conroe area and looking for what your looking for with your son, I would have to agree with these guys. Montgomery Bears (of Course without Dobbins in the backfield next year they may fall off a bit  ;D). If they are moving to 5A it will be tuff for them to compete against the bigger 5A's like The Woodlands. Strength in numbers.

Jason Terry! Who by the way Mike James is very much like (6'2", fast with the ball, streaky shooter who can go off for 50 one night then go 0-10 the next, average on-ball defender who will get his share of steals because of his quickness). Go check the NBA there is an annual award for it. You and I agree on one thing for sure...It is time for a change at the top of the LU Basketball program. While too many games the past few years I could lay blame on Roc for a second half meltdown, I just can't blame Roc for the loss to McNeese. He didn't commit those stupid turnovers down the stretch (they were not due to a poor playcall as several were before the ball was across mid court) and he didn't miss FT's down the stretch. Actually both plays out of the time outs at the end worked! Milk got fould amd Missed GW FT's and Davis missed an open look at the buzzer.

[quote name="bigred360" post="947615" timestamp="1294952341"] I heard Skelton wanted to get back to Mississippi. Do you think he'd want to come back to Lamar? [/quote] You think a DI job would pay better than a JC in Miss?

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="947489" timestamp="1294938984"] WATCHING LAMAR WILL DRIVE YOU TO DRINKING!!!!! [/quote] ;D Nice!!!  ;D I am sure his AA sponsor would advise him against a move to LU! ;D

[quote name="bigred360" post="947469" timestamp="1294937272"] Finishing falls on the COACH, as he should have the right players in the game and playing the right schemes to WIN THE GAME. [/quote] Mike James was on the court to finish the game. While I agree it is time for Roc to go, Roc didn't miss two FT's with 11 seconds left down one!!! Milk did, and he is our best FT shooter. And the play they ran out of the TO that got Milk to the FT line was designed to be for MJ, but he couldn't get open. Roc also didn't turn the ball over three times late in the game...They lost last night because they didn't execute, not because they were outcoached! McNeese is just better than us. McNeese made shot after shot with a hand in their face. We haven't had anyone that could do that consitently since AD left. The only thing I thought Roc screwed up on last night was putting Coy in when Harper got injured. I would have gone with Lamb or Nelson. Of course Lamb would have probably had to have come out near the 2:00 minute mark anyway since he is such a poor FT shooter. [quote author=bigred360 link=topic=78642.msg947469#msg947469 date=1294937272] I don't know about you but I didn't like coming off the bench in any sport I played. Didn't play BB in high school. [/quote] Again BB is different than any other sport. The sixth man can play more than the starters. Especially as a gaurd on a team that starts three gaurds sometimes four. Lots of available PT. Mcneese did a good job of disrupting James last night. His only FG came off of a steal and he dunked it home. I was dissapointed in him when his first shot he took was from beyond the Cardinal Logo!!! No reason for that shot. I am sure it didn't sit well with the staff either. Then late in the game he made a poor decision and committed a TO at mid court, then compounded it by fouling the guy (the guy didn't have an open look at the basket so no reason to foul).

Been Caught Grinkin' IF LU forked out big bucks, and IF BCG got drunk one night and accepted the LU job (Beer Goggles), and IF he turned LU into a winner in a few years, he'd be gone ASAP!!! Skelton would be affordable, has prooven himself as both a recruiter and an X' & O's man, and would have to win over a longer period of time at LU to get a better gig. Just a thought.

[quote name="bigred360" post="947430" timestamp="1294933822"] Well, he scored 22 against UCA and was the SLC POW so he needs to get into a rhythm. He is at least as good a Miles and Harris. [/quote] He had ample opps last night to get into a rythm he just had a bad game. I guess the question I ask you guys is if he is getting 20+ minutes a night off the bench, what difference does it make if he starts or not? Pretty sure the game is still a full 40 Minutes. Basketball is the one sport where starting is overated. It's finishing that is most important...Ask McNeese! ;) It was Shaq that once said he only watches the last 2 minutes of most games when he is not playing because the other 46 are pointless. (In A roundabout way). Again last night McNeese was better than Lamar. And just watching them throughout the night I would feel very confident in saying that McNeese will win the SLC East.

Looks like the line extended to Crosby this year.

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[quote name="bigred360" post="947331" timestamp="1294926383"] [b]Roc is so hard headed he doesn't even start a player who scored 52 in a game this year.[/b] ::) He had no clue on his in game rotation! Coach Tidwell 7-8 is unacceptable with 4 of the wins against non DI schools! [/quote] Go look at his stats last night! He played 10 minutes too many. This team doesn't hav a consitent scorer!!!

Last night Lamar got beat by the better team. Go look at the stats for proof. Lamar had no business winning that game. McNeese shot better from the floor, shot better from behind the line, shot better from the charity stripe and rebounded better. They also made clutch FTs and our top FT shooter choked! Also McNeese made shot after shot with a hand in their face. When was the last time Lamar did that against a DI team? As far as Lamb goes I have to agree that when Harper went out I figured either Lamb or Nelson would come in. Coy had the one put back, but he had several other big blunders. The problem with Lamb late in close games is he shoots just over 50% from the line. His game is getting to the basket and those guys usually shoot well from the line.