(01-09-2015 10:38 AM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:45 AM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  Looking at the stats that are displayed at the Dome you really do see the truth in this statement. Harrow and Hunter with 25 and 27 pts a piece while the other 3 Georgia State starters have 10, 3, and 0. Meanwhile every Cajun starter is in double digits with 10, 13, 15, 16, and 20. Basically their third best starting scorer matched our worst starting scorer. And that starter who only scored 10 for the Cajuns was Kasey Shepherd who had an unusually off night from beyond the arc.

It isn't always the case, but I do think that a quick glance at the box score says a LOT here. I don't know what's going into this lopsided approach, but we've got to improve if we're going to reach our goal. I'd be interested in seeing how our team this year matches up with our 2011-12 edition (CRH's first year), which was one of the best examples of teammates doing what they needed to do as a unit that I've ever been able to watch closely.

At any rate, great game, Cajuns. I'm glad it was close...looking forward to our game in ATL.

It was a great game! Should be a good one in Atlanta as well!

BTW - I thought Shipes actually played pretty well against Long. He is pretty athletic for a bigger guy and can play a little.

Chiefsfan, what is your evaluation of Ga. Southern's team -- I assume you were there to watch the game last night

(01-09-2015 12:13 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Chiefsfan, what is your evaluation of Ga. Southern's team -- I assume you were there to watch the game last night

Can't wait to see Jelani Hewitt against the Cajuns next week!

Is the video through the Georgia Southern website any good?

(01-09-2015 12:43 PM)epiccajun Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:13 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Chiefsfan, what is your evaluation of Ga. Southern's team -- I assume you were there to watch the game last night

Can't wait to see Jelani Hewitt against the Cajuns next week!

Is the video through the Georgia Southern website any good?

It works pretty well. Crisp and clear

(01-09-2015 12:43 PM)epiccajun Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:13 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Chiefsfan, what is your evaluation of Ga. Southern's team -- I assume you were there to watch the game last night

Can't wait to see Jelani Hewitt against the Cajuns next week!

Is the video through the Georgia Southern website any good?

We have very good production value.

When we hosted UGA 2 years ago for a baseball series, we started to broadcast our own games that very series. By the 3rd game, we had instant replay. We were getting contacted by several other schools as to how we pulled it off.

Student driven production. http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/commarts/majors/mmc/

(01-09-2015 12:13 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Chiefsfan, what is your evaluation of Ga. Southern's team -- I assume you were there to watch the game last night

What I watched was a game? It looked like a practice game against a JUCO school.

Wasnt impressed with your ability to get the ball inside. I get a feeling team's are going to play a lot of zone against you guys to cut off the drives to the goal. That means a lot of your games this year are going to come down to how you shoot from three. If Hewitt and the guards are having an off day, it could get ugly for you guys.

Defensively however, I was impressed with the work you guys did. You're also well coached, which should be a recipe for success.

Hewitt is a huge talent, and he doesn't have RJ Hunter disease, he doesn't just throw up shots from everywhere on the floor...he actually recognized last night that his teammates were hot, and he fed them the ball and let them win the game. That's the sign of a good player.

Trash talking up 24 points is probably not the smartest move for Eric Ferguson.

(01-09-2015 01:10 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Hewitt is a huge talent, and he doesn't have RJ Hunter disease, he doesn't just throw up shots from everywhere on the floor...he actually recognized last night that his teammates were hot, and he fed them the ball and let them win the game. That's the sign of a good player.

Seems like RJ hits just enough of those awkward shots to convince himself he should keep taking them. Honestly, I'm not convinced that he shouldn't...I don't know how many times I've cursed him as he randomly chunked one at the goal only to watch it go down for 3. I'm less concerned with overconfidence and more concerned with taking shots because he doesn't trust the team around him.

(01-09-2015 01:16 PM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:10 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Hewitt is a huge talent, and he doesn't have RJ Hunter disease, he doesn't just throw up shots from everywhere on the floor...he actually recognized last night that his teammates were hot, and he fed them the ball and let them win the game. That's the sign of a good player.

Seems like RJ hits just enough of those awkward shots to convince himself he should keep taking them. Honestly, I'm not convinced that he shouldn't...I don't know how many times I've cursed him as he randomly chunked one at the goal only to watch it go down for 3. I'm less concerned with overconfidence and more concerned with taking shots because he doesn't trust the team around him.

We'll be losing some folks after this year, but having to replace Harrow and Hunter next year will be tough for you guys. Both of them are outstanding players and you'll be replacing a lot of points. In our case it will be getting some more big's to replace Shawn Long if he leaves early.

(01-09-2015 01:19 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  We'll be losing some folks after this year, but having to replace Harrow and Hunter next year will be tough for you guys. Both of them are outstanding players and you'll be replacing a lot of points. In our case it will be getting some more big's to replace Shawn Long if he leaves early.

I think that's the not-often-spoken reason some of us feel a little bit of desperation with the team this year. I have confidence in CRH to continue his success, but it's hard not to feel like we might have some big holes to fill after this season.

(01-09-2015 01:16 PM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:10 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Hewitt is a huge talent, and he doesn't have RJ Hunter disease, he doesn't just throw up shots from everywhere on the floor...he actually recognized last night that his teammates were hot, and he fed them the ball and let them win the game. That's the sign of a good player.

Seems like RJ hits just enough of those awkward shots to convince himself he should keep taking them. Honestly, I'm not convinced that he shouldn't...I don't know how many times I've cursed him as he randomly chunked one at the goal only to watch it go down for 3. I'm less concerned with overconfidence and more concerned with taking shots because he doesn't trust the team around him.

Same thought I have on Hunter, but he's got to understand that in the NBA, he won't got those shots. The way I look at it is, Its the final seconds of a tie game...whose going to take the shot for Georgia State? The answer is RJ Hunter. Teams know that and will key on him.

If team's did that to Jelani Hewitt, he's much more likely to pass it up to the role player on the wing with the wide open 3 attempt.

In the NBA, that role player is just as likely to knock down the shot as Hewitt is. Kevin Durant can take the crazy shot because he's Kevin Durant. I don't see RJ Hunter as having that kind of ability.

(01-09-2015 01:25 PM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:19 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  We'll be losing some folks after this year, but having to replace Harrow and Hunter next year will be tough for you guys. Both of them are outstanding players and you'll be replacing a lot of points. In our case it will be getting some more big's to replace Shawn Long if he leaves early.

I think that's the not-often-spoken reason some of us feel a little bit of desperation with the team this year. I have confidence in CRH to continue his success, but it's hard not to feel like we might have some big holes to fill after this season.

I thought the game last night was a great game to watch. Even though he has two points less, I think Harrow was the better player last night. He just seems like a guy who can get his shot whenever he wants. He's great off the bounce and is super hard to contain going to the basket. You'd like to force him left, but he's so quick it's really hard to do. I think sometime they defer too much to Hunter.

As to the free throw disparity last night, I felt it pretty much came down to the style of game. Harrow was really the only one taking the ball into the paint off the dribble and GaState shot a lot of jumpers. You typically won't get the same amount of fouls when shooting jumpers versus dumping the ball to a post guy or having the guards driving the ball inside.

I thought ya'll might run away from us early as we seemed to be sleep walking. I think we had 7 of our turnover in the fist 10 minutes and seemed to forget how to attack a zone. From your side, your guys seemed to be taking layups or wide open jumpers during that same time. We finally started to get a defensive mentality under 4 minutes in the first half and were able to get a couple of turnovers and easy baskets that allowed us to get it close at the half. It was back and forth in the second half with each team making mini-runs but it came down to us hitting our final FT's to win it.

I don't think I've ever seen a purposely missed FT like the one Hunter did at the end. You usually see them shoot a lower trajectory shot but his was a very high arch and worked perfectly, hitting the back of the rim and bouncing out almost 15 feet giving you a shot to tie it.

I was also glad to see the hand shakes/back slaps at the end of the game between both teams after the game seemed to start a little chippy. It's easy for highly contested games with so much on the line to go overboard, and I thought both teams settled down, played very hard, and wound up a great game to watch.

JMO

GSU has had two teams come back from double digit deficits in their two losses. What does this say good and bad about GSU basketball?

You are good enough to run up double digit leads only not to be able to hold them. The Cajuns did this often last few years. Never felt like it is a good sign that you cannot hold a good lead, but two in a row?

It was pretty clear the GSU wanted Hunter to get a good start, and he did.

Thoughts about the loss. Pretty sure star Harrow missed a winning shot last season vs the Cajuns in the championship game, and he missed a tying shot in this one.

What I saw at the game last night is a very good Cajuns and GaSt team. What worries me is if GSU start playing as a team they have the some of the most talented athletes they can be the Cajuns of last year tournament. Cajuns have the most all around talented team in the conference not convenience we have the most talented individual player. My take away is once we took RJ out the game he went into the Colby Bryant selfish mode instead of team work he took all the shots. Don't count this GSU team out they will compete for the SBC title because no one will run the table in basketball not even GaSo.(just kidding southern)

(01-09-2015 11:26 AM)chrisattsu Wrote:  

(01-08-2015 11:23 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  77-74 FINAL TX ST wins in double OT, Winning shot hit as time expired in the 2nd OT period. Damn, that's 2 consecutive Double OT wins . . . I hope our guys still have some gas in the tank when ULM comes to town on Saturday . . . . UN Freakin' Beliveable Game . .. light the Star on Jackson Hall THE BOBCATS WIN! Great game ULAR, you guys have us all we wanted and then some . . . .

Clip of the Buzzer Beater

Man, Watching that NEVER gets old!

Ladies and Gentlemen, We got us a COACH!

Now, if Kaspar can get Gant to back off on his hip-checking and getting in early foul trouble, we may have more 'game' than we expected for this year.

Was looking at the remaining schedule, if from this point on we play .500 ball (which I don't think will happen . . . Fully expect better than .500 from here on out) BUT, if we were to finish playing .500, that would put us at 17 wins for the season, quite a turn around from one year ago. . . .
"In Kaspar We Trust"