SFA / Louisiana Tech

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nacluth
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SFA (5-3,1-1) vs. Louisiana Tech (6-2)

WHEN: 12/5 (TUE) 6:30P.M.
WHERE: William R. Johnson Coliseum (Nacogdoches, TX)
WATCH: ESPN+


It's December in the Sawmill and while Christmas came to the team early this year, the Lumberjacks are still looking for some holiday magic against a Louisiana Tech team that has always been tough.

This may be the toughest Louisiana Tech team SFA has ever faced. They are a tough nosed upperclassmen team that excel in all areas of the game with no real weak points. They are holding teams to 62 ppg while having an extremely balanced offense. They are currently led by Isaiah Crawford (6' 6", Sr., G) with 15 pts, 5 rebs, and 3 assists. Their 6'11" big man from France will give our frontcourt fits. He is easily getting a double double every game. But the whole team is deep.

The Jacks are happy to escape Abilene with the win, but it was not a pretty game to watch. We're seeing a lot of depth and rotations, but it's still unclear who is leading this team or who is even the go to player at every single position. We have no #1 guy right now from point to wing to forward. It just depends who's performing well in that game. It's refreshing and frustrating from a fan vantage point, but this is a game where we're going to need leaders.

It seems like Keller knows he has a special group of players, but he has not quite unlocked how to use them to their potential. The Drake game was obviously a huge high water mark, but the team has just looked rough since. As rankings currently stand, this is the toughest game after Utah State this year. A win tomorrow would be a huge pick up.

Axe 'em Jacks!
RedRiverLa
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"It seems like Keller knows he has a special group of players, but he has not quite unlocked how to use them to their potential"

Nailed it !
Lumberjack Battalion
Lumberjacks make great US Army Special Ops Officers - AxeEm!
BigJack85
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Great write up. True. A win tomorrow would be a brick to build on for non-conference strength.

Axe 'Em Jacks
Rev007
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Tonight will be a very tough game, but I believe it is winnable. Hoping that Coach plays his hot players longer and is not locked into the mindset of multiple player substitutions. Against Tarleton, we only had two good runs in the game, but as soon as he made mass substitutions, we lost our leads and eventually the game.

Starting 5 Projection:

Staine
Hayman
Hall
Cajuste
Nana
No-look
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Limit the turnovers to 11-13 ish and we have a chance. We know what Cajuste and Day Day can do and they need to see lots of floor time…. Their bigs could cause us problems so hopefully our defense can meet the challenge.
BigJack85
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No-look said:

Limit the turnovers to 11-13 ish and we have a chance. We know what Cajuste and Day Day can do and they need to see lots of floor time…. Their bigs could cause us problems so hopefully our defense can meet the challenge.


100%.
Ballwatch
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SFA 75
La Tech 72
No-look
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I'll be wearing my Lumberjack shirt and cap tonight. It's On !
Jacks1989
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Go Jacks!
nacluth
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Wilson, Southwick, Christmas, Jossell, and Beaubrun starting five.
nacluth
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…and then they flex. Guess that's the right 5.
nacluth
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Nana missed the dunk that could have changed the first four minutes.
nacluth
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Hayman ends a 4 minute drought.
nacluth
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10-8 SFA at the second media. Race to 50 at this point.
nacluth
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All defense at this point. 11 minutes in both teams at 10 points.

In fact we have ten points and ten fouls.
nacluth
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17-10 LaTech. Third media. No points in the last five minutes. Not hitting any jump shots.
nacluth
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24-15 LT. Last first half media. Just can't buy a bucket at this point. Hard fought all the way.
BigJack85
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Slow starts. It's just the Lumberjack way.
Ljacks&Longnecks
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La Tech ahead at the FT line 9-1 per announcers
SFASawmillGuy
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Man we just do not attempt open shots very often. Too often one of our guys gets it with plenty of room to shoot and either holds onto it too long or passes it immediately.
MasterAxe
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Things that I just can't figure out: Keller's insistence that Nana plays major minutes.

There has to be a more effective big on our team.
nacluth
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He's the best defensive big we have and he's proved it in this game.
Ljacks&Longnecks
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Yet another bad "last" shot of the half. Maybe quit dribbling near mid court til 6 seconds left as it doesn't ever seem to work.
Ljacks&Longnecks
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The effort appears to be there but too many fouls and too many missed shots are the story of the 1st half.
nacluth
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29-21 LT. Halftime thoughts:

SFA made 9 buckets, LT hit 8. Best half of defense SFA has played this year. We forced a 10 second backcourt, a 30 second violation, and a 5 second inbound violation. The trifecta.

LT's defense is solid. We haven't had too many open shots, and we missed the ones we did.

We had ten less turnovers this half than in the first half against ACU.

LT has been just as physical but they have been disciplined to not foul. Free throws have been the only difference in the game.
No-look
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Defense look ok. Gotta crank up the offense
No-look
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Better crowd tonight
nacluth
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Hall back in, but really getting no minutes tonight.
MasterAxe
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nacluth said:

He's the best defensive big we have and he's proved it in this game.


Maybe so, but scoring points is part of the game and he contributes very little on offense, ever.

We're playing 4 on 5 offensively when he's on the court.
nacluth
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36-28 LT first second half timeout. Still missing the layups.
nacluth
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Beaubrun has goaltended twice and got away with it. Not that I'm complaining.
nacluth
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Free throws are tipping our way in the second half.
Ljacks&Longnecks
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Terrible call against Day Day right there.
nacluth
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Hall cannot buy a shot.
TallTexan
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We aren't doing ourselves any favors tonight.
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