LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette men’s basketball team’s NCAA tournament hopes rest largely on the shoulders of one man.
No, not that guy you’re thinking of. Shawn Long is hugely important, there’s no doubt, but he’s going to give you virtually the same thing every night. Twenty or so points, 13-ish rebounds, you can book it. But Long can have — and has had — a monster night that still ends in a Cajuns loss.
It’s the other guy whom the Cajuns should be pinning their hopes to. The one who’s just as capable as Long to go on a 30-point binge, he just hasn’t quite figured out the consistency part that Long has nailed down.