Here's something in the Bayou State media about LA TECH

The following contains a great quote from Kerry Rupp regarding his squad this season:

After 1-6 start, Tech men hope for turnaround
T. Scott Boatright
News Star
12/13/07

RUSTON First-year coach Kerry Rupp is determined to see his Bulldogs through their tough start, which has seen Louisiana Tech start off 1-6 following last Tuesday night's 61-49 home loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Tech faces a quick turnaround as the Bulldogs get a another chance to bounce back onto a winning track tonight as they play a 7 p.m. game against Centenary at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City.

The Bulldogs have dropped five straight and the major problem is obvious — Tech has averaged only 40 points over the last two games and 49.5 on the season. But there's no quick fix — behind Tech's anemic offensive woes is a thin bench and lack of size.
There's plenty of scoring potential for the Bulldogs — at the end of the bench, wearing street clothes.

Tech's roster is 11-deep, with one of those players being a redshirt freshman and another averaging only two minutes per game.

Point guard Jamel White, a transfer from Nebraska, could help bolster that scoring and Tech has two potential major inside forces in LSU-transfer Magnum Rolle and Oklahoma State-transer Kenny Cooper. But those players have to sit out a year after transfering, and freshman Olu Ashaloo is being redshirted to allow for further development and to give Tech what looks to be a bright future — beginning next season.

But for now Tech has to deal with this season, where the Bulldogs have no real inside presence. Tech's biggest man is 6-8, 220-pound freshman Brandon Mims and there's no true banger, so the Bulldogs are battling mismatches and Rupp knows there's only one way to win with that kind of offense.

"It's the way it is and we have to deal with it," Rupp said. "What we have to do is play smart basketball. HERE IS THE GREAT QUOTE -- We when go big we're undersized and when we go small we're minature -- so we have to play smart and find ways to score while also playing the good defense."

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