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re: LSU Gymnastics Recruiting Thread (2024 and 2025 Recruiting Classes)
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:00 pm to tlricks04
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:00 pm to tlricks04
Yes - I forgot Tatum; her set sometimes looks labored to me, but it does score well - slot her in for potential there, certainly.
Also, can’t believe I forgot KJ. She is definitely in! I think she probably takes Livvy’s spot.
another poster above said sierra deserves the first spot on floor because of last year - here’s the thing. I hate hate hate to leave her out of best case (and she should certainly see time), but at the end of the day, you have to maximize the highest potential ( assuming consistency from the others is there - if it isn’t, then that’s a different thing). She just probably isn’t in the overall highest scoring 6 of this team - and that’s a decision that is going to have to be made this year based on scoring this year not her performance last year (which was very very clutch, not just on floor, but also on beam). And that is going to be hard for the coaches in a number of instances (I think alyona on bars, Elena on anything, half of the people who were in the beam lineup last year, etc)
The other thing - I don’t think we can leave Konnor out of the bars lineup with her form. The judges will drool over that toe point. It is phenomenal - and that’s where the difference comes from when competing at the end of the year.
Also, can’t believe I forgot KJ. She is definitely in! I think she probably takes Livvy’s spot.
another poster above said sierra deserves the first spot on floor because of last year - here’s the thing. I hate hate hate to leave her out of best case (and she should certainly see time), but at the end of the day, you have to maximize the highest potential ( assuming consistency from the others is there - if it isn’t, then that’s a different thing). She just probably isn’t in the overall highest scoring 6 of this team - and that’s a decision that is going to have to be made this year based on scoring this year not her performance last year (which was very very clutch, not just on floor, but also on beam). And that is going to be hard for the coaches in a number of instances (I think alyona on bars, Elena on anything, half of the people who were in the beam lineup last year, etc)
The other thing - I don’t think we can leave Konnor out of the bars lineup with her form. The judges will drool over that toe point. It is phenomenal - and that’s where the difference comes from when competing at the end of the year.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 9:33 pm
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Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:24 pm to LSUgymfan420
Exactly, even though we haven’t won a national title, many on here base things off like ability or what they have done in the past. Take a book from Oklahoma. No one cares about all around or past spots when the program is holding up a national trophy. Not trying to pick on people but if she is healthy Konnor should be on everything. I’m sorry her form and toe point is something LSU has been missing on bars and beam. With this depth, Aleah and Alyona shouldn’t be in our bars lineup whatsoever. Aleah is an 9.85 cap with inconsistent dismount . That’s not gonna cut it when Oklahoma is an 9.9 fest on bars every year. Alexis has scored significantly and consistently higher than Kiya in that bars leadoff. Yes I love Kiya but she should really only be doing beam from the get go. I was super impressed with Chase and Amari. Yes Chase was inconsistent on floor but her form is so crisp. If you look at the scores on floor compared to Alyona and Sierra, her potential and ceiling is a lot higher. Yes you gotta play around with depth but around mid season lineups especially bars and beam should be set.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:40 pm to LSUgymfan420
I didn’t get to watch today as I was at a wedding so I’ll have to watch at some point tomorrow. Got to see some of the fall training and intra squads. All I’m gonna say is with the talent and depth of this team (deepest/most talented since 2017/2018), some very hard decisions will need to be made ultimately to maximize the teams potential to the fullest because this is a national little caliber roster and routine quality if they put the right routines out there. You’re gonna see kids who competed in lineups for LSU the last couple years get edged out for better routines. It’s gonna be tough to swallow but it’s the nature of the beast bringing in all these highly touted freshmen, transfers and getting kids healthy.
I expect LSU to play musical chairs and use their depth the first half of the season. By the last quarter of it, you’ll start to season those post season lineups take over.
I expect LSU to play musical chairs and use their depth the first half of the season. By the last quarter of it, you’ll start to season those post season lineups take over.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 12/18/23 at 1:11 pm to LSUgymfan420
So did Livvy make some big improvements over the summer? To go from just occasionally making a bars lineup to being in the mix for bars, beam, and floor - with the depth we have now - is quite a surprise! I had to miss Gym 101 this year so I did not get to see any of her routines.
This post was edited on 12/18/23 at 1:35 pm
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