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Men's basketball gets another commit from 6'5 G Dji Bailey from Richmond

Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:06 pm
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:06 pm
Most improved player from the A10 last season.

Posted by Shaggy01
Dallas
Member since Nov 2021
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:10 pm to
Things are looking up for next season
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:10 pm to
Looks like he’s a grad transfer maybe but could have 2 years left. Good scorer but not a shooter.
Posted by ForeverLSU5
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:23 pm to
I'm just not understanding the roster construction from CMM. Jalen Reed and Robert Miller will be the 2 biggest guys on the team...
Posted by GoneFishing21
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:31 pm to
We have Chest as well. We needed guys with the ability to drive and create.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
13559 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:32 pm to
Going guard heavy I guess. We’ve added talented guys, but I agree we are missing a bit of size. Do we even have room for a big man now?
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:38 pm to
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I'm just not understanding the roster construction from CMM. Jalen Reed and Robert Miller will be the 2 biggest guys on the team...


We need guards that can create on offense. Our offense was way too stagnant last season. Too many big guys and not enough athleticism
Posted by ForeverLSU5
Member since Mar 2019
1978 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:45 pm to
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We need guards that can create on offense. Our offense was way too stagnant last season. Too many big guys and not enough athleticism


Yeah I get that but there needs to be a balance. Looks like CMM just completely overcorrected and went guard heavy instead of trying to build a balanced roster.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:47 pm to
Would assume this is our last scholarship spot which is interesting.

We really needed a big, so I guess at this point we're only getting a Hunter Dean type to walk on and take NIL I guess?

Would have been smarter IMO to get that scholarship big and maybe add a guy like this who is really just depth at best as the walk on with NIL.

Just dont know how you feel THAT good about the 4/5 spots with only Chest, Reed, Collins, Fountain and the freshman Miller.

Now Miller actually being a starter and playing like one right away would be a huge reprieve there but I just dont know how you have the confidence in the other guys to give you enough quality minutes. Frankly Collins and Reed need to take some pretty big leaps for that to happen.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 2:51 pm
Posted by TigerFan91
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:48 pm to
Looks like this will be the longest and most athletic team CMM has had. Nice to see what looks like some willing defenders in the mix as well.

Not really worried about the height on the current roster, three guys listed at 6'10, one at 6'9 and one at 6'8. A little worried about the lack of thickness, but hey maybe these guys motors, athleticism, and want to can make up for that. We will see!
Posted by ForeverLSU5
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:53 pm to
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Looks like this will be the longest and most athletic team CMM has had. Nice to see what looks like some willing defenders in the mix as well.

Not really worried about the height on the current roster, three guys listed at 6'10, one at 6'9 and one at 6'8. A little worried about the lack of thickness, but hey maybe these guys motors, athleticism, and want to can make up for that. We will see!


If LSU was a good rebounding team last year I would agree with this. But LSU was not a good rebounding team, 149th in RPG, 185th in rebounding margin. I would imagine this team will be more athletic with Miller/Chest/Collings replacing Dean/Baker so it could work out hopefully
Posted by mhc4tigers
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:54 pm to
Have you guys watched Alabama shoot and run us off the floor.
Posted by TigerFan91
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:55 pm to
No doubt, definitely agree with the concern over not having a bigger more traditional guy in the post. Guess he's hoping athleticism and some major help on the boards from guards will play up.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68371 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:00 pm to
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Have you guys watched Alabama shoot and run us off the floor.



This guy is not a shooter at all
Posted by Aforem7
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
878 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:00 pm to
It is also worth noting that Glen West reported that LSU is operating as though they have one more roster spot available. CMM may be trying to use that spot to get some size
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68371 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:03 pm to
quote:

No doubt, definitely agree with the concern over not having a bigger more traditional guy in the post. Guess he's hoping athleticism and some major help on the boards from guards will play up.



Its not really just needing a "Traditional big" in my mind. It's just having a really capable guy there. With what we have now, do we even have that consistently? Reed seems to be the only guy who could get there, but he has been hyper inconsistent. The freshman could be a surprise, but McMahon hasnt had much success with freshmen in year 1 in that sense.

It feels like we have 4-5 rotational bigs but not "the guy" if you will.
Posted by TigerFan91
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:07 pm to
Yea sorry I should have clarified. Didn’t really mean like a back to the basket stiff, just phrased what you are saying in a poor way. Traditional in the sense that “hey he’s our big guy that we are gonna depend on for 30 minutes a night”
Posted by Sissidog02
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:09 pm to
It’s hypothetically like playing a men’s version of South Carolina, if shots aren’t falling we will.
Posted by JWill409
Beaumont, TX
Member since Sep 2010
1148 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:38 pm to
Not the wing I wanted, definitely not a bad pickup.

We will not be signing a traditional big, I've been saying this.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 3:40 pm
Posted by JWill409
Beaumont, TX
Member since Sep 2010
1148 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:42 pm to
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Traditional in the sense that “hey he’s our big guy that we are gonna depend on for 30 minutes a night”


No, we won't, the majority of the big man rotation is set. Reed will be the 5 next year.
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