How Hailey Van Lith could unlock an even scarier LSU women's hoops offense

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Van Lith has found her way back to Mulkey, this time as a transfer at LSU on a team that’s defending a national championship. She’s excited for her new school and her new role. Because this time, she said, Mulkey’s offense gives her more freedom to create her own shots.

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LSU will need Van Lith’s offensive skillset. With the departures of Alexis Morris, LaDazhia Williams and Jasmine Carson, the Tigers will have to replace 41.5% of the points they scored a season ago and 59.6% of the 3-pointers they made.

Van Lith figures to step into the Morris role as LSU’s top shot creator on the perimeter, as a complement to Angel Reese’s production down low. As the point guard, she’ll dictate the flow of the offense, which means she’ll have the keys to unlock an even better LSU offense.

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Van Lith’s career shooting percentage from distance, 33.7%, is on par with how well Morris and Carson shot last season. But she’s shown an ability to hit threes at an even higher clip.

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That means that Van Lith is the most obvious candidate to account for most of those vacated shots from deep. If she sinks them at a high clip, the LSU offense could again rank among the nation's elite.

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What we've already started to figure out is where each of us shoot the ball at a very high percentage, where each of us can pass really well, like what spots on the floor, and keep those people in those spots.

And I think that we're starting to figure that out and you can look at the star power and question it, but we're committed to making it gel and making it work, and we're all happy for each other.”

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