re: Anybody feel like giving a breakdown of what is happening with the bball team

For much of the first two months of the season they weren't good on either side of the ball. In particular, they were terrible in limiting turnovers, and struggled mightily rebounding and defending the 3. Jalen Cook's insertion into the line up once he became eligible in mid-December stabilized the PG spot and gave LSU a player to could consistently create his own offense. Something they did not have before.

Since that time LSU has played much better defensively and on the glass. Turnovers are still a BIG issue that is limiting the offense from being much better/efficient. Thus far they have a great road win at A&M where they really dominated A&M at their own game (controlling the boards). They also have two home wins over two teams (Vandy and Ole Miss) who will probably finish in the bottom 1/2 of the SEC. The one loss was a blowout at Auburn who is one of, maybe the best team in the SEC. One silver lining from that game was a second half effort that turned what probably should have been a 25-30+ point blowout in to a (reasonably) tight game late.

LSU generally plays 9-10 guys. Cook and Wright are the most consistent contributors, but everyone in the group is capable of a good game (just not consistently). Wright has become the clear leader and, at the moment, is playing like a potential All SEC player.

LSU has a winnable home game Saturday vs. A&M. After that, the schedule gets MUCH tougher with 5 of the next 7 on the road, before it (on paper) lightens up a bit in the final 6 games. A NCAA Tournament bid is still very much a pipe dream at the moment. But it is more realistic than it was two weeks ago.