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Is there a worse recruiter in major college basketball than Trent Johnson?
Posted on 10/18/11 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 10/18/11 at 2:57 pm
Seriously.
It's three weeks from the start of the fall signing period, he has five scholarships to give in a class pretty much everybody would agree is make-or-break for him (assuming he doesn't lose another 20 games this year) and all he's got is one commitment?
Who else is he getting? The Qualls kid from Shreveport just committed to Arkansas. Felix from St. Aug is going to Texas. Maybe he turns Gathers, but outside of a few rumors I haven't seen anything that would make me believe he's not going to St. John's. And if there's a kid outside Louisiana who's even seriously interested in LSU I don't know who he is.
It's not like we're Auburn or something. LSU has perfectly good facilities, a huge fan following, it's a great school in a fun city to go to college, there is some high-profile basketball tradition here even though it's a lot more uneven than we'd like and when things are going well this program has been known to be rocking. And yet we can't even sign enough people to fill 13 scholarships.
It looks like goldbricking to me. It looks like he's not even serious about doing his job. Is he going to plan on raiding Miles' roster for talent every December like he's doing with Ronald Martin this year?
It's three weeks from the start of the fall signing period, he has five scholarships to give in a class pretty much everybody would agree is make-or-break for him (assuming he doesn't lose another 20 games this year) and all he's got is one commitment?
Who else is he getting? The Qualls kid from Shreveport just committed to Arkansas. Felix from St. Aug is going to Texas. Maybe he turns Gathers, but outside of a few rumors I haven't seen anything that would make me believe he's not going to St. John's. And if there's a kid outside Louisiana who's even seriously interested in LSU I don't know who he is.
It's not like we're Auburn or something. LSU has perfectly good facilities, a huge fan following, it's a great school in a fun city to go to college, there is some high-profile basketball tradition here even though it's a lot more uneven than we'd like and when things are going well this program has been known to be rocking. And yet we can't even sign enough people to fill 13 scholarships.
It looks like goldbricking to me. It looks like he's not even serious about doing his job. Is he going to plan on raiding Miles' roster for talent every December like he's doing with Ronald Martin this year?
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Posted on 10/18/11 at 3:01 pm to macaoidh
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Is he going to plan on raiding Miles' roster for talent every December like he's doing with Ronald Martin this year?
Posted on 10/18/11 at 3:01 pm to macaoidh
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Is he going to plan on raiding Miles' roster for talent every December like he's doing with Ronald Martin this year?
You had me until this.
Posted on 10/18/11 at 5:41 pm to macaoidh
I thought he did a pretty good job with the last class. How many McDonald's All-Americans do you expect to go to a program that is where this one is right now? Quite a few schools went after O'Bryant and Hamilton. This isn't Kentucky
Posted on 10/18/11 at 6:06 pm to macaoidh
After the last two years, LSU is not an attractive target for top players. However, this season will show that LSU is back. Wait until the results show this and you will see a whole different recruiting picture.
Also, La has been a hotbed of great BB talent in previous years. With a few exceptions, that has not been the case recently. Bad timing for Trent.
The fact of the matter is I don't want what Kentucky has. 5 star players are just biding their time before the NBA. The are "one and done". What we need are players who want a degree, are underrated (like Turner last year) and want to play as a team and build up the program. They may be hard to find, but this year we will see what Trent has accomplished.
I for one expect LSU to make the NCAA field, win 75% or more of their games, and be in the top three or four teams in the SEC. As the season progresses, the fans will be back.
Fans hated Miles for a few years, gave Saban credit for LSU's 2007 BCS NC, and showed Miles no respect! Look at him now!! Aren't we glad we didn't run him out of town like you are trying to do with Trent.
Also, La has been a hotbed of great BB talent in previous years. With a few exceptions, that has not been the case recently. Bad timing for Trent.
The fact of the matter is I don't want what Kentucky has. 5 star players are just biding their time before the NBA. The are "one and done". What we need are players who want a degree, are underrated (like Turner last year) and want to play as a team and build up the program. They may be hard to find, but this year we will see what Trent has accomplished.
I for one expect LSU to make the NCAA field, win 75% or more of their games, and be in the top three or four teams in the SEC. As the season progresses, the fans will be back.
Fans hated Miles for a few years, gave Saban credit for LSU's 2007 BCS NC, and showed Miles no respect! Look at him now!! Aren't we glad we didn't run him out of town like you are trying to do with Trent.
Posted on 10/18/11 at 9:11 pm to macaoidh
Quite honestly, I think TJ struggles to recruit well because he doesn't cheat.
Posted on 10/19/11 at 12:45 am to macaoidh
louisiana has had some great talent recently too.. trent has gotta get his act in order
Posted on 10/19/11 at 10:38 am to macaoidh
He made a HUGE mistake in not hiring Randy Livingston as an assistant. Livingston is an up and coming coach with a lot of sway in recruiting. He coached in the NBADL last year and did pretty well. He has great in roads in the new orleans area. However, TJ hired some other douche with no recruiting prowess. I hope whoever gets hired here next year gets Randy on staff.
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