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re: Is there a worse recruiter in major college basketball than Trent Johnson?
Posted on 10/18/11 at 6:06 pm to macaoidh
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.
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Posted on 10/18/11 at 6:22 pm to LSU2THEMAX
I agree with a lot of this post, but it's honestly laughable to say that you don't want 5-star type players. Everyone wants them, and most of them do not go pro. Those that want to be one-and-dones will go to a 'sexy' school like Kentucky, Kansas, etc, so we'd never have had a chance with them. And really, I don't think we've ever been an "attractive" school for top players - we had a few great years from the lat 90's to 2006 when Louisiana produced some excellent national prospects, and we managed to keep them. We are not a basketball school. We will rarely attract top 25 players who do not have a Louisiana connection or are from one of our nearby states without a legitimate basketball program (I'm looking at you, Mississippi). Unfortunately, that's just the way it is.
Realistically, if you're a top player, and you haven't been raised a huge fan of hometown U, would you even look twice at a place like LSU?
Realistically, if you're a top player, and you haven't been raised a huge fan of hometown U, would you even look twice at a place like LSU?
Posted on 10/18/11 at 6:34 pm to LSU2THEMAX
This is kind of my point. TJ thinks he will have a good year and have a chance at bigger recruits in the spring.
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