re: Anyone got a preview for LSU basketball

53 days.


Starting 5 Likely:
Gray
Hornsby
Martin
Mickey
Robinson

I'll be coming out with a series of pre-season articles to get you ready for the hoops team soon enough. Probably start at the very beginning of November. Overall, I think you can expect a better team than last year, but still gonna have some depth issues.

We really only have 3 (Gray, Hornsby, Quarterman) guys who can play the 1/2 positions so any foul trouble could really hurt the Tigers.

Down low we will have some guys, but no clue if they will be ready to play after our starters. It's likely we have another year of a 7/8 player rotation.



Estimated 3 deep depth chart

1. Gray - Quarterman - Patterson
2. Hornsby - Gray - Quarterman
3. Martin - Hornsby - Bridgewater
4. Mickey - Epps - Martin
5. Robinson - Malone - Odo

Gray was the #1 JUCO recruit and led all JUCO in scoring. He will take a much different role for this LSU team and will be called upon to pass a lot more often.

Hornsby is really primed for a great year. He is a sharp shooting guard who should hit 40%+ from deep and 90%+ from the FT line. Has a great relationship with Gray and they are both gym rats.

Martin and Mickey are both likely playing for 1st round guaranteed NBA contracts so they will have incentive to perform at a high level.

Robinson may be pushed into the starting role a little early, but was a big time recruit. He's lost a lot of weight which was necessary cause he was a little slow in his high school tape, but Im hopeful he can answer our need down low if Malone isn't able to take it over. Hoping Malone can make a big jump forward with his defense.


Overall:

I'm not exactly sure how this year is going to turn out. With the schedule we have this year, we cannot afford to lose games to sub 150 RPI teams, but I'm worried LSU could do that if they get into a little foul trouble. I think this team will be good enough to win any game on the schedule, but they will also have the potential to lose a game or two they shouldn't.

I'll do a lot more research before the season and pass along everything I possibly can about this year.