re: Forward Craig Victor II violates team rule, will miss start of season

Jones has been fortunate so far as LSU's head coach. He has a cadre of buddies that got him the job in the first place. He would not have been chosen based on his prior coaching record alone. He followed a terrible recruiter and average coach in Trent Johnson who had a horrible record at LSU.
The SEC is arguably the weakest major college conference in basketball. This fact as well as weak OOC scheduling has padded his coaching record here. He is not a long term solution to build a great program, IMO. He is not building a depth of experience and talent needed to sustain a program through injuries and suspensions. He appears to be lacking in coaching skills required to promote good defense and make adjustments during games. Now, after the apparent mishandling of Simmons, TQ and team chemistry last year, his judgement and leadership are in doubt. If the team finishes in bottom half of the SEC this year as I suspect they may, he should be gone.