You make some great points but I think the parity gap is still far off in WBB. If you do not have playmaking guards and a solid post player who can score and rebound then you find yourself I’m tough situations no matter the matchup. UCONN decided to lay off Young to focus on Mabrey and Arike but Young lit them up for 29. In order for any team to beat UCONN, you must have 4-5 scoring options and control the turnovers and rebounding.

LSU does not have either of these options even to win the SEC. Yes, we hung with every team this year but when you have 4 to 5 minute scoring droughts, it’s difficult to win against the better teams. This off season season, our young ladies need to SHOOT until their arms fall off. Jackson and Mitchell will be our 1 and 2 scoring options but in order for this team to exceed expectations, Pointer, Spencer, Aifuwa, Farley, and Cherry has to increase their point production substantially. Two of these young ladies need to average at least 10 ppg, which isn’t much if we can finish layups. There is potential on this roster but it’s going to take some work. I’m optimistic about the future and hopefully this 2019 class will get me more excited.

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Posted by bluetigerdawg87

Member since Feb 2018

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Posted on 3/30/18 at 11:59 pm to Caliboot

I actually very much agree with your assessment. As optimistic as I may appear on this board, I am also a realist. I do recognize the challenges ahead, but I try to view current circumstances as positively as possible, especially as a season ticket holder. I totally agree that in the off season they will need to "shoot their arms off." Glad you said that, because that is a thought I had as I typed my original post. I still see great potential in this young class, and I do think that Nikki and company can get the current group ready.

Now am I as confident in recruiting? No. But do I view the situation as "black and white" as "mistert" who seems to talk a lot but seems to know next to nothing about WBB? No. I will withhold serious judgement about recruiting until after 2019 class. I've seen some positives and some negatives since what I refer to has the "restart year" for Fargas (i.e. 2015-2016). I've said before and I'll say again, I'll give her at least one more year, but no more than 2 on recruiting.

This post was edited on 3/31/18 at 12:01 am

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