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best PG under Will Wade

Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:05 pm
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
Member since Mar 2015
1328 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:05 pm
Tremont Waters
Skylar Mays
Javonte Smart
Posted by MileHighMathieu
Denver
Member since Jan 2016
601 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:06 pm to
Waters--different team w/ him
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
17073 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:06 pm to
TW
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
52734 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:13 pm to
Skylar was used more as a 2 under Wade. He played PG his freshman season under Johnny Jones and had the ability to take over the primary ball handling duties when called on under Wade but Javonte was moved to the lead guard spot after his freshman season when Waters left.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
30041 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:18 pm to
Waters without question. He could control the entire game from the PG spot and, tough not a great defender in the sense of keeping guys from scoring, was excellent at stealing the ball. That helped compensate for a lot of otherwise poor defense.

Wade's first team from a personnel standpoint probably had no business even getting to the NIT...let alone beating some solid teams that year. And without Waters they would not have.

Mays was more of a "2" guard with Waters on the team and while Javonte is underappreciated for his play at the PG spot, he wasn't the overall playmaker from a team aspect that Waters was.
Posted by vanillabear
Member since Jan 2015
81 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:19 pm to
Waters was the best point guard LSU has had this century.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
12513 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:23 pm to
He was always entertaining.
Wish we had him longer.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
46844 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:26 pm to
Mays and Smart played the point because they had to
Neither are point guards
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
15245 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:36 pm to
Waters and it isn’t close to me. If he was 6’2” he’d be starting in the NBA and doing very well. Guy was so much fun to watch.
Posted by Big Gorilla
Bossier City
Member since Oct 2020
5813 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 3:42 pm to
If TW was taller he would be a super star in the NBA.
Posted by iTiger48
Green Moore
Member since Jul 2019
176 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 4:02 pm to
Don't overthink it. Waters by a ton
Posted by Wrucker16
Member since Jul 2014
3157 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 5:19 pm to
Waters. I do think If Smart had come back for his Senior year though it could’ve been a special season for him. Watford as well. Just made no sense to me why those guys left just to go undrafted especially with NIL passing. They could’ve had a legitimate National title caliber team with those 2 back, made some money, and raised there draft stock with an SEC Title and deep tournament run.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
281616 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:00 pm to
Mays in his Sr year or Smart this past year
Posted by 2 Jugs
Saint Amant
Member since Feb 2018
1989 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:10 pm to
Not even close

Without Waters, that 1st year under Will Wade would have been really tough.





Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
40003 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:15 pm to
Tremont was a program-changing caliber player. Easily him. Javonte was terribly under appreciated by LSU fans, but he wasn’t as dynamic as Tremont. Skylar wasn’t really a point guard, so to speak.
Posted by PureMetairie
Metairie
Member since May 2017
978 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:54 pm to
Thank God Waters fell to us after the Georgetown situation. Waters and it isn't close. Waters has to be mentioned as a top 5 PG all time at LSU. Not only was the guy an absolute beast of a guard, he was as clutch as it gets. A&M, Michigan, Maryland, just to name a few.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
281616 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 8:51 pm to
A) 16ppg 4ast 3.7 reb. 46fg/40 3pt/86ft
B) 16.7 ppg 3.2 ast 5reb 49/39/85
C) 15.3ppg 5.8ast 2.8 reb 43/32/81
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
52734 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 9:00 pm to
And one of these didn’t play point guard while one was responsible for more points and was the Conf defensive player of the year. Like with Cam you were wrong about Waters and you can’t accept it so you continue to dog him. You’re such a pathetic and spiteful creature.
Posted by specchaser
lafayette
Member since Feb 2008
2611 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 9:04 pm to
Smart and Mays were really good players. but any answer besides Waters is incorrect. He could break a press by himself. He was always clutch when the team needed a bucket, a steal, assist or just making a play when it mattered most. The Aggie game his freshman year and the drive to the bucket to go to the sweet 16 versus Maryland are just two examples off the top of my head. Not taking anything away from Mays or Smart, loved them both. plus, Waters only played 2 years versus 3 for Smart and 4 for Mays.

Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
25550 posts
Posted on 8/17/21 at 9:15 pm to
quote:

Mays and Smart played the point because they had to
Neither are point guards

You can’t explain this shite to these morons on here. Neither were PGs. When you watch someone like Waters, you can see what a PG skill set looks like. This is not about dribbling the ball down the court. It is about controlling the tempo of the game ans being the single most important player who understands the system on the team. People think they are watching good basketball wirh today’s NBA. It is all garbage.
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