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Naz Reid and Javonte Smart jump to 16 and 32 in 247 Rankings

Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:09 pm
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57620 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:09 pm
Lineup next year is gonna be unreal.

PG- Waters, Smart, Mays
SG- Sampson, Edwards
SF- Alexander, Rachal
PF- Reid, Sims, Kiir, Bigby-Williams, Days

Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
14871 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:14 pm to
The guard and wing depth on that team will be insane. Somebody really good won't see many minutes.

Mays, Waters, Sampson (if he comes back) Edwards, Rachal, Alexander, Smart.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68289 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:16 pm to
They were small jumps (like 4 spots each), but worthy. Smart is almost a 5-star. Smart truly dominated a Thanksgiving tournament recently.

Next year should be a truly good team. We've got 6 really good guards to shuffle through (Waters, Mays, Sampson, Smart, Edwards, Rachal) and will finally have a deep group of forwards (Bigby-Williams, Reid, Days, Kiir, Sims, Alexander).

They will add another forward too, Williams who is a 5 star or the JUCO Alok.
This post was edited on 12/14/17 at 3:17 pm
Posted by The Truth 34
Chavez Ravine
Member since May 2010
41170 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

Lineup next year is gonna be unreal.


Posted by tigers32
Member since Mar 2012
5622 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:34 pm to
Who starts? I’ll go with
G Waters
G Mays
G Sampson
F Reid
F Bigby-Williams
Posted by The Truth 34
Chavez Ravine
Member since May 2010
41170 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:37 pm to
i'd tend to agree with that.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68289 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:40 pm to
quote:

Who starts? I’ll go with
G Waters
G Mays
G Sampson
F Reid
F Bigby-Williams


That's exactly my lineup. Smart will play most minutes off bench. Days plays a lot off bench.

Smart = 20-25 minutes off bench as Waters/Mays replacement, keep 2 PGs on floor at all times
Days = 15-20 minutes off bench as stretch 4
Edwards = 10-15 minutes off bench as 3 point sniper
Rachal = 10-15 minutes off bench as defensive specialist
Sims = 10-15 minutes off bench as a combo player
Kiir = 5-10 minutes off bench as short relief at 4/5
Alexander = 5-10 minutes off bench as short relief at 3/4
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
24278 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:46 pm to
Does Waters stay?
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68289 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:47 pm to
quote:

Does Waters stay?



He's like 5'10, no worries on him jumping ship soon. He's too short to really jump to NBA after 1 season.

Trying to think of players that short who declared early and got drafted recently and I cant think of anybody in 2017 draft, in 2016 Tyler Ulis but he played 2 years in college and was a 2nd round pick.
This post was edited on 12/14/17 at 3:56 pm
Posted by BayouBengal99
Crowley
Member since Oct 2007
9112 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 3:53 pm to
It's obvious that the guy has some serious talent and you can use a guy like him no matter his size. He's actually one of the better passers, shooters, defensive, and he gets to the rim better than most on the team as well. This kid isn't going anywhere, unless we keep hitting it big at PG. He's the best pure basketball talent we have at this time.
Posted by TBoy@LSU
Member since Sep 2012
5479 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 4:01 pm to
We are gonna eat some Ws next year

Posted by tigers32
Member since Mar 2012
5622 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

That's exactly my lineup. Smart will play most minutes off bench. Days plays a lot off bench.

Smart = 20-25 minutes off bench as Waters/Mays replacement, keep 2 PGs on floor at all times
Days = 15-20 minutes off bench as stretch 4
Edwards = 10-15 minutes off bench as 3 point sniper
Rachal = 10-15 minutes off bench as defensive specialist
Sims = 10-15 minutes off bench as a combo player
Kiir = 5-10 minutes off bench as short relief at 4/5
Alexander = 5-10 minutes off bench as short relief at 3/4

Think Sims plays more than Days early on but also think we see Wade rotate a lot of our big men next year with so many new faces.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42392 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 4:06 pm to
Waters reminds me of a smaller version of Kyrie
I think his stock will soar next year with more talent around him.

Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26689 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 4:36 pm to
Kiir and Alexander should both redshirt if the coaches believe they figure into the long-term plan for the program.

If you can't get minutes in the easy non-conference, you're not going to get minutes once conference play rolls in.

If they are marginal players that may not stick around, then don't redshirt them.
Posted by ToppDogg85
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
76 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 5:23 pm to
Very funny that was the craziest pregame pump up ever!!!
Posted by bugafor6
Member since Feb 2016
4200 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:03 pm to
I like Rachal and Edwards but adding smart to that mix is going to force those guys to be less one dimensional if they want consistent minutes next season. If Rachal can get a little more polished on offense he can be a legit 3/small ball 4.
Posted by preferredwalkon
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2017
134 posts
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:48 pm to
This team isn't waiting for next year. We need to do a better job filling the PMAC
Posted by ColeLSU
Member since Jul 2008
5856 posts
Posted on 12/15/17 at 7:58 am to
Off topic - I hate Jameis Winston more every time I see him. Geez what a stupid human being



On topic - next years basketball team is gonna kick arse
Posted by sweetwaterbilly
Member since Mar 2017
19351 posts
Posted on 12/15/17 at 8:02 am to
Reid is going to be an absolute monster. I can't wait to see him in purple and gold
Posted by sweetwaterbilly
Member since Mar 2017
19351 posts
Posted on 12/15/17 at 8:03 am to
quote:

He's like 5'10, no worries on him jumping ship soon. He's too short to really jump to NBA after 1 season.


This. I was wondering the same thing the other day but I think he'll be back. If he was a few inches taller he would no doubt be one and done. Kid is legit
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