re: LSU basketball... I'm disappointed in this season

There are any number of reasons to be disappointed.

My take on yesterday's game is we were worn out at the end. Thought JOB was about to collapse from exhaustion. Especially with Morgan out, we have no bench. It's been puzzling at times why JJ switches to zone when man to man is working. I think he is trying to give his players a rest.

Talk about whether JJ is or isn't a "great" recruiter is pointless. He's bringing in talent. Why would an "elite" player want to play for LSU when they have offers from "elite" schools. Most of these youngsters could care less about our 2006 appearance in the Final Four. That was nearly 8 years ago.

i am just saying most of Brady's early teams sucked because he "cowboy'ed" it on his own when he first got here .. his staff alone did land stromile, jabari, and torris .. but after that, we stagnated .. then he patched things up with the "machine" and the "machine" delivered that great AAU crew on a silver platter that he rode to the 2006 Final Four .. but the fact that he lost his job just two years after reaching our first Final Four in 20 years spoke volumes for what those in the know knew about what the real story was ..

Then Trent took the "machine's" last group and won the SEC with it, while playing cowboy too .. the difference is that he never "patched" things up and it all went to crap ... my concern is that CJJ is to the "machine" what Governor O.K. Allen was to Huey Long .. you live with the "machine", you die with the "machine" .. CJJ needs a great bench coach badly !

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My take on yesterday's game is we were worn out at the end. Thought JOB was about to collapse from exhaustion. Especially with Morgan out, we have no bench.

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Totally agree. We've relied so much on Jordan, he's played major minutes all season. He's been "off" for the past few weeks, not the blocking beast of earlier. His body language/facial expressions just tell me he's tired and down. And I think he's fed-up of losing.

We have no bench, we're just as bad off as last year IMO, without the hustle. With the exception of Jordan, I feel like the freshmen and some on- the-bench sophomores don't play as hard as last years version.
When we had senior Charles Carmouche, juniors Coleman,JOB, and our junior/sophomore guard tandem on the court, the team really had chemistry. They all played loads of minutes and with no bench to speak of they just couldn't get it done last year.

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CJJ needs a great bench coach badly !

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I think we're getting one in time for next season

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Then Trent took the "machine's" last group and won the SEC with it, while playing cowboy too

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Is the "machine" we are referring to Collis Temple?

If so I think that machine began and ended with his sons' eligibility, but he still lurked in the shadows and whether Trent handled that poorly or not it was a sticky situation for any coach.

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Collis' health is failing him now,

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I didn't know that. Any more information?

I think johnny is doing a great job, we are still a team on the rise in the bigger picture.

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I think johnny is doing a great job, we are still a team on the rise in the bigger picture.

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Johnny needs to fix this defense.

I'm not writing Coach Jones off like some idiots 'round here. 2 years isn't enough time - unless they go on some miracle run (winning 6 of 7 and a run in the SECT) this season is shot.

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Collis' health is failing him now,

I didn't know that. Any more information?

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He's had colon cancer, last year. As far as I know it's now in remission. He looks a lot better than he did a few months ago.