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LSU Basketball Pre-season # 39
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:06 pm
The LSU basketball team is ranked #39 in Rivals pre-season ratings. The Tigers are projected to win at least 20 games and earn an NCAA tourney bid.
Chris Johnson receives rave reviews. The impact of his abscence for most of the first half of the SEC schedule last year and the pivotal role he played in the Tigers' late season surge is duly noted.
LSU is ranked ahead of SEC brethren Kentucky, Ole Miss, Alabama, and Vanderbilt in the top 64. Expect Florida and Tennessee to be the only SEC teams ranked higher.
If the experienced Tigers can remain healthy and receive positive contributions from freshmen Warren, Graham, Bass and Harris they will be dancing in March.
Chris Johnson receives rave reviews. The impact of his abscence for most of the first half of the SEC schedule last year and the pivotal role he played in the Tigers' late season surge is duly noted.
LSU is ranked ahead of SEC brethren Kentucky, Ole Miss, Alabama, and Vanderbilt in the top 64. Expect Florida and Tennessee to be the only SEC teams ranked higher.
If the experienced Tigers can remain healthy and receive positive contributions from freshmen Warren, Graham, Bass and Harris they will be dancing in March.
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Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:14 pm to tiger20
Way too much love for us pre-season IMO.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:15 pm to tiger20
Interesting, thanks 
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:18 pm to tiger20
You forgot to mention the most important ingredient...NEW LEADERSHIP from the coaching end of the bench
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:23 pm to thunderbird1100
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Way too much love for us pre-season IMO
Possibly, but this is an experienced team with some talented players. They should be in the mix for a tourney bid seeded in the 7 to 12 range.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:25 pm to uptownruler
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You forgot to mention the most important ingredient...NEW LEADERSHIP from the coaching end of the bench
Remains to be seen, but the return of a healthy Tasmin Mitchell and Chris Johnson will have the most positive effect.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:27 pm to tiger20
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Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:28 pm to tiger20
this year, hopefully, will give us something to be excited about. next year could be rough but i dont want to think about that now 
chris johnson deserves all the rave reviews. its amazing to see how he has gone from a skinny freshman who didnt know what was going on to a skinny all sec caliber player. would have been nice if he would have taken a redshirt in 05/06
chris johnson deserves all the rave reviews. its amazing to see how he has gone from a skinny freshman who didnt know what was going on to a skinny all sec caliber player. would have been nice if he would have taken a redshirt in 05/06
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:29 pm to uptownruler
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You forgot to mention the most important ingredient...NEW LEADERSHIP from the coaching end of the bench
Thanks Skip that...we finally have a new HC.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:41 pm to S
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chris johnson deserves all the rave reviews. its amazing to see how he has gone from a skinny freshman who didnt know what was going on to a skinny all sec caliber player.
Chris Johnson is a testimony to working hard,waiting patiently behind talented players and being ready when the opportunity presents itself.
The article also notes that Alex Farrar has already made a positive impression on Trent Johnson.
Both Farrar and Johnson were ridiculed as throw away recruits early in their careers. They don't look so bad today.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:45 pm to tiger20
hows recruiting going for you guys?
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:46 pm to pioneerbasketball
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hows recruiting going for you guys?
Likely not well unless we pull in some good out of state guys for 2009. LA Talent = non existent for 2009.
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:48 pm to tiger20
i always knew CJ could be something special, especially with those long arms and that sweet jumper. i can see people making a case for farrar since there are kids all over louisiana and texas who could have gotten that scholarship just as good if not better than farrar, but he's on our team and has done well when called upon. not surprised to hear he has impressed johnson, he's a hard worker
This post was edited on 9/8/08 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 9/8/08 at 11:50 pm to pioneerbasketball
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hows recruiting going for you guys?
honeslty i havent seen or heard much but you can say its still early. butch and brady had tommy mason griffin and brandon mitchell committed for next season but that is over. like someone said, its going to take a couple of out of state gems like harris/graham. there are so many seniors on this years team that there will be a number of open scholarships, i wont be shocked if we add a couple of juco guys
This post was edited on 9/8/08 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:00 am to S
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i always knew CJ could be something special, especially with those long arms and that sweet jumper. i can see people making a case for farrar since there are kids all over louisiana and texas who could have gotten that scholarship just as good if not better than farrar, but he's on our team and has done well when called upon. not surprised to hear he has impressed johnson, he's a hard worker
Trent Johnson likens him to the Lopez twins he coached at Stanford.
It would be nice to see Garret Green begin to emerge as he could be an impact player in the 2010 season.
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:01 am to tiger20
i think people will be pleasantly surprised with storm warren. graham will win the fans over with his style of play and harris could be the next CJ
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:07 am to S
Those four freshmen will be the nucleus of next season's team so hopefully ready to play recruits will be signed and there won't be any backsliding.
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:07 am to tiger20
thats why i think they target a couple of JUCOs. would be nice to land another marcus thornton
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:18 am to tiger20
SEC West is down.
The freshmen could impress.
The freshmen could impress.
Posted on 9/9/08 at 12:55 am to pioneerbasketball
yea the west is def. up for grabs
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