LSU basketball thoughts after Memphis game

My issue with Bass at PG is he is NO threat to score. NONE. He is also a terrible foul shooter. To be honest if Stringer lost about 10 pounds he'd be a lot quicker. He can shoot and he and get to the line and convert.

White and Warren are having major ball handeling issues right now. Neither can shoot jumpers. They have to get the ball fed to them next to the basket to make shots. They are also in foul trouble very often.

Didn't get to watch memphis game, but we have trouble with our entry passes to the post.

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a LOT more rebounding.

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I think we out rebounded Memphis. Could be wrong.

I think the stats were pretty close to being even, I was really encouraged on how the team didn't let the game get outta hand and also the ball handling and turnovers improved while playing a much more athletic and pressure type ball club. If our big guys can stop getting so many ticky tack fouls i think we beat Memphis last night, i was also proud of our effort and taking so many charges inside. Turner and Stringer will be a hell of a combination for years to come and they can really fill it up and Dotson has improved tremendously...I think if White and Storm can play up to potential a NIT berth isn't too much to ask.

I thought the free throw shooting sucked.....LSU will not break even in the SEC,. I don't see 8 sec teams worse than LSU.....this team? has a long way to go....

Hotep, I feel very similar to you.

Going into this season I didn't think Storm would be that great. He only did well last year against teams with very small players. He was never very good at playing fundemental defense and has 0 post moves.

I was so suprised with Greens play but I have said by the time Eddie leaves LSU he will have a season averaging 8pts 6reb or so just because he knows exactly where to be at the right time.

I have been probably the only person who has thought Bass should start this season and I still think he should. I love stringers ability to shoot but I think Dotson, Turner and Stringer should share the 2 and 3 spots most of the time.

Bass has had the highest assist - turnover ratio the past 2 years in the SEC... That was with 0 shooters. With this years team he could really get some assist numbers up if he had the minutes. he gets penetration and kicks out so well and would be a special PG if he could learn to shoot free throws.

We need more out of White. Simple as that. He has to make some post moves to keep our shooters open. He also needs to keep out of foul trouble.

Getting harris back should be a biiiig boost if he comes back in good form, but I am a little worried about him coming off injury. I felt he would start at the 3 and play significant time at 4... I still think he could come in and really open up the offense and he has so much length for defense and causing turnovers.

Overall I have been pleasantly happy with the start even though we have a 2-2 record. This team will get so much better by the end of the year and should contend for the west next year. I think we contend this year for the west if we mature as fast as I think is possible. Getting a solid Harris back will be huge and if we could get Darenbecker to play like he did in the loss to Nicholls then we have a 11-12 deep team with good role players and good star players.