re: Johnny Jones

Yeah JOB has obviously struggled this year without another strong post presence but Magnum couldn't do anything with two NBA players helping him in the post.

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Yeah JOB has obviously struggled this year without another strong post presence but Magnum couldn't do anything with two NBA players helping him in the post.

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True, and I think Magnum was a 5-star and JOB3 a four star though a high four star as he played in some of the more prestigious high school all-star games.

JOB hasn't lived up to his billing but there have been many here over the years who have fullfilled their promise less than him.

Rolle, Koundja, Harold Boudreaux, Lester Earl just to name 4 off the top of my head.

Rolle at least did become a decent player on an average mid-level La. Tech team by the time he was a senior and there was talk he'd be drafted in the NBA. I don't think he was.

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At least he is recruiting Trent Johnson did not recruit highly rated players Obryant being his highest

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JJ will recruit better than Trent, but that's not the benchmark to strive for.

But as stated earlier, the circumstances are lining up well for him in the near future and there is some tantalizing low-lying fruit out there.

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For all the criticism, I thought he played pretty well today. You never want to see the high number of turnovers, but I thought he made up for it with his shooting and rebounding.

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Best game in awhile tonight. But still making alot of the same fundamental mistakes. Two traveling calls, still bringing the ball too low too often in the post, forcing shots in high traffic.

But at least he rebounded and didn't get in foul trouble tonight and he cut down on the bad shot selection i.e. the fall-aways and 3's. Unfortunately, his teammates took up his slack in the bad shot selection department.

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I know one thing, Johnny will not get five years to turn it around. LSU fans/alums will not wait that long to see results.

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I don't know, it seems to me that the apathy is deafening for hoops. And the guys that were making the most noise finally got there guy after the 3rd try.

I think he'll get 5 and I hope he makes it. I think he will make it past that because of his recruiting and the serindipitous circumstances in the near future that will make that recruiting much easier.

That doesn't excuse the underperformance of late, but I guess I'll forget all about that if we can make some tournaments and make some noise in a few of them.