re: Paradise Jam Game Thread: LSU 61 ODU 70; FINAL

I'm taking it in context. We have 29 games left. That's a lot of games. This was a bad loss. But taking this loss and thinking this is how we're gonna be all year is asinine. There is no massive underlying fault with this team. All of their problems are coachable or will come with time. You're trying to state that we should win based off the talent of four player alone, when that simply is unrealistic. I think the comparison to the Cavs was quite appropriate. They are more talented than pretty much every other NBA team, but they're struggling because they don't know how to play together. Our team shares the same problem. They don't know how to make their skills fit best. That showed tonight with the amount of isolation that was run. Good teams only run iso plays when a player is extremely hot or has a mismatch. Sometimes, you're going to run into a less talented but more cohesive team, and if you're talent is doing what they're supposed to, you're gonna lose. That was the case tonight.

Maybe the overestimation of your "talent", and assumption of equitable coaching is a cause for your cognitive imbalance.

The best player on the floor tonight was our transfer from lowly Campbell. Rating stars did not matter, his performance did. The arrogance shown in expecting a non P5 team to wilt before supposed superior athletes is laughable, but commonly seen. Hell, in the post-game interviews, our leading scorer made comment of how LSU had good talent, but played like an AAU team.

We outplayed you, outcoached you, and out-executed you. We were hoping for more competition than a "cupcake" game from a supposed name conference. If you guys practice really hard, and have a coach that actually makes relevant gametime moves, one day you may have a shot to defeat us. Until then, enjoy the gumbo and self-loathing that goes along with a team full of many stars and losses to "directional" schools that are collectively flat out better than your undisciplined thoroughbreds. You wonder why people loathe you, look at the arrogance without reason in your comments and look in the mirror. Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you.

Prove me wrong.

And to answer your question, yes. I do feel better.

Our homecoming game is in October. Would you guys be available for a one and done? We'll pay you well for the trouncing.

email responses to uroverrated@poorcoaching.com

I have heard of Mercer, but surprised you have. I think they play D-1 sports. Do they have a woman's team that would play your's in a preseason exhibition? Pretty nice of them to spread their wealth to the less fortunate.

This is a LSU board. I could not give a arrogant tiger's arse about Mercer, nor does anyone else here. Stay on topic or you may be subject to moderation for violation of forum rules. Just trying to help.

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So you're completely ok with accepting that Lsu will be in a position to lose to an inferior team if their top 4 players don't go 4/4 in terms of scoring that given night? There's nothing else that can be fine elsewhere to compensate for the very real possibility that all 4 of those guys won't all be on for every single game? 

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I never fricking said that. Never once. What in the frick is your problem with me?

Because the Price is Right sucks, and you are Bob Barker.

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