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re: MBB Preview- It's time to Boot Up
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:32 pm to tigersham
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:32 pm to tigersham
MY Projected Starting Lineup
Don’t put too much stock into this lineup prediction. I’m not really sure how many players McMahon plans to play in his rotations this year, but this would be my guess as to some sort of a starting lineup:
G Jalen Cook
G Jordan Wright
F Tyrell Ward
F Derek Fountain
C Will Baker
Off the Bench:
G Trae Hannibal
G Carlos Stewart
F Mwani Wilkinson
F Jalen Reed
C Daimion Collins
I think Mwani will get the chance to start in many games and there may also be games where Collins gets the start over Baker. I just think Baker opens up the offense a little more for us. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see both of them on the court at the same time in a bigger lineup.
Schedule:
The schedule is something that I am really excited about for this year. The past few years, Will Wade scheduled some pretty boring and easy non-conference schedules for our teams, and last year was no different for McMahon’s first year. However, this year, it seems like McMahon is taking a step in the right direction of scheduling harder non-conference games. Some notable non-conference games we’ll be playing in this year:
Charleston Classic Tournament:
Dayton - Nov 16
St John’s or North Texas- Nov. 17
TBA- Nov. 18
Syracuse - Nov 28
Kansas State – Dec 9
#18 Texas- Dec 16
Dayton will most likely be the #1 team in the Atlantic 10 conference and will be in the NCAA tournament this year. It will definitely be a challenge. I’m not too sure how good Syracuse will be this year after the retirement of Boeheim, however they always have players and are projected to finish middle of the ACC. This could be another potential quad 1 win for the tigers. Kansas State is just getting off of an elite eight run. They’ve lost some players from last year’s team, but after the whole debacle in the Cayman Islands tourney, I’d love to have another shot at them. They have reloaded in the offseason and I’m sure they will be ranked by the time we play them. Texas is ranked preseason #18 and it will be a neutral game. Definitely one circled on the calendar.
The SEC schedule is stacked once again. I expect the SEC to be even more competitive than last year and as a conference, we will definitely be putting a good number of teams in the tournament this year. I think we will be competing with the Big East this year for the title of best conference in America. Some of the notable SEC matchups this year (with their current rankings):
#15 Texas A&M – Jan 6
Auburn – Jan 13
#15 Texas A&M – Jan 16
#24 Alabama _ Jan 17
#14 Arkansas – Feb 3
#9 Tennessee – Feb 7
#24 Alabama – Feb 10
#16 Kentucky – Feb 21
#14 Arkansas – Mar 6
Missouri – Mar 9
Last year was definitely hard to watch. But looking back in hindsight, we ended up putting way too much stock into a roster that just wasn’t SEC caliber at all. Best case scenario for this year, if Jalen Cook is able to get a waiver, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team as a lower to middle of the pack SEC team with a NIT appearance. I think that is the most realistic expectation and there’s no reason we should be disappointed in that. To all of my sunshine pumpers, some good news: I believe that our schedule is good enough to where if we can rack up some good wins and finish as a middle of the pack SEC team, we could possibly sneak into the tournament. Grabbing some wins against teams like Dayton, Kansas State and Texas in the OOC schedule would be a great start in building our resume. With this non-conference schedule, we should be able to gauge where we are before we get into SEC. This team, skill level and experience wise, is a step above last years and we can only improve after finishing with 2 conference wins in the previous season.
Another quick note: If you haven’t seen what McMahon is doing on the recruiting front for this cycle, I’d highly suggest you go check out the recruiting board. It’s looking like LSU will finish with a top 15 (possibly top 10) class. It seems McMahon has finally found his footing in recruiting after finally getting out of the shadows of possible NCAA sanctions. I’m one of the biggest Wade lovers there are, but we have to give McMahon a chance. He has our future looking bright with these recruits.
Here’s to a great year 2 under McMahon!
Don’t put too much stock into this lineup prediction. I’m not really sure how many players McMahon plans to play in his rotations this year, but this would be my guess as to some sort of a starting lineup:
G Jalen Cook
G Jordan Wright
F Tyrell Ward
F Derek Fountain
C Will Baker
Off the Bench:
G Trae Hannibal
G Carlos Stewart
F Mwani Wilkinson
F Jalen Reed
C Daimion Collins
I think Mwani will get the chance to start in many games and there may also be games where Collins gets the start over Baker. I just think Baker opens up the offense a little more for us. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see both of them on the court at the same time in a bigger lineup.
Schedule:
The schedule is something that I am really excited about for this year. The past few years, Will Wade scheduled some pretty boring and easy non-conference schedules for our teams, and last year was no different for McMahon’s first year. However, this year, it seems like McMahon is taking a step in the right direction of scheduling harder non-conference games. Some notable non-conference games we’ll be playing in this year:
Charleston Classic Tournament:
Dayton - Nov 16
St John’s or North Texas- Nov. 17
TBA- Nov. 18
Syracuse - Nov 28
Kansas State – Dec 9
#18 Texas- Dec 16
Dayton will most likely be the #1 team in the Atlantic 10 conference and will be in the NCAA tournament this year. It will definitely be a challenge. I’m not too sure how good Syracuse will be this year after the retirement of Boeheim, however they always have players and are projected to finish middle of the ACC. This could be another potential quad 1 win for the tigers. Kansas State is just getting off of an elite eight run. They’ve lost some players from last year’s team, but after the whole debacle in the Cayman Islands tourney, I’d love to have another shot at them. They have reloaded in the offseason and I’m sure they will be ranked by the time we play them. Texas is ranked preseason #18 and it will be a neutral game. Definitely one circled on the calendar.
The SEC schedule is stacked once again. I expect the SEC to be even more competitive than last year and as a conference, we will definitely be putting a good number of teams in the tournament this year. I think we will be competing with the Big East this year for the title of best conference in America. Some of the notable SEC matchups this year (with their current rankings):
#15 Texas A&M – Jan 6
Auburn – Jan 13
#15 Texas A&M – Jan 16
#24 Alabama _ Jan 17
#14 Arkansas – Feb 3
#9 Tennessee – Feb 7
#24 Alabama – Feb 10
#16 Kentucky – Feb 21
#14 Arkansas – Mar 6
Missouri – Mar 9
Last year was definitely hard to watch. But looking back in hindsight, we ended up putting way too much stock into a roster that just wasn’t SEC caliber at all. Best case scenario for this year, if Jalen Cook is able to get a waiver, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team as a lower to middle of the pack SEC team with a NIT appearance. I think that is the most realistic expectation and there’s no reason we should be disappointed in that. To all of my sunshine pumpers, some good news: I believe that our schedule is good enough to where if we can rack up some good wins and finish as a middle of the pack SEC team, we could possibly sneak into the tournament. Grabbing some wins against teams like Dayton, Kansas State and Texas in the OOC schedule would be a great start in building our resume. With this non-conference schedule, we should be able to gauge where we are before we get into SEC. This team, skill level and experience wise, is a step above last years and we can only improve after finishing with 2 conference wins in the previous season.
Another quick note: If you haven’t seen what McMahon is doing on the recruiting front for this cycle, I’d highly suggest you go check out the recruiting board. It’s looking like LSU will finish with a top 15 (possibly top 10) class. It seems McMahon has finally found his footing in recruiting after finally getting out of the shadows of possible NCAA sanctions. I’m one of the biggest Wade lovers there are, but we have to give McMahon a chance. He has our future looking bright with these recruits.
Here’s to a great year 2 under McMahon!
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Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:36 pm to tigersham
Thanks for the great write up! 
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:51 pm to tigersham
quote:
MY Projected Starting Lineup
Don’t put too much stock into this lineup prediction. I’m not really sure how many players McMahon plans to play in his rotations this year, but this would be my guess as to some sort of a starting lineup:
G Jalen Cook
G Jordan Wright
F Tyrell Ward
F Derek Fountain
C Will Baker
If Cook is out, I think Stewart steps in at the primary ball handler. The only other option there is Hannibal (can't shoot) or Williams (Freshman). If Cook is in, I wonder if they wouldn't start Stewart at the SG spot. I like Wright. He has more size. But Stewart is probably the better scorer.
I could definitely see Fountain starting. He's reliable. But I wouldn't be surprised to see Collins start at the 4. LSU simply doesn't have another player as athletic as him.
quote:
Will Wade scheduled some pretty boring and easy non-conference schedules for our teams,
Wade's schedules often lacked "name brand" teams that piqued the interest of casual fans. BU they often were meticulously constructed to help LSU's RPI (later NET) rating. Last year's non-conf. schedule more or less sucked.
This is a much more intriguing schedule. The Charleston tournament could have a sneaky good field. Like you said, Dayton is picked to win the A-10. Should LSU somehow win that game they will likely play St. John's who is expected to be MUCH better with Rick Pitino as HC. Somehow win those two and you likely find Houston in the finals. It will also be nice to get a known opponent to come to the PMAC with K-State.
quote:
I expect the SEC to be even more competitive than last year and as a conference,
It may be more competitive. But I don't know if it will be as good as last year. I don't know if there are any dominant teams in the league (like Alabama was last season)
My personal O/U is 9 non-conf. wins and 7 SEC wins. If the over hits on both LSU has a shot at the NCAAT.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:06 pm to tigersham
Well done! 
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:11 pm to tigersham
Awesome write up. Yes last year was rough but:
- Had to build a team from scratch (zero players)
- Had NCAA violations “cloud”
- Adam miller sucked and other guards did not play well enough
- Mawani was hurt
Year 2:
- Good signing class including transfers. Guard play will be better especially if JC is eligible
- Recruiting for year 3 is off to a great start
Loved Will Wade but he is not coming back. Support LSU Basketball
- Had to build a team from scratch (zero players)
- Had NCAA violations “cloud”
- Adam miller sucked and other guards did not play well enough
- Mawani was hurt
Year 2:
- Good signing class including transfers. Guard play will be better especially if JC is eligible
- Recruiting for year 3 is off to a great start
Loved Will Wade but he is not coming back. Support LSU Basketball
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:47 pm to tigersham
MY BODY IS READY!!!!!!!!
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:56 pm to tigersham
You sure are a true warrior and die hard fan. Hope you continue supporting CMM till he is fired!
Posted on 10/26/23 at 7:59 pm to tigersham
Really think wright was a key pickup. He should be able to play 4 of the 5 positions if needed(tasmin style?). More than likely the 2nd or 3rd option to run a half course setup. High basketball iq who seems like a natural leader.
Reed and Ward have the opportunity to accelerate their careers if they run the floor well. Baker and fountain should be able to compete with most teams on the boards and we do have more speed than last year. Therefore I see us being much better running the floor.
I’m starting to rethink my original declaration of .500 in sec play as this teams ceiling.
Reed and Ward have the opportunity to accelerate their careers if they run the floor well. Baker and fountain should be able to compete with most teams on the boards and we do have more speed than last year. Therefore I see us being much better running the floor.
I’m starting to rethink my original declaration of .500 in sec play as this teams ceiling.
This post was edited on 10/26/23 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 10/28/23 at 5:03 am to tigersham
Thank you for this- very informative, and thorough.
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