Talent wise we aren’t SEC title contenders but we certainly have the talent to do pretty well this year. The issues with our players, namely defending the perimeter and rebounding, are issues that are almost entirely coaching based.

The narrative that our players are untalented was true last year as besides KJ Williams, Derek Fountain, and Trae Hannibal, the transfers we had were just plain awful. Juice and Kendal Coleman might have been the worst players I’ve ever seen put on an LSU jersey.

This year, we have the talent to be a middle of the pack SEC team. We have the talent to compete for a NCAAT bid. The issue is that we have a coach that is clueless as to the strengths of his players, is clueless in making rotations, is unable to make in game adjustments, and is abysmal at being a motivator and a leader.

Our players are fine. We are not less talented than Dayton or Nicholls. We lost to them because we have abysmal coaching.

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Posted by mmcgrath

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Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:43 pm to mcmaniacinsaneasylum

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The issue is that we have a coach that is clueless as to the strengths of his players, is clueless in making rotations, is unable to make in game adjustments, and is abysmal at being a motivator and a leader.

you are just touchy because Corey Chest isn't playing. If you can't see the changes in player rotations and other adjustments then I don't know what you are looking at.

Further, you don't have to jump up and down like performance artist Will Wade to motivate and lead a team. This team has weaknesses that the team will have to work hard on to address before SEC play starts. But the program is developing behind young guys like Williams, Reed, and Ward, and will continue to grow next year with CG3 and RM3 plus other new names.

This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 2:02 pm

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