re: How do y’all see us finishing on the hardwood? (Men’s)

It will be interesting to see if the game last Saturday was a byproduct of some rest/self-scouting that led to better play or just an anomaly where some guys shot lights out against an opponent seemingly coming apart at the seams.

For Baker, the 3's he made have been there all season. He just wasn't making them. Hopefully Saturday gave him some confidence because him being a true threat from 3 can really open up the floor and 3 assist.

I also liked the decision to start Hannibal. Cook is LSU's second leading scorer. But he hasn't been all that efficient in getting those points, and the offense wasn't making up for the bad defense/turnovers. On Saturday he had a "quiet" 20 points on just 5-8 shooting (3-5 from 3; 7-7 from the FT line) in just 21 minutes. Most importantly, he only had one turnover.

Tennessee is the best defensive team in the SEC and 2nd best in the nation. So I'm not expecting LSU to have a game like they did on Saturday. Not even close. But when LSU actually takes care of the ball they are not a terrible shooting team. Probably about on par with Tennessee (LSU's FG% is slightly better). The difference is Tenn. plays great defense and doesn't turn the ball over.