re: Why Can't We Consistently Have a Better Basketball Team?

1. Bad Hires at HC

2008–2012 - Trent Johnson - Terrible Hire (Could not relate to our Culture and Recruit the South.. Plus a Dry Personality)

2012–2017 - John Henry Jones Jr - LSU guy , I like Johnnie , but (Bad X's and O's Coaching, Avg Recruiter, Not a SEC Head Coach.

2. Head Coach Issues Blocking Progress

2017–2022 - Will Wade - Solid Coach (Bad Pub and Endless Recruiting Allegations)
(Then the Rules Changed) But The NCAA wasn't going to let up. Wade was a Good Hire!

2022–present - Matt McMahon - Good Coach , But Not Sure He can Dig out of the Hole were in.

3. Facilites
Nice Practice Arena ,
But When we Compare what Arena's other SEC and Top Teams have to Play in , We are not even in the top 10 of the SEC and certainly in the bottom half of all the Major Conferences out there. (ACC, BigTen, Big12)

Kids like A Great Arena to Play in. LSU has gave the PMAC lips stick and a New Dress to many times.

4. Got to Keep Home Grown Talent, Just like Football.

5. LSU has a Really Good Basketball History , But Not Elite or Blue Blood.

LSU Athletic Dept. Needs to put more money towards the Men's & Women's BB Program.