re: McMahon better recruit elite players

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They bullied us both games

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Did they?

The rebounding numbers were close in both games. LSU actually had more blocks. LSU had a better 2pt FG% in the first game (MSU the second). The paints points were pretty even in both games MSU +4 in game one; +2 yesterday. There wasn't a huge discrepancy in turnovers (though LSU had more...several of which were just mind-numbingly stupid turnovers such as throwing the ball to guys who weren't looking and losing the ball faking an overhead pass to no one)

LSU really didn't get bullied. The bottom line is MSU adjusted...and LSU didn't.

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Jans threw out a defensive look his team hadn’t experimented with a whole lot, and he thought it made a world of difference.

“Absolutely. Obviously with me at the helm you don’t have a ton of strategy. But we decided to employ that press that we’ve used off and on all year long,” he explained. “Actually it was pretty successful for us at LSU the first time. What we did today was a little bit different. Normally we do it on dead balls and free throws. We hadn’t done it recently on made field goals. You always wonder if you can get in it or not, and it helped us. It really helped us change the vibe of the game, and they kind of start taking some shots that maybe they wouldn’t if we hadn’t had press on, so the guys did a good job with it.”

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Well that's not true. LSU did adjust. The decided to play the first 8 minutes of the second half with the guy who was the most impactful player in the first half (Dean) on the bench. A guy who when he was in the game the point differential was LSU +4 With him out it was Miss. St +14!