LSU Basketball - Next Seasons Core: Ward, Reed, & Williams

We need to make some big moves in the portal. If not, we’re going to flounder-especially with Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC.

I don't think McMahon finishes next season if we see a repeat next year.

Man, it’s disheartening enough. Everyone just stabbing daggers now.

I didn’t want the season to end tonight. Still coping.

I think this was the most disappointing thing tonight, the guys supposedly coming back played the worst. The guys leaving like Hannibal, Wright, Dean, played much better.

McMahon has a ton of work ahead of him in the portal. He really has to hit it out the park there. In my mind he needs 3 high quality players that can play starting/6th man minutes for next season. Hopefully he can find that if given 4-5 players to search for in the portal.

Also I really hope Chest is a player next season...although if he is I truly wonder why he got redshirted on a team like this in the first place. I understand its been said he kind of wanted to, but I'm not sure I completely buy into a player WANTING to redshirt and not play a whole season.

Williams is a quality freshman. Ward needs a competent distributor, but can certainly play a big role especially if we have the bigs for a good inside out game.
Reed…is frustrating. It feels like he should have been on those fast paced wade teams that exploited individual matchups. The guys got all the skills, unfortunately he has all the turnovers and brain farts as well.
I should note that there were times this year when Reed and ward had good chemistry together.
We don’t know what chest is until he’s on the court, same with miller, same with givens.

I have no way of validating this but its been said that Reed wants 150k to return next season. That may be BS but in todays NIL world, its certainly believable.