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Wade giving me CMM vibes today

Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:22 pm
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
11159 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:22 pm
Couldn’t adjust when Notre Dame went to zone defense
Posted by DirtyE
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2008
2592 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:23 pm to
Yep they just blew that game. Up 7 with 2 1/2 minutes to play and didn't score again until overtime.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
17936 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:25 pm to
Bad loss & they’ve got Duke on Monday
Posted by Negatiger1986
Inside the Leather
Member since Sep 2010
459 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:26 pm to
tPear era was fun but seemed to me his teams always played a “street ball” style and won a lot of games on athleticism/talent alone but they never seemed that well-coached. Don’t move the ball around on offense, poor shot selection, etc. Obviously recruiting is probably 80+% of the battle but never seemed like a good Xs and Os coach. I guess McMahon was supposed to be kinda the opposite but this McEra has not been any fun at all.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 1:29 pm
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25072 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:28 pm to
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seemed to me his teams always played a “street ball” style and won a lot of games on athleticism/talent alone but they never seemed that well-coached.


The idiots always out themselves.
Posted by Downeast12
Member since Jun 2022
955 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:35 pm to
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Up 7 with 2 1/2 minutes to play


Not as bad as being up 7 with 1 minute to play and losing in regulation, which he also did a few weeks ago
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
13307 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:35 pm to
He’s focused on one job and it’s not North Carolina State. We can hope.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
13784 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:42 pm to
Never seen someone accomplish so little and have a fan base be so infatuated.
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
26611 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:44 pm to
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tPear era was fun but seemed to me his teams always played a “street ball” style and won a lot of games on athleticism/talent alone but they never seemed that well-coached.

Wade is not the best game day coach, but he was great at scouting other teams and attention to details heading into games. The talent and that helped us win a lot of games. When adjustments were made by teams with very good talent during games, he had issues with adjusting at times.

So I think it was a little of both. The teams were usually well coached leading up to the games with our game plan, etc., but slow to counter-adjust during games and got a little street-ballish at times when that happened.
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
26611 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:55 pm to
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Never seen someone accomplish so little and have a fan base be so infatuated

I mean, have you seen the current state of our basketball program? Wade is not the best Xs and Os guy and some people act like he is Coach K or something, but he quickly turned NC State around and they will be in the tourney in his first year there. That will be the 4th school he has taken to the tourney.

He got freaking McNeese to the tourney twice in two years and even got them to the 2nd round of the tourney. He won an SEC regular season championship at LSU and would have taken LSU to 4 straight tourneys if not for COVID. He might not be the best out there, but it's not hard to see why LSU fans like him.
Posted by Downeast12
Member since Jun 2022
955 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 1:59 pm to
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he quickly turned NC State around


I agree that he’s better than Keatts and was a good hire, but let’s not forget that NC State was in the final four two years ago lol

In fact, NC State’s last two hires got them to the NCAA tournament in their first year after not making it the previous season.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 2:03 pm
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
26611 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 2:03 pm to
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I agree that he’s better than Keatts and was a good hire, but let’s not forget that NC State was in the final four two years ago lol

Yeah, I'm not saying he turned around a perennial loser or anything, but that was a Cinderella run that they went on that year and they were terrible last year at 12-19. His predecessors didn't take over teams quite that bad. Wade may have his limitations, but he's a winner.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 4:10 pm
Posted by TooFyeToFly
Athens, GA
Member since Nov 2012
2197 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 2:30 pm to
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The idiots always out themselves


Nah, he's right. You either don't remember or are being disingenuous.

We were good while Wade was here, but for his entire tenure this board complained that his offenses had zero flow or off ball movement.

When we had a good ball handler like Waters or Smart, it was less noticeable. But his offenses absolutely got by on talent alone.

And I would take him back in a heart beat. Let's just be honest.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
121294 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 3:06 pm to
This board loves its tired narratives. Muh street ball. McMahon is an X’s and O’s wizard
Posted by Hot Carl
Prayers up for 3
Member since Dec 2005
62244 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 3:13 pm to
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The idiots always out themselves.


Don’t they, though?
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
33133 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 3:49 pm to
Amazing how good of a coach Will Wade has been in his career, yet his career has been derailed in year one over two bad ACC losses in year one


Nevermind he didn’t even get to build the roster he wanted being misled over NIL promises
Posted by RGT
Member since Aug 2024
1785 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:40 pm to
WW WILL bring a lot of talent and excitement back to LSU.The TIGERS will win a lot of games get in the tourney but lose to better coached teams.Thats much better than we have now.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
176487 posts
Posted on 2/28/26 at 6:48 pm to
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Never seen someone accomplish so little and have a fan base be so infatuated.

People who say this are retarded.

LSU went to the ncaa tournament 6 times in 24 years before Will Wade was hired.

Will Wade made the ncaa tournament 4 years in a row at LSU.

I wonder why LSU fans like someone who brought consistent winning to the program. Something LSU lacked since the early 90s.
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
33133 posts
Posted on 3/1/26 at 1:17 am to
The hatred the junior and lulu’s have for Will Wade is astonishing
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
9519 posts
Posted on 3/1/26 at 1:32 am to
The McMen are really ignorant. Wade was building something special at LSU until Woodward and Tate decided to terminate him like cowards.

I would give anything to go back to “street ball.”
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