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Basketball Expectations going forward.

Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:17 am
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24331 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:17 am
Win actual SEC games.

Make NCAA Tournament most years

Sweet 16 every so often

Magical year where we get to final 4.


That’s what I expect. Hard for me to expect more when we’ve never been a basketball school.

Wade will atleast keep things exciting and I can’t wait for some damn strong offers.
Posted by Bert Macklin FBI
Quantico
Member since May 2013
12126 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:19 am to
I agree with those expectations. I can't wait for the anti Wade group that made excuses for 3 SEC win seasons to be mad as hell that WW goes 9-9 or 10-8 because its not good enough.
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
27545 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:19 am to
There's no reason LSU cannot build a perennial tournament team. Anything more than that is gravy, but if you make the field every year, you're gonna have a run in you when things break the right way.
Posted by Houmatiger0626
Member since Sep 2024
1403 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:21 am to
Can definitely see a Wade /Golden hate rivalry on the horizon with there personalities
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
35308 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:22 am to
Finish in, at least, the top 1/2 of the SEC and make the NCAA Tournament in year 1.

The days of a "multi-year" rebuild are over. That's BS excuse should have never flown with McMahon. Wade doesn't get it either...and this is coming from someone who is THRILLED with the Wade hire.
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
23862 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:22 am to
Those are in line

Wade will have us back in top half of the sec and in the tournament regularly like 4/5 years probably more

Once in its a crap shoot but i think sweet 16s are doable
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
27545 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:25 am to
quote:

Can definitely see a Wade /Golden hate rivalry on the horizon with there personalities


He and Oats already loathe each other, but I could see Oats taking the UNC job this cycle or Kansas and Kentucky when they open up.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
24941 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:26 am to
Nah. Wade haters want a natty every year
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24331 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:29 am to
Wade just has energy. McMahon always seemed like an HR Block Accountant.
Posted by LSUbasketballfan
Member since Jan 2021
641 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:31 am to
- Be within 3 games of 1st place in the SEC almost every year.
- Occasionally wining the SEC championahip
- Expect to be in the NCAA tournament every year.
- Occasionally make a deep tournament run where we are legitimate national championship contenders
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33553 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 9:31 am to
get the fans excited. make the tourney. don't be a joke.
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24331 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 11:15 am to
Seems like most people have realistic expectations which is a nice change of pace around here.
Posted by Sweep Da Leg
Member since Sep 2013
2979 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 11:19 am to
quote:

Hard for me to expect more when we’ve never been a basketball school.


I don’t understand how so many people can say this. Ever heard of Shaq? Or Chris Jackson? And countless other players in the 80’s and even 90’s including John Brady teams.
PMAC was called the deaf done for a reason.
Posted by jamarr
Member since Jul 2019
1628 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 11:21 am to
will wade himself has said that a super season is top 4 double bye in the SEC tournament. this means you come into the NCAA riding high, good seed, not having just played a million games in one weekend in nashville.

the tournament is fairly random. just just get in and roll the dice. the goal is the double bye.
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