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Unpopular opinion - Wade GOOD but not ELITE
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:16 pm
I love the whole bringing back tPear thing. Yes, he's an upgrade from status quo. But if we're being honest about it - is he an elite coach??
- 1 sweet 16 appearance during his tenure.
- .670 overall record, .625 in SEC: Again - good, higher tier, but not elite like other coaches
- No consistent or deep runs in MArch
- Barely won more than half his games at NC State
Will you be happy with a similar record over the next 5 yrs as he had here in his previous 5? I don't think so. People are going to expect more - not just regular season wins, but consistent tourney appearances and he has not shown he can do that anywhere. That said, I'll be cheering for the Tigers regardless.
- 1 sweet 16 appearance during his tenure.
- .670 overall record, .625 in SEC: Again - good, higher tier, but not elite like other coaches
- No consistent or deep runs in MArch
- Barely won more than half his games at NC State
Will you be happy with a similar record over the next 5 yrs as he had here in his previous 5? I don't think so. People are going to expect more - not just regular season wins, but consistent tourney appearances and he has not shown he can do that anywhere. That said, I'll be cheering for the Tigers regardless.
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Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:17 pm to TigerFan244
John Brady went to a final 4.
He’s elite?
He’s elite?
This post was edited on 3/26/26 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:17 pm to TigerFan244
Gfy
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:17 pm to TigerFan244
I just want to make the tourney and not be a punchline. Wade will do that.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:17 pm to TigerFan244
You left off an SEC title.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:18 pm to TigerFan244
He was just getting rolling.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:18 pm to TigerFan244
I’m just glad to be excited about the program again. He’s the polar opposite of my biggest gripe about Les Miles which was that I watch sports to be entertained and Les was not entertaining. Will Wade is about as fun as it gets across the board, even if we don’t win 3 national championships I’ll still get my money’s worth
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:19 pm to TigerFan244
This is not a fair conclusion. And honestly, just not factual or warranted.
1. Wade didn’t get to coach in one of our post season runs due to the drama.
2. Our best team under him on paper was during Covid, so we don’t know what they would have done.
3. He has the best SEC win percentage in LSU history, by a lot.
He brought McNeese from the dumps and flipped NC State to a tourney team in his first year there. He is elite by that majority of college BB programs outside of the 5 or 6 blue bloods.
1. Wade didn’t get to coach in one of our post season runs due to the drama.
2. Our best team under him on paper was during Covid, so we don’t know what they would have done.
3. He has the best SEC win percentage in LSU history, by a lot.
He brought McNeese from the dumps and flipped NC State to a tourney team in his first year there. He is elite by that majority of college BB programs outside of the 5 or 6 blue bloods.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:20 pm to TigerFan244
Another “fan” who doesn’t understand college basketball in the slightest.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:20 pm to TigerFan244
Dude was great with a under the table budget. Now he actually has a legit NIL budget to build a championship team.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:20 pm to TigerFan244
He gave us consistent tournament teams in his previous stint. I’ll take that right now
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:20 pm to TigerFan244
You right. We should’ve hired Jon Scheyer from Duke!
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:21 pm to docTQ4
quote:this is not the flex you think it is given LSU's horrible performance in MBB for decades. We've always been a "football school"
3. He has the best SEC win percentage in LSU history, by a lot.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:21 pm to TigerFan244
Shut up bitch
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:22 pm to TigerFan244
I don’t need LSU basketball to win national championships. If they do, fricking awesome, but it’s not the expectation for this program.
As long as they’re entertaining to watch, challenging for SEC titles, and a regular fixture in the Tourney who can make a run every couple years, I’m satisfied. Wade has already done that in his previous tenure, and there’s potential for more.
As long as they’re entertaining to watch, challenging for SEC titles, and a regular fixture in the Tourney who can make a run every couple years, I’m satisfied. Wade has already done that in his previous tenure, and there’s potential for more.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:22 pm to TigerFan244
popular opinion - McMahon not GOOD AND not ELITE
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:23 pm to jlbasm
Making the tourney every year is the goal. Coaches who do that are the elite coaches. Nobody says Kelvin Sampson or Bruce Pearl are anything but elite despite neither ever winning a title in a combined 80+ years of coaching. Jim Boeheim won 1 title in 47 years, do you think they miss him in Syracuse right now? These people don’t follow college basketball, they don’t know what they’re talking about.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:23 pm to TigerFan244
McMahon was drowning. LSU needed someone that could inject some life back into the PMAC. Wade will at least get you back in the tourney consistently and make noise.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:23 pm to TigerFan244
quote:
this is not the flex you think it is given LSU's horrible performance in MBB for decades. We've always been a "football school"
Didn't Dale Brown take us to the tourney 10 years in a row?
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:24 pm to TigerFan244
He's being paid bottom half of the SEC money so good is still a deal
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