re: Why don't top basketball players...

And of course, in steps Brady's defense lawyer, Tiger 20 with the Brady lovefest STILL! Hey Tigger 20, if Brady was such a great coach, then why the hell is he at dipshit Arkansas St? Even you know that no legit basketball program would ever hire Brady again!

These Elite Louisiana recruits Brady lost 7 McDonald's All American's 12 top 100 rated recruits.

This is the real reason the program is in the shape it's in.


Neil Reed 1998
Brandon Dean 1998
Brandon Mouton 2000
Chris Duhan 2000
Nick Anderson 2000
Von Wafer 2003
Shan Foster 2004
Damian Johnson 2005
D.J. Augustin 2006
Tweety Bird Carter 2006
Perry Stevenson 2006
LaceDarius Dunn 2007
Greg Monroe 2008

I think it's a combination of lacking coaching magnetism since Dale's tenure ended, sanctions for a spell, in-state talent level fluctuations, LSU slide back to a regional recruiter from national and international under DB, the dated facilities, and a weak fanbase.

Most all have been improved or are being improved as we speak..except the LSU Hoops Fanbase..which continues to suck and retract..a major detriment to LSU Hoops lack of regional and national appeal.

Outside of the great 1979-80 & 1980-81 teams, 1988 CJ Frosh year, Shaq years '89-90-91, 2000 SW16, 2005-06 Final 4, and last year's SEC Champs..pitiful crowds. And even during some of the aforementioned, especially Brady era and last year..still majority weak crowds unless a ranked team or Ky is in town.

I love LSU and I love hoops..but LSU fans don't deserve a top-tier hoops program!

Wow! Brady inherited a moribund program after four straight losing seasons which was under NCAA investigation leading to draconian sanctions and you make a comment that Brady not signing 12 recruits is the "reason the program is in the shap it is in". You totally ignore the 3 SEC champions, 4 SEC West champs, Final Four and Sweet 16 teams he recruited to focus on those he did not sign. You can take the Top 100 list every year and find at least half who don't sign with their in state schools, many with a far greater basketball tradition than LSU.

You do realize tht every good player in a state can't be signed every year due to scholarship limits or position needs.

Let's look at your list:

1998 Neil Reed & Brandon Dean - Brady signed Stromile Swift, Jabari Smith, Lamont Roland, Brian Beshara, Jermaine Williams, Marquis Ledoux

2000 Brandon Mouton, Chris Duhon, Nick Anderson - LSU was in the middle of draconian sanctions and these players signed in the fall of 1999 before the Sweet 16 run in the spring of 2000.

2003 Von Wafer - Brady signed top 25 players Brandon Bass, Tack Minor, Regis Koundjia, Kentucky Player of the yyear Ross Neltner, and Darnell Lazare

2004 Shan foster - Brady signed Glen Davis, Tyrus Thomas ans GArret Temple who all started on an SEC title team and Final Four participant, Temple won another SEC title, Thomas #4 NBA pick and Davis #35 pick. If Foster signed in place of any of the three there is no Final four.

2005 Damian Johnson - Brady signed top 20 recruits Tasmin Mitchell and Magnum Rolle, Chris JOhnson and Kentrell Gransberry

2006 D J Augustin, Tweety Carter, Perry Stevenson - Where would Stevenson fit on the team at the time? Augustin was lost when his family was displaced after Katrina, they signed Terry Martin and Tweety Carter went to Baylor, a wash

2007 Lacedarius Dunn - Brady signed NBA lottery pick Anthony Randolph, SEC Player of the Year Marcus Thornton, Bo Spencer and Q Thornton. Thornton and Spencer started on SEC title team.

2008 Greg Monroe - Like almost every N.O. player over the years he elected to go out of state. Hopefully Trent can change this trend.

I would rather focus on the great accomplishments of the program in the past decade instead of lamenting the decisions of 18 year olds who can be swayed by a number of reasons. Let's see if Trent Johnson can at least match the level of recruiting by Brady before making absurd assertions about a program which in 2008 was light years ahead of the shape it was in when Brady arrived in 1997.

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I could set my watch by your posts. What a joke you are.

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Well thought out response there. I always appreciate your intellect.

If Brady recruited outside Baton Rouge this team would have Perry Stevenson, Lacedarius Dunn, Tweety Carter & Greg Monroe on this team.

The reason Elite Schools like UNC, UCLA, Texas & UK don't get player in the state is because They don't want them not the Kid doesn't want to go.

UNC Stopped Recruiting John Wall he did choice UK over UNC

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If Brady recruited outside Baton Rouge this team would have Perry Stevenson, Lacedarius Dunn, Tweety Carter & Greg Monroe on this team

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Ever hear of Stromile Swift, Antonio Hudson, Torris Bright, Brad Bridgewater, Darrel Mitchell. Why shouldn't he focus oon BR players if that is where the talent is?

They recruited Monroe very hard but like most N.O. recruits he chose to go out of state.

They did not need another big man when
Stevenson was recruited. What has he done to lead you to believe he would had a significant impact at LSU?

Marcus Thornton is better than Lacedarius Dunn and Terry Martin and Tweety Carter are a wash.

You can take any year you want and speculate about players who go elsewhere. Can we expect similar commentary from you regarding Brian Williams and Langston Galloway?

Who are you? I was around one of these elite prospects and it definitely looked like Pierre was in control of recruiting and other recruits were gift wrapped by Temple.

It really appears he has gotten lucky with a lot of LA recruits. I don't see how anyone could credit him for recruiting the final 4 team.

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Even you know that no legit basketball program would ever hire Brady again!

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No legit program has ever offered him a job. However, despite his flaws, he left the LSU basketball team in much better shape than he found it. I wonder why he never gets any credit for that? Noone with a positive record wanted the job when he was hired. Even the Old Miss coach, who no one has heard from since, turned us down.