re: Malik Newman...UPDATED

Im a little nervous about taking Newman. Certainly puts us in the driver seat for a chance at a title but if we dont win a title or go to the final four it would suck and we would be rebuilding all over again. Martin and Mickey maybe gone after this season and certainly both gone after next season Newman and Blakeney would be gone and TQ would certainly he mulling over his decision couple in Hornsby and Gray gone we have a massive hole in the depth chart. 6, possibly 7 scholarship players gone.

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No one is mentioning Victor as a possible starter @ PF or C. Why not????

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He can't play until Jan as of right now.

what people dont understand is that TQ is going to be even better next year then he is right now which is a scary thought.
a 6'6" PG. nobody realizes how rare and effective that is.
no way that TQ doesnt start. and honestly, he'd prob play more minutes then blakeney and newman.

What an idiot

I agree that TQ will be the starting PG next year. He'll be a Junior, he's mature and is just going to get better. I'd love to have both Newman and Blakeney but if I had to choose based the rankings, the interviews I've seen and the film that I've watched (which is just a little), I'd choose Blakeney over Newman. Blakeney just looks super explosive and has an incredible jump shot. He also seems like he has a great attitude (not a knock on Morgan, just that Blakeney looks really special). If we get both, I wouldn't be surprised at some point next year to see TQ, Blakeney and Morgan starting with Hornsby, Patterson and Gray coming off the bench. That would be awesome guard depth.

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Funny how people assume Newman starts over Blakeney....Blakeney is arguably the best SG in the country

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not disagreeing, but so is newman. newman is actually ranked ahead of blakeney on every recruiting site.

They play like that Henderson kid at ole miss

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Do you really think that Mickey's draft evaluation will rest solely on four games? What about the 20+ prior to where he was clearly LSU's most consistent and probably best all around player? These four games are simply a slump that won't affect his draft evaluation one way or the other. By your logic, Martin shouldn't be considered viable draft prospect either due to the fact that UNTIL these last 4-5 games he had a propensity to completely disappear in big moments late in games. Also, except for the occasional charge, he still plays very lazy defense. For the first time in his LSU career we're starting to see Martin play up to the potential that everyone thought he had coming in to LSU. He very well may be playing himself into a first round draft pick and I for one hope that play continues. But to think that Mickey has no chance of getting drafted simply because his is struggling right now is ridiculous.

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Martin AND Mickey are back up's at best in the n.b.a. Martin does have starter potential at the three position. He has to develop a better outside shot. Martin isn't strong enough to be a post player in the n.b.a.

Mickey is 6' 8" at best. He's a 4 at the next level. He would be facing much taller and stronger guy's at that position in the n.b.a. I can see him as a sub on some teams but not a starter. Just not strong enough, tall enough, nor does he have good post skills or ball handling skills. He's a spot up 10-15 ft jumper 4 who can't handle the ball. He's a fantastic college player, just not an n.b.a. player.

who is this "morgan" you speak of?

and i also think blakeney will be special but idk about why anybody thinks he is noticably ahead of newman. imho, newman is the real deal. like top 5 pick in the draft next year next to simmons good. blakeney might be a 2 year lsu player, especially with all the talent around him.