Areas where it's fair to be critical of the coaches Re: last night

-as we've seen many a time, a game that was wide open, end-to-end, suddenly slows down and becomes a halfcourt game. these guys once again showed that they have little to no clue what to do in these situations. very little movement, swinging the ball around the perimeter, no touches inside, and a possession that usually ends with a long jumper as the shot clock winds down. didn't even face zone and still couldn't break them down.

- the bench. where was bridgewater? epps? yes those guys don't necessarily bring much to the table at this point but are better options than malone who may as well be 5'9 than 7' given the fact that he just doesn't really give anything valuable right now. even though the game slowed down, it almost magnified the fatigue factor because the adrenaline went away as the big plays in the open floor started to dry up. guys feed off of those plays and off of one another as you saw in the first 20-25 minutes. no bench minutes and our main guys get fatigued. i promise you fatigue played a part in those FT misses near the end. yes LSU is a poor FT shooting team, but mickey was gassed and quarterman had given it his all for 30-something minutes.

- timeouts. its sad when you actually get all hyped when johnny takes a timeout with a minute to go in the first half to settle them down and talk things out. got to use them, as well, in accordance with the tv timeouts. if you're set on running with a 7 man rotation, great, but these guys are going to wear down as we saw once again.



such a devestating way to lose. and almost the same way they just lost to auburn. you just knew once they got that 62-48 down to single digits that it was just a matter of time before they started fouling because opponents know we tend to struggle from the line late in games when the fuel starts to run out.

the way nova plays fits into how we want the game to go, especially if they have an off night from the field. was looking forward to that matchup and its an evening game which would have been awesome. i hope the guys that do come back can get over this free throw stigma that will now be attached to them.

johnny isnt going to get much better. maybe he'll get his own tex winter or ron abernathy but im still in shock at how little an impact musselman had with this squad. we'll be good on paper once again next year, but game situations will more than likely dictate just how good we really are.