re: Hypocrisy of those who denigrate Dale Brown's accomplishments

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All I can tell you is it was obvious in the few games he did play with us he was a very good athelete who was very limited as a basketball player and his career at Kansas further punctuated that. He would not have helped Dale had he stayed. Alot of folks evaluated him as better and they missed the boat on him too.

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While Lester may not have lived up to his high school billing he would have been a step up for LSU at center given they had to rely on Roman Rubchenko and Nick Sheppard to man the middle in 1996 and 1997. Duane Spencer was more of small forward at the time. Had Corey Powell become eligible it would have helped stockpile the depth you correctly referred to.

The descent of the program may not have been so dramatic with a healthy Livingston and Earl staying home. They may have remained in the top half of the SEC and possibly made the NCAA tournament at least with Randy in the lineup. He was truly a special player who elevated his team around him with his leadership, court presence and basketball IQ, the kid was simply a winner.

While it may seem clear it was time for Dale to retire there was also reason for optimism. Unfortunate circumstances also intervened to jettison success.