re: Any LSU hoops experts want to break down the roster for us?

I'm certainly no expert, but right now I think the team is very guard heavy. However, most of the guards have pretty good length, which should allow them to play a few different spots. I also think the court vision of Mays (and Waters) could shine now that they will be playing in an actual structured offense as opposed to Jones' YMCA pick-up game approach.

The weakness is in the frontcourt. Reath and Combs (grad transfer) will probably be a decent starting combo, but certainly not anything spectacular (like a Mickey/Martin duo) The downside is there's not much behind them if injury/foul trouble creeps in. Epps has the size, but plays like a wing instead of a banger inside. Kiir looks very athletic, but he's a raw freshman. The other weakness will probably be outside shooting. Edwards (JUCO transfer) should be a solid addition there. However, after him there doesn't appear to be anyone else who you would call reliable. Sampson has the potential, but we are in year three of "potential" (that's assuming he's even still on the roster come October). I expect LSU to be MUCH better on defense. Unfortunately, the offense will probably struggle a bit as there is really no known "go to" scorer.

On paper I think Wade has made enough moves to make next year's team at least competitive. Still, I expect they will be picked to finish somewhere between 10-13 in the SEC standings. I'll be absolutely thrilled if they make it, but I'm not expecting LSU to make any postseason tournaments (NIT or NCAAT). This season is step one in building the program.