Any LSU basketball recruiting news?

Basketball recruiting is silent during the season pretty much after the early signing period. Expect it to pickup a ton at the end of the season till NSD in April.

Some potential names are:

5-star C N'faly Dante (possibly reclass to 2019 from 2020)
5-star PF Trendon Watford
4-star SG Lester Quinones
JUCO PF Khadim Sy

Javonte Smart and Skyler Mays?

To me they're both better at the 2 Guard, then the Point.

For what it’s worth I am under this impression too.

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To me they're both better at the 2 Guard, then the Point.

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They both came in as PGs, they just arent as good as Waters. Smart is more a scoring PG. Neither is going to average 6-8 assists a game. But with both on the floor you have guys who will combined for that if not a bit more.

James Bishop coming in is a scoring PG not very unlike Smart, think of him as a Smart-lite.

Mays was the co-PG with Jalyn Patterson his freshman year.

We will lose raw assist numbers but we'll also not turn the ball over as much. Waters gets a lot of assists, but his assist/turnover ratio isn't anything special.

You can add Daryl Edwards to the list . He is appealing to the NCAA for a medical redshirt , & if I understand the rules correctly he will get one.

Here is the plan.
We sign Sy, the 6-10, JC center.
And bring in every available point guard graduate transfer in America.
On their recruiting visit they are given elaborate psychological tests to evaluate their leadership skills and team-oriented behavior. They are interviewed by every player on the team, and every coach on the staff. They are given physical tests to determine ball handling and passing skills. They are rated physically and psychologically. We offer the two best. And sign one.We sign Dante (just as we did Hyatt last fall), and get him to reclassify for the 2019 class.
Here is the team.
C - Dante 6-11, Fr. -- Sy 6-10, Jr.
PF - Sy 6-10, Jr. -- Williams 6-6, So. Cooper 6-8, So
SF - Taylor 6-5, Sr. -- Days 6-6, So. Hyatt 6-5, Fr.
SG - Mays 6-4, Sr. -- Smart 6-4, So. -- Edwards 6-3, Sr.
Manning 6-6, Jr.
PG - Mr. X 6-2, Gr. Tr.-- Bishop 6-2, Fr.

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Right now we have signatures from a 3* guard and a 2* guard.

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Star ratings depends on which service you reference.
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LSU's other signee, Charles Manning jr is a JUCO guy that has grown 3 inches since HS. IDK how often these services reconsider a players ratings, but Manning is a lot better than a 2 star rating.
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I've hear LSU is in very good standing with Watford, Sy and Quinones.
Hawkins is a new name to me.
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I think if they do indeed get Watford, Sy and Quinones, the team will be very good. I don't see anybody replacing Tremont, but Bishop is good, just not that athletic, not as athletic as Tremont.