re: Josh LeBlanc with a terrific debut

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Do you think he cracks the starting lineup

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It's hard not to see him starting once they get to SEC play. He has a skill set that is desperately needed and who no one else on the team can really replicate.

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who goes to the bench?

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My guess would be whoever is starting at the 3 now (Manning, Wilkinson, Hyatt). Days has his limitations on defense, but he plays hard and is probably the most efficient player on the team offensively and on the glass.

With a frontcourt of Leblanc, Days and Watford, LSU may have the best rebounding trio in all of the SEC and one of the best in the entire country. One way to mitigate poor defense is to make sure your misses turn into points anyway (via offensive rebounds). That's what the 18-19 team did best.

Leblanc doesn't look like a guy who can ONLY stay in the paint on defense. He can switch out on a wing. Plus, I think Wade probably feels he has enough outside firepower in Smart, Thomas and Days (when he's hot) to make up for the offensive versatility you are losing by putting in Leblanc for, say, Manning.