re: Charles Manning Jr. enters transfer portal

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Yall should really listen to wades’ press conferences before commenting.

Manning was processed, wade told him to leave if you listen and read between the lines.

He was obviously a locker room cancer.

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The stuff some of yall read into things

He was joking with Ron Higgins (editor of Tiger Rag) about getting rid of "negativity" because Ron has been questioning some of the issues (namely poor defense).

Manning left because he is a senior and was watching his minutes dwindle. Namely because Wade wants to get Gaines in the game more...and you are seeing why. Manning was a solid player. Unfortunately, he had some bad luck which allowed other guys to pass him. He would have been LSU's primary 6th man, if not a starter in SEC play last season if not for the injuries. He was really having a good year up to that point. Then, this season he has some injury issues early in the year which allowed Wilkinson to slide into the starting 3 spot. While not the scorer Manning can be, Wilkson does a ton of tough work inside with his athleticism that Wade values. Thomas and Smart have been two of the best scorers in the SEC. Days is LSU's best rebounder and most efficient player. Once Gaines emerged (at least in Wade's eyes) the minutes for Manning were starting to go down. You could see it in the progression from A&M to Florida to Georgia.

He decided that as a senior (albeit one that gets another year) he would leave now and look for a new landing spot for next year rather than stick around and be LSU's 3rd or 4th option off the bench. He probably expressed some unhappiness about his minutes to Wade and both guys decided it was best for him to move on if he wanted "starters" minutes. That's why LSU was quickly able to pick up a transfer with a similar style to Manning.