re: Missouri transfer Xavier Pinson picks LSU

My hope is he continues to improve like he has every year in college. He'll be a 4 year player, with more than 80 games experience starting. He averaged 7 ppg his freshman year. 11 his sophomore. As a Jr he averaged 13.5 ppg. If he can raise that up again on what will be a squad with more talent around him than he is used to, then I really think he's gonna be a big part of the team next season. We need some way to make up for the points lost by losing Cam Thomas. Cam was one of the best to ever play at LSU. I know it was only one season, but to average 23 ppg as a true freshman is still ridiculous. Finding a way to get a proven scorer to make up for him leaving has to be a large part of Wade's thinking this offseason.