re: LSU basketball transfer portal watch

That really would be nice

I haven’t watched Amaree, but I like to compare their stats relative to others on their team. Amaree was near the bottom of the roster on BPM, but his eFG was decent at about 47%. Since he was just a freshman, and he has good size, it would be good to get someone like him to hopefully have for 3 years. He seems like he’s a slightly improved version of Adam Miller, so I would be glad to get him. I prefer Girard and Stewart, but we also need a guard with size like Amaree. The thing is that we only have room for 2 if we still plan to get another post player. Amaree and Girard and LSU leans, so they are more likely to be our new guards. I wouldn’t be too disappointed if we take all 3 guards and rely on Chest, Reed, Fountain and Baker to hold down the post. Mwani and Ward will also provide help in the post.

Amaree is a kid that really needs the ball in his hands. He is a creator. I understand that we already have Cook this year as the primary ball handler and if we do get Girard or Stewart, it will limit that for him. However….we really really struggled with shot creation off the bench last year. We had no “lightning in a bottle”. This is him. He can get more minutes than he did at Ole Miss because you can sub him for Cook or for one of the wings because he is 6’5 and we can play small. We need someone that can do that for a year and he can grow into a primary ball handler the next year after Cook and Stewart/Girard leave. We can’t have a bunch of grad transfers come in this year, we need a young player with experience and potential so we can focus on other things for the future and we’re not offering every god forsaken kid in the portal every off season.

Amaree also has major connections here in Southeast Texas and I know for a fact 3 players(1 currently in college, 2 in high school), that will be highly interested if we grab him too.

Well, I know he is wanting to be closer to home. From what I know, the 2 schools that are highest on his list are LSU and Houston. Houston just signed Cryer and they have a bigger log jam and talent at Guard than we do. If he wants to run the show and stay close to home, he’s going to have to entertain SMU, Louisiana Tech. LSU makes the most sense for him for the future especially considering the new transfer rules.

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Right now we have Cook ( if elligible) and Trae. Wright is a guard but he was a tall guard in a 3 guard lineup (aka small forward). Even throwing Wright into the mix, that is 2 or 3 guards if Cook is eligible, which isn't certain.. at least to me.

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all of that is correct if we assume neither girard nor stewart are coming. my understanding is there are fairly high chance at least one of them is.

CS is coming. Will announce within a week or two. But is coming

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CS is coming. Will announce within a week or two. But is coming

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This would be big. There is the question of how his skill set will transfer to the SEC, but that is across the board for guys playing at smaller schools. MM could roll out a starting lineup with Fountain, Wright, and Stewart and have three players with positive Defensive BPR (DBPR). Losing Hayes is bigger than people think, as he was the best-graded defensive guard for LSU.

A lineup of Hayes, Stewart, Wright, Fountain & Reed (improved on defense through the season and is projected to grade out with a positive DBPR next season) would give LSU a starting lineup with an overall positive DBPR which is a trait that basically all successful teams have.

Assuming CS comes, we need forwards

I know nothing about him. Just CS

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Assuming CS comes, we need forwards

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If we could lure Phillips back I would be happy with:
C - Baker / Phillips
PF - Fountain / Reed / Chest
SF - Ward / Wilkinson / Wright