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Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:02 pm to tigersham
First scheduling news to drop. Apparently High Point had around $5 million for their roster this season. Will likely be back in the tourney for a third straight year.
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First scheduling news to drop. Apparently High Point had around $5 million for their roster this season. Will likely be back in the tourney for a third straight year.
Wade has always been excellent at building a schedule.
CMM seemed to always have mostly worthless OC schedules.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:48 pm to rds dc
Yep Wade is a master at building a good schedule that pays off in March resume.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:52 pm to rds dc
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Wade has always been excellent at building a schedule. CMM seemed to always have mostly worthless OC schedules.
I think it’s one of Wade’s best attributes. His scheduling is usually good for 10+ NET spots every year
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:56 pm to ForeverLSU5
The former coach didn’t get that and decided on a swac level schedule and we got sway level results.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:45 pm to Big4SALTbro
Their schedule single handily saved NC state tournament hopes.
But now that they let 100 teams in we should almost be a lock to make it with a good schedule.
But now that they let 100 teams in we should almost be a lock to make it with a good schedule.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:29 pm to tigersbb
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There are several on this board who claim injuries don't matter.
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tigersbb
McMahon was an absolutely terrible coach by any objective metric. Accept it and move on you pathetic emotional woman
Posted on 5/13/26 at 7:37 pm to Big4SALTbro
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Yep Wade is a master at building a good schedule that pays off in March resume.
Mr analytics in everything he does and I love it
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:32 am to Sweep Da Leg
Wades analytics are insane from schedule to the advanced stats and understanding what winning teams do.
It’s pretty crazy fat Scott managed to hire a guy that was basically the polar opposite of what was becoming our winningest coach ever. Guy had a paper tiger record but any probing would have found he clearly wasn’t a fit here.
It’s pretty crazy fat Scott managed to hire a guy that was basically the polar opposite of what was becoming our winningest coach ever. Guy had a paper tiger record but any probing would have found he clearly wasn’t a fit here.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:45 am to tigersham
Arman Jovic doing film reviews on international prospects. This is what he wrote about Yam Madar:
Final game I ended up watching was Israel vs France in the 2025 EuroBasket as well. LINK Israel won 82-69
Prospects scouted:
Yam Madar- LSU lean
Yam Madar:
This was the lone, one prospect game, crazy to think a guy like Madar is even college bound because he was going toe to toe with his NBA star teammate Deni Advija this game, plus France was loaded with EL superstars and NBA rotation players yet he came out looking like the second best player this game, wild. He’s not Montero but if he does end up at LSU, their fans should not worry about not having a good lead guard. He's better than most NCAA guards right now, also much older so naturally is going to be better. He’s very fast, a quick twitch, pretty slender guard but an overall solid enough defender, Did a good job on hifi, shoots it confidently, his handle is pretty nice, can really create his own shot, good player was the reason Israel pulled the upset vs France.
Grade: A
Stats: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7/15 FG, 2/6 3PT, 24 mins.
Final game I ended up watching was Israel vs France in the 2025 EuroBasket as well. LINK Israel won 82-69
Prospects scouted:
Yam Madar- LSU lean
Yam Madar:
This was the lone, one prospect game, crazy to think a guy like Madar is even college bound because he was going toe to toe with his NBA star teammate Deni Advija this game, plus France was loaded with EL superstars and NBA rotation players yet he came out looking like the second best player this game, wild. He’s not Montero but if he does end up at LSU, their fans should not worry about not having a good lead guard. He's better than most NCAA guards right now, also much older so naturally is going to be better. He’s very fast, a quick twitch, pretty slender guard but an overall solid enough defender, Did a good job on hifi, shoots it confidently, his handle is pretty nice, can really create his own shot, good player was the reason Israel pulled the upset vs France.
Grade: A
Stats: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7/15 FG, 2/6 3PT, 24 mins.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:52 am to covtgr
Here are a couple he did for Saliou Niang. There are clips too but think you have to be in the discord for that:
- Spent the night watching some matches that took place during the 2027 World Cup European qualifiers
The Matches were around March 2nd so very fresh.
But a really good watch, if nobody has watched Niang before this would be a fantastic first impression, my goodness he was incredible during that first half, but GBR’s defense in the paint was very questionable
Niang is gifted athletically and really knows how to channel it. I thought he ultimately processed the game well outside of maybe a few sequences where’s charging full speed without a plan.
His first initial step was fantastic this match, makes a major impact with or without the ball, always moving, a really fun player to watch, just loaded with energy.
Doesn’t typically space it out, and not physically strong but ultimately a very rounded glue guy that’s defense first
Niang finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
And with Niang the combination of speed, handle, motor and some playmaking really pops, I think at LSU a lot will depend on coaching in how good he can really be. He is not someone who needs the ball to be effective, but Niang has showed that he's very capability of taking things into his own account and this game he came away with some nice flashes.
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Game 5 Italy vs Greece during the 2025 EuroBasket. Date: August 2025
Greece won 75-66 (By far the highest level of any match I watched, lot of NBA/EL players in this game including Giannis)
Prospects scouted:
Matteo Spagnolo- Baskonia’s reporters already reported that he’s leaving for the NCAA, so did Travis Branham, TBD on where.
Sailou Niang- LSU
Sailou Niang:
Said it before, i’ll say it again, Niang is an awesome prospect and if he can develop a semblance of a jumper he’ll be playing in the NBA for years to come. Long, absurd raw athleticism, his first step is lethal, he’s great rolling off and slashing to the rim, makes a lot of great sudden reads as a playmaker, has so much defensive juice as well, I mean I just love watching the kid, he’s a joy to watch. Right now I think he’s LSU’s best player.
Grade: A
Stats: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 19 mins.
Also right here, Sailou helping trying to cause a Giannis turnover does and then splits the gap vs two Antetokounmpo's. Just has a nimble enough handle and does have a lot of start the fast break upside if LSU deisres to play fast.
Niang just goes after it on defense, full 100% no break mindset, such a gifted athelte with a elite motor.
- Spent the night watching some matches that took place during the 2027 World Cup European qualifiers
The Matches were around March 2nd so very fresh.
But a really good watch, if nobody has watched Niang before this would be a fantastic first impression, my goodness he was incredible during that first half, but GBR’s defense in the paint was very questionable
Niang is gifted athletically and really knows how to channel it. I thought he ultimately processed the game well outside of maybe a few sequences where’s charging full speed without a plan.
His first initial step was fantastic this match, makes a major impact with or without the ball, always moving, a really fun player to watch, just loaded with energy.
Doesn’t typically space it out, and not physically strong but ultimately a very rounded glue guy that’s defense first
Niang finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
And with Niang the combination of speed, handle, motor and some playmaking really pops, I think at LSU a lot will depend on coaching in how good he can really be. He is not someone who needs the ball to be effective, but Niang has showed that he's very capability of taking things into his own account and this game he came away with some nice flashes.
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Game 5 Italy vs Greece during the 2025 EuroBasket. Date: August 2025
Greece won 75-66 (By far the highest level of any match I watched, lot of NBA/EL players in this game including Giannis)
Prospects scouted:
Matteo Spagnolo- Baskonia’s reporters already reported that he’s leaving for the NCAA, so did Travis Branham, TBD on where.
Sailou Niang- LSU
Sailou Niang:
Said it before, i’ll say it again, Niang is an awesome prospect and if he can develop a semblance of a jumper he’ll be playing in the NBA for years to come. Long, absurd raw athleticism, his first step is lethal, he’s great rolling off and slashing to the rim, makes a lot of great sudden reads as a playmaker, has so much defensive juice as well, I mean I just love watching the kid, he’s a joy to watch. Right now I think he’s LSU’s best player.
Grade: A
Stats: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 19 mins.
Also right here, Sailou helping trying to cause a Giannis turnover does and then splits the gap vs two Antetokounmpo's. Just has a nimble enough handle and does have a lot of start the fast break upside if LSU deisres to play fast.
Niang just goes after it on defense, full 100% no break mindset, such a gifted athelte with a elite motor.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:57 am to covtgr
Dessert and Santos (again there are clips but have to be in discord to see)
Game 3 This match was Brazil vs Panama
Date: February 2025
Prospects scouted:
Marcio Santos- LSU commit
Mathias Vazquez- 2026 has done visits with Nebraska, Texas and Michigan
Reynan Dos Santos- did the G-league combine, trying to get draft, his agency is leaving the NCAA door open as well
Nathan Mariano- Seton Hall commit
Marcio Santos- LSU commit
Santos is listed around 6-9, I think he’s about 6’8 and also more of a forward than a true C but anyway I wanted to go on synergy the moment after this game because by all accounts his rebounding numbers at Maccabi are awful, just 1.7 per game, however I came away impressed with how physical he is in this game, he’s strong, uses his body well, he lacks athleticism or traditional twitch not very quick, but was a monster in the paint, drawing contact and rebounding. Shot is pretty slow, form isn’t great but he does have a solid career 3PT and FT%, he’s played in 376 pro games over his career and shot 34% from 3 and 76.5% from the line so I can buy the shot being serviceable but not great. On defense he’s got slow feet and athletic Bigs give him issues but more so had issues switching onto wings that are quick twitch, I don’t think his defensively he's horrendous but not a big plus in his game either. Playmaking chops are solid, makes some nice extra reads and in a good system I think he has value as a playmaking option
Grade: B
Stats: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers ( 3 of which game from illegal screens) 2 blocks, 3/7 FG, 1/3 3PT, 7-9 FT.
Match 4 was Efes vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
No link here, watched on Synergy. Tel Aviv won 103-89
Date: April 2nd 2026.
Prospects scouted:
Brice Dessert- LSU
Marico Santos- LSU
Marcio Santos:
Back to Back games yesterday were Santos viewings, haven't watched a ton prior so wanted more viewings, I feel pretty certain to call Santos more comfortable as a stretch 4 than a true 5, he’s got physically imposing strength but camps out in the perimeter a lot so you don’t really see him going for rebounds, if he can get two 3’s on any given game that’s a win, his defense again is not the best, he’s aggressive but struggles to defend quicker players so resorts to a lot of hand checking, I see the clear vision of a playmaking big, you can run some hand-off action with him as he rolls out he can find guys. LSU's lack of spacing could hurt but throw in guys like Niang cutting off the ball and you can have some offense there. Missed some gimmes this game, he has a good understanding of how to play in the HC and has the right ideas but again can’t afford to miss easy looks and that’s the main difference between him and Brice.
Grade: C+
Stats: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2/5 FG, 2/2 3PT, 2-2 FT, 15 mins.
Brice Dessert:
Brice played great but for a euro league game the defensive effort was very underwhelming from Maccabi, so this was a stronger Brice game than usual, but it is pretty clear who’s better as a true 5 man via the two. Brice is a legit 6’11/250 big with a 7-4 wingspan, he’s got great positioning, not a vertically explosive athlete but he’s more than fine in that regard, I think he’s a better 1v1 defender than rim protector, had a defensive sequence vs Lonnie walker, regardless of allowing the points, he embraces the tough 1v1 matches and I never see it as an easy matchup if you're going against Brice. His effort can be an issue prompting to some dumb fouls but it’s good to have both Santos and Brice to split minutes with.
Grade: A
Stats: 16 Points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 7/9 FG, 18 minutes
Game 3 This match was Brazil vs Panama
Date: February 2025
Prospects scouted:
Marcio Santos- LSU commit
Mathias Vazquez- 2026 has done visits with Nebraska, Texas and Michigan
Reynan Dos Santos- did the G-league combine, trying to get draft, his agency is leaving the NCAA door open as well
Nathan Mariano- Seton Hall commit
Marcio Santos- LSU commit
Santos is listed around 6-9, I think he’s about 6’8 and also more of a forward than a true C but anyway I wanted to go on synergy the moment after this game because by all accounts his rebounding numbers at Maccabi are awful, just 1.7 per game, however I came away impressed with how physical he is in this game, he’s strong, uses his body well, he lacks athleticism or traditional twitch not very quick, but was a monster in the paint, drawing contact and rebounding. Shot is pretty slow, form isn’t great but he does have a solid career 3PT and FT%, he’s played in 376 pro games over his career and shot 34% from 3 and 76.5% from the line so I can buy the shot being serviceable but not great. On defense he’s got slow feet and athletic Bigs give him issues but more so had issues switching onto wings that are quick twitch, I don’t think his defensively he's horrendous but not a big plus in his game either. Playmaking chops are solid, makes some nice extra reads and in a good system I think he has value as a playmaking option
Grade: B
Stats: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers ( 3 of which game from illegal screens) 2 blocks, 3/7 FG, 1/3 3PT, 7-9 FT.
Match 4 was Efes vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
No link here, watched on Synergy. Tel Aviv won 103-89
Date: April 2nd 2026.
Prospects scouted:
Brice Dessert- LSU
Marico Santos- LSU
Marcio Santos:
Back to Back games yesterday were Santos viewings, haven't watched a ton prior so wanted more viewings, I feel pretty certain to call Santos more comfortable as a stretch 4 than a true 5, he’s got physically imposing strength but camps out in the perimeter a lot so you don’t really see him going for rebounds, if he can get two 3’s on any given game that’s a win, his defense again is not the best, he’s aggressive but struggles to defend quicker players so resorts to a lot of hand checking, I see the clear vision of a playmaking big, you can run some hand-off action with him as he rolls out he can find guys. LSU's lack of spacing could hurt but throw in guys like Niang cutting off the ball and you can have some offense there. Missed some gimmes this game, he has a good understanding of how to play in the HC and has the right ideas but again can’t afford to miss easy looks and that’s the main difference between him and Brice.
Grade: C+
Stats: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2/5 FG, 2/2 3PT, 2-2 FT, 15 mins.
Brice Dessert:
Brice played great but for a euro league game the defensive effort was very underwhelming from Maccabi, so this was a stronger Brice game than usual, but it is pretty clear who’s better as a true 5 man via the two. Brice is a legit 6’11/250 big with a 7-4 wingspan, he’s got great positioning, not a vertically explosive athlete but he’s more than fine in that regard, I think he’s a better 1v1 defender than rim protector, had a defensive sequence vs Lonnie walker, regardless of allowing the points, he embraces the tough 1v1 matches and I never see it as an easy matchup if you're going against Brice. His effort can be an issue prompting to some dumb fouls but it’s good to have both Santos and Brice to split minutes with.
Grade: A
Stats: 16 Points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 7/9 FG, 18 minutes
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:14 am to tigersham
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First scheduling news to drop. Apparently High Point had around $5 million for their roster this season. Will likely be back in the tourney for a third straight year.
Man I love Wade's scheduling ability. Dude will put a ton of very winnable but still Q1/Q2 games on our non conference.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:23 am to covtgr
Yea from their tape Niang and Dessert seem like plug in starters, you add Mo Dioubate and that is a pretty strong defensive/Rebounding team.
Really would feel good to get one true bucket getter. I think Niang/Dessert/Bashir will have good per game averages but not sure if they are guys that can single handedly break down a defense.
Really would feel good to get one true bucket getter. I think Niang/Dessert/Bashir will have good per game averages but not sure if they are guys that can single handedly break down a defense.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:32 am to Pnels08
If we close Madar he's going to start and be a lot better than people here are thinking IMO. Still need another guard though.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:39 am to covtgr
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Matteo Spagnolo- Baskonia’s reporters already reported that he’s leaving for the NCAA, so did Travis Branham, TBD on where.
He is actually a pretty talented 23 year old all around PG. He can break down with the dribble, pretty good distributor of the ball, can pull up and shoot with confidence, got some steals but not the strongest at 6'4 196 but he is playing pretty well against grown men.
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:43 am to covtgr
I will be really excited when they officially announce Saliou has signed.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:44 am to BillyBobfan24_7
This was the write up on Spagnolo -
Matteo Spagnolo
Solid size for a PG, he’s very strong, downhill savvy guard, has legit on-ball creativity, pretty quick, athletic and just a really fun watch attacking and drawing contact, missed a few at the rim looks that he should have converted, 58.6% this season so he should be fine scaling to college. He does not space it well enough nor take a lot of 3s generally, so he’s very much just a slashing playmaking guard, went up vs some high-level EL and NBA players and looked the part should be pretty good in terms of EU guards in college, but without much a shot he’s firmly behind Ellis and Madar for me
Stats: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4/10 FG, 23 mins.
Matteo Spagnolo
Solid size for a PG, he’s very strong, downhill savvy guard, has legit on-ball creativity, pretty quick, athletic and just a really fun watch attacking and drawing contact, missed a few at the rim looks that he should have converted, 58.6% this season so he should be fine scaling to college. He does not space it well enough nor take a lot of 3s generally, so he’s very much just a slashing playmaking guard, went up vs some high-level EL and NBA players and looked the part should be pretty good in terms of EU guards in college, but without much a shot he’s firmly behind Ellis and Madar for me
Stats: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4/10 FG, 23 mins.
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