re: 2016-17 LSU Men's Basketball Team (Not that bad?)

ok to start with you left off Darcy. With him we have a full squad at 13 scholarships unless someone else leaves. If no one else leaves then this is the starting lineup for the first game:

PG Branden Jenkins JC transfer
SG Antonio Blakeney
SG Brandon Sampson
PF Craig Victor
PF Duop Reath

If Sampson still can't hit a shot then Patterson will see a lot of playing time and maybe start. If Skylar Mays can overcome the freshmen adjustment thing then he will see a lot of playing time and maybe eventually start. Hayward is another Australian and a total unknown factor until we see him in some games. He has looked good in his highlights reel but everyone looks good in their highlight reel. Hopefully he can come in off the bench and hit some shots.

After that not much hope. Robinson is too slow and doesn't have stamina. Epps can shoot but not much else. Bridgewater I actually think is better than most think and will see some time on the low blocks simply because at least he will play there and knows what to do. He is just too short. Darcy might surprise us all and come in a much improved rebounder and defensive player, then again he might not. Sims seems too small to do much on the major college level and is a freshmen with much to learn.

So individually not so impressive except for Blakeney and perhaps Victor. But here is where they can improve on this years team. They can develop some chemistry, play team ball and give maximum effort. If they can do this they will at least be competitive. After that it is up to the basketball gods and they might get lucky. Stranger things have happened.