All of these basketball experts need to give it a break

Also, I’m pretty sure we were 7-5 ( close loses to Houston, Northern Iowa, Uconn, Cinci and Ohio st) in 2006. People need to chill the frick out.

Think of these early non league games as an exhibition season, a time for learning and meshing. Many of these guys were in high school a year ago. These kids are unreal talented (Marlon Taylor for instance) and when it all clicks, its going to be fun.

Here’s the thing though. I see good play in flashes but not nearly enough good play to think this team is going to do well in the first half of conference play. LSU is going to lose games against mediocre SEC teams bc they are just not playing that well. I do believe that by the end of the year, this team could be playing at a really high level, but I am worried that they will have lost too many conference games to dig out of the hole. I just don’t see a rapid turnaround in the near future for this team. It’s issues take time to work through, and I don’t see it happening fast enough.

There is only one team, Tennessee, in the SEC that is playing at a consistent high level. Guess what, they have a veteran team and a veteran coach who has been there long enough to get his coaching philosophy in place.

This team is super young and the best players were in high school just a few months ago. Fans can't expect everything to go smoothly because these guys barely know each other. Give it time and you will some some big improvement. If you've ever coached, you understand these situations take time!

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Time to give those baws a good ol’ SELA lesson in gender neutrality.

They suck right now. Plays with no effort. No movement. Nez shooting 3's from top of key. Needs yo be under basket. This team may not make SEC tournament if it don't get better quick

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hat I am saying is that even when you make a home run hire, it takes time for the program to develop. The recruits need to get better. The coach needs to get better. The identity and legacy of the program need to build.

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Those are great points that every fan should remember. Instead, we have a partial fan base who think every coach should be great from the start and improve from there. Every god win and they believe there should be no down games. Lose a game and they will never win again. The essence of young teams is their inconsistency from game to game, and even half to half.

There is also the absurd notion that every loss is somehow a profound ft level of the opponent, the youth of LSU and the hostile road venues. A young team can sometimes perform well for 35 minutes then suddenly go ice cold and commit a few turnovers and lose a close one down the stretch on the road. What did the coach do wrong? Should he have suddenly quit doiing the successful things they did for 35 minutes? He can't make the basket for them or prevent bad passes. Young teams often have to go through a few tough losses to learn to win. Yes, a young Kentucky team can out talent most opponents in those situations. LSU is not Kentucky. Yet.

Lets support Wade and all coaches in every sport. The constant negativity is way beyond old. If you can't make a balanced critical analysis then stay the hell off the board. Its better to say nothing and have us think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I saw progress too. I never was anti-Wade but was frustrated that he had a pretty obvious blind spot for Waters. He still does as he completely overplayed his minutes despite not starting.

Coming off the bench helped Waters and the team as a whole. I hope we stick with that and keep Water's minutes reduced so he can continue to progress.