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re: Andy Katz predicts LSU won’t make the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:34 pm to BayouBaw84
Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:34 pm to BayouBaw84
ray charles can see that
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:34 pm to Alt26
I strongly agree with this. It just about sums up many topics on the rant.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:36 pm to 1999
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scott has a chance to do the right thing at the end of the season.
Imagine this scenario if you will....4d chess...
Scott had to fire Wade...in the eyes of public appeal...then orchestrated his hiring at McNeese....keeping him close to home....then if new guys sucks (which he does), brings him back home nice and easy as the good guy returning...
Posted on 11/30/23 at 3:48 pm to drizztiger
Personally, I would love to still have wade as a coach. Although he often lived and died by the same sword, his recruiting success also made it difficult to balance a roster for a complete team. He never had a whole lot of turnover, but he was pretty good at talent evaluation, which plays well in the portal era.
I try not to be too distraught about this year. And I honestly see a team more equipped than last year to compete in the SEC. Although if I’m honest, I was wrong about how good we were last year. I thought we were a 7-9 conference win team.
I feel our guards are more competent this year, but I also feel like perhaps their leash is a bit too long with McMahon. Sometimes I look at the rotations and question them. But I can acknowledge I don’t know who works best together when the team reaches their on court rhythm. I still don’t believe we finish with a worse conference record than last year.
I try not to be too distraught about this year. And I honestly see a team more equipped than last year to compete in the SEC. Although if I’m honest, I was wrong about how good we were last year. I thought we were a 7-9 conference win team.
I feel our guards are more competent this year, but I also feel like perhaps their leash is a bit too long with McMahon. Sometimes I look at the rotations and question them. But I can acknowledge I don’t know who works best together when the team reaches their on court rhythm. I still don’t believe we finish with a worse conference record than last year.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:14 pm to Mats86
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And I honestly see a team more equipped than last year to compete in the SEC.
I want you to be right. I hoped the for the same thing before the season. But after watching them play thus far it's really hard to say that is the case.
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I feel our guards are more competent this year,
Right now you have Hannibal, who is still the same player he was last year. Wilkinson, who is the same player he's always been. Williams has shown some unexpected flashes, but he's been very inconsistent. Can you really say he is better than Hayes was last year? Wright has, unfortunately, slid directly into the Adam Miller role. A guy who was looked upon to be the bell-cow of the backcourt, and one who is shooting like he is, but isn't producing. Wright is leading the team in FG attempts. He's also near the bottom in FG% and 3 point %. Not unlike Miller was last season. Stewart had taken the Juice Williams role. Highly productive at a mid-major program. Largely non-existent (thus far) at LSU.
In the frontcourt Reed has shown some improvement. But he's still equally as apt to go off for a big night as he is completely disappear. McMahon is FINALLY playing Ward (something he inexplicably didn't do last season) which has proven to be beneficial. Fountain is still Fountain. A high effort guy whose ceiling is limited.
Unfortunately, the biggest difference is KJ compared to Baker. While both possess somewhat similar skill-sets, KJ was almost never taken out of a game. If LSU needed a bucket they at least knew they had a guy who could get one. Baker has had some good games thus far. But he's also had some games where he's been completely eliminated. (2 points vs. Nichols) and 3 vs. Syracuse. And LSU has yet to really play opponents with stout frontcourts. LSU doesn't have anyone they can reliably turn to when they need a bucket. That leaves them left with just hoping a random guy or two gets hot that night. When that doesn't happen (see Nichols and Syracuse) they crash and burn.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:35 pm to Alt26
Wright is the guy who definately drives me crazy watching him, with miller, it seemed part of the offense was to get him an open look from 3. Sometimes he would take that into his own hands and the results were bad. With wright, it seems he’s trying to be that guy outside of the offensive plan. Which has led to some pretty awful looking showings seemingly every other game. If anything, ward should be that guy, and occasionally maybe mwani from the corner. It seems more than half of the time, wright has made the offense worse by being on the floor, because he definately doesn’t look to pass. Which is why I was saying I think his leash is too long.
The offense should run through baker theoretically, but he seems a bit too weak with the ball to facilitate offense for anyone else.
I do think our guards are more physically able to compete, nobody playing now is worse than hill was last year.
Of course, if everyone stays as they are right now, it would probably look similar to last season. But I have to think Williams improves, and stewart finds his role. I don’t have a lot of hope that baker or wright figure out how to positively contribute when their shot isn’t going down.
The offense should run through baker theoretically, but he seems a bit too weak with the ball to facilitate offense for anyone else.
I do think our guards are more physically able to compete, nobody playing now is worse than hill was last year.
Of course, if everyone stays as they are right now, it would probably look similar to last season. But I have to think Williams improves, and stewart finds his role. I don’t have a lot of hope that baker or wright figure out how to positively contribute when their shot isn’t going down.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:45 pm to BayouBaw84
But I thought Will Wade was a mediocre coach? Surely the Cowboys couldn’t make the tourney with such a bad coach?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:46 pm to BayouBaw84
quote:Chalk this one up to "No shite"
Andy Katz predicts LSU won’t make the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 5:56 pm to BayouBaw84
Bold prediction 
Posted on 11/30/23 at 5:59 pm to BayouBaw84
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Andy Katz predicts LSU won’t make the NCAA tournament.
As if it needed to be stated.
The NCAA will grant Jalen's waiver once we are 0-10 in SEC play.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 6:01 pm to BayouBaw84
DUH
Posted on 11/30/23 at 6:02 pm to BayouBaw84
Hot take. Thanks.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 7:38 pm to ForeverLSU5
I hope Wade returns at LSU. I am not a big basketball fan, but he had me interested in following the sport. Kind of like how Mulkey has me watching women’s basketball.
Even though Wade made a mistake I don’t think you have to worry about that happening again for a number of reasons.
Arkansas just hired Bobby Petrino back and I believe it could be a move to eventually make him head coach.
Even though Wade made a mistake I don’t think you have to worry about that happening again for a number of reasons.
Arkansas just hired Bobby Petrino back and I believe it could be a move to eventually make him head coach.
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