Basketball Media Day

I just saw this video on the LSU AD home page. The thing that got me right away was how tired CWW looked. The always energetic and optomistic Wade was worn out and not as up as usual.

The little hints he gave through the questions and answers seemed to indicate that he was still having a hard time getting the team to play team defense his way. He knows there is very little room for error if we are to get some W's.

I think it is starting to sink in as to what a tough situation this first season is going to be. One of the things that seemed to be bothering him is Epps is out with injury and will be for at least a week with an ankle problem. He has talked up Epps a lot as being a very key part of this club at the four position. His plan for offense looks like four players out and one in, with a lot of picks set for the shooters and the four can either flash in for a close shot or stay on the perimeter and shoot three's.

CWW thinks Epps can be very effective shooting the three which will really open up things for the other players on offense. At 6'10" Epps is a tough matchup out there. His backup will probably be Wayde Sims who is a good player and shooter but is only 6'5 or so.

A general lack of big men is our biggest weakness. After Reath and Epps who are both 6'10", our next biggest player who is likely to get a lot of playing time is the 6'7" Coombs, a transfer who has also been injured and is just starting to practice. After him is Sims and a bunch of 6'4" guards.

So I still like Coach Wade a lot and think he was a good choice. But the fans who blamed everything on coaching last year are thinking that now that we have a good one it will be lots of wins, may have to wait another year for that to happen. Let's hope we don't finish last as predicted but if Reath or Epps are out with injuries for any length of time it will be very tough to get a win.