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Basketball: Who is the most improved player on our team and why ?

Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:52 am
Posted by tigersnip
Member since Aug 2004
727 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:52 am
I say Naz Reid...At the first of the year he was soft,couldn't stay on his feet,and seemed to be lazy...now he is the key to winning...I could have picked Smart,K B Williams,and hell all have improved.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:53 am to
From a career perspective, Mays has really found himself. I swear that guy charged 3x a game his first year here.
Posted by Tpayne99
Da Bayou
Member since Jan 2019
1028 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:54 am to
Williams
Posted by Terrific Tales
Member since Jan 2019
19438 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:54 am to
Reid, and it isn’t close. Maybe Smart in second place. Reid is a completely different player now than he was at the beginning of the season
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278324 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:55 am to
Tremont Waters, and it’s not even close
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13734 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:55 am to
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I say Naz Reid...At the first of the year he was soft,couldn't stay on his feet,and seemed to be lazy...now he is the key to winning...I could have picked Smart,K B Williams,and hell all have improved.


It’s almost like the guy was used to be the most athletic guy on the court his entire life and it took some time for him to realize that he needed to change his game. If only people on this board were trying to explain that to the people that doubted him early.
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34711 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 9:57 am to
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Tremont Waters, and it’s not even close


yep
Posted by Terrific Tales
Member since Jan 2019
19438 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:01 am to
I agree that Waters has fixed some things and become more consistent and is now our best player. However, if the category is most improved I think that Naz had much farther to go and therefore improved “more”
Posted by Tigerfan7218
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
14251 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:04 am to
Dark horse because we don't have a previous year to compare it to, but Kavell Bigby-Williams has gotten so much better as the year progressed... His hands on offense were not great to start the year
Posted by Terrific Tales
Member since Jan 2019
19438 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:05 am to
They have all improved drastically and needing to argue over most improved is a good problem to have!
This post was edited on 2/18/19 at 10:06 am
Posted by Tigerfan7218
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
14251 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:07 am to
No joke, also a feather in the cap of WW that he's improved the play of all these guys
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
7530 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:10 am to
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From a career perspective, Mays has really found himself. I swear that guy charged 3x a game his first year here.


One game last year, Mays fouled out with 5 offensive fouls called against him. First time I've ever seen that.
Posted by whoisnickdoobs
Lafayette
Member since Apr 2012
9352 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:12 am to
Naz
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
26411 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:16 am to
It's hard to argue against Naz right here, but Taylor has probably actually made the biggest strides from Game 1 to today. Reid was up and down from the beginning of the year, and now he is becoming more consistent. He certainly has improved, not arguing that. Taylor started the year off as somebody that we couldn't really depend on and has morphed into a pretty solid player. What is really scary is that he is just scratching the surface right now too. He still has tons more room to improve.
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13076 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:16 am to
IMO, I see improvement at every position and for every one of our top 8 players in the rotation.
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
26411 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:16 am to
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IMO, I see improvement at every position and for every one of our top 8 players in the rotation.


Yeah. Honestly, you can make a case for every single player.
Posted by hassan101
Member since May 2016
227 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:19 am to
Naz has not improved. He's always been this good but he wasn't comfortable at the beginning of the year. If you're asking for who is the most improved it has to be somebody from the previous year.
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
19251 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:20 am to
I really like how Days has come along He was timid earlier in the year but he has really come on with his defense and rebounding. He has a nice three point shot also. I look for him to be a beast in the future
Posted by LouisianaJoseph
Denver
Member since Apr 2018
1392 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:21 am to
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IMO, I see improvement at every position and for every one of our top 8 players in the rotation.

This, it's hard to pick just one.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
7530 posts
Posted on 2/18/19 at 10:32 am to
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I really like how Days has come along


If only you could convince him not to foul 90 feet from the basket. I like his energy, but he makes the most freshmen-like mistakes out of last year's signing class. It's amazing how well our freshmen have played this year when you think about it. So much poise, toughness, and moxy.
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