Elbert Robinson question

Robinson is gonna take some time. He was always a project. He needs to continue to lose weight. Getting down to 250 would greatly improve his conditioning and quickness.

Robinson is very far behind. Odo is a small step ahead of Robinson. I'm not sure why Epps isn't playing.

I don't think so. From my observation the guy in the times I've seen him play has trouble moving around at a pace needed to keep up at this level. Hopefully this is something he can improve.

Yeah he's reeeeaaaaallllllyyyyyy slllloooooowwwww. And has brick hands. Not sure how was a top 100 high school player even in HS he only averaged around 12 PPG IIRC.

Darcy is still adjusting to the speed and athleticism of the game but he's improved significantly and if he continues to improve he will be a solid player by his senior year. You can't coach someone to be 7 ft and he's got a nice touch. He's just still a liability at times down low.

It is amazing to me how guys with such big hands have such a hard time holding on to the ball. Malone, Odo, and Robinson all have height advantages and continually have rebounds that hit them square in the hands that inevitably fall to the other team. It's unbelievable that teams seem to get more second chance points when LSU has 7 foot players on the court instead of a smaller lineup

Elbert is turning into and two and done player or about a year more than his AAU coach thought.

Before everyone freaks... remember TQ jump. Notice the jump in Jarell.

Those are all guys who have not played at the highest level ever. Meaning in HS they were sheltered from the elite leagues or elite travel HS ball that is required to be ready to play day one.

Now look at Patterson and watch the Killer B's next year and they'll be much more ready day one. They've played on elite circuits (summer and HS) for years now and it'll show.

Just remember this when Elbert "somehow" completely transformed his game in one season. Lol

Fwiw, takes even longer for a guy like Darcy who was a few notches below and has longer to catch up.

Darcy has no business being on the court during SEC play. I don't understand why Johnny Jones started Odo at center for pretty much the entire preseason/non-conference play and then decides to throw Darcy in once SEC play starts. I understand that Robinson hasn't given us as much as everyone hoped, but I find it very hard to believe that he, Epps, or Odo couldn't do a better job playing those 3-4 minutes before we sub in Quarterman.

Darcy has played so much better than Odo had the last few games. Jones never felt comfortable enough to play Odo more than 4 minutes... Darcy has played over 10 minutes in each of the last 3 games. Darcy has made our team better.