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re: Gonzaga game x factor

Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:11 am to
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10864 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:11 am to
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What is this shite. They aren’t playing on the moon. And going west is easier on the body than going east.

Exactly. Just mediocrity mcpuffs still looking for excuses.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
24732 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:14 am to
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Will be how LSU physically handles the 2 hour time change and the elevation


The elevation is only 1900 feet. That’s not that high. You don’t notice any real difference in the air until you get to 4K feet.
Posted by jamarr
Member since Jul 2019
2149 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:16 am to
when wade was first hired I theorized that he would move the program to blue-blood levels and I knew it could be done because Gonzaga did it. gonzaga is elite.

you might argue they have no national titles. fine. they have been awesome for decades.

"“Guys I’m telling you, he’s got a heckuva roster. Might not be as talented as Duke, but it’s probably the second-most talented in college basketball" - mark few on will wade this year


its gonna be a big time battle in Spokane!
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
83720 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:22 am to
Should be fine then
Posted by ellessuuuu
Member since Sep 2004
9717 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:15 pm to
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Gonzaga game x factor


Rebounding. That’s the X factor for this game. Can we keep Gonzaga off the offensive glass.

That and not falling back into shooting slump.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
50774 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:56 pm to
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My guy, they aren’t going to play in Quito, Equador. It’s 1800ft.



That's roughly 400 feet higher than Bud Walton Arena (Arkansas)
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
19721 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:29 pm to
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Mostly repetitive. You watched WW’s post game press conference last night.


I did not but I will now.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
176376 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:30 pm to
Remember when everyone thought England was going to die in Mexico
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 1:31 pm
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
80195 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:31 pm to
quote:

Remember when everyone thought England was going to die in Mexico


Chalmette>Mexico
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
24006 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:34 pm to
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when wade was first hired I theorized that he would move the program to blue-blood levels and I knew it could be done because Gonzaga did it. gonzaga is elite.



LSU might have the best roster in basketball next season with that signing class.

Add some experienced role players to that group and we'll be nasssty.

Posted by mcspufftiger7
Member since Oct 2020
3808 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:38 pm to
I personally experienced it when I moved to Vegas and I was playing ball pretty much every day before I moved. Took me about 5 days. Felt like I was running in quicksand the first few days and a guy from west coast asked me where I was from and when I told him LA he pretty much filled me in on this and he was right. After about 5 days my legs and my conditioning came back.
Posted by Tigereye30
The Red Stick
Member since Nov 2008
44 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:56 pm to
Actually, it's AMSL.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
76292 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:14 pm to
Gonzaga has offensive capability with Foggle and Huff. Those 2 are really high level college offensive players. They’ve got Lee at PG who led the Florida team last season and they have some talent down roster but defensively in the Purdue game they weren’t very good. The big guy #35 is very raw and kind of goofy and in typical Gonzaga fashion they’re happy to go through the motions on D, get it out the net and go play offense. It’s going to be a big challenge but we matchup with them in key spots. If we can make shots we’ll have a chance.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
37071 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:34 pm to
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Gonzaga has offensive capability with Foggle and Huff. Those 2 are really high level college offensive players. They’ve got Lee at PG who led the Florida team last season and they have some talent down roster but defensively in the Purdue game they weren’t very good. The big guy #35 is very raw and kind of goofy and in typical Gonzaga fashion they’re happy to go through the motions on D, get it out the net and go play offense. It’s going to be a big challenge but we matchup with them in key spots. If we can make shots we’ll have a chance.


Defense generally travels and that is what LSU has excelled in early on (albeit against mostly not great competition). The poor defensive rebounding has mitigated that to some degree.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
72885 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:50 pm to


Elevation is a hilarious argument here. It's not even 2000 feet, I mean come on
Posted by mcspufftiger7
Member since Oct 2020
3808 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:03 pm to
You can always tell people who haven't played sports outside of LA. Didn't say it will be a factor but that it can.
Posted by BPTiger
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2011
6399 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:08 pm to
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Same results for Las Vegas too.


Never thought about it but didn’t realize Vegas was at 2,000 ft.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
76292 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:27 pm to
Niang on Foggle
Ruzic vs Huff
Dent vs Lee

We need to win these matchups and at least play to a state mate with the others.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
76292 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:48 pm to
It can but today’s upper crust basketball player even at the HS level travels all over the country. We’ve got guys from all over the world on the roster so I don’t think it’ll be the problem it used to be for us. I remember going out west for the NCAA tourney or even going to Boise early in the Johnny Jones era and it was brutal for us but I just think these guys are much more used to long travel and playing in different environments.
Posted by Jack Crevalle
USVI
Member since Aug 2018
9493 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:53 pm to
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Niang on Foggle

I'll take Niang all day in that matchup. Dude is a fricking animal on defense. True shutdown defender.
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