LSU basketball defense at "least" gave a great effort tonight.

LSU defense suck tonight from an average team. Beating Georgia is no major accomplishment.

First half sucked but second half much better. Play that way all game and it’s not close

I was impressed late in the game.

It's obvious this is very talented group, Wade just needs to stay on their arse and light fires.

Just because opponents miss open shots doesn’t mean you played “good” defense. It just means you got lucky.

Just like last year the defensive efficiency rating is in complete free fall. They were 105 AFTER the A&M blowout. 114 after the UF game. Now 123. They are second to last in the SEC in that category. Just like last season.

We can all say “it’s still early”. But the same bad principles that were there last year are here again.

This is LSU basketball. They have to win in high scoring games. No matter how many times Wade say he “emphasizes” defensive improvement the results on that side of the ball are the same. Year after year. It translates into a team that is good enough to beat ANYONE in the country because of their tremendous offensive ability. But also one that is susceptible to a loss every night out (ala 8-0 LSU losing to 0-8 Vandy last season while allowing 99 points) regardless of opponent. It also means that no lead is safe against LSU or for LSU. Buckle up, because there are going to be a ton of close games this year. Just like in 2019 and 2020.

IMO LSU basketball has the same basic problem on defense and rebounding. Defend your man and not the ball. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen three or four guys collapse on the guy with the ball or collapse under the basket to get a rebound and completely fail. When they collapse on the offensive guy he simply kicks the ball out for an easy outside shot or a penetrating cutter from the opposite direction. When they collapse to get a rebound the ball bounces away from them too many times because each guy is not getting a body on someone when a shot is made.