re: LSU basketball now up to #14 in Ken Pom

That team had good 3pt shooters. Naz Reid & Days both shot well in conference. Waters was hot & cold but showed enough to be respected

This team has no one to create shots, much less make them

I hope you’re right but I don’t see where it comes from

Being too one sided either way is never ideal. Improved competition will temper some of that defense but also expose the offensive end & the poor guard play & lack of creator on this team

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They miss a ton of good looks.

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Days has missed some good looks the last three, took some ill advised one's in the Penn St. Game - but he'll be fine - as I said he'll end the year right around where he's typically finished. At 40%.

Don't agree with you on Pinson and Days - any step back or dribble 3 is not a good look for them and that's been most of what they've been taking of late.

Watch what I say on Murray - he'll be considered a good shooter by the end of the year. You heard it here first.

I guess what I'm saying is yeah, we are not a great 3-pt shooting team but we can be good if enough if certain players learn their limitations and Days comes back to mean - which he will.

They were just 3-11 in the second half for 27%.

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LSU has made 13 threes(13/60, 21%) in the last 3 games combined

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If only Seneca knight was still at LSU to pick up some of that 3pt shooting slack.

Right?

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This team actually has a defense. It would be a bigger issue if LSU was getting burnt on D like they have for every season under Wade before this.

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I agree 100%. The defense has (and assuming it continues) will keep you in games even if your offense is struggling/inconsistent.

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The offense will come.

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I'm optimistic. I've seen Wade put together good offenses. Good offenses even when the team wasn't a very good 3 point shooting team (most notably 18-19). Now, I don't think even at their best this team will be as potent/efficient as the last two (maybe three) seasons. But if they can find their way into the top 30 with continued great play on defense this will still be a really good team.

I do think LSU being down one guard is hurting the offense though. Right now you are asking three guards to play relentless defense AND run the offense. Will those guys start to wear down once you are playing a tough game every 3 days or so? I'd, perhaps, like to see one more guy added to the rotation if they are going to continue to play so hard defensively. Maybe that is O'Neal if/when healthy? They don't have another true guard they can bring in off the bench. So maybe they could try stealing a few minutes with Wilkinson at an off-guard spot? Obviously he wouldn't be an offensive threat, but you could maybe supplement that scoring by going inside. And we aren't talking 20 minutes per game. Maybe 5 minutes or so spread out between each half.

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I'm optimistic. I've seen Wade put together good offenses. Good offenses even when the team wasn't a very good 3 point shooting team (most notably 18-19).

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Me too, I think the overreaction to the shooting the last 3 games is typical - we as a society in general are extremely recency-biased and captive to the moment.

Are we a great 3-pt shooting team - no. Are we a 21% 3-pt shooting team? Just as emphatic a no.

As indicated Days will level off at 40% you can almost book that's where he'll end the year, Murray is a good shooter which he will show the rest of the guys if they can realize their limitations, can be a big if, we'll be o.k.

imagine the melt that would happen if the SEC becomes the best conference for Football, Baseball AND Basketball

I don’t think mwani is a threat to pull defenses, but Murray certainly can be. He & Eason need to develop into the 1-2 guys, and quickly.