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LSU WBB ranks #7 on ESPN’s Way Too Early Top 25 for 2024-25 season

Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:49 am
Posted by Nitrogen
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2016
3888 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:49 am
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#7: LSU Tigers

The losses of Reese (declared for WNBA) and Hailey Van Lith (transfer portal) are notable but hardly devastating for Kim Mulkey. In fact, there now might be room for Flau'jae Johnson to become the new face of the program and for Mikaylah Williams and Aneesah Morrow to put up much bigger numbers. The further development of 6-6 Aalyah Del Rosario and the healthy return of Sa'Myah Smith, who missed most of the season with a knee injury, will be key.

Full list:

1. South Carollina
2. Texas
3. Notre Dame
4. UConn
5. Southern California
6. UCLA
7. LSU
8. NC State
9. Stanford
10. Iowa State
11. Duke
12. Oregon State
13. Baylor
14. North Carolina
15. Louisville
16. West Virginia
17. Kansas State
18. Florida State
19. Oklahoma
20. Creighton
21. Nebraska
22. Ohio State
23. Alabama
24. Utah
25. Illinois
Posted by whoa
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
4567 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:52 am to
Iowa. Nowhere to be found
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
13341 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:05 am to
This program will be a perennial top 10 championship contender until Mulkey leaves. And the media's tears will be delicious.
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
11965 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:07 am to
Can anyone knock off South Carolina though ?
Posted by timlan2057
In the Shadow of Tiger Stadium
Member since Sep 2005
16788 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:08 am to
“Way too early” is right. With the add-ons from the portal, this team will be a solid Final Four contender.

And there’s a whole thread on the subject so not being repetitive, and no disrespect to Hailey Van Lith, but she was just a bad fit.

So not only is she not a “loss,” this team will be better off without her.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
14492 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:09 am to
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This program will be a perennial top 10 championship contender until Mulkey leaves. And the media's tears will be delicious.



I agree but she needs to pick it up on the recruiting side of things.

Can't afford to keep getting beat out on top recruits to UConn and USCe.
Posted by Septiger
Member since Nov 2020
1607 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:13 am to
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This program will be a perennial top 10 championship contender until Mulkey leaves. And the media's tears will be delicious.


Need to land a couple of high impact transfers. As this roster stands now, they’ll be good but not championship caliber.
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
29974 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:13 am to
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I agree but she needs to pick it up on the recruiting side of things. Can't afford to keep getting beat out on top recruits to UConn and USCe.


lol
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
29974 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:17 am to
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they’ll be good but not championship caliber.


Morrow, Williams, flaujae and Smith is def a final 4 top 4. Outside of SCe it’s hard to find a better 4 than that in the country

Get the pg from Mich st and the wing from Clemson and this team is top 3 in the country
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30596 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:21 am to
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Iowa. Nowhere to be found


Back to shoveling snow.
Posted by TeygerFan
Member since Dec 2016
411 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:22 am to
Williams is grossly overrated. She had a good start to the season but became more and more irrelevant after her 40 point game. Her defense is BY FAR the worst on the team and no where close to the level it needs to be.
Posted by RATeamWannabe
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
25945 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:27 am to
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TeygerFan


Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
29974 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:38 am to
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Williams is grossly overrated. She had a good start to the season but became more and more irrelevant after her 40 point game. Her defense is BY FAR the worst on the team and no where close to the level it needs to be.


She was a true freshman that also suffered a foot injury mid season

Her 42 point game was the 4th game of the season , you know how many good games she had after game 4 on the season?

Imagine calling the SECFOTY overrated only idiot lsu fans
This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 11:40 am
Posted by BigTigerJoe
Member since Aug 2022
5432 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:41 am to
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Can anyone knock off South Carolina though ?

It only takes one courageous officiating crew to call them for all the bully ball and standing in the lane for them to fall.

On second thought, it’s their world and the rest of the women’s teams are just living in it.
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
29974 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:41 am to
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they’ll be good but not championship caliber.


Tell me right now who has a championship caliber roster

Don’t say South Carolina either
This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 11:49 am
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13420 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:43 am to
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Morrow, Williams, flaujae and Smith is def a final 4 top 4. Outside of SCe it’s hard to find a better 4 than that in the country
I think that 4 is better than SCARs which relies on the strength of their bench if Smith gets back to form and Williams makes the jump to her potential.

If Angel had come back I would have put the Tigers 1 or 2 with Cardoso gone. LSU is still a contender with a proper PG.
Posted by Sonofthetruth
Walker
Member since Dec 2015
734 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:44 am to
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Williams is grossly overrated.


This is a grossly overrated post!
Posted by doya2
Charenton
Member since Jan 2005
7928 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:52 am to
Hello Texas
Posted by mtheob17
Charleston, SC
Member since Sep 2009
5331 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:58 am to
Need a PG and some depth, but I think they’ll be a great team that might actually be better with Reece/HVL gone by tournament time next year.
Posted by Septiger
Member since Nov 2020
1607 posts
Posted on 4/8/24 at 11:58 am to
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Don’t say South Carolina either



They return almost everyone and have one of the top recruiting classes . So yeah.
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