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re: Men's Basketball and why haven't they progressed?

Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:34 pm to
Posted by sharkfhin
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:34 pm to
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rousing cheers of dozens.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:36 pm to
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Players are soft, un-athletic, can’t shoot, no handles, and low bb IQ. I don’t care who coaches them, you can’t win with bottom of the barrel players!


Roughly 40 different players have come through the program in the last 4 years and they have basically all had that description. Do you think, perhaps, it might be the one common denominator throughout those four years?

Every other coach in the SEC could win 2 to 3 times more games with this roster than McMahon could.
Posted by sharkfhin
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:36 pm to
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Players are soft, un-athletic, can’t shoot, no handles
well shite some people are saying he had alot of money to use. Who tf evaluated these guys beforehand?
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 7:39 pm
Posted by sharkfhin
Water
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:41 pm to
I wonder what CM's excuses are about the last 4 years?
Posted by tzimme4
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:43 pm to
People thought Woodward was untouchable after the Johnson hire and he managed to destroy two programs in one with MBB and FB
Posted by LSUChamps03
S. Louisiana
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:45 pm to
Coach is the kind of guy who probably makes a hell of an uncle.

But he doesn’t know Xs and Os better than a middling fan. He has actually recruited fair in terms of player ratings coming in. But he’s evaluated the talent poorly and/or just really is not able to develop players. Off the top of my head I can’t thinking a single player who he’s brought to LSU who’s gotten appreciably better.

And possibly the most important thing IMO that he is lacking as a modern-day college basketball coach is an edge - no fire, no attitude. Just once I’d like to see him show some damn emotion after an arse-beating. Have a Jim Mora “playoffs?!” moment or chew Michael Cauble’s arse at a press conference. Jesus, Matt, act like you give a shite.
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 8:03 pm
Posted by Rolo182
Member since Nov 2021
313 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:01 pm to
Idk. Could be AD, lack of emphasis on bb, cash, maybe coach isn’t good at recruiting. Just saying it isn’t as easy as fire the coach.
Posted by Shaq4prez
The Deaf Dome
Member since Oct 2021
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:04 pm to
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is he a douche like Kelly


No. He's wet cardboard
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
35622 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:06 pm to
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Just saying it isn’t as easy as fire the coach.


No, it’s really that easy.

You’re overthinking it by being gaslit by the McMahon fan club who has tried to find EVERY excuse imaginable for the poor results…except the most obvious.
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:07 pm to
IMO, MM is neither a motivator nor a floor coach. This year's team has enough talent to go 9-9 in the SEC but the team is wildly inconsistent.

CMM cannot leave soon enough for me. My wife and I walked out at halftime and wont be back again this season as long as MM is the HC. Hell, we made it to Jan 28 this season but couldn't make it to Feb 1 like last season. Buying my season tickets is like throwing cash into a firepit.
Posted by LSUChamps03
S. Louisiana
Member since Feb 2006
3168 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:09 pm to
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He's wet cardboard


Posted by Rolo182
Member since Nov 2021
313 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:11 pm to
Wrong! I don’t give a damn what people say about the coach. I don’t care if he stays or he goes. But when he leaves, you still have the same sorry players!! New coach helps, maybe, but that alone isn’t going to do it. Maybe you’re under-thinking it…
Posted by lovinLSU
lafayette
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:13 pm to
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Because McMahon doesn't belong in the SEC.
…. YES… This….
Posted by Rolo182
Member since Nov 2021
313 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:13 pm to
Maybe not, but we disagree on what talent looks like. I know a basketball player when I see one, and they are in short supply!!
Posted by Tom Bronco
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2011
2911 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:13 pm to
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We have one of the highest paid rosters in the country. No excuse for this team not to be a top 25 team. But our HC can’t scout and/or develop talent.
It is totally false that we have a highly paid roster compared to other schools. Not only are we not in the top 20 nationally, we aren't even in the top ten in the SEC. In fact most estimates put us next to last in conference. Top players are going for one to two million and our highest paid player is around $800,000.
Posted by supe12sta12z
Tiger Town
Member since Apr 2012
13305 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:14 pm to
You really think a new coach is going bring back the same players and aren't bringing in his own players? You make no sense.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
35622 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:17 pm to
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But when he leaves, you still have the same sorry players!! New coach helps, maybe, but that alone isn’t going to do it. Maybe you’re under-thinking it…


You are aware that when the new coach comes in he’ll likely have almost, if not an entirely new roster, right? That’s the norm now. Things have changed a lot in the last 5 years.

Hell, McMahon has fewer returning players THIS season than he had in his first season.
Posted by Rolo182
Member since Nov 2021
313 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:19 pm to
No. You don’t understand how this works. You think a new coach just rounds up new players, like he’s putting a pick up game together? You’re missing my point! Let me make it a little more clear - it’s not just the f-ing coach. All the deep thinkers on the site just say fire that coach, which I’m good with, but that isn’t the only problem!!!
Posted by supe12sta12z
Tiger Town
Member since Apr 2012
13305 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:19 pm to
Yea. Dumbass.
Posted by Sweep Da Leg
Member since Sep 2013
3624 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:21 pm to
Yes, it is. Dumbass
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