re: Must watch .. the General's post game presser!

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He can’t make it go in the bucket for them

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You really dont ever see a coach losing his shite on a team because they miss open shots after moving the ball around. Thats something that frustrates a coach cause its hard to win when you arent putting the ball in the hoop, but missed shots on stagnant offense (especially beyond the 3 point line) is something Wade wont live with. Agree with everything you said SaintlyTiger, just adding my thoughts as well.

Does anyone know why we’re playing @ LA Tech on 12/18? Don’t think I’ve seen us go on the road many times vs in state schools

Game versus LaTech is in Bossier City. Charity event that was a reschedule because of COVID last year.

Wade spittin fire! This is what elite coaches look like. We won (again) by double digits and remain undefeated. And he's completely unsatisfied and looking to make himself, his coaches, and his players better. Man, I hope we can keep him for years and years to come.

What did he tweet? Did he sound the barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world?

wut

That is an impressive arse pear. Love his fire!

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I really don't know how he's gonna fix the shooting. Hopefully he can. Maybe if they take better shots and can get Days to not rush his shot so much they'll start falling more. Should be an interesting 10 days for these guys.

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It really is simply about taking better shots. It's great to make threes, but basketball is about creating mismatches and creating easy buckets. LSU has the length, athleticism and finishing ability to dominate, offensively (they're already dominating defensively), if/when they move the ball properly. They did that earlier in the year, but in the last few games they look like they want to prove that they can shoot from the outside (which they aren't proving much there, so far), instead of just sticking with what was working.

After they went up 29-11, they just abruptly stopped running any offense for the rest of the first half and chucked up almost nothing but threes, which not only killed our scoring, but also seemed to get us out of sorts on defense for a while, as Ohio started draining some wide open threes.

Sometimes coaches say critical things after a win, and it feels disingenuous, as though they don't want to let on that they're ever satisfied. But I don't get that sense from Will, and I would have said the exact same things if it were me. It's nice to win, and pat yourself on the back, but getting lazy and selfish on offense is absolutely NOT a sustainable formula. The break comes at just the right time. They got to it without a loss, and they get some time to refocus and get back to what they do well.

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This team needs to learn how to set friggin screens. I’ve seen more moving screens this year already than I remember seeing all of last year.

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I’ve noticed this too. But in almost every instance it’s the point guard’s fault for starting his drive before the screen is even there. That’s why we’re getting so many called. Gaines and Pinson need to help our big guys out by not going too early.

I agree. I suspect part of the reason LSU went into 3 point mode is due in part to fatigue. I think they expended so much energy playing defense early on that they got a little lazy on the offensive end. Being up so much also contributed to that.

I can’t remember the last time an opposing team sat on zero with around 12-13 minutes left to go in a half. LSU expended a lot of energy with all of that defensive intensity. It was great to see.