re: Pittsburgh 74 @ LSU 63 Final - CBSS

I’m encouraged with our squad after that showing against Kansas State. Looking forward to seeing how we stack up against a formidable opponent. Should be a good litmus test for what this team is capable of.

Much more optimistic about the basketball program than the football program at the moment

is CBSSN streamable?

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Are they playing in a ball room.?

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Yes.

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Effort will always be non-negotiable for me but I understand motivation as a factor. I think this game will tell us more than any other so far this year.

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I agree. If you get dominated on the glass it is almost always because the other team simply played harder. Vs. CSU they were sending 3-4 guys to the rim on every CSU shot. LSU looked dumbfounded, standing flat footed as CSU crashed the board. That was a complete reversal from the game at KSU.

The trend for McMahon has been to play well in the holiday tournament then fall off throughout the remainder of the non-conf. schedule...before playing well to start SEC play. (Even in 2022-23 LSU struggled to beat lesser opponents following a sold performance in the holiday tournament).

Last year LSU should have beaten a good Dayton team. They then beat North Tex. and Wake Forest. After that things went south.

This year LSU played well in their first jump in competition (just like they have in the past). This weekend should give us an idea if LSU can sustain that this season, or if the prior trend will hold...good game in the first "step up", downhill after that.

Time for Robert Miller to make an impact.

What a shitty venue. A low-ceiling hotel meeting room that seats about 200 people. And the floor is probably shitty as hell. Hope we don’t have any serious injuries from this tournament like WBB with Sa’Myah Smith on that shite floor in the Caymans last season.

It's on Streameast

If you are at the Greenbrier, be sure to tour “The Bunker” !

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If you get dominated on the glass it is almost always because the other team simply played harder. Vs. CSU they were sending 3-4 guys to the rim on every CSU shot. LSU looked dumbfounded, standing flat footed as CSU crashed the board. That was a complete reversal from the game at KSU.

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I did not see the K-State game so I can't really comment on it other than from pure perception from looking at the stats.

But I did see the Charleston game live and they had some size and we really didn't handle it to well. Not sure how much of that was lack of effort and motivation or we just may not match up well against big, physical teams.

Time will tell but I've seen enough of the latter the last two years to be concerned.

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But I did see the Charleston game live and they had some size and we really didn't handle it to well. Not sure how much of that was lack of effort and motivation or we just may not match up well against big, physical teams.

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Reed is 6'10, 240lb; Chest is physical, R. Miller is 6'10 with length, Collins is an explosive leaper. There is no reason this team should be a solid rebounding team other than a lack of emphasis/effort.

In 2018 I watched an LSU team get destroyed on the glass vs. Florida St in a game LSU had no business losing otherwise. After that, rebounding became a huge point of emphasis. Not surprisingly, LSU became one of the best rebounding teams in the nation from that point on.

Rebounding and defense is mostly effort and desire. Saying that is great, but it only comes into fruition when a coach demands both and doesn't accept anything less. I will say this though, McMahon was as visibly angry vs. Charleston So as I've seen him in much of his time at LSU. My hope is the message was heard loud and clear that if LSU doesn't want to be physical and play with effort today they will likely be embarassed.