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PSU isn’t very good but this is still a good win

Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:34 pm
Posted by S
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:34 pm
A win is obviously a fricking win which is everything. There have been a lot of ranked teams winning or losing close sloppy games against teams they should beat on paper. I’ve seen Auburn win a couple close ones against USF and loyola-Chicago. Throw it in the bag and get ready for tomorrow

tSeedlings probably needed a close call after all the arse they’ve been kicking
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:35 pm to
LSU has a lot of trouble winning meaningful non-conference games under Will Wade so this was a big win to get off the non-conference schneid.
Posted by Old Money
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:36 pm to
They were just distracted by the hiring of Riley. Hard to blame them
Posted by Choupique19
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:36 pm to
Was ugly to watch. But we got that W.
At the end of the year when the NCAA Selection Committee is looking at our team, this won’t be the biggest win on our resume, but it won’t be a knock against us either. It will help us in the “Quad 1/2 wins” category.
Posted by Honkus
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:36 pm to
does it have to be a true road game to give us a boost in the NET or just away from home?

Yea either way a good win. tomorrow will be another feather in our cap if the boys can pearsevere
Posted by TFS4E
Washington DC
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:38 pm to
I feel pretty comfortable calling this offensive output an anomaly. Probably the worst night in Wade’s tenure. I’d call that the exception, not the rule.

Plus we got the win. Not sure some past Wade teams gut this win out. I’m still excited for the season.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:38 pm to
Posted by dirtytigers
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:39 pm to
A poorly played game that came down to winning in the end. You have to get experience in these kind of games before the real season starts. Im sure Will Wade isnt happy with the performance but very happy with the grit the team showed coming in with the dub
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:40 pm to
Days is the bizarro 2019-20 Smart. Smart struggled shooting in the pmac but shot like steph got dang curry everywhere else. Days shoots like Allan Houston in the pmac but struggled tonight in a different gym
Posted by Choupique19
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 8:59 pm to
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Days is the bizarro 2019-20 Smart. Smart struggled shooting in the pmac but shot like steph got dang curry everywhere else. Days shoots like Allan Houston in the pmac but struggled tonight in a different gym


Days was forcing shots early on and that got him in a hole that he couldn’t get out of. When he starts out by the three point line and tries to take his man in iso, it’s not a good outcome for us. He’s fine doing that in the lane, but he forced some pull up jumpers early on and before you know it he was like 1 for 6 and in panic mode when he got the ball.
Posted by ColeLSU
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:01 pm to
They shot horribly. Horribly. And still won. On the road.
Take it all day
Posted by tigahfromtheham
On your left
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:02 pm to
Was a good scare for this team. Thankful for it.
Posted by Nick G
Opelousas, La.
Member since Sep 2012
80 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:05 pm to
These things aren’t always pretty, but we found a way to win. Our game is full court zone press, turnovers that turn into transition offensive runs in spurts. I felt like they got us in a half court game too often. Their guard did a great job of penetrating and scoring, hats off.
We’ve lost games like this in the past, so good win to learn from and move forward. 6-0, pumped about this team!
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:08 pm to
Good assessment

Would be awesome if we beat the crap out of osu/wake
Posted by Mats86
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:12 pm to
First game away from home. Winning a struggle game isn’t something we have had great success at with previous teams. Let’s play another P5 school and see how that goes, but even the best teams have bad games. I’m cautiously optimistic at this point about this team.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:13 pm to
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LSU has a lot of trouble winning meaningful non-conference games under Will Wade so this was a big win to get off the non-conference schneid.


You take it. I’ve seen LSU lose more of these type of non-conference games than they have won.

I still wish they would play through Reid a bit more. He’s an underutilized offensive weapon in my opinion. It might help free Days for some better looks at threes

They were probably 10 minutes too late in going away from the 3’s that weren’t falling. They won the game at the FT line…which has been a HUGE plus for Wade’s teams.

I like Wilkinson in the game late. He’s a great defender. More importantly he is a WILLING defender
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:24 pm to
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They won the game at the FT line…which has been a HUGE plus for Wade’s teams


I agree 100%.

Who is going to be our go to guy this season in the last minute when other teams have to foul? In the last, Tremont Waters, Cam Thomas, and Javonte Smart were pretty much automatic when we had to finish games off at the throw line.

Eason was great tonight. But is he the guy to handle the ball when teams are slapping at it?
Posted by Nick G
Opelousas, La.
Member since Sep 2012
80 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:26 pm to
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still wish they would play through Reid a bit more. He’s an underutilized offensive weapon


Totally agree, in and out game with Reid more often. Kid already plays well with both hands inside and will free up the perimeter.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:30 pm to
Posted by AndrewD
Member since Oct 2013
710 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 9:49 pm to
1) Warm up every game with a dunk contest and then consistently come out shooting ice cold - what could possibly be wrong here...

2) Poor ball movement in the half court set. ISOs and step back threes aren't going to beat Kentucky

3) Coming back to win in OT showed character - but giving up a 5 point lead in the last minute is ridiculous.

4) Finally - fans can get off the Dale Brown/generation gap vendetta and start focusing on college ball 2021. Dale Brown was never worried about beating LSU teams of 2021. He was trying to beat the best teams of his day. Are we better than Gonzaga, Kentucky, Duke...? Not tonight. Maybe by March but a long way to go.
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