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re: Question regarding LSU Basketball.....
Posted on 11/20/19 at 12:21 pm to DallasTiger45
Posted on 11/20/19 at 12:21 pm to DallasTiger45
Tbh I thought Smart was that dude; he’s not. Doesn’t want to make anyone better
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Posted on 11/20/19 at 12:40 pm to Lester Earl
Such a small sample size to be throwing Smart under the bus.
He had a wonderful game last year against a tough Tennessee team when Tremont was out.
There is a lot of pressure on him this year as the starting PG. He is still a young player, and young players are often inconsistent. He still has a lot to learn and improve upon.
I reserve judgment on Smart and this team until much later in the season. This would be the prudent thing to do IMO.
He had a wonderful game last year against a tough Tennessee team when Tremont was out.
There is a lot of pressure on him this year as the starting PG. He is still a young player, and young players are often inconsistent. He still has a lot to learn and improve upon.
I reserve judgment on Smart and this team until much later in the season. This would be the prudent thing to do IMO.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:00 pm to FulshearTexasTiger
We actually have big guards. All three Back court starters are gonna be listed 6’4 or more. We have college power forward sized big men. Honestly do not think rebounding will be an issue at all due to size. We do not have that 7ft rim protector Bigby WilliamS type player, which will hurt against teams with great scoring from their bigs.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:03 pm to DallasTiger45
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they're finally rid of "not a winning basketball player" Tremont Waters
Touche!
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:08 pm to Madking
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Cortese Cooper
Should never ever see the court in a meaningful game. He is legitimately not good at basketball. Like very bad
Posted on 11/20/19 at 2:00 pm to SCP
Oh I like Smart. He’s just not a PG
Posted on 11/20/19 at 2:12 pm to FulshearTexasTiger
Still very early but this team needs much improvement to compete at a high level. Lack of a true point guard is proving to be more of a problem than I would have thought. I appreciate Waters even more, seeing what we look like without him.This is much more of a problem than not having bigs.
We can only hope that Javonte and Skyler settle down and start making better decisions, crisper passes and adopt more of a passing mindset. In these first few games they seem to be more interested in going one on one and driving to the basket than setting up their teammates. That wouldn't be such a bad thing but they both have a tendency to put their heads down and think of nothing but scoring. Tremont would always have his head up looking for a teammate.
We can only hope that Javonte and Skyler settle down and start making better decisions, crisper passes and adopt more of a passing mindset. In these first few games they seem to be more interested in going one on one and driving to the basket than setting up their teammates. That wouldn't be such a bad thing but they both have a tendency to put their heads down and think of nothing but scoring. Tremont would always have his head up looking for a teammate.
This post was edited on 11/20/19 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 11/20/19 at 2:51 pm to Tom Bronco
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We can only hope that Javonte and Tyler settle down and start making better decisions
Who dat be?
Posted on 11/20/19 at 2:54 pm to Lester Earl
Smart just needs to play a lot better, bottom line.
He can be a scoring PG, plenty of those exist. Smart and Mays had a combined 1 TO against UMBC. They can handle the ball fine, just were careless early on in other games.
Smart just looked checked out against UMBC, when Rogers, the 5'2 kid was guarding him it's like he didnt even try to do anything. When a guy is over a foot shorter than you, you dont just play passive.
He can be a scoring PG, plenty of those exist. Smart and Mays had a combined 1 TO against UMBC. They can handle the ball fine, just were careless early on in other games.
Smart just looked checked out against UMBC, when Rogers, the 5'2 kid was guarding him it's like he didnt even try to do anything. When a guy is over a foot shorter than you, you dont just play passive.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 3:04 pm to thunderbird1100
I do think Charles manning is a dude.
He needs more minutes
He needs more minutes
Posted on 11/20/19 at 3:15 pm to FulshearTexasTiger
Do we have any really tall guys in the band, perhaps that play Tuba?
I think it's a legitimate concern. As others have stated, rebounding is a mindset. Emmitt definitely has it.
Being undersized can also allow other teams to have no fear when taking it to the hoop. Bigby-Williams had that presence that altered shots made other players question whether it was a good idea to challenge the interior. I think some teams will attack constantly until we are able to defend well without fouling.
I think it's a legitimate concern. As others have stated, rebounding is a mindset. Emmitt definitely has it.
Being undersized can also allow other teams to have no fear when taking it to the hoop. Bigby-Williams had that presence that altered shots made other players question whether it was a good idea to challenge the interior. I think some teams will attack constantly until we are able to defend well without fouling.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 3:24 pm to Lester Earl
Agreed on Manning. It looks like he's more comfortable each game.
One curious thing about Javonte that I've noticed since his days at Scottlandville is he's never appeared very comfortable dribbling to his left consistently. It's weird considering the high level of guard he's been for so long playing on national teams, etc. It makes him somewhat predictable to where he wants to get with the ball.
One curious thing about Javonte that I've noticed since his days at Scottlandville is he's never appeared very comfortable dribbling to his left consistently. It's weird considering the high level of guard he's been for so long playing on national teams, etc. It makes him somewhat predictable to where he wants to get with the ball.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 3:40 pm to litenin
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I think it's a legitimate concern. As others have stated, rebounding is a mindset. Emmitt definitely has it.
Obviously it is a very small sample size, but LSU is currently 15th in the country in total rebounding rate. Watford is holding his own, and while they may be "undersized", Days and Williams are VERY efficient rebounders...particularly Days (when he can stay on the court) who had 10 rebounds in 21 minutes last night. If he can stay on the court, Days could be a legitimate double-double machine. So, THUS FAR, rebounding hasn't been an issue. Further, LSU is nearly doubling their opponents in points in the paint.
Now, those stats are going to get tested on Friday because Utah St. is a very efficient offense AND they are currently 4th in total rebounding rate
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