re: Skylar Mays and Marlon Taylor returning

Hope Emmitt comes back because he will help the team and help himself.

But, I heard a rumor (not substantiated) that he was 50/50 on returning. We will know by tomorrow!

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Hope Emmitt comes back because he will help the team and help himself.

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He more or less said he was coming back when he announced he was entering the draft:

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"A lot of people don't understand how it works, all I did was enter my name in it so I can get the feedback from the NBA," Williams said. "It's not like I'm leaving college or anything, I can always go back and do my full four years, still get my degree.

"I just put my name there to see how everything goes and what the feedback will be. I just want their opinion and what I need what to work on for next year."

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Sometimes i wonder if people even watch games.

Sure he was turnover prone in the post, but that dude bailed us out so many times.

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The good ole rant, a if a 5-star forward doesnt drop 20/10 every game as a freshman here they suck.

It is clear who watches games and who doesn't.

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Waters is the big loss.

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I agree that Waters is a very big loss. He really orchestrated the offense for two years. LSU doesn't have a guy on next year's team who can do that. Now, it doesn't mean LSU can't/won't be good. It just means they will have to do it a different way on offense as Smart is very much a score-first PG. He definitely got it done vs. Tenn in a huge spot. The question is can that style work for an entire season when opponents have time to really scout for it? Still, there are FAR worse positions to be in than having a Javonte Smart as your PG.

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Naz was actually hurting LSU as he could not walk and chew gum at the same time.

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I agree that Reid was unexpectedly clumsy, but he definitely did not "hurt" the team. His willingness to attack the offensive glass as the season went on is as BIG reason LSU won the SEC. In the OOC slate, particularly against FSU and others, he wanted to avoid contact and shoot from the perimeter. When he decided to use his size inside more is when LSU took off.

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Watford will be an improvement as far as classic quality low post play is concerned

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Watford isn't a "classic" low post player and his lack of strength (compared to guys build like KBW and Reid) is likely going to limit his ability to really bang inside with SEC frontcourts. However, he's probably more offensively skilled than Reid. That ability will help him get buckets in the post, but he's NOT just going to post up on the block with his back to the basket and dominate. If you are expecting that, then you will be disappointed.

If, IF, LSU can sign Dante AND he reclassifies, LSU could have a more skilled (offensively) frontcourt than they had last season. The big question though will be rebounding and defense. Remember, last years team didn't struggle at all putting points on the board. It was keeping opponents from doing so that was their Achilles heel.

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KBW is the loss that seems to have left the biggest hole IMO.

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Absolutely, we filled Reid's hole by Watford, similarish players.

We have literally no one to replace KBW right now. Dante reclassifying is the only real hope we have.

So Trendon Watford's tip was true about Skylar.

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Some of,us remember Scott Hamilton. Left LSU as a marginal player and made the Then D league. Played in the NBA and Europe

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none of us do, because that person does not exist.

We all knew this. I said this immediately when they announced.

Where’s the idiot who argued with me? lsupride87 I think