re: State of Basketball Program and I am a Trent Johnson supporter

Stro and TB are right on in this thread.

It's too early into this season to pass judgment with a young team. The building blocks are there and TJ is doing it the right way.

The next two years and beyond will hopefully prove that LSU basketball will be a consistent winner for a long time.

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we know you do....you're turning into the worst basketball poster on this site.....congrats

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this year looks pretty bleak

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I'll reserve judgement.

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first off, coach K couldn't have won 4 games with our team in the SEC last year. secondly, this team is full of freshman with below average upperclassmen. if you or anyone else expected this year to be a tournament team then that's just dumb expectations going into the year. everyone knew this the day after we lost to UNC...unless we were to pull a 5-star 1 & done then we were gonna suck the next 2 years but let's not kid ourselves we are the only school in america where basketball is 3rd tier..it's #1 or #2 in every other major university

now i agree Johnson has to make the tournament next year or he may feel pressure...with our freshmen maturing + no graduates + hamilton + o'bryant + whomever else we land, we will be a fielding a damn strong team

how many bball games have you actually attended this year? i've been to all but 1 home game...i'm not calling myself a superfan but i feel i have as good of a grasp on our just as anyone else....as much as you post, i can't see you getting off your couch to even make a game

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first off, coach K couldn't have won 4 games with our team in the SEC last year.

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Coach K wouldnt have his team in that position.

Even a 2nd tier coach like Pearl doesnt put his team in that kind of position.

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if you or anyone else expected this year to be a tournament team then that's just dumb expectations going into the year.

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trust me, after last year I didnt expect jack shite from this team

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how many bball games have you actually attended this year? i've been to all but 1 home game...i'm not calling myself a superfan but i feel i have as good of a grasp on our just as anyone else....as much as you post, i can't see you getting off your couch to even make a game

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I dont live in Baton Rouge, and even if i did, I probably wouldnt pay to see this team

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but let's not kid ourselves we are the only school in america where basketball is 3rd tier

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this alone tells me i shouldnt even be discussing basketball with you

at the end of the day Trent Johnson is going to get a pass because we "arent a basketball school"?


with that attitude we will never be good. Its not his job to worry about what tier school we are.

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this alone tells me i shouldnt even be discussing basketball with you

at the end of the day Trent Johnson is going to get a pass because we "arent a basketball school"?


with that attitude we will never be good. Its not his job to worry about what tier school we are.

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i'm not giving him a pass. i think he's a damn strong coach and you can't expect anyone to just waltz in here and be a top 10 program with what we have...once he gets talent we will be back on the map but i've been following LSU basketball closely for over a decade and never has LSU been anything but a third tier school...even during our final 4 year and ranked in the top 25 winning the SEC going 14-2 we still couldn't pack the rafters....i sure hope Johnson can put us back on the map though but that's a daunting task for any coach in america...i'm afraid we will lose him to a bigger name school before he does so

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If we can get to the NIT this year, that would a step up from last year.

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So would winning 3 SEC games. For me, we are not where I thought we'd be. As many have said, Bruce Pearl has been to 5 straight tourneys. UT hasn't been good in hoops since 2000. Do any of you guys know how many tournaments Buzz Peterson went to?

Pearl had UT a literal overnight success and LSU shouldn't have any problems doing that. Sure it's too early to jump ship, but we've looked like crap so far and our schedule (especially home) is an abomination.

Let's get some interest in the program and schedule some good OOC games like A&M/Texas/Zona/WVU/OSU.

I was as die hard as any LSU hoops fan, but I have taken a nose dive as far as interest goes.

Point taken, a very little. I'm talking about a coach who overnight made Tennessee a winner. You can be as patient as you like but nothing has come to fruition past season one win brady's guys. Season 3 with a loss to nicholls and a hideous home slate was not what I envisioned. Those facts can't be argued.

Eta: also a coach who sold his program not only to his fans but to the national media. What has Trent done to draw anyone to the pmac? Also, I think trent is a fair/good coach.

First of all, you don't know anything about me.

Secondly, LSU is one season removed from an SEC title and you are talking like we have been in a multi-season downward spiral.

This team has no seniors and a very nice class coming in. The Brady era was consumed with negativity and I'm fricking sick of it. It's possible to be optimistic without having sunshine coming out of your arse.

Wow, Pearl supporters on this thread. Yeah, these same fans think Miles is a disgrace, imagine if we have a known and admitted cheater running our program that paints his body orange during the girls games. I'm sure these same folks would just love him.

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LSU losing to Coastal Carolina at home. That's embarassing.

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Not as embarassing as having a lowly bird as your mascot. Besides, they'd jack y'all up, too.