re: What do you think is the best LSU basketball team ever?

Willie Sims would have started for every SEC team that year except Kentucky and may have for them as well.

1980-81
next is a close
1979-80
1985-86
without the injuries and N. Wilson ruled out (grr) could have pushed the 1980-81 team.
1986-87
1978-79 beat number 1 Kentucky with it's starting five fouled out.
1989-90
2005-06
1991-92 lack of a guard.

Opened thread just for Baseketball reference.
Wasn’t disappointed...

How are there this many posts without the correct answer?
The 1935 team.....sparky wade, the grandfather of will wade

We had season tickets during the 80s, including 1981, & they were easily the best team. Debatable if they had the most talent compared to some of the other teams. But just imagine, if we had a real coach during that time period. Man, could you imagine Bobby Knight sitting on our bench as coach . Just think about that for a minute .

There have been plenty of teams with a lot of talent that didn’t perform up to potential . 1990 was a classic case. They had no chemistry at all. 1981 was the best team. 1980 was second best.

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ow are there this many posts without the correct answer?
The 1935 team.....sparky wade, the grandfather of will wade

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My dad was runner-up to Sparky Wade for 2 years for the MVP of the state. Sparky played at Jena, & my dad went to a little school in Lasalle parish , Manifest. It was during the depression , & he had to turn down offers to play college bb as his dad had died in a fire, & he had to work to put food n the table. His name was Prince Cain , & he spoke of Sparky Wade in God like terms. What I would have given to see my dad play , I guess as a lot of people do. As far as this year's team, I'm dying to see them press. He will have the personnel to do it this year.

without question it was the team with don redden, anthony wilson, jose vargas, oliver brown, derrick taylor and ricky blanton. lowest seeded team to ever reach the final four. record still stands.

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This team is up there...but couldn't touch the 06 team imo...

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Wrong . The 81 team was the best team in the country that emsesson. Rudy’s injury kept us from winning it all. The 86 team was also better than the 06 team. Even without Bun they were better. Had he been eligible the second half of the season that was another national championship we missed. We had no answer for Ellison without Wilson.

Bet you are younger then 40!

no love for Bob Petit's '53 team?

They lost a week before Christmas to Tulsa, the team's next loss was against Indiana in the Final Four. The win streak included a perfect conference record and a victory over Tulsa, the only team to defeat the Tiger prior to the start of the NCAA tourney.