What has Wade done for all the trolling?

It’s weird. He’s turned a dead program into a perennial tournament team in 5 years. Of course that shouldn’t be just the standard going forward, but he’s building something here and we have a segment of online retards refusing to buy in and enjoy it.

I’ve been critical of his in-game coaching in the past, but think he’s still learning and getting better and tinkering with how to build a roster. It’s all going to mesh at some point and the ceiling is really high

Good grief Dan. You sound ignorant

Johnny Jones apologists come out of the woodworks when Wade loses....

I don’t think it’s a matter of what he’s done. I think it’s a matter of what he’s done relative to how some on this board portray him. If there was not a big contingency of WW sycophants on this board that defended him no matter what, I think the criticism would be a little more muted. However, When you insist to everyone that a person is one of the best coaches in the country (regardless of how their team performs), there is going to be backlash when their teams look unprepared or outcoached.

I guess he’s not “one of us” like O and JJ???

It’s really hard to figure out the hate for this year’s team. He rebuilt the roster after losing nearly all his offensive production and has put together a really good team - that when healthy is borderline top 10 - and he’s done so with guys in the portal that were not highly sought after (except Miller who is injured). The fact that this team is 16-5 is one of the best coaching jobs in college basketball this season.

ETA. This team reminds me a lot of the 2019 Auburn team that went to the final four. Lots of injures, struggles in the middle of league play, got healthy, won the SEC tournament, made it to the final four and were one really bad call away from the title game.

There is some nuance to it. Why would LSU expect to be like the blue bloods you mentioned? This program has never been that. He’s more than earned the leash to build and mold this thing

get himself an OC and get out of the way. Concentrate on defense and rebounding. Maybe a tournament quality team will be revealed.

How many years did it take Scott Drew to get to the final four at Baylor? I’ll save you the google search - took him 18 years to win a conference title and make a final four.

Wade won conference title in year 2

The program Drew inherited at Baylor was about the same as what Wade inherited.

And making the tournament every year is something LSU hasn’t done since the late 80’s and early 90’s. So, yes when you’re rebuilding a program, that’s where you start.

On a side note, are you recommending that we fire a coach that is making the tournament every year. If so, you are an idiot.

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I don’t think it’s a matter of what he’s done. I think it’s a matter of what he’s done relative to how some on this board portray him. If there was not a big contingency of WW sycophants on this board that defended him no matter what, I think the criticism would be a little more muted. However, When you insist to everyone that a person is one of the best coaches in the country (regardless of how their team performs), there is going to be backlash when their teams look unprepared or outcoached.

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And how of ANY OF THIS WADE’S fault or the ABSOLUTE LACK OF BASKETBALL HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE or basketball intelligence? That’s just a fricking excuse for little shite kids. It has NOTHING to do with Wade. It is O and JJ dumbass supporters that A. Didn’t want him hired in the first place. B. Didn’t want e program to out perform the football program. While Wade has not won a Natty, he did what O did and NO LSU BASKETBALL COACH IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM EVER DID in completely rebuilding the program and win the SEC in year 2 and sustain a high level program is take them to multiple tournaments in a ROW. fricking kids.