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re: Why are so many Vandy players Bigger than ours.?
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:31 pm to hondo
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:31 pm to hondo
quote:On our 35 player roster we have exactly 6 players shorter than 6'.
Why are so many Vandy players Bigger than ours.?
Look like men with our boys.
The shortest player on the team is Chris Reid who is 5'9" and weighs 182 lbs. He was 3-time All-State in football at St. Michaels HS in Baton Rouge.
Among the other players shorter than 6' are Antoine Duplantis (5'11"), Gavin Dugas (5'10") and Josh Smith (5'10").
Which of those would you like to replace with a bigger player?
We also have 11 players on our roster who are 6'4" or taller.
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Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:32 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
You bastard.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:32 pm to LSURussian
I havent done the math, but id bet we are one of the bigger teams in the sec. if anything we should get smaller
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:41 pm to LSURussian
Roster heights/weights are always suspect
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:54 pm to josh336
Josh Smith is 5-10, 172lbs
Posted on 5/25/19 at 8:57 pm to Madking
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Josh Smith is 5-10, 172lbs
And he's one of our best home run hitters. What does it matter how tall he is or how much he weighs?
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:01 pm to josh336
quote:
Lsu cant do it nearly as well with tops, its a disadvantage
Yes, Vandy, TCU, Stanford have it even better but compared to %99 of the rest of College Baseball LSU has a huge advantage because of TOPS.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:04 pm to TigerLunatik
That’s a straw man argument, they’re talking about size period and I didn’t know if Josh336 meant he considered Smith to be a big player or what. Since it’s an argument of opinion he can kinda set the bar wherever he likes and he listed Josh Smith as a big guy.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:05 pm to Madking
shite. Sorry. I thought you responded to a different post. That's on me. My mistake.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:06 pm to TigerLunatik
No problem at all
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:14 pm to josh336
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This myth is fricking annoying. Its like all of yall forget about garza, willis, cabrera, smith, and beloso
For real.
There have been years when this argument could hold a little water but this ain’t the year.
We’ve got some absolute monsters on this team
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:20 pm to LSURussian
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Among the other players shorter than 6' are Antoine Duplantis (5'11"), Gavin Dugas (5'10") and Josh Smith (5'10").
Dups and Dugas are maybe 5’9ish” which isn’t terribly small and Dups is incredible. Look at Mike Fontenot and Theriot’s build though.
I’m not arguing one way or the other about the team being small. It’s not a height thing IMO but more about weight. Most LSU fans are used to the stockier wide guys mixed in with a handful of tall monsters. It does look our guys aren’t as built/ filled out as a lot of the other top teams. This all goes back to recruiting speed vs power.
Again, i think most are bitching about the build of our players, not the height. LSU has some tremendous athletes on this team. I do wonder about S&C though. From injuries to the players builds, they don’t look elite. Not saying they aren’t elite though. Just a different kind of ball player CPM has been recruiting the last 8 years
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:27 pm to hondo
Brain food
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:28 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
quote:I've stood next to Antoine. He is NOT 5'9", ish or not ish.
Dups and Dugas are maybe 5’9ish”
I'm 6'2" and I thought he was right at 6'. The roster has him listed at 5'11" and that seems right to me based on my personal encounter with him.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:29 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
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gain, i think most are bitching about the build of our players, not the height
Okay if you’re looking for thick guys then let’s look at Garza, Reid, Beloso and Cabrera. 4 of our regular starting 9 are all over 180lbs
Then let’s look at height.
Garza, Watson, Gio, Bianco and Beloso are over 6’ so that’s another 5 guys who have logged starting time that are 6’ or taller.
The only guys falling out of that are Smith, duplantis, Broussard and Hughes.
Smith has been our best hitter all year. Duplantis has been one of the greatest contact hitters in the history of LSU and Broussard was our second best hitter in the SEC tourney.
This is a stupid arse conversation
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:29 pm to hondo
Because marina recruits shortstops
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:30 pm to hondo
Because CPM thinks shortstops should play every position.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:30 pm to LSURussian
Think the discussion is mostly about position players. A 1st baseman 6’2” or taller would be OK.
LSU could field a BB team with the pitching staff height.
LSU could field a BB team with the pitching staff height.
This post was edited on 5/25/19 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:30 pm to LSURussian
Wow, thanks for the useless info there...whatever makes you not talk bad about the coach or program.
Posted on 5/25/19 at 9:32 pm to Joe Mantegna
Bless your heart....
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