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Why was John Brady fired?
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:15 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:15 am
As March Madness brews, I looked up the last time my tigers made the final four. Note, I am 24 and don't remember any basketball history from before like 2012. I saw that LSU made the Final Four in 2006 and then fired their coach two seasons later... What's the story here? John Brady seemed to have some success at LSU, was he fired for one bad start to a season only two years removed from a final four appearance? What happened, recruiting? Coaching? Was this basically a Coach O fall from glory type thing or just how the cookie crumbled? Anyone who remembers that era please feel free to fill me in 
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Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:16 am to hsgeoboy
We thought we could do better
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:17 am to hsgeoboy
With the exception of tPear’s brief tenure, its been all downhill ever since
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:19 am to hsgeoboy
He wasn't the most personable guy when he was here. And he wasn't the most ardent recruiter.
His most successful team was built on the back of a recruiting class of players less than a mile from LSU's campus.
His most successful team was built on the back of a recruiting class of players less than a mile from LSU's campus.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:21 am to hsgeoboy
He rubbed a bunch of people the wrong way personally and really seemed to mail it in after that Final Four team.
I loved me some Brady Ball though.
ETA:
Also pretty inconsistent. Every time we thought we were building a top program we'd regress. Sweet 16 in 2000, 2-14 in the SEC in 2001. Final Four in 2006, 5-11 in the SEC in 2007.
I loved me some Brady Ball though.
ETA:
Also pretty inconsistent. Every time we thought we were building a top program we'd regress. Sweet 16 in 2000, 2-14 in the SEC in 2001. Final Four in 2006, 5-11 in the SEC in 2007.
This post was edited on 3/21/24 at 11:23 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:22 am to hsgeoboy
Dale
Brown
Brown
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:27 am to hsgeoboy
Brady was already on the hotseat thanks to a poor season (2006-07) before the year of his dismissal (2008) when The Tigers lost 8 of their first 10 SEC games.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:30 am to sta4ever
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We thought we could do better
With Trent Johnson of all people....
which paved the way for Johnny Jones. Think "coach O" before coach O. LA boy who played for Daddy Dale. He struggled to get LSU to NIT with #1 recruit Ben Simmons.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:32 am to CatfishJohn
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Sweet 16 in 2000, 2-14 in the SEC in 2001.
In fairness, that team felt the consequences of the NCAA sanctions that were put on them previously.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:33 am to TopWaterTiger
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which paved the way for Johnny Jones. Think "coach O" before coach O. LA boy who played for Daddy Dale. He struggled to get LSU to NIT with #1 recruit Ben Simmons.
It's even worse than that. I think 4/5 starters made an NBA roster. That starting 5 was top 10 in talent in the country.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:35 am to TopWaterTiger
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We thought we could do better
With Trent Johnson of all people....
I blame the Lopez brothers. Them and Brett Favre gave us two of our worst head coaches of all time.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:35 am to CatfishJohn
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and really seemed to mail it in after that Final Four team.
Totally agree with this. Loved Brady, loved his fire, but it was literally a balloon popping, he looked so burned out after the run, like he wanted to be anywhere else besides court-side. Just my outside impression.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:36 am to ProjectP2294
quote:I’ll never forget him berating the media and fan base following that come from behind win over Ole Miss at home after scoring like 9 points in the first half.
He wasn't the most personable guy when he was here
The highs were really high and the lows were really low. He probably could have stayed a long time if he just could have been below average in the bad years instead of absolutely awful.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:39 am to hsgeoboy
Got lazy after the final 4, openly flirted with NC State, wasn’t the nicest guy in those days (some players hated him, often took shots at fans for supporting football and baseball more), basically lost that graft and desire to get the program successful and it rubbed off on the team. The tough defense and good rebounding dwindled and he was never an offensive mastermind. He had some bad luck with Tasmin Mitchell and Chris Johnson missing time in 07/08 and his prized recruit Anthony Randolph had a degree of Ben Simmons-itus in his attitude. But starting 06/07 top 5 after a final 4 and not even making the tournament was the beginning of the end. He was also allergic to consistently recruiting point guards outside of Tack Minor who was a bust.
That said the 99/00 and 05/06 seasons were beyond fun. Im glad he’s back as the radio guy and in a good place at LSU. Im sure he wishes it had gone differently after the final four.
That said the 99/00 and 05/06 seasons were beyond fun. Im glad he’s back as the radio guy and in a good place at LSU. Im sure he wishes it had gone differently after the final four.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:40 am to ProjectP2294
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And he wasn't the most ardent recruiter.
Butch Pierre tyfys
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:41 am to bluebarracuda
I kinda wanted Butch to get the job. The team was much better under him that year.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:42 am to CatfishJohn
Ben Simmons remains this biggest disappointment to ever put on a Tiger uniform. He had so much talent and yet there was so little to show for it.
The exit of Craig Victor prior to the beginning of conference play in 2017 hastened the exit of Jones as the LSU coach
The exit of Craig Victor prior to the beginning of conference play in 2017 hastened the exit of Jones as the LSU coach
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:48 am to tarzana
John Brady was a total a-hole by the time of the Sweet 16 run. he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. had he not been such an a-hole he probably would have weathered the storm but not winning and being an a-hole can get you fired. It did. And he is nothing like he used to be now so that is all history.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:48 am to c on z
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In fairness, that team felt the consequences of the NCAA sanctions that were put on them previously.
Would you say these were, um, Draconian Sanctions?
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:50 am to hsgeoboy
He stood up to the Powers That Be
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