TapeWormBelly

He's already had 3 head coaching jobs and is a multi-millionaire.

We've already forgotten about Ben Simmons? We didn't play in the NIT. Should've fired Jones that day.

You can’t criticize Wade on player development or older players. Players we kept for multiple years and developed - Mays, Smart, Days, E Williams, M Taylor.

Portal changes this dynamic significantly - you brought in a senior PG (Pinson). You can cut those that don’t “fit”, which Wade was doing pre portal. You don’t make 4 straight tournaments without good roster management. It was maybe Wade’s greatest strength.

If Eason wasn’t as good of a find as he was, you had no 1 and dones this season…..which have we had besides Naz?

And if you get a 1 and done, you absolutely take them. Wish we had Jabari this year.

I think MM will be good about program players. Just gotta hope he can land a blue chip to go with them every couple years or find some top guys under the radar like he did with Ja, like Wade did with Waters, Cam, and Eason.

Hated to see the court named after him. Not earned. Did well enough to stay, but not to have something named after him. Would rather see it named for Shaq due to his earned success.

“It didn’t look good,” Knight said. “In fact, my assistants had just about given up, and so had I. Then I looked down toward the other bench, and I saw Dale Brown standing there. I knew then that we had a chance.”

I’m pretty surprised to hear some LSU fans say Wade underperformed, he was alright, etc….but they are LSU fans and sports fans. Best sec program during his tenure. I’m repeating that, best sec program while he’s been the coach. I’m not going research this, but if someone has a better record in this timeframe it’s by a small margin. Only missed the tournament his 1st year (and that year was still exciting). 4 out of 5 years. That’s 4 straight folks. People in their 20s haven’t been alive for LSU basketball to have done that.

His 3 best players were missed by big schools - Waters, Cam Thomas, Eason

He competed on big players - Smart, Naz, Watford

He developed players - Mays, E Williams, Smart, Days

He found uniquely talented supporting players - Bigby Williams, M Taylor, Gaines

He was going to be great with the portal - Eason, Pinson

His players played hard. Having been the following act to the Ben Simmons experiment and watching the lack of effort and them literally quit…..it was really enjoyable to watch Wade’s teams play hard consistently and to see an engaged, enthusiastic coach.

Did we expect him to be a contributor this season?

Wouldn't mind seeing him or Odo get some PT. Malone is an And One machine......for the opponent.

Weren't the students offered free hot dogs? They may need to do that on the reg. Having a full (or significant) student section is what will get the place going. It did that night. Student section has been weak sauce for at least 5 years.