BigRiver

B.Harris will be OK if he'said not scared nervous,and overwhelmed when the Big Boys of the SEC roll around, you know who they are.Just got to wait and see.

Outclassed. Pros know how to make there job easy.Ameteurs struggle and don't know why.LSU=a hackman in foul trouble, a erractic point guard,no arsenal attack back court dual,no inside shot blocking at all,a 6'10 guy who don't know he should JUST turn and shoot when a players is on his hip-even when the games on the line.

Does Ben know what time it is? He may missed the game with his lack of awareness. But he's a young, and believe it or not basketball players need experience to become masters of the trade to. He's a good open court big man though, good around the basket in most cases, but is missing the effective nuances of the game. And it seems that this lack of awareness and lack of effective nuances are always are at crucial times of the game. With his present ability and mind set he needs to play with 3 other effective shooters to be a winner.
You can blame it on JJ if you want, but you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Young kids have a tendency to not do what they think they might not get instant success doing. Even though it would benefit them later or even sooner then they think.
And, there's the PG and his decisions and his ,over self assessment-it seems.Only one guy AB who creates his shot and thats just lately.And AB has been less of a defense liability on the whole team the whole season, he's has been overpowered at times but not as much as the rest. Just a misfit and not a well rounded , talented TEAM even with KH.

I didn't see much of the games. You guys are pretty adamant about Jones not being a good coach, it's probably some truth to that. I am wondering did he position AB on the side(wing) of the court so that he could drive and use his left shoulder to protect the ball and finish with his right hand. And have Ben on the other(wing) side so he could drive and protect with his right shoulder and finish with his left hand?

"With him gone next year, the team will have to come together and not depend on him as a savior".

Boy I sure wish the team could get a real 3, who can shoot, handle ball a little, and run, and defend other 3. And not a guard trying to play that position. A real point guard and not a half-effective forward trying to play PG.And a real center who blocks shots and not a 6'9" PF trying to do that ineffectively. And atleast 3 bench players with no big drop off when put in.

But hey it's LSU basketball, we can expect ANOTHER patched up misfit team and, we will be rooting for them :geauxtigers:

It's the TQ don't give a crap time

TQ is built to be a shooter not a half-speed ball handler.
But he can't shoot so where does that leave LSU and TQ

"This is a poorly disciplined and prepared team".

basketball really isn't rocket science. There's no real playmaking-effcient point guard on this team. A simple pick to free up Blakeney can do wonders, except he is hesitating when he gets it throwing his own rythym off. Victor should be involved in pick and rolls- thats on the coaches.

No-look, passing into the post is whats needed.
The constant telegrahing ,signals the defense to front, the big man,so then the ball handlers decides to go elsewhere with the ball. The behind the back pass is the most effective no-look pass. Heck you can get little 8 year olders good open shots with that pass. Our point guard in high school won awards because of being able to run the court,play defense, make lay ups,(couldn't and didn't shoot) and getting people easy shots with that behind the back pass. Simmons is the only one that uses the behind the back pass,but needs to be receiving it. I would settle for just a few no-look passes, though. Where's the coaches?

Is he a heck of a shooter like Durant was(or even Westbrook)? Shooting the ball well with size can get it done in the NBA.Or have the overpowering size, game, and tough attitude like Shaq? .Yeah he's a Magic Johnson type but Magic had a rock offensive Center, and a team that had the best at every position. After all of the hype Benny-Sim received before even setting foot on a college court he would be running the risk of being called a bust-a RICH one, but a BUST. Especially if his team loses or not meet fans expectations. And when the media starts chirping, it could unravel him permanently. If he's not starving he would benefit with a another year of college , learning to shoot, playing man to man defense with his feet,blocking shots cleanly and getting hisself a quick one bounce jump hook-before the double teams come.And free throw shooting- he doesn't want a Hack-a-Ben in the NBA.

He'll probably do the opposite because of people like me though :lol: :lol: