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so that's $700k to play with. which 2 can we get for that? trygger was asking for $700k alone, so she's out! chime in. let's see what we can come up with!

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I thought I just saw NIL rankings where Flaujae was at the top. How much is Oliviyah Edwards asking for? Is LSU trying to come up with some special package like Tennessee did? LSU would be a great fit for her.

Wonder if there are sources beyond what was paid to those players leaving.

Thanks for the info.

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well here's the problem now: according to jacques doucet, richard leaving was out of left field. they were probably gonna throw all the money at one of those better bigs that you named (trygger, woolfolk etc). but with richard leaving, im pretty sure all the money went to jada williams! she was asking $1.4 million!! so now, what's left for that big??

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Where did Jacques say that? If that's the case, why were they even floating the idea of subtracting minutes from Richard- they knew one of these top tier point guards would be expensive. They had to be keeping a bag aside for one of the top bigs, right?

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Jacques Doucet said LSU wasn’t looking at Williams until Jada left

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So LSU was looking at McGill, and Jada got spooked so that's why she left?

The 2023 McDonald's All-American game featured Jada Williams and Mikaylah Williams on the West and Milaysia Fulwiley and Laila Reynolds on the East- so these players who are joining together at LSU have played together before and are familiar with each other. Some good assists back and forth between Jada and MK in the game.

The highest scorers were Hidalgo (26 points) and JuJu (25 points) followed by future Lady Tigers MK (15 points), Jada (16 points), Lay (17 points), and Laila (10 points). Lay and Jada combined for six three-pointers. The most talked about players were JuJu (the top prospect), MK (the national player of the year), Lay (who put on a show) and Hidalgo (who was incredible).

Not much from Madison Booker, Tessa Johnson, and Kymora Johnson, who combined for six points.

Surprisingly, Aaliyah del Rosario was impressive- she moved well and was a lot slimmer then, running the court well and showing good moves in the paint. Even hit a 3-pointer. You could see why she was a top prospect. Had 9 points and 5 rebounds in the game, Didn't look like the same player who wound up at LSU, where she was a lot heavier and couldn't move. Don't know what happened unless she just got lazy sitting on the bench her first year.

With MK, Jada, Lay, and Laila, we have a lot to look forward to!

Here are the highlights:
2023 McDonald's Game Highlights

Here's the full game:
2023 McDonald's full game

With all of the good talent in the portal maybe Kim told her she was bringing in a top guard and Bella felt she would be squeezed for playing time. Or maybe found out she wouldn’t be paid as much as some of the potential newcomers. That might have been the case with the top Texas girls entering the portal.

The portal can sure make things messy for teams. Money, playing time, disloyalty by either coaches or players. You can’t bank on something from one year to the next anymore. Some players who’ve given their all maybe feel like they shouldn’t have to compete for a position they feel they’ve earned.

Not saying this is Bella. I really liked Bella. One of my favorites and seemingly a foundation for the future with the perfect team attitude. What a shame.

ust took a look at Trygger's highlight reel from NC State. Pretty impressive. Moves around well for 6-6, blocks shots, and can definitely bury the 3 consistently. Pairing her with the big girl from Georgia would be nice.

I know LSU is looking for "depth" at point guard, but there are a lot of really good ones out there already. Dana Carnegie, Liv McGill, Mia Pauldo, the girl from Virginia, just to name a few. Which of these do you think LSU would go after? Do you think any of these would be willing to share time?

Yes, I know you were supporting my comment against the guy who called it dumb. Thank you very much!

And I agree one thousand percent about Serah Williams! Wow, did she waste her final year or what? And she didn't even win a championship! Geno didn't need her, and he knew it! Great point!

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hats pretty much what happened 2 years ago when dawn picked up maryam dauda. and dauda has pretty much wasted those 2 years on carolina's bench when she could have been invaluable here!
dawn didnt need her. they won the championship that year. she played about 60 minutes the entire season.

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That was my point. She had a plethora of good bigs already when Dauda signed. Adhel Tac at 6-5 has been sitting on the bench for like 3 years.

Saban did it quite a bit when a recruit was down to LSU and Bama and Bama really didn't need them.

It maybe didn't happen that much, but for Saban a lot of recruits were a luxury the way things panned out. He was shrewd enough to prevent the enemy from getting strong in an area that could become a threat to Bama down the road.

Lots of high quality players in the portal. Other than Oliviyah Edwards, what do you think Kim's wish list should be for:

Center-
Post forward-
Point guard-
Combo guard or wing (3-pointer)-

Dana Carnegie has entered the portal. I say Kim goes after her and Woolfolk along with their just-fired head coach to serve as an assistant. Carnegie and Woolfolk would be outstanding additions at guard and the post.

What are the comments?