re: Better duo: Gus and Pearl or Miles and Jones

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What's strange is that his aggressive defense was what made UNT a consistent 20 wi team. His first year here, he made LSU's defense respectable with two 5'8" guards and a tuba player. But last season was HORRIBLE. Everyone was stunned. We had great length and athleticism, but no one did shite outside of Mickey. Even worse, it was mainly fundamental issues (hands up, hustle, etc). Strange deal

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When your leaders don't hustle, usually the young guys slack off too. Hickey and JOB showed a complete lack of tenacity on D last year. Hickey saw his formerly stellar steal numbers drop tremendously last year down from almost 3 a game to just 1. I blame that on a lack of effort. Jarell Martin also had a hard time staying in front of smaller, quicker 3s. This was in large part because of his poor defensive footwork and lack of conditioning. Now Jarell is apparently down to 230 and it has shown. Much quicker on D. I fully expect LSU to make the tournament this year.