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People are gonna forget how good Holman/Jump were last year.

I really like the base we got right now. We have 4 starters who are all capable and crafty scorers who are comfortable with the ball in their hands, and a decent bench with Givens, Miller, Mackinnon, and Nwoko. We have seen CMM's team get better each year defensively so if we can keep that trend going the floor is definitely going to improve.
Outside shooting is a definitely an important aspect, but if you live by it you also die by it. It is also just not the case that King or Thomas are incapable of scoring from deep. I would take Haggerty or Claude in a heartbeat and let Mackinnon or Mosley be our shooters.

I would also argue that the league will be taking a step back as well A&M and Miss State will become must wins.

Honestly think this teams needs one more player, preferably a decent two way off ball guard , who isn’t afraid to take 3 and can hit them, young with power 4 starting experience, but preferably has 3 years of eligibility left.

So VJ Miller or even Adam Miller ??

I like the expanded roster specifically for LSU, take a chance on a local kid with some promise and see if you can turn him into something. Maybe he turns into Marlon Taylor or Jordan Wright. Specifically I would look for athletic off ball guards or wings.
Yes I know Taylor was from Florida but he wasn’t highly recruited.

LSU-A has some pretty good younger guards as well. Isaiah Howard and EJ McQuillan both played at Port Allen, definitely not big names, but the kids can play. Howard is a good trigger man, but with Thomas, Givens, and Reece I doubt we pick up another.

I think we are good on bigs, got to like what we got coming in and coming back. The improvement of Collins and Reed during the offseason and Rob Miller during the season was a welcome sign from coach Wilson. Throw in the portal additions and we may have something there. I expect the bigs to do their jobs effectively next year.

Now the guard play has definitely left much too be desired under CMM, and he has not been able to effectively install his offense to any success in his time here. The ball movement has been way too stagnant and predictable I expect that too change with Thomas as the trigger man.

Our last remaking spots should be used for pursuing capable guards preferably who can defend. Considering the off ball guards still available, I hope we did our due diligence in an attempt to retain VJ Miller and gave him a strong arse offer because he could play and with 3 years of eligibility left is something you could build around.

Chandler Jackson should be on the top of the list for our coaching staff, and hopefully a hidden gem like Dji Bailey.

I think Givens showed decent improvement throughout the year; I see him being a good sixth man later in his career hopefully comparable to Weaver from Texas. I do think CMM deserves to be judged compared to how he turns out and develops.

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Why not assume it’s Lathon Ransom?
Weren’t we really in on his recruitment outta high school?

Dude can play, he was a force as a true freshman at Arkansas.