Manswers
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I was kind of surprised we didn't se Ruzic and Dessert on the court at the same time given the size of Gonzaga.
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Held serve? Nah, they broke Gonzaga's serve.
Amen. This had the feel of one of those great games from the late seventies, early eighties. Those just had a special atmosphere. They recaptured that feel at least for this game.
Shhhh...we DO have pro players - just not all of our pro players because of the arbitrary and capricious way the SEC defines them.
re: Michael Ruzic
Posted by Manswers on 11/14/26 at 5:10 pm to Lester Earl
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He looked out of place in the 1H, but you could tell he wasn’t scared. He definitely adjusted to the gameplay in the 2H
In the first half and mid-way through the second, I did not think we would be able to win. I thought Gonzaga's bigs were going to be too much but Ruzic really upped his game. Rucik, Dent, Clark, and Bashir really showed character. The whole team did, really, but those 4 were simply great.
CORRECTION: this was the BEST LSU BB game in recent memory
Posted by Manswers on 11/14/26 at 4:49 pm
What a clutch win! So many guys picked it up down the stretch - Bashir, Clark, Ruzcik, but most especially DENT. Wow!
When I posted LSU was down about 7. Now they have a shot to win with under 2 minutes. Man, this is a GREAT game.
Regardless of outcome this was a good game by the Tigers
Posted by Manswers on 11/14/26 at 4:32 pm
Elite team in their place. Reminds me of the 1980 game at DePaul. We lost there but caught folk's attention. Ironically, they should be ranked after this loss.
re: Basketball scrimmage thoughts
Posted by Manswers on 10/26/26 at 8:19 am to mcspufftiger7
I am very optimistic about the team after watching FL St exhibition. That was a pretty well-played, intense game by both teams.
Ruzic looks like a really skilled, smart, and active 7 footer. Dessert did not show much but he showed, on isolated occasions, some nice low post moves and decent defense. I don't see why both of those guys could not be on the floor at the same time. Probably not best in a starting lineup, though.
The guard play looks really solid. Dent is a great PG and Clark and Bashir are going to be reliable shooters.
They need to get better at the line. They probably would have beaten FL St if they shot in the high 70%s at the line (I did not confirm what it actually was - it just seemed like they missed way too many).
Ruzic looks like a really skilled, smart, and active 7 footer. Dessert did not show much but he showed, on isolated occasions, some nice low post moves and decent defense. I don't see why both of those guys could not be on the floor at the same time. Probably not best in a starting lineup, though.
The guard play looks really solid. Dent is a great PG and Clark and Bashir are going to be reliable shooters.
They need to get better at the line. They probably would have beaten FL St if they shot in the high 70%s at the line (I did not confirm what it actually was - it just seemed like they missed way too many).
re: What games should I watch today in Coach's memory?
Posted by Manswers on 10/23/26 at 6:14 pm to Tiger Ugly
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had one game to watch that I think epitomizes the best attributes of Dale it would be the Double OT win over No. 1 ranked KY in the PMAC in 1977 with all 5 starters fouled out
I would love to see this game (and it was one of Dale’s favorites) but have never seen it anywhere
re: My favorite Dale memory: "Jose, whatever you do, don't shoot. Don't shoot the ball, Jose."
Posted by Manswers on 10/23/26 at 3:45 pm to SEC Doctor
Just for the off the wall nature of the comment, I always liked the comment he made when referencing Bobby Knight, "who does he think he is - Barrabas?"
re: RIP Dale Brown
Posted by Manswers on 10/23/26 at 12:40 pm to alterego55
He was coach all through my childhood, college, and law school. I always liked him even if some folks did not think he was an elite coach. He was a great human being, a motivator, and a solid coach.
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But picked to finish 14th in the SEC.
Shows how stupid in general sports writers are. So easily influenced by narratives.
Is there some way to bet on that? There is no way this team finishes 14th.
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Also, there's a reason those RBs in all in the top 7: they put up huge numbers against us to pad those stats
that's what I was thinking
Me too :lol:
Agree. We (fans and the team) should just take this a game at a time.
re: Pump the brakes!!!!
Posted by Manswers on 10/13/26 at 12:08 pm to OlDirtyTiger7
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The annual LSU fan tradition of "we may have dropped some games to mediocre teams, but we're totally gonna run the table and beat Bama". Has yet to ever manifest in reality, but this year is definitely the year
Good point but there is 2003. We lost to a mediocre Florida team and ran the table. In all likelihood we lost 1 or 2 more games this year. The key is how the team responds this week and if/when they lose again.
re: LSU has lost 7 straight SEC road games and hasn’t won @Kentucky since 2002
Posted by Manswers on 10/5/26 at 12:17 pm to HarryHoudini
As frustrating as Brian Kelly was no coach can claim the mantle of "worst coach" other than Curley Hallman.
I don't know why you are laughing at the comment that Alt26 is one of the best posters, especially for basketball. He simply is. He's one of the posters I look for in a MBB thread.
So only 4 guys?
Need to put your 3 Heisman winners and one more. The one more is probably Tommy Casanova. So:
1. Burrow
2. Cannon
3. Daniels
4. Casanova
Really hard to leave off several guys but that's my 4.
Need to put your 3 Heisman winners and one more. The one more is probably Tommy Casanova. So:
1. Burrow
2. Cannon
3. Daniels
4. Casanova
Really hard to leave off several guys but that's my 4.
re: I’m 10x more upset at the thought of losing Trey’dez than losing the game
Posted by Manswers on 9/20/26 at 10:58 am to crotiger0307
Yes same. Given it was Kiffin’s first year at LSU with 40+ new players I thought it almost impossible to go undefeated. I thought 2 losses, look good, make the playoffs and see what happens. I thought the Ole Miss game was likely a loss given it was early in the season, on the road, extremely motivated opponent and NFL caliber QB and RB. If Green is out for the year that will hurt a lot more than this loss.
How much will Kamara be involved tomorrow?
Posted by Manswers on 9/19/26 at 4:06 pm
Wondering whether to start him on my FF team after a couple of other guys are listed as questionable.
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