Tom Bronco

I don't know what others said about Givens but I couldn't believe he was the best guard we could get seeing as how his stats were very bad. This was supposed to be because his teammates were so good that he didn't get to shoot but in the long run he was just a guy that didn't have SEC talent.

I'm sure Van Lith wasn't excited. The reason she didn't do well at LSU was because Mulkey made her dump the ball down to Reese at every opportunity. How many shots she gets to take will be a big deal and of course how many she makes.

Madking the only person calling people names and ranting is you. Look in the mirror and find a little self awareness. And you missed my point completely, which is not how many players were born in Louisiana, especially since almost of them either left the state before high school or played before the year 2000, but the fact that the current players in high school are not getting the training they need to be great basketball players. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part this is true and needs to be addressed. If we had a private basketball academy school like a lot of states do then we would maybe have a chance.

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Plus, basketball is MASSIVE in Memphis

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Yes you are right, which only supports my point that it isn't here. Everyone has missed my main point which is that Louisiana high school basketball is not on par with a lot of other places. And for those that say it is only a matter of population then how do you explain the incredible number of great football players that we produce?

And yet Maine with less population than Louisiana produced the number one player in College. All of you seem to have missed the GREAT part in my original post.

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You might have noticed UH had at least two key players from LA.

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Both Hayes and Drexler played all of their high school ball in Texas.
That's my point, not that we don't have raw talent but for whatever reason they don't get the training they need. Madking's list is all players from before the year 2000. How many Louisiana high school players made either high school or college All American since 2000?

The top states producing basketball players are as follows:

1. Texas
2. California
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. New York
8. North Carolina
9. Maryland
10. Tennessee

You can, of course, come up with different lists but you will never see Louisiana in any of them. Why is this?

Relatively small population, poor state that doesn't invest money in high school infrastructure, not enough good coaches at any level and most important total emphasis on football. It is almost impossible to be a great two sport star at the college level, especially if those sports are football and basketball. Tre Dez Green being the latest example. If a great athlete such as Tre Dez comes along, the emphasis is always on football. He actually enjoyed basketball more but probably got good advice that he could be a pro football player easier than a basketball one.

So our next basketball coach should not be a local product who emphasizes recruiting in state. We need someone who can get players from anywhere, including overseas.

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She wasn't able to accept money for the photo shoots she did.

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There is no way this girl did free photo shoots. What possible reason would she have for doing so? If you mean her sister taking photos and film of her doing cartwheels on the beach, then this is not exactly a professional photo shoot and would have only earned her what social media paid for it. Was she getting social media money prior to enrolling at LSU? If so how much? That would be an indicator as to how much she lost out on her first year at LSU. As far as I know she was getting NIL money for the last four years.

You'll never convince me it wasn't the haircut that got McMahon the job. We needed a Mr. clean and there he was. The fact that there was very little basketball IQ under that haircut was not considered.

You need a mix of high school and transfer portal. The problem with the portal is the stars that you win championships with will not be entering. You will get bench warmers, players with attitude problems, players who want more playing time and every once in a while a hidden gem. Freshman recruits problems are they all want to go to prominent basketball schools which LSU is currently not. How quickly they adapt to the college game is also a factor. Some jump right in and others need a season to settle in.

So let Coach Mac throw money at who he wants and let the rest of us hope he makes good decisions. But with all of the above it will be very hard to get a competitive team. I suspect we will be marginally better by three or four games but nothing spectacular.