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re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/6/26 at 4:16 pm to respectfully66
I appreciate your stats and also consider Jada Richard a big loss, even though I think Jada Williams can adequately fill the role. Something about Jada Richard's shooting and defense that puts her over the top.
My question is this:
Why did she really leave? Was she tampered with, or was she looking to leave all along? Did she give Kim Mulkey a chance to keep her? She would have obviously been a starter with probably an even bigger shooting load since Flau'jae graduated. It doesn't make sense for Jada to change her mind that quickly. Even greater opportunities, including those with a championship-level team, awaited her at LSU.
Did she not like Mulkey's coaching style? Did she want to be the No. 1 scoring option instead of deferring to MK and Lay? Did Mulkey refuse to give Jada what she thought she was worth?
I'm curious to know what Jada Richard was asking for and if Mulkey could have avoided this. It turned out to be very expensive for Kim- she was paying Jada Richard what- $200K- and even if she'd have had to pay her a couple of 100K more, it's not nearly what it cost to bring Jada Williams aboard which reportedly was around 1 million. That savings could have helped buy another U.S. big.
I understand Bella leaving was more about the dad and his ego, because it seemed that Bella would get more playing time this year even if in a reserve role for one more year.
Please share any insight or info you have on the situation. Thanks.
My question is this:
Why did she really leave? Was she tampered with, or was she looking to leave all along? Did she give Kim Mulkey a chance to keep her? She would have obviously been a starter with probably an even bigger shooting load since Flau'jae graduated. It doesn't make sense for Jada to change her mind that quickly. Even greater opportunities, including those with a championship-level team, awaited her at LSU.
Did she not like Mulkey's coaching style? Did she want to be the No. 1 scoring option instead of deferring to MK and Lay? Did Mulkey refuse to give Jada what she thought she was worth?
I'm curious to know what Jada Richard was asking for and if Mulkey could have avoided this. It turned out to be very expensive for Kim- she was paying Jada Richard what- $200K- and even if she'd have had to pay her a couple of 100K more, it's not nearly what it cost to bring Jada Williams aboard which reportedly was around 1 million. That savings could have helped buy another U.S. big.
I understand Bella leaving was more about the dad and his ego, because it seemed that Bella would get more playing time this year even if in a reserve role for one more year.
Please share any insight or info you have on the situation. Thanks.
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re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/3/26 at 9:17 pm to KING NOLA
So she started PG for Tennessee Tech? Didn't know if she played off guard or point. I believe the correct stat for her assists is 2.5 per game. Thanks for the info.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/3/26 at 1:18 pm to Tigerbait357
Is Chloe Larry a point guard?
re: WBB signed Chloe Larry
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/3/26 at 1:18 pm to goldenmoment
Is Chloe Larry a point guard?
re: WBB: Russian Post Player
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/2/26 at 6:10 pm to Septiger
Anna is a better overall player than Diakhate. If Kim really wanted Diakhate, she would have made the effort to get her.
re: WBB: Russian Post Player
Posted by goldenmoment on 5/1/26 at 11:56 pm to Tigerbait357
Tigerbait357, who's the international point guard LSU is after?
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 10:08 pm to Tigerbait357
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6’5 Koval
6’5 Minaeva
6’3 Morro
6’2 Knox
6’2 Lampley
With flexibility to go small with Lampley/MK for a small and quicker lineup
I like the flexibility with this lineup and the fact that MK can play the 4. After viewing the various highlight reels, all of the big girls can run. The two new ones (one incoming) are strong to back it down in the paint. Morro can pop out and bury the 3.
How many wings can also play the 4 and point well like MK? I can't think of one.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 10:02 pm to LSUVT
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Lampley is not small, she is same height 6'2" as Knox. She played primarily Power Forward in HS. But she is athletic and versatile to play Wing too.
She actually played wing in the McDonald's All-Star game. She has handles and is quick to the hoop with moves in the paint. A real slasher. Also an aggressive rebounder with good speed on the break. Didn't see her launch any 3s because she didn't get the ball all that much. But when she did she took it to the cup and drew fouls. Made 6 of 6 free throws. Also showed a good midrange jumper.
re: WBB signed Chloe Larry
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 6:31 pm to chuckie3325
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I love coach Kim but I believe this is one reason she loses out of players, Kim yanks players when they mess up, even upperclassmen, she need to learn to let them play through it, i know if very discouraging as a player.
If a player is mad at the coach and discouraged and pouting after getting yanked for a bad play- when they've been made well aware that this is the consequence for such in this system- then it's probably not the type of player Kim wants on her team. She wants players who are mentally tough who can cut it against the big dogs at crunch time. That's the real world where winning is priority. It's one thing to not like getting yanked. It's another to crumble over it and not try to improve the next time.
This is big-time women's college basketball where girls have to grow up, especially if they want to make the WNBA. They have to learn to accept the criticism to get better without getting their feelings hurt. Heck, they're GETTING PAID! Probably more than you or me. No room for softies. And I bet you Kim praises them just as much when they do well in the game or at practice- which we rarely see on-camera.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 4:21 pm to lsutiger2
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he's very big on analytics and basketball "efficiency". Also SOS which he rags on Mulkey about all the time
I think Kim's strength of schedule will be better this year since she doesn't have eight total newcomers that she has to watch and figure out. This year there's only one freshman, and the portal transfers are experienced and known commodities from their tape and playing against LSU.
UConn is already on the schedule, and you know LSU will play South Carolina, Texas, and Vanderbilt at least once apiece. I bet Kim plays another tough non-conference game or two against ranked opponents to see the combinations which work best under great pressure to avoid another 0-2 SEC start. A number one regional seed probably looks more important to her now than it did last year.
re: WBB signed Chloe Larry
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 4:12 pm to Misterkleenmillenium
I was excited about Divine when she signed. And you could see the raw talent, especially the outside shooting touch, when she did play.
I watched every game beginning to end- even all of the early blowouts when there was a real chance for the newcomers and freshmen to play and show their value. Unfortunately, even in these cakewalks it was obvious (in my opinion) that Divine wasn't ready or up to the level of the other three freshmen.
She was literally a mistake waiting to happen even in her brief minutes. Turnovers, mental mistakes, looking lost on offense or defense, etc. I totally understood Kim not playing her against the better teams. She proved to be an automatic liability on the floor which was not the case with the other three freshmen Knox, Bella, and Z. Early on Kim gave Divine every chance to "earn minutes", and almost every time her negatives were more than her positives. And we never saw the practices where I'm sure these weaknesses surfaced as well.
Kim yanks players when they mess up, even upperclassmen, which I feel is really good coaching. Divine will probably do better where the expectations aren't so high and you can stay on the floor if you make a number of mistakes as long as you're an offensive threat.
I would have liked to have seen Divine stay as she has good raw ability, and after another year of development I think she could have contributed. But I totally understand Kim not playing her, and I think Divine realized she'd have to wait longer than she wanted to wait- so I understand her moving on. Wish her all the best. She has natural talent.
I watched every game beginning to end- even all of the early blowouts when there was a real chance for the newcomers and freshmen to play and show their value. Unfortunately, even in these cakewalks it was obvious (in my opinion) that Divine wasn't ready or up to the level of the other three freshmen.
She was literally a mistake waiting to happen even in her brief minutes. Turnovers, mental mistakes, looking lost on offense or defense, etc. I totally understood Kim not playing her against the better teams. She proved to be an automatic liability on the floor which was not the case with the other three freshmen Knox, Bella, and Z. Early on Kim gave Divine every chance to "earn minutes", and almost every time her negatives were more than her positives. And we never saw the practices where I'm sure these weaknesses surfaced as well.
Kim yanks players when they mess up, even upperclassmen, which I feel is really good coaching. Divine will probably do better where the expectations aren't so high and you can stay on the floor if you make a number of mistakes as long as you're an offensive threat.
I would have liked to have seen Divine stay as she has good raw ability, and after another year of development I think she could have contributed. But I totally understand Kim not playing her, and I think Divine realized she'd have to wait longer than she wanted to wait- so I understand her moving on. Wish her all the best. She has natural talent.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/29/26 at 3:30 pm to lsutiger2
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Capt Will is good people. He has lowkey become a fan of LSU since Lay has transferred here. His homerism for South Carolina can be annoying sometimes and be a bit much but he definitely pays attention/researches very closely to women's basketball and has good insight.
Since it was the first time I've heard him, I was impressed by his research, his knowledge of LSU's lineup and program, his knowledge of SEC and women's basketball in general, and the respect he showed Mulkey and LSU's program. More positive than even some of those who are LSU fans.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/28/26 at 9:41 pm to Septiger
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What is up with Mulkey and the influx of international players?
I don't know, but I like it. It seems like the only approach to use to be able to keep your quality and depth level high when you have to replace 6-7 players a year (hope it won't be that many next year).
Since just a few of the top players in the portal and the top U.S. high school recruits will drain your budget when competing against other elite schools, it's a good budgetary move to refresh your roster with international players who've played professionally.
re: WBB: Did Morro sign with LSU?
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/28/26 at 4:18 pm to doya2
They're playing in a pro league at young ages. Just look at their tape.
re: WBB: Did Morro sign with LSU?
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/28/26 at 3:24 pm to lsutiger2
Much has been made of SC’s 13 5 stars which I agree is mid-boggling. But you can only play 5 at a time, and most of the time players 11-15 just ride the bench except in blowouts. Don’t know how you keep them all happy for an entire season.
If LSU gets Minaeva to go with Morro I would argue that both would be rated 5 stars had they come up in the U.S. So that would give LSU ten 5 stars and McDonald’s AA to rival the first 10 of SC. So I think for the first 10 the talent is very comparable with LSU stronger at some positions and SC stronger at some others and in some places a wash. Kim has closed the gap to basically equal in the first 10 in just 5 years.
Regardless of whether or not LSU beats SC this year (the game is at Columbia), I believe it will be tight throughout. And based on this spring’s recruiting if the two new bigs pan out like I think LSU should be looking at the Final 4 along with SC, UConn, and USC (west) with Michigan, Duke, Texas, and Vandy right behind.
Normally the teams with the best PGs advance the farthest. The Final 4 this year had Raven Johnson for SC and Rori Harmon for Texas who were both 5-year starters along with Top 5 draft picks Azzi Fudd and Kiki Rice. This year I’ll put Jada Williams up against most in the country not named Hidalgo or JuJu.
If LSU gets Minaeva to go with Morro I would argue that both would be rated 5 stars had they come up in the U.S. So that would give LSU ten 5 stars and McDonald’s AA to rival the first 10 of SC. So I think for the first 10 the talent is very comparable with LSU stronger at some positions and SC stronger at some others and in some places a wash. Kim has closed the gap to basically equal in the first 10 in just 5 years.
Regardless of whether or not LSU beats SC this year (the game is at Columbia), I believe it will be tight throughout. And based on this spring’s recruiting if the two new bigs pan out like I think LSU should be looking at the Final 4 along with SC, UConn, and USC (west) with Michigan, Duke, Texas, and Vandy right behind.
Normally the teams with the best PGs advance the farthest. The Final 4 this year had Raven Johnson for SC and Rori Harmon for Texas who were both 5-year starters along with Top 5 draft picks Azzi Fudd and Kiki Rice. This year I’ll put Jada Williams up against most in the country not named Hidalgo or JuJu.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/28/26 at 2:38 pm to LSUVT
Hopefully, we’ll get either Smith or GG Banks who are both rated in the Top 5 nationally. Smith took a visit to LSU with Bradley and several others for the SC game. Banks took an unofficial for the Missouri game. Reportedly, LSU is a strong contender for both.
LSU needs another PG this season to back up Jada Williams. They were gonna go after one even before Richard left. If they sign one, it would be good if she had two years to bridge bringing in and breaking in the new PG.
I think with Anna Minaeva LSU will be set in the frontcourt to go with a strong backcourt.
Don’t know what ya’ll think about Captain Will’s podcast, but I watched for the first time last night on his take of LSU getting Noa Morro. Although he’s probably a Gamecock guy, he seemed to have an objective take. He thinks getting Morro is “huge” for LSU, that she’s a potential SEC star, and if she plays to her ability LSU will be “trouble” for everyone in the SEC next year. He said the biggest reason is that as a stretch 4 she shoots almost 40 percent from 3. So defenders will have to respect that ability whereas they might not respect the 3-point shooting of Jada Williams or Laila Reynolds, outstanding players but not great from 3 with averages 30% or lower.
LSU lost 3 of its top 3-pt. shooters in Flau’jae (43 percent), Richard (40 percent), and Bella. Mikayla (42 percent) and Lay shoot the 3 well, but they need others to step up to shoot the 3 well next season also so defenses don’t start just packing it in down low against LSU’s bigs. Maybe Z and Lola shoot the 3 well. Reynolds and Jada Williams were both McDonalds AA who Kim likes for a reason.
LSU needs another PG this season to back up Jada Williams. They were gonna go after one even before Richard left. If they sign one, it would be good if she had two years to bridge bringing in and breaking in the new PG.
I think with Anna Minaeva LSU will be set in the frontcourt to go with a strong backcourt.
Don’t know what ya’ll think about Captain Will’s podcast, but I watched for the first time last night on his take of LSU getting Noa Morro. Although he’s probably a Gamecock guy, he seemed to have an objective take. He thinks getting Morro is “huge” for LSU, that she’s a potential SEC star, and if she plays to her ability LSU will be “trouble” for everyone in the SEC next year. He said the biggest reason is that as a stretch 4 she shoots almost 40 percent from 3. So defenders will have to respect that ability whereas they might not respect the 3-point shooting of Jada Williams or Laila Reynolds, outstanding players but not great from 3 with averages 30% or lower.
LSU lost 3 of its top 3-pt. shooters in Flau’jae (43 percent), Richard (40 percent), and Bella. Mikayla (42 percent) and Lay shoot the 3 well, but they need others to step up to shoot the 3 well next season also so defenses don’t start just packing it in down low against LSU’s bigs. Maybe Z and Lola shoot the 3 well. Reynolds and Jada Williams were both McDonalds AA who Kim likes for a reason.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/27/26 at 10:50 pm to LSUVT
Tigerbait357, do you have any intel on which backup point guard Kim might be targeting- whether still in the portal or international?
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/27/26 at 1:30 pm to Tigerbait357
Awesome news! When will Morro become eligible for the WNBA draft?
re: Lynn Rollins Sayings
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/24/26 at 2:19 pm to TIGERSby10
As a former announcer, I find that his voice grates on me, but he's been on the air for so long I've come to really like him- for bits at a time. Not too much all at once. At least he has a distinctive voice which adds to the original flavor.
I love his efforts to make his broadcast entertaining- his originality and homespun sayings:
"He's more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!"
He could use some variety on the home run calls. They've been too old and overused for a while now so much so that they've become irritating for me.
But I think he tries to keep adding new material. You can tell he's having fun calling the games, and that makes it fun for the listener, at least for me.
Carry on, Lyn!
I love his efforts to make his broadcast entertaining- his originality and homespun sayings:
"He's more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!"
He could use some variety on the home run calls. They've been too old and overused for a while now so much so that they've become irritating for me.
But I think he tries to keep adding new material. You can tell he's having fun calling the games, and that makes it fun for the listener, at least for me.
Carry on, Lyn!
re: Only if Mulkey had a recruiter
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/23/26 at 1:56 pm to tigerbait2010
Their four players after the first 10 who will have to ride the bench are all 5 stars- probably the greatest and most expensive bench in women's college history.
re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted by goldenmoment on 4/22/26 at 10:09 pm to LSUVT
Do you think they’re also going for a guard who can play backup PG and also shoot the 3?
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