historian said:
I don't remember the margin but Baylor had a really good win at Storrs in 2020
Welp; is that two L's in a row for LSU?BUVA said:
#9 LSU falls to unranked MS State 77-73
historian said:
I looked it up: 74-58. (Good memory!)
It was January 9, 2020
https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2019-20
Yea, SEC is extremely top heavy ... as in two team heavy. And Tenessee lost to Ole Miss yesterday and beat Sandy by double digits the week before. I don't see any of the other teams in the conference reaching the Top 25, especially since all likely have a loss to SC coming down the pipeline. WIll be interesting to see an LSU/SC SEC tournament final, but again, I feel LSU is going to be gassed in much the same way Baylor was in Smith/Queen's final year. Just not enough quality subs.Brusinbear2001 said:
LSU still has to play Vandy and Tennessee. But also get Auburn again. But if none of those teams get into the top 25 they do not have another until SEC Tournament Potentially.
If the standings end up the way they are today. LSU would finish 4th. They would not meet in the SEC tournament final, but semi-final.bawitdaball said:Yea, SEC is extremely top heavy ... as in two team heavy. And Tenessee lost to Ole Miss yesterday and beat Sandy by double digits the week before. I don't see any of the other teams in the conference reaching the Top 25, especially since all likely have a loss to SC coming down the pipeline. WIll be interesting to see an LSU/SC SEC tournament final, but again, I feel LSU is going to be gassed in much the same way Baylor was in Smith/Queen's final year. Just not enough quality subs.Brusinbear2001 said:
LSU still has to play Vandy and Tennessee. But also get Auburn again. But if none of those teams get into the top 25 they do not have another until SEC Tournament Potentially.
I guess she doesn't know how to coach either. I'm sure some of our resident experts here could let her know what she is doing wrong, and if the players aren't executing what she calls up, it is her fault. Sure.ctxbear said:
So the current LSU coach has a worse record with, arguably, far more talent than the current Baylor coach.
Interesting.
Biggest issue I see with LSU this year is that they lack a competent point guard. Van Lith is trying, but she just doesn't have the ball handling skills to deal with the pressure, and her footwork is too slow on defense. She is much more effective at the shooting guard position. Poa is just a mystery this year as she seems to have lost all confidence and is just a turnover waiting to happen. They are really missing the floor general they had in Alexis Morris last year. They also had a couple of player losses due to injury and ?? that made a big difference in bench depth. The starting five are as talented (or more so) than any starting 5 in the country, but when they get in foul trouble or get tired, the drop off is significant. However, as CKM has said before, you go to battle with the soldiers you've got. They will struggle from time to time, but they also have the ability to beat any team in the country on any given night. I feel certain she will remedy her point guard situation in the off-season, Sa'Maya Smith should be back from her knee injury next season, and I believe that all current players have the option to return next year, so it will be interesting to see what they look like at that time. I also would not count them out come tournament time as they are still capable of a deep run depending on their final seed, team draws, etc.tmcats said:
i watched a lot of the miss state win over lsu. the latter seems to have trouble focusing on the game. too many divas in the huddle, it seems. led by their coach and star. some of the girls seemed lost. not sure kim has her act together this season. they didn't look competitive last night.
HVL does not have another year left. She is using her Covid year this year I believe.baylorbear33 said:Biggest issue I see with LSU this year is that they lack a competent point guard. Van Lith is trying, but she just doesn't have the ball handling skills to deal with the pressure, and her footwork is too slow on defense. She is much more effective at the shooting guard position. Poa is just a mystery this year as she seems to have lost all confidence and is just a turnover waiting to happen. They are really missing the floor general they had in Alexis Morris last year. They also had a couple of player losses due to injury and ?? that made a big difference in bench depth. The starting five are as talented (or more so) than any starting 5 in the country, but when they get in foul trouble or get tired, the drop off is significant. However, as CKM has said before, you go to battle with the soldiers you've got. They will struggle from time to time, but they also have the ability to beat any team in the country on any given night. I feel certain she will remedy her point guard situation in the off-season, Sa'Maya Smith should be back from her knee injury next season, and I believe that all current players have the option to return next year, so it will be interesting to see what they look like at that time. I also would not count them out come tournament time as they are still capable of a deep run depending on their final seed, team draws, etc.tmcats said:
i watched a lot of the miss state win over lsu. the latter seems to have trouble focusing on the game. too many divas in the huddle, it seems. led by their coach and star. some of the girls seemed lost. not sure kim has her act together this season. they didn't look competitive last night.
They may have gotten hosed with their seed last year, but were provided a gift from above when Utah couldn't hit squat from the free throw line. Without that, LSU would have been home for the FF.IowaBear said:
I have no idea. But that's probably a debate best saved until after Thursday night. Or even better seasons end. I will say LSU got hosed last year. Anyone with a brain knew they were much better than a 3 seed and it showed. That's likely to be the case this year. They'll be seeded lower than their talent and probably knock off a few higher seeds
I think they're a much team than BU. Do I think they deserve to host over BU? I have no idea. That's way above my pay grade
That shouldn't be a surprise. It is Kim's out of conference (OOC) scheduling. We saw it here and we see it there. Our record several times should have given us a #1, but we didn't get it and the talking heads on the selection show pointed it out clearly. Our OOC sucked and our conference did not help because it sometimes was not strong. The conference schedule is out of your hands. Your OOC is not. I understood the years when we were building a team to schedule a softer OOC, but after Griner came we still did not do much in OOC. Yes, we would schedule one elite team most years, but the rest of OOC was a yawn or worse. People here complained about it for years. Seems like the same approach at LSU.Quote:
They'll be seeded lower than their talent
blackie said:They may have gotten hosed with their seed last year, but were provided a gift from above when Utah couldn't hit squat from the free throw line. Without that, LSU would have been home for the FF.IowaBear said:
I have no idea. But that's probably a debate best saved until after Thursday night. Or even better seasons end. I will say LSU got hosed last year. Anyone with a brain knew they were much better than a 3 seed and it showed. That's likely to be the case this year. They'll be seeded lower than their talent and probably knock off a few higher seeds
I think they're a much team than BU. Do I think they deserve to host over BU? I have no idea. That's way above my pay gradeThat shouldn't be a surprise. It is Kim's out of conference (OOC) scheduling. We saw it here and we see it there. Our record several times should have given us a #1, but we didn't get it and the talking heads on the selection show pointed it out clearly. Our OOC sucked and our conference did not help because it sometimes was not strong. The conference schedule is out of your hands. Your OOC is not. I understood the years when we were building a team to schedule a softer OOC, but after Griner came we still did not do much in OOC. Yes, we would schedule one elite team most years, but the rest of OOC was a yawn or worse. People here complained about it for years. Seems like the same approach at LSU.Quote:
They'll be seeded lower than their talent
