John Brady costing himself the stretch run, and he can't explain it on live radio...

Re: John Brady costing himself the stretch run, and he can't explain it on live radio

There is no reason why LSU can't be a consistent NCAA tourney team. Hell, you don't have to be a great team to make the field of 64. More often than not, the top 5 or 6 SEC teams make the tourney. This means that all LSU has to do is finish in the top half of the SEC and they'll be in the tourney in most years. Dale Brown got to 14 NCAA tourneys in 26 years.

I don't expect us to be a basketball power, but I do think we can do much better. IMO, getting to the NCAA tourney is not all that difficult, as Dale Brown proved. And if you get to the tourney enough times, you'll eventually make a nice run in the tourney.

I think LSU has given Brady more than enough time to prove what he can do. It's time for him to produce results or move on.

 

All I'm saying is, wait til the end of the freakin' season to evaluate. Criticism is more effective when it is targeted, focused and timely. Criticizing Brady after his team just beat an SEC opponent, b/c of what he says in the post-game interview, and b/c of the manner in which he won (not by enough points, bad form, didn't use his bench, dressed poorly, whatever) comes across as petty and as knee-jerk bashing. Also posters say, "What's the big deal, we only beat Old Miss!" Hey Brady doesn't control the schedule, you play whomever the schedule-makers put on the calendar that day. I don't get that argument. Is he supposed to cancel the Old Miss game and schedule a game against Illinois to prove his mettle?

My biggest concerns are fan apathy, lack of attendance at home games, and a pattern of player defections. These unfortunately seem to be consistent trends. I want to see how the season turns out; however, I would hope that Skip takes a long hard look at the state of the basketball program, and if he doesn't like what he sees, that he seriously considers spending some bucks to bring in a coach who will revitalize the program -- get the fans back, get the recruits, get them to stay once they're here, and coach them up.

 

I give Credit to TE....he sure does cause the longest threads

 

Re: John Brady costing himself the stretch run, and he can't explain it on live radio

I don't want to settle for average or mediocre. SF...I've got an extra ticket if you'd like to be my guest today at the game.

 

Re: John Brady costing himself the stretch run, and he can't explain it on live radio

Where in my post do I suggest we settle for mediocre? My point is that we cannot get back to where we've never been. If LSU basketball rises to the status of elite program, it will be for the first time.

Thanks for the offer of a ticket, but I got back from Atlanta yesterday and I leave for NYC tomorrow. My wife has dibs on my 24 hours at home.

 

Re: John Brady costing himself the stretch run, and he can't explain it on live radio

 

when criticizing dale brown, its worthless to bring up how he couldn't get to the final four with chris jackson, shaq, and stanley roberts. they played one year together. in the ncaa tourney they lost to a great georgia tech team that went to the final four.

 

That "great" Tech team went 8-6 in their conference and made an improbable run to the final four. They were unranked when they played us and we were #16. We were ranked #2 in the country until we lost in the pre-season NIT.

To think that team had more talent that SHAQ, CJ and Stanley Roberts is a joke. This is straight from the Georgia Tech and LSU media guide if you want to check up on it by the way.

 

shaq= freshman, jackson=sophmore, roberts=sophmore but first year playing.

we were ranked #2 in the country because of hype, nothing else. what was it, our 2nd game and we lost to kansas. its not like this was an experienced team who deserved to be #2. ithat team formed a year too late. put ricky blanton on that team and they dominate. there was just no leader.

i'm still looking for the place where i said georgia tech had more talent.

 

to me, what was worse was that we were up by like 25 in the second half. thats a sad part of dale's history--not holding leads. also lost a big lead to indiana in ncaa tourney (with shaq and against knight no less) and of course the meltdown against uk