At the break Simmons has 9 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 turnover. Blakeney leading the way with 13-7-1 Tigers up 41-27 at the half.
Pretty good game. Let McNeese back in and coasted most of the second half, but the freshmen appear legit. Gray will be back next game I guess, hopefully his game compliments the new guys. Hornsby and Victor will be joining the team later. Robinson looked much improved; we can hope he and Malone can give us quality minutes when needed. Blakeney 22pts/10reb Sampson 18pts Simmons 11pts/13reb/5asst/2blk Quarterman 11pts/6reb/3asst Patterson 9pts Robinson 8pts Simmons and Robinson only missed 1 free throw each; rest of the team was less consistent. And Simmons can dish the ball as advertised; he looked pretty smooth. He didn't play much of the second half with cramps, which is a little concerning.
Simmons finished with a double double in his first game as a Tiger. That's not too bad, I wonder what the other LSU greats did in their first game.
