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TGer'nLHornLand · Mar 17, 2006

Re: When is the LSU Syracuse game scheduled for?

TGer'nLHornLand said:

:hihi: Obviously some sarcasm directed to the Brady Bashers I see... Yes, actually Boehiem is a good coach... but only when 'Melo was there .

But seriously, as I expected, Syracuse was coming in flat off of their Big East tourney win (note to hoopster novices, winning your conference tourney is NOT a good thing), but more true to form TEXAS A&M is a DECENT team. Billy Gillipsie IS a good fundamental coach, and quite honestly, if we went after a regional coach to replace Brady (prior to this year), I might have made a run at Billy G. They play good solid d, they've started to really play in the last half of the season, and have some athletic guys who can hurt you--including... yes, a good big man, and a couple of good guards.

That being said, I would have still preferred to face TA&M than Syracuse, just because McNamara would have been a guy that could really hurt us and I would have been afraid of Brady being psyched out with Boehiem on the other bench.

Expect a lower scoring affair, with a lot of good d being played. If we play like we did in the second half today, I do think we'll be in good shape, just because we have a very formidable front line if Thomas, Davis and Lazare are all active. And, I think Temple and Tas' will match up well against A&M guards.

:geauxtige :bball: :champs: LSU IS A BASKETBALL SCHOOL.
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More on the Aggies from Texas... This team is a relatively non-deep team. They play about 7-8 deep, and the bench players don't scare you when they come in. They'll press the Tigers early and try to keep the score low, but they're not a team that can light you up on offense. If the Tigers struggle with the pressure d, the game could be close. D.Mitch looked good though yesterday on his ankle, and I actually thought that G.Temple and T.Mitch had very underappreciated games yesterday. G.Temple really played point much of the night, and was able to break the Iona pressure--he also hit some key shots.

Look for Acie Law (guard) to carry A&M. The good news is he played the entire game practically and always does. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see Brady liberally subsitituting yesterday. The way I see it, the game will be tight early on with both teams feeling each other out with aggressive d. As the game goes on (hopefully), LSU's big men start to wear down on the tired Aggies. We separate in the second half, as we did last night. The key players will be G.Temple and D.Mitch in my mind, and hopefully Ben Voogd is not completely shaken from his game last night. They'll be needed to settle LSU down and keep them from losing their composure in the backcourt.

:geauxtige :bball: :champs: LSU IS A BASKETBALL SCHOOL.