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30 Greatest Tigers of the Decade: #2 Seimone Augustus
by Poseur on Feb 8, 2010 12:00 PM CST
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I feel the need to apologize to Seimone Augustus (not that she cares). We didn't really cover much of her jersey retirement here, mainly because I knew I was going to wrap up her career with this feature. Still, she didn't deserve even the appearance of a slight, as she is the greatest female athlete in LSU's history. Period. Seimone Augustus is worthy to have her jersey retired next to Maravich, Petit, and Shaq.
Augustus was a big-time recruit, coming in to school as a two-time McDonald's All American. LSU had never been to the Final Four in the women's tourney, and a lot of that is because they never had a player of Augustus' quality. She lived up to the hype right away, averaging 14.8 PPG and 5.5 RPG. She was the team's best player right away, and she was named National Freshman of the Year and third team All-American honors. LSU fell one game short of the Final Four, something she would rectify over the course of her career.
She averaged 19.4 PPG and 6.0 RPG in her sophomore year, while also adding 72 assists and 55 steals en route to another All-American season. More importantly, she saved her best games for the tournament, and carried LSU to its first Final Four in school history. Seimone led the team in scoring in every tournament game, as LSU beat a murderer's row of Maryland, Texas, and Georgia to make it to New Orleans, where the team lost by 2 to Tennessee. Augustus, and LSU, had arrived.
Augustus' averages bumped up to 20.1 PPG and 4.6 RPG in her junior year. Once again, she was the best player on one of the nation's best teams, though the team fell just short in the Final Four again, the one thing she would not accomplish over her career. She won her first of two Wooden and Naismith Trophies as the nation's best player. Her senior year, of course, ended with another tournament defeat, but she once again dominated the season, going for 22.7 PPG and 4.7 RPG, leading the nation in scoring.
Seimone Augustus graduated second in LSU history in points (2,702) and field goals made, but first in field goal percentage. She holds the NCAA record for most double-digit scoring games with 132. She's in the rarified air with her two National Player of the Year trophies, a rare feat in both men's and women's basketball. She also graduated with a dual degree, no easy feat, and as the #1 pick in the WNBA draft. Augustus never got the title she wanted, but she brought LSU to heights never before contemplated. She is the Bob Petit of the women's program, a thoroughly dominant power forward who stands as one of the all-time greats of her sport.
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Link Gumbo 2/8/10
by PodKATT on Feb 8, 2010 9:32 AM CST
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My head is pounding, I'll keep it brief this morning.
That happened, and I still don't believe it. To keep it LSU relevant, Should Indy have won that game, Addai has my vote as MVP.
Men's vs Kentucky went exactly the way you would have expected it to. 81-55 UK. After keeping it tied early, the 'Cats had a 21-0 run in the first half.
The Ladies fought tough in a 3OT marathon, but some very clutch shooting at the end for Ole Miss gave them the victory, 102-101. Graham had LSU's second-ever triple-double and Hightower had 31 points until cramps pulled her out at the end of the game.
The shining note of the weekend, Gym pulled a major upset in knocking off #1 Bama in the PMAC. Susan Jackson set a career-high in the all around. I wish I understood what that meant.
ATTN: LSU is now taking ticket requests for the UNC Season Opener. Also, Holliday had 2 touchdowns in the Texas v. The Nation All-Start Game.
After the break, this weeks Inside LSU Basketball.
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Garrett Temple Called-Up to the Houston Rockets
Garrett Temple will be called-up to the Houston Rockets tomorrow. This doesn't surprise me one iota.
While Temple is averaging a rather pedestrian 14.9 points, 3.7 boards and 3.4 assists while shooting 43% from the field and 37% from beyond the arc, he knows the system and fills a void with both Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry expected to not be available until after the all-star break.
Temple was described as a do-it-all, defensive stopper during his four seasons as an LSU Tiger, never scoring very well, but he finished his college career as the only player in school history in the top 10 in career assists, steals and blocked shots.
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What may be the Highlight of the Season- Rudy Macklin's Retirement.
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Thanks Rudy; Men v Kentucky 3pm SECnet
by PodKATT on Feb 6, 2010 3:22 PM CST
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Missed the start of this one, Tied at 8 early on. Macklin's retirement at the half. Game is on WAFB and other stations.
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Link Gumbo 2/5/10
by PodKATT on Feb 5, 2010 12:18 PM CST
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The Times-Pic has confirmed from an inside source that TE Coach Don Yanowsky is joining Porter's staff in Memphis.
Despite a last minute surge, Tenn. got out with a win last night 59-54. This team doesn't quit, which is an admirable trait, but we just do not have the talent to compete this year. CTJ is on the verge of having one of the all-time worst seasons in LSU basketball history. The full game replay is after the jump.
Ladies didn't fare much better losing in OT to UGA 49-46 in a game that featured a combined 45 turnovers. The loss drops LSU to 4-5 in conference and 9th place overall.
LSUSports continues it's look back at the career of Rudy Macklin, today focusing on his senior season.
Baseball is only 2 merciful weeks away, and Mainieri was at the BR Rotary Club drumming up support. Snoop Dogg was not in attendance.
This Weekends Action:
Friday
Indoor Track: New York Meet
M Tennis @ Rice
#12 Gym host #1 Bama
Saturday
M Basketball host Kentucky (Macklin retirement, SECnet, 3pm)
Sunday
W Tennis host Texas A&M
W Basketball host Ole Miss (SECnet, 1pm)
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30 Greatest Tigers of the Decade: #3 Louis Coleman
by Poseur on Feb 5, 2010 12:00 PM CST
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Louis Coleman is not the most talented pitcher in the history of LSU, Ben McDonald is. Heck, Coleman probably wasn't even the most talented pitcher on his own team, as Anthony Ranaudo is a possible #1 overall pick. Coleman is too small, his arm angle is a little weird, and he doesn't have overpowering stuff. He simply gets people out, and usually in the tightest of spots. Coleman is perhaps the greatest pitcher to ever don the purple and gold, based on results.
First, an admission. I love Louis Coleman (not on a personal level, we've never met). There are players you root for and then there's that other level of player that is in your own personal elite. For me, my favorite Tigers ever are Kevin Mawae, Vernel Singleton, and Louis Coleman. That's the list. I like guys who bleed purple and gold. I'm just warning you, I cannot be objective about Coleman in the slightest. He was an All-American his final two seasons, but that just scratches the surface. I hate to use the cliche, but Coleman was a winner.
Louis Coleman wasn't a starter for LSU until April of his freshman year, which is a fairly typical developmental curve. I mean, most freshman don't get to start weekend games. Coleman was not just a weekend starter by the end of the season, he was the Friday starter by the end of April. If Skip had one flaw as a coach, it would be the way he overused pitchers, and Smoke emulated his mentor in that regard. Coleman endured large pitch counts as a freshman, including a 138 pitch outing against Alabama. So it came as no surprise that his career went off the rails a bit in his sophomore year, as injuries dogged him and his ERA bloated to 5.59 ERA. He wouldn't be the first college pitcher to have a promising debut and then flash out due to overuse, and Tiger fans moved on before his junior year. He was just another arm on the slag heap.
Paul Mainieri then saved Coleman's career. Instead of rushing his recovering pitcher back in the rotation, and the 2008 team definitely needed help in that regard, he used Coleman as a relief ace. Coleman thrived in that role, throwing 55.1 innings over 23 games and posting an 8-1 record with 2 saves. Oh, he also led the team with a 1.95 ERA and a K/BB ratio of 62/10. Most of that performance was post-April 15th. Mainieri delayed Coleman's season, and he threw 42 of his 55 innings after April 15. Coleman responded by saving his best work for the postseason: 3-1 and a 2.61 ERA over 7 games. He won the SEC tourney title game, pitching six scoreless innings in relief, only allowing three baserunners. He was the pitcher of record during the Greatest Baseball Game Ever Played In the Box, going three scoreless innings to minimize the damage in a 7-2 game before the bats made their remarkable rally against UC-Irvine. People tend to forget the rally was in the eighth inning, and Coleman calmly walked out in the ninth and mowed down the Anteaters in order. He pitched in all three games in Omaha, and earned the first win by a Tiger pitcher in Rosenblatt since 2000.
He turned down the pros to return for his senior year as the team's designated bullpen ace. But a funny thing happened on the way to becoming the next relief ace, the rotation unexpectedly struggled and Coleman took up the mantle again as a weekend starter. And, of course, he was dominant. Over 129 innings, he posted a 2.93 ERA and a K/BB ration of 142/23. That, by the way, is a ridiculously good ratio. But Coleman's reputation is built on winning, and winning the big games. He was 3-0 during the NCAA tournament his senior, and he was the man on the mound in every series clinching game: he allowed 1 run in 7.2 innings against Minnesota in the Baton Rouge Regional and then shut down Rice to three runs over 8 innings in the clinching Super Regional game. When LSU finally won the College World Series against Texas, it was Coleman on the mound for the final two innings. Of course. When LSU won a big game, it always seemed that Coleman was the pitcher on the mound.
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TV DOUBLEHEADER! LADIES, 6pm, CoxSports-Men, 8pm, ESPN2
by PodKATT on Feb 4, 2010 4:32 PM CST
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A rare opertunity to enjoy a entire evening of LSU. Ladies should have no trouble with UGA, but take care that Bruce Pearl' Technicolor Suitcoat doesn't break your TV. Win #1 here we come!
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