Nicholls State 62 - LSU 53: It's bad, folks. It's real bad.
by Jrlz on Nov 16, 2010 10:56 PM CST
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December 8, 1988- November 16, 2010
Here lies LSU's 82-game win streak against in-state opponents in the PMAC.
All streaks must come to an end, but Nicholls State? Even last year's team was able to beat Nicholls State.
I was not there to see it. I'll be recapping by the box score, but this game could not have been anything less than the most EXCRUCIATING loss in recent memory.
Losing to Nicholls State is unacceptable. There is absolutely NO reason why Nicholls State should have a better team than us. This is a loss that will call into question the future of LSU basketball AND the future of coach Trent Johnson. We lost to Nicholls State. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!
Let's look at the game:
LSU had 18 turnovers. Nicholls State had 8. That'll do it. Simply put, we're not playing good basketball. We are committing fouls, turning the ball over, not making plays, not rebounding on the offensive glass, not stealing. Now a young team is expected to make mistakes like these, but how could our veterans play so poorly?
The biggest disappointment has to be Malcolm White, who turned the ball over three times and fouled thrice, all in just 10 minutes of action, in which he managed just 2 points and 2 rebounds. Eddie Ludwig wasn't much better. Aaron Dotson turned the ball over 4 times and fouled 4 times. Perhaps the most shocking statistical dud tonight Daron Populist. I don't want to pick on a walk-on, but he turned the ball over 3 times and fouled 4 times- all in just 7 minutes on the court.
Nobody gets off easy after a loss to Nicholls State, but Storm Warren did have a solid game, with 8 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals (LSU's only 3 steals on the night. Nicholls State had 12). Matt Derenbecker and Andre Stringer led the way with 14 points apiece. Both of them sank 3 shots from behind the arc. Derenbecker grabbed 6 rebounds, while Stringer added 3 assists. Stringer didn't turn the ball over and didn't foul. Ralston Turner had a solid but unremarkable day. Garrett Green deserves a nod for his 4 rebounds in 5 minutes of play without a turnover.
But none of the players should hold their heads up high. LSU needs to get better, and get better fast if it wants to finish somewhere other than last in the SEC this year. As for right now, well, this is embarrassing.
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It was apparently a bad game by a young team (I didn't see or listen to the game)...
…with 3-Star talent. Give them a year or two or maybe? even a couple of months.
by Gas_House_Gorillas on Nov 17, 2010 8:26 AM CST reply actions
Half of the Tigers earned four stars or
Jrlz rhymes with Charles.
by Jrlz on Nov 17, 2010 9:11 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Better on Rivals.
Maybe they were all overrated, but don’t tell me we lack the talent to beat Nicholls State.
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by Jrlz on Nov 17, 2010 9:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
According to Scout.com...
…only Derenbecker is a 4-Star. And that may be a stretch. Everybody else on the team is 3 or 2-Stars.
by Gas_House_Gorillas on Nov 18, 2010 8:38 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not trying to be negative
But people reacting passively towards this kind of loss shows just how far the program has stumbled.
Jrlz rhymes with Charles.
by Jrlz on Nov 17, 2010 9:19 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Posting on iPhone is hard.
I accidentally post comments too early. I didn’t mean to post but I did, and it’s just “I’m”
Deal with it
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by Jrlz on Nov 17, 2010 9:29 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Populist
Don’t make too much out of Populist’s fouls, he was inserted as the hatchet man late in the game to send Nicholls to the line to stop the clock
Good point, and I appreciate you telling me.
The turnovers don’t sit well with me though.
Jrlz rhymes with Charles.
by Jrlz on Nov 17, 2010 12:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
At least the Hornets are good
That way we’ll have something to watch between football and LSU baseball. I couldn’t watch last year, and I’m stunned that it appears to have gotten worse I appreciate the run Trent gave us the first year, but much more of this and he’s on the hot seat. This program deserves better than losing to Nicholls.
I'm proud of my damn strong football team. Have a great day!
No, he's not.
He has until the players that are freshman now are juniors or seniors before Alleva will even think of firing him. Do you think Trent would have torn this team apart and sacrificed last season and likely this one without discussing it with the Athletic Department?
Four year rule
Barring extreme circumstances, I’m almost always in favor of giving a coach four years before making any decision about his/her future.
But… ouch. When does baseball start?
Fake Pundit. Real Fan.
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Yeah ...
last year’s crappy performance was due to a lack of talent. This year we have talent but we’re inexperienced. The Nichols loss is bad, but I think we’ll be much improved by SEC play. We’ll probably have a few WTF performances this year, but I still think the future (next year and beyond) is bright with the players (current and incoming) and coaches we have. I’m a fan of TJ and I think he’ll do well here.
Ugh
My sister goes to Nicholls. She’s sending me mocking emails. I hate this.
by janepriceestrada on Nov 17, 2010 2:17 PM CST reply actions
With the mascot photo above for Nicholls--"Harvard on the Bayou" as they call it, it looks like we lost...
to a bunch of Communists. The SEC should be down in b-ball but with losing to them, we may be under a rock in relation to that. Hope I’m wrong. Geaux Tigers!
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From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
How ugly can it get @ Memphis on 11-21?
I hope they play like old Dale Brown teams’ hustle wise at least. Go Tigers! shock the world.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
I hear the honey is sweet there
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
by SouthernMan on Nov 18, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
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