Flip the head coaches and we win.....

[jdbulldog]

a 17-0 run and I am unsure if that combination ever saw the floor in the second half. I wonder how many bulldog fans spent the second half waiting for that combo to reappear. That was hands down the worst case of bonehead coaching I have ever seen. It is on the whole staff but especially Howland. Quite sickening......

 

[She Mate Me]

I'm at a loss.

I've listened to a lot of Howland interviews over the years. He knows basketball and recalls lots of specific times, situations during games. It almost seems like BS that he would forget something as basic as "play two of my better players more". Almost like a cover for "I decided not to play them and it backfired"

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Well we don’t need a coach who can hide his own 17in Easter eggs

 

[FlotownDawg]

LSU basketball was as bad or worse than MSU under Ray when Will Wade took over and he has already passed us by. Didn’t take them a 10-year rebuild like it has us. I’m still not for certain we make the NCAA tourney unless we pull our head out of our ***. No excuse to lose last night just like there was no excuse to lose at home to OM or at SC.

 

[ShrubDog]

Some things get old but never change. That was the best game I have watched this year. It’s a shame that a few small details were overlooked that could have made a huge difference imo.

Woodard and Carter got us going in the 1st half and rode the pine in the 2nd half. Holman took up a good bit of Woodards minutes and consistently gave up rebounds and points. Another post guy goes for 20+. I can’t even exaggerate how bad Holman is on blocking out and giving up 2nd chance points. There is nothing he can do the offensive end right now that Woodard can’t do.

The projected national player of the year had 4 fouls for a majority of the 2nd half and we never attacked him. That should have been Howland’s goal, put Waters by the water boy. Also, I think there might have been another guy that played extended minutes with 4 fouls.

Played a man to man to whole time....again. When we play against a team that can get into a scoring rhythm like LSU did lastnight it doesn’t hurt to change the pace. Also, a zone can give us a on the clock breather on defense. Give the guys legs a few trips to recover then hit them hard again with the man. We never ever try to get the other team off rhythm, they stay in their comfort zone.

If we dont make the big dance Howland needs to pack his bags.

 

[L4Dawg]

The difference in the game wasn't Woodard and Carter not playing and Holman playing. We missed free throws late in regulation that would have won it. We took some very ill advised shots late in overtime. We also, and this is the biggest one, absolutely got smoked at the point. Nobody is mentioning that but the point differential there was something like 30.

 

[ShrubDog]

The difference in the game wasn't Woodard and Carter not playing and Holman playing. We missed free throws late in regulation that would have won it. We took some very ill advised shots late in overtime. We also, and this is the biggest one, absolutely got smoked at the point. Nobody is mentioning that but the point differential there was something like 30.

We didn’t control the things we could control.

Exactly, so attack the point to get him on the bench. Holman is the biggest liability on the team.

 

[maroonmania]

I'm at a loss.

I've listened to a lot of Howland interviews over the years. He knows basketball and recalls lots of specific times, situations during games. It almost seems like BS that he would forget something as basic as "play two of my better players more". Almost like a cover for "I decided not to play them and it backfired"

What's BS is that its happened multiple times during the SEC season this year. What in the heck do we have assistants for other than to recruit? Obviously they are worthless to help with rotations during the game.

 

[jdbulldog]

The difference in the game wasn't Woodard and Carter not playing and Holman playing. We missed free throws late in regulation that would have won it. We took some very ill advised shots late in overtime. We also, and this is the biggest one, absolutely got smoked at the point. Nobody is mentioning that but the point differential there was something like 30.[/QUOTE

I agree that there were some key free throw misses but that is part of the game. Reggie will improve at the line. It is amazing that we shot zero FT from our pt guys. Nick should have been instructed to attack Waters. All that said, not having Carter and Woodard out there in the second half probably cost us the game. I am not going to bash any player for missing a free throw, but when our coach seems blind to what is going on......dang.