Colorado up on LSU double digits

[Gamecockfan77]

And none of those 3 so called "stars" are her best talent and player. That is Williams.

I think Reese is probably their best player but Williams is likely #2.

 

[topogigio]

Watched the game last night and kept waiting for LSU to get it together and turn it around and mount a successful comeback. Colorado just took it too them, and kept their foot on the gas. Many LSU players just gave up in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Figured with the addition of Morrow and Van Lith, along with what they already had, LSU had a legit shot at going undefeated. Just goes to show you, don't count your chickens...! Congrats to Colorado, great game!

 

[jumpstart]

Kim has a major challenge on her hands. Her team has 3 star players, all of whom became stars by having the ball in their hands and dominating offensive possessions for their respective teams. Now they are all on the same team.

For LSU to be successful, those star players are going to need to resist their egos and sacrifice individual accomplishments for the good of the team. That includes setting screens, passing the ball and playing defense!

If they were all players like Paige Bueckers, who cares far more about her teammates than herself, I’d think “no problem.” But in a world dominated by NIL and social media, it will be interesting to see if LSU’s stars can play together like a team.

Exactly.....they have to be team players now and not the star of the show. I said that from day one. Dawn only brings in "filler" players and then only one or two. That approach seems more logical to me.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Exactly.....they have to be team players now and not the star of the show. I said that from day one. Dawn only brings in "filler" players and then only one or two. That approach seems more logical to me.

Well, SC did also recruit Morrow. Wasn't thrilled with that.

PaoPao was massive get that filled several holes on the team. But you could see that in past performance.

 

[Boreifs]

Williams had a nice game. But even Williams did a whole lot of 1 on 1 during the game. Kim’s Baylor teams always were among the nation’s leaders in assists. Yesterday, LSU had 13 assists on 29 baskets. Van Lith had 7. Poole, off the bench, had 2. Every other LSU player had either 1 or 0 assists. In comparison, Colorado, who moved the ball exceptionally well, had 24 assists on 33 baskets.

LSU looked pathetic trying to press in the fourth quarter. They also have too many players playing out of position. Their game(s) against SC are going to be a bloodbath; who is going to stop Cardoza or any of their three guards?

 

[donalddoowop]

Looks like the replay has been nixed on TNT for men's hoops game

That was really disappointing. I was hoping to watch that game.

 

[Tonyc]

LSU did not play team ball imo. Alot of who’s gonna make a play instead of running team offense and letting it take care of itself. That comes from players playing like they suppose to make plays instead of running the offense which should take care of itself. The defense was a step too slow. Colorado ran their offense and their defense worked because they knew who was gonna take the shot so they were able to key in certain players.

 

[southie]

That was really disappointing. I was hoping to watch that game.

SEC Network shows some good highlights on SEC Now.

 

[Bone Dog]

Can’t beat SC with this team. Can they beat Tennessee? I doubt it. Or Arkansas?

Also I rather liked the irony: Forman torched them from 3, rather like what they did to Iowa in the first half.

 

[Waquoit]

LSU did not play team ball imo.

Pat Riley used to talk about the “disease of me” infecting a team after a title year. Looks like Kim hasn't addressed it as well as Dan Hurley has.

 

[JDuro]

That was really disappointing. I was hoping to watch that game.

33 min condensed version. I expect someone will eventually put up one that’s over an hour.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I can't say I saw this coming but read the recap and it sounds like LSU was completely outplayed.

Transfers and portal players take time to integrate and I think we as fans sometimes can gloss over that. On paper LSU has the talent but it may take time to put it together.

Congrats to Colorado on what is a big win for their program!

 

[Boreifs]

I can't say I saw this coming but read the recap and it sounds like LSU was completely outplayed.

Transfers and portal players take time to integrate and I think we as fans sometimes can gloss over that. On paper LSU has the talent but it may take time to put it together.

Congrats to Colorado on what is a big win for their program!

Integrating players that are so poorly matched may never happen. If it does, I for one will be very surprised. The final score doesn’t come close to indicate how badly LSU was outplayed in the second half.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

I didn't see the entire game yet, but what I did see surprised me. Colorado just beat em up physically. lol

 

[Dillon77]

First game of the year so hard to make a conclusion like that at this juncture IMO. Potential is still high for LSU with all of their talent but this game does tell us they're not close to being as good as many predicted they'd be to start the season. Long road ahead but they have a ton of work to do and didn't look like a top 15 team tonight. They likely will (and deserve to) plummet in the polls.

If all teams dictated their seasons by first games, LSU, ND and Ohio State would just go watch their peers in soccer in first-round NCAA soccer games this weekend, rather than lace 'em up and go again. All power to those teams who played decent/good/great (fill in your choice) teams in their respective openers. Of the three, I'm not that surprised by the Irish or Tigers results: Cardoso is very, very good; and, the Irish have to get used to no Lauren Ebo at post, as well as (still) no Olivia Milers. The Tigers have to mesh a "we" out of a lot of "I's."

And they're not big. The Buckeyes are a bit concerning because Taylor Mikesell was a drop-dead, three-pt. shooter. No one on that current team -- including Jacy Sheldon -- comes close. I love Harris and Greene for defense but they worry me at the foul line, let alone the arc. And Celeste Taylor is a streaky mid- to long-range shooter. If on, great. If not, Jacy get's doubled. .

That said, all three will bounce back; sooner, rather than later.

 

[JellyBean]

Just to be clear, Kim will sort this out over the next couple of months. By February LSU will be playing more like a team and be a tough out for most opponents, or at least tougher. It was always surprising that she scheduled Colorado this early. She needed to smash a dozen or so cupcakes before taking on a tournament team from last season, especially one that returns all its starters.

Coach Mulkey will get things figured out really quick for her LSU squad. They will finish out the month of November strong, 8-1. I think they win that Virginia Tech game on the 30th.

 

[Bone Dog]

Coach Mulkey will get things figured out really quick for her LSU squad. They will finish out the month of November strong, 8-1. I think they win that Virginia Tech game on the 30th.

They will finish November 'strong,' I believe that. This is their schedule through December. Other than VPI it's cupcakes all the way down. Probably end up12-2. As for beating VPI, I doubt it. It's not impossible. But if they do win that game it will say more about VPI than it does about them. The real question for me is if UVa can upset them.

 

[CL82]

Coach Mulkey will get things figured out really quick for her LSU squad. They will finish out the month of November strong, 8-1. I think they win that Virginia Tech game on the 30th.

Probably. This is a wake up call for the kids to accept their roles and embrace team play. Mulkey is one of the best coaches in the game. I like the odds that she'll use this loss to her advantage.

 

[HuskyNan]

They will finish November 'strong,' I believe that. This is their schedule through December. Other than VPI it's cupcakes all the way down. Probably end up12-2. As for beating VPI, I doubt it. It's not impossible. But if they do win that game it will say more about VPI than it does about them. The real question for me is if UVa can upset them.

I had to look up McNeese to see if it’s Division I (it is, in the Southland Conference). I’ve got to give them major props for scheduling Baylor, K State, and LSU this season, all on the road. I think I’ll have to root for these guys - they have chutzpah

 

[TheGOAT23]

They will finish November 'strong,' I believe that. This is their schedule through December. Other than VPI it's cupcakes all the way down. Probably end up12-2. As for beating VPI, I doubt it. It's not impossible. But if they do win that game it will say more about VPI than it does about them. The real question for me is if UVa can upset them.


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Ouch! Talking about jumping out of the frying pan into the fryer! Eww that’s a gauntlet of a schedule. SOS should be a -1 at the end of the regular season.

 

[triaddukefan]

I just looked at the next game on L$Us schedule. Queens (Charlotte) are next up. My Royals . L$U might put up 150.

 

[BobbyJ]

I just looked at the next game on L$Us schedule. Queens (Charlotte) are next up. My Royals . L$U might put up 150.

The way LSU plays defense it might just go into overtime.

 

[Geew1992]

I had to look up McNeese to see if it’s Division I (it is, in the Southland Conference). I’ve got to give them major props for scheduling Baylor, K State, and LSU this season, all on the road. I think I’ll have to root for these guys - they have chutzpah

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Idk if it’s chutzpah… they are probably getting paid for those games

 

[Urshurak]

Probably. This is a wake up call for the kids to accept their roles and embrace team play. Mulkey is one of the best coaches in the game. I like the odds that she'll use this loss to her advantage.

Yeah, this right here. Mulkey knows the game. I am a bit surprised this happened though, but like I said before, I knew it was a possibility well before the season started.

 

[Waquoit]

They will finish November 'strong,' I believe that. This is their schedule through December. Other than VPI it's cupcakes all the way down. Probably end up12-2. As for beating VPI, I doubt it. It's not impossible. But if they do win that game it will say more about VPI than it does about them. The real question for me is if UVa can upset them.


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We call this "scheduling for success"!

 

[bbsamjj]

1. Time will tell, but this loss may be the best thing to happen to LSU all season. It's an immediate--and very public--reminder that they are going to need to work perhaps even harder than last season to repeat as champions. Good to know that in early November as opposed to January.

2. This reminded me a little bit of the Liberty's opening game of the WNBA season against the Mystics. You had DC, which like Colorado, had played together for many years and were excited to take it to the so-called "Super team." Then you had NYL, which like LSU, was trying to incorporate a bunch of new pieces with players who hadn't spent much time on the court together.

Mulkey is an excellent coach (the comparisons of her to Calipari are way off base to me), so I expect they will improve and right the ship. But it's obvious this year won't be a cakewalk.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

Mulkey is an excellent coach (the comparisons of her to Calipari are way off base to me), so I expect they will improve and right the ship. But it's obvious this year won't be a cakewalk.

I really don't know how anyone can question her as a coach. I admit she wasn't my favorite for a long, long time due to her personality but I feel she has softened a little over the years in many ways and has proven she can win the big one. You don't have to like her but she is to be respected as a fantastic coach.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

They will finish November 'strong,' I believe that. This is their schedule through December. Other than VPI it's cupcakes all the way down. Probably end up12-2. As for beating VPI, I doubt it. It's not impossible. But if they do win that game it will say more about VPI than it does about them. The real question for me is if UVa can upset them.


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There it is. I've been looking all over the place for my vacation itinerary.

 

[JellyBean]

I just looked at the next game on L$Us schedule. Queens (Charlotte) are next up. My Royals . L$U might put up 150.

I had to look at LSU's schedule last night and, yeah. I feel bad for your Royals. LSU about to hand out a beat down.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Didn't watch the game but the Box Score shows Morrow playing Guard. She's better off playing forward to take advantage of her Rebounding skills. She only had 4 rebounds for this game.