LSU 2024-2025 Season

[cancontent]

We'll see how "major" . . .

Considering the timing of this post and when the Bourrage announcement came out, one would assume the poster is hinting more news is coming. But who really knows anymore?

 

[CajunHusk94]

Not that you can take much out of exhibition but one thing is certain, guard depth/speed and quickness is night and day compared to last years team.

Sheppard was a steal in my opinion, and will be a good one for the tigers and freshmen Jada Richard (who received non stop praise all fall) looked the part, will be fun to see her grow. I remember Jada going head to head with mikaylah Williams out of HS, didnt play on one of those EYBL teams so never got national recognition.

Jersey its hard to tell right now, she did fine although you can tell she was away from the game for about a year so she had some rust but she had some nice moments.

Elephant in the room is ADR is a major concern although she just got cleared coming back off the ankle surgery.

it appears Williams and Smith were sitting out as precautionary.

 

[cancontent]

Not that you can take much out of exhibition but one thing is certain, guard depth/speed and quickness is night and day compared to last years team.

Sheppard was a steal in my opinion, and will be a good one for the tigers and freshmen Jada Richard (who received non stop praise all fall) looked the part, will be fun to see her grow. I remember Jada going head to head with mikaylah Williams out of HS, didnt play on one of those EYBL teams so never got national recognition.

Jersey its hard to tell right now, she did fine although you can tell she was away from the game for about a year so she had some rust but she had some nice moments.

Elephant in the room is ADR is a major concern although she just got cleared coming back off the ankle surgery.

it appears Williams and Smith were sitting out as precautionary.

While not gaining national attention does suck for some of these athletes, that could also be a positive for them. The push for athletes to go on the shoe circuit doesn't always benefit them from what I'm starting to observe. Going under the radar also helps keep expectations realistic versus dealing with being considered a bust if they take time to develop once they make it to college.

 

[Coler]

Not that you can take much out of exhibition but one thing is certain, guard depth/speed and quickness is night and day compared to last years team.

Sheppard was a steal in my opinion, and will be a good one for the tigers and freshmen Jada Richard (who received non stop praise all fall) looked the part, will be fun to see her grow. I remember Jada going head to head with mikaylah Williams out of HS, didnt play on one of those EYBL teams so never got national recognition.

Jersey its hard to tell right now, she did fine although you can tell she was away from the game for about a year so she had some rust but she had some nice moments.

Elephant in the room is ADR is a major concern although she just got cleared coming back off the ankle surgery.

it appears Williams and Smith were sitting out as precautionary.

I'll wait on my judgement on ADR until she gets in shape, as she was just cleared 10 days ago.

 

[Bone Dog]

Elephant in the room is ADR is a major concern although she just got cleared coming back off the ankle surgery.

The danger of coming back from ankle surgery, as Paige found out the hard way, is extra stress on the knees. I very much hope that Aliyah’s doctors have alerted her to this.

 

[Baller29]

I’m a fan of Jada Richard, I remember watching her drop 40 on Mikaylah Williams in HS. Not sure how much she plays this year with the depth but from all accounts reading they expect big things from her.

 

[JellyBean]

Hats off to LSU and whoever came up with the idea of putting the exhibition game on YouTube.

 

[WFFL]

Soooo nobody saw the press conference where the reporter asked Mulkey about Last Tear Poa lawsuit against the NCAA and how she “acted” as if she didn’t know? She benched Samiyah Smith for exhibition one but didn’t explain why the truth is Poa and Smith had a major breakup again and it began to affect the team. Poa didn’t care bc she knew she was not going to play bc of her lawsuit check her IG she’s on a beach in a swimsuit right now living it up. Mulkey I’m sorry you gots some explaining to do lesbian nonsense or not.

 

[Baller29]

Soooo nobody saw the press conference where the reporter asked Mulkey about Last Tear Poa lawsuit against the NCAA and how she “acted” as if she didn’t know? She benched Samiyah Smith for exhibition one but didn’t explain why the truth is Poa and Smith had a major breakup again and it began to affect the team. Poa didn’t care bc she knew she was not going to play bc of her lawsuit check her IG she’s on a beach in a swimsuit right now living it up. Mulkey I’m sorry you gots some explaining to do lesbian nonsense or not.

I fail to see how mulkey owes anyone an explanation on that. She said Poa is handling personal business even if she had a nasty breakup with a teammate, she still isn’t obliged to say anything about it. Saying Poa is handling personal business is much more than what Kim gave last year with Angel. There isn’t anymore to be said right now. Either she will join the team in the near future or she won’t

 

[WFFL]

Fast forward to 11:12 min mark for ^^^

 

[cancontent]

Soooo nobody saw the press conference where the reporter asked Mulkey about Last Tear Poa lawsuit against the NCAA and how she “acted” as if she didn’t know? She benched Samiyah Smith for exhibition one but didn’t explain why the truth is Poa and Smith had a major breakup again and it began to affect the team. Poa didn’t care bc she knew she was not going to play bc of her lawsuit check her IG she’s on a beach in a swimsuit right now living it up. Mulkey I’m sorry you gots some explaining to do lesbian nonsense or not.

A lot of coaches are mum on players' situations even when there's personal drama going on. Why you think Mulkey has to held to a certain standard is beyond me.

 

[cancontent]

Fast forward to 11:12 min mark for ^^^

Listened to it and think it's a nothingburger. Mulkey has always been adamant she's not involved in NIL so why should we be surprised she claims she knows nothing about the situation? And if she did know, why would she comment on something that will be going to court? Anything she says would likely get misconstrued by some in the media and become a bigger story than necessary.

 

[Coler]

Listened to it and think it's a nothingburger. Mulkey has always been adamant she's not involved in NIL so why should we be surprised she claims she knows nothing about the situation? And if she did know, why would she comment on something that will be going to court? Anything she says would likely get misconstrued by some in the media and become a bigger story than necessary.

 

[southie]

Listened to it and think it's a nothingburger. Mulkey has always been adamant she's not involved in NIL so why should we be surprised she claims she knows nothing about the situation? And if she did know, why would she comment on something that will be going to court? Anything she says would likely get misconstrued by some in the media and become a bigger story than necessary.

I mean, this isn't just about simple NIL. This is about one of her players filing a lawsuit. I would think the head coach would want/need to know about that as it could affect her player mentally and emotionally, and spill onto the court. If she did know, all she had to say was that she is not involved and has no comment.

From Last-Tear's perspective, it must be tough these last 2.5 years watching her teammates with cars, money, fancy apartments, endless clothing and shoes, etc. Jealousy is unavoidable

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I’m a fan of Jada Richard, I remember watching her drop 40 on Mikaylah Williams in HS. Not sure how much she plays this year with the depth but from all accounts reading they expect big things from her.

Caught the LSU exhibition games on ESPN app. Richard was sneaky good. She will get minutes. Seems underrated coming out of high school albeit inferior competition but i definitely liked what I saw of her.

 

[cancontent]

I mean, this isn't just about simple NIL. This is about one of her players filing a lawsuit. I would think the head coach would want/need to know about that as it could affect her player mentally and emotionally, and spill onto the court. If she did know, all she had to say was that she is not involved and has no comment.

From Last-Tear's perspective, it must be tough these last 2.5 years watching her teammates with cars, money, fancy apartments, endless clothing and shoes, etc. Jealousy is unavoidable

The key part is if she knew but she states she doesn't. We have to take her at her word. Even at the end of that video, she's asking the reporter questions about the situation which gives an impression she wasn't aware.

Personally, I think Mulkey is in a no win position if she said anything, including no comment. She's taken that approach on other matters and it's not enough for some.

I'm also empathetic to Last-Tears feeling left out. Canadian athletes have the same challenge as they can't travel between countries to be in compliance either. It's something that is much more complicated due to immigration laws and there's no indication there is a plan to resolve it.

 

[Coler]

The key part is if she knew but she states she doesn't. We have to take her at her word. Even at the end of that video, she's asking the reporter questions about the situation which gives an impression she wasn't aware.

Personally, I think Mulkey is in a no win position if she said anything, including no comment. She's taken that approach on other matters and it's not enough for some.

I'm also empathetic to Last-Tears feeling left out. Canadian athletes have the same challenge as they can't travel between countries to be in compliance either. It's something that is much more complicated due to immigration laws and there's no indication there is a plan to resolve it.

She also states that Poa hasn't been with the team, and that she hasn't discussed it with her. So how exactly was Kim suppose to know?

 

[cancontent]

She also states that Poa hasn't been with the team, and that she hasn't discussed it with her. So how exactly was Kim suppose to know?

I struggle with the chastising when we really have no idea what's going on. It's not like I'm part of the Mulkey fan club. This just seems like a no win situation from the lawsuit, the alleged relationship drama that may be going on and who knows what else? It wouldn't matter what she said because it wouldn't appease most people on either side of the fence.

 

[12au]

Mulkey always seems to contribute controversial remarks whenever the opportunity presents itself. It seems to work out well a lot of the time. People stop talking about her players and more about her (taking off the heat)

 

[Baller29]

Caught the LSU exhibition games on ESPN app. Richard was sneaky good. She will get minutes. Seems underrated coming out of high school albeit inferior competition but i definitely liked what I saw of her.

She kind of reminds me of Khayla Pointer, can have a similar career path

And we all know how good Pointer became during her later years

 

[southie]

She also states that Poa hasn't been with the team, and that she hasn't discussed it with her. So how exactly was Kim suppose to know?

You can't seriously believe that no one at LSU wasn't involved or aware of Poa's intent to file a lawsuit; somebody gave her the idea; somebody assisted her in finding legal representation.

If it was any other player at any other school, I would still believe the head basketball coach would have been made aware by somebody of what was happening off the court, especially if said player requested time away from the team, is missing practices, etc.

 

[southie]

The key part is if she knew but she states she doesn't. We have to take her at her word. Even at the end of that video, she's asking the reporter questions about the situation which gives an impression she wasn't aware.

Personally, I think Mulkey is in a no win position if she said anything, including no comment. She's taken that approach on other matters and it's not enough for some.

I'm also empathetic to Last-Tears feeling left out. Canadian athletes have the same challenge as they can't travel between countries to be in compliance either. It's something that is much more complicated due to immigration laws and there's no indication there is a plan to resolve it.

Depends on what you believe this comment "handling stuff off the floor" from one week ago means. I take that tidbit along with the new news of the lawsuit, and that fits together. None of her rumored personal relationship issues stated here in this thread are factual (to me); and, how long does it take to get back to the team and get to work? Doesn't sound like Mulkey suspended or dismissed her; Mulkey doesn't strike me as the type of head coach who gives a player infinite amount of time to straighten out their non-basketball issues, especially at such an important time of the season; you're either in (practice with the team), or you're out (off the team).

 

[cancontent]

Depends on what you believe this comment "handling stuff off the floor" from one week ago means. I take that tidbit along with the new news of the lawsuit, and that fits together. None of her rumored personal relationship issues stated here in this thread are factual (to me); and, how long does it take to get back to the team and get to work? Doesn't sound like Mulkey suspended or dismissed her; Mulkey doesn't strike me as the type of head coach who gives a player infinite amount of time to straighten out their non-basketball issues, especially at such an important time of the season; you're either in (practice with the team), or you're out (off the team).

This type of response is exactly what I mean when it comes to Mulkey. There are going to be those who take her at her word and others who will be suspicious/skeptical. It's going to come down to one's opinion and their impression of her.

 

[southie]

This type of response is exactly what I mean when it comes to Mulkey. There are going to be those who take her at her word and others who will be suspicious/skeptical. It's going to come down to one's opinion and their impression of her.

As I stated in my other post, regardless of which player or which head coach, I find it difficult to believe no one would inform the head coach about the lawsuit -- player themselves, other team members, coaching staff, administrative staff, NIL folks associated with the program, legal team, etc.

 

[cancontent]

As I stated in my other post, regardless of which player or which head coach, I find it difficult to believe no one would inform the head coach about the lawsuit -- player themselves, other team members, coaching staff, administrative staff, NIL folks associated with the program, legal team, etc.

Which is your opinion. Others may not care and will believe Mulkey.

What you're saying is totally logical and I have thought the same. The thing is we're not there and can't verifiably state whether LSU coaching staff knew.

For all we know Poa could have been working on this back in Australia and opted not to let them know. Anything is possible when we're not privy to the situation.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I give Mulkey a hard time and I'm not sure I believe she knows nothing about NIL or the lawsuit.

With that being said, what exactly do people expect out of coaches?

What exactly should she say anything about these things?

 

[southie]

I give Mulkey a hard time and I'm not sure I believe she knows nothing about NIL or the lawsuit.

With that being said, what exactly do people expect out of coaches? What exactly should she say anything about these things?

Something that most general people say to the media is "since this is a pending lawsuit, I am not at liberty to comment on it"

 

[CajunHusk94]

 

[Coler]

 

[Bone Dog]

Looks like Grace Knox just committed to LSU as well.