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militarydog said:
I do want the record to reflect my unbridled enthusiasm for this hire and the program outlook. However admittedly I was not expecting this level of success to start the SEC season, especially against this type competition.
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Before conference play started I thought 2-1 was the best case scenario. I don't see us beating SC but I am sure they will play hard. Kim will get them fired up and I'm sure the PMAC will be packed like crazy. I worry about our post play against a team like SC.

I am not ready to give up on Gusters but she really needs to work really hard this offseason. She was doing good for a while but then has been rough since she was suspended weeks ago.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Before conference play started I thought 2-1 was the best case scenario. I don't see us beating SC but I am sure they will play hard. Kim will get them fired up and I'm sure the PMAC will be packed like crazy. I worry about our post play against a team like SC.

I am not ready to give up on Gusters but she really needs to work really hard this offseason. She was doing good for a while but then has been rough since she was suspended weeks ago.
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Yeah our post play is definitely gonna be a spot to circle. Defensively I’m not worried much. Boston will score. But if not in foul trouble. Aifuwa will make it hard. Boston jump shot hurt us more than her in the paint.
 
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I didn't know LSU did this for Coach Blair but that was great to see. He is a class act. Glad they did something special to honor his last season coaching.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
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I didn't know LSU did this for Coach Blair but that was great to see. He is a class act. Glad they did something special to honor his last season coaching.
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Does Kim have some connection to the LSU baseball team?****
 
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militarydog said:
I know. I was joking. It was always a running joke on the various Mississippi State message boards because it seemed like they were always showing her.
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It was worse as a LSU fan… they had to bring it up every game lol
 
Kim is not my favorite person, but she is one of the coaches I admire most, because hot dayumn can she coach, the jacket tossing adds a pizzazz unmatched in WCBB, and boy does she keep it real (just like Geno). Very impressive what she's accomplished in Baton Rouge.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
It was worse as a LSU fan… they had to bring it up every game lol
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I’ll give her credit that she cheers for her kid with the same demeanor as she coaches. She also is consistent with her wardrobe. I bet she was a handful at his travel ball tournaments growing up.
 
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LSU is going to make some noise in the SEC! Coach Mulkey got this squad fired up!! Love watching some SEC WBB.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
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I didn't know LSU did this for Coach Blair but that was great to see. He is a class act. Glad they did something special to honor his last season coaching.
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Mulkey is doing this and representing LSU (her suggestion). She's done this for MANY coaches for different reasons in the past. She coached against Blair for many years when A&M was in the Big 12 and respects him to great lengths.

So happy LSU is doing well. Morris has been a great addition and showing what I thought she could always do. She is fast with a high BB IQ, and shines in transition. Gusters needs more time to get her head straight. She can play, but needs to want it more. Newby seems to struggle with top teams. I'm not sure if it's fear or if she's just unsure of herself, but I found myself focusing on what she wasn't doing right in yesterday's game.

I agree that Mulkey should use the transfer portal next year to bring in some experience. Not many freshman get to play on Mulkey's teams, which is usually due to their defensive play - or lack of.

Looking forward to watching this team grow and get back to what LSU was and should be - a great team.
 
SECbbfan24 said:


I like Dawn but I cannot believe she said that...

No one with a pulse could seriously buy this. Nikki sucked and she got more than enough time. Should have been gone years ago.
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I can. I have no respect for Dawn at all. Never have; never will. This isn’t the first or last time she makes stupid remarks.

Great game by LSU!!
 
I don’t think people should be disregarding Dawn’s comments on a fellow black woman’s experiences in a southern-based league. I’m sure Dawn is privy to more behind the scenes than fans are.

Quite simply, the way some people have been acting after this year’s teams victories over A&M and UGA (as if Fargas wasn’t doing these same things) kinda proves Dawn’s point.
 
GoCardinal said:
I don’t think people should be disregarding Dawn’s comments on a fellow black woman’s experiences in a southern-based league. I’m sure Dawn is privy to more behind the scenes than fans are.
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Nikki failing had nothing to do with LSU not giving her 'support'. Its okay to admit she was a mediocre coach who was a lazy recruiter. She had not won a NCAA tournament game in like 7 years. She had solid wins every year but then lost a bunch of games to teams she had no business losing too.

Kim obviously brought more enthusiasm at the hire for obvious reasons. She is a Louisiana native and her resume speaks for itself.

If Nikki had gotten off her butt and actually recruited or or tried to interact with the community she might have gotten more support. But all she did was alienate long time fans, rarely kept former players involved, and let top recruits get out of Louisiana to other schools like Baylor Texas A&M and Mississippi state
 
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SECbbfan24 said:
Nikki failing had nothing to do with LSU not giving her 'support'. Its okay to admit she was a mediocre coach who was a lazy recruiter. She had not won a NCAA tournament game in like 7 years.

Kim obviously brought more enthusiasm at the hire for obvious reasons. She is a Louisiana native and her resume speaks for itself.
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She’s a middle aged white woman in a Southern state. It’s pretty simple. I don’t really see an issue with Dawn pointing out the disparities.

A quick Google search shows LSU finished at 18-7 with a 3rd place finish in the SEC in the 2017-18 season, according to NCAA numbers LSU wasn’t even in the top 50 in attendance.

It’s okay to admit some of what Dawn was alluding to has some truth to it. I’m glad Kim is experiencing early success because LSU historically was a great program.

But I do think it’s a little obtuse to completely disregard what Dawn is saying.
 
GoCardinal said:
She’s a middle aged white woman in a Southern state. It’s pretty simple. I don’t really see an issue with Dawn pointing out the disparities.

A quick Google search shows LSU finished at 18-7 with a 3rd place finish in the SEC in the 2017-18 season, according to NCAA numbers LSU wasn’t even in the top 50 in attendance. Hmm.

It’s okay to admit some of what Dawn was alluding to has some truth to it.
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LSU had packed crowds with Pokey as coach. I just disagree. Part of building a program and a base requires multiple things, winning, quality product and interacting with the community to build a base. Nikki did not do that.
 
GoCardinal said:
She’s a middle aged white woman in a Southern state. It’s pretty simple. I don’t really see an issue with Dawn pointing out the disparities.

A quick Google search shows LSU finished at 18-7 with a 3rd place finish in the SEC in the 2017-18 season, according to NCAA numbers LSU wasn’t even in the top 50 in attendance.

It’s okay to admit some of what Dawn was alluding to has some truth to it. I’m glad Kim is experiencing early success because LSU historically was a great program.

But I do think it’s a little obtuse to completely disregard what Dawn is saying.
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For what it's worth, in Nikki's first season as coach LSU SEC home games had between 4000 and 6000 fans attend. Last season even good home wins couldn't crack 1,000.

Respectfully, what that suggests to me is fans did give Nikki's first teams a chance, and gave up after a while. And to the degree Kim gets a bit more benefit of the doubt (7000 fans for their game vs A&M), well, there's one living coach in all of WCBB who has more national championships than she has. So maybe that explains the differential, to the degree there is one?
 
I have a question regarding Gusters. Curious as to what LSU fans think since she's transferred from Baylor. I thought she would have a bit more impact but it's unclear based on her play and stats to date.
 
SECbbfan24 said:


I like Dawn but I cannot believe she said that...

No one with a pulse could seriously buy this. Nikki sucked and she got more than enough time. Should have been gone years ago.
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What was the exact question?
 
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skilz said:
I can. I have no respect for Dawn at all. Never have; never will. This isn’t the first or last time she makes stupid remarks.

Great game by LSU!!
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She was asked a question about it. Dawn gave them an answer. But I get it. Coaches make comments all the time and if you don’t understand the context of the comment it looks stupid. Prime examples would be the back and forth between Geno and Muffet or what UNC’s Banghart said this week. Geno makes a “stupid” remarks all the time according to fans of other teams.
 
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