Speaking of LSU

**Cloner97** · 04-13-2010, 10:53 AM

In addition to Hamilton, LSU will also sign 4 guys in the Rivals Top 150 (71, 93, 144 & 148).

Nice job Trent Johnson

**Cyclonestate78** · 04-13-2010, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Cloner97

In addition to Hamilton, LSU will also sign 4 guys in the Rivals Top 150 (71, 93, 144 & 148).

Nice job Trent Johnson

Conversely.... ISU will be losing pretty much anyone that can put the ball in the basket and they will be replaced by..... more then likely walkon's from an open gym session at a local high school. Ouch.

**cyeah** · 04-13-2010, 11:59 AM

If LSU is not in the tourny next year Johnson is likely gone.

**cyclonenum1** · 04-13-2010, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by cyeah

If LSU is not in the tourny next year Johnson is likely gone.

Yep...he kind of got a pass on this past season but LSU has expectations and those expectations include having a winning team that makes postseason play.

**Haverhill** · 04-13-2010, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Yep...he kind of got a pass on this past season but LSU has expectations and those expectations include having a winning team that makes postseason play.

Why does ISU no longer have those expectations??

**Cyclonestate78** · 04-13-2010, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Haverhill

Why does ISU no longer have those expectations??

I assume that is a rhetorical question.

**cyclonenum1** · 04-13-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Haverhill

Why does ISU no longer have those expectations??

Some of us do, my friend. However, it is troubling how many ISU fans seem to have dramatically lowered their expectations for MBB over the past few years.

**HowardStern** · 04-13-2010, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by cyeah

If LSU is not in the tourny next year Johnson is likely gone.

Major Fail.

Johnson is far from gone. Do you not realize he won SEC Coach of the Year in 2009.

We lost 2 NBA players from that team - Marcus Thornton who will be 1st Tean ALL NBA Rookie as well as Garrett Temple (Spurs)

Hard to overcome that and we did sign a top 20 class for next season. We probably won't make the tourney next year, but will definitely make it the year Hamilton is eligible.

**HowardStern** · 04-13-2010, 12:40 PM

****Sorry this posted on this board, when I thought I posted to someone else

Thanks for the bio. To clarify, I didn't mean that Hamilton alone gets us to the tourney, but it will be the year our youngin's mature and make their mark. I think Trent liked this guy for two reasons, Trent's days of the West Coast (Stanford and Nevada) and that he knows he will get a lot of PT down at LSU because we really don't have a big man yet.

Malcolm White is an Ole Miss transfer who will start from day 1 next year who provides immediate defensive presence as well as above average offense. Really looking forward to the future after the abortion of a season we just endured.

**azn4cy** · 04-13-2010, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by HowardStern

Thanks for the bio. To clarify, I didn't mean that Hamilton alone gets us to the tourney, but it will be the year our youngin's mature and make their mark. I think Trent liked this guy for two reasons, Trent's days of the West Coast (Stanford and Nevada) and that he knows he will get a lot of PT down at LSU because we really don't have a big man yet.

Malcolm White is an Ole Miss transfer who will start from day 1 next year who provides immediate defensive presence as well as above average offense. Really looking forward to the future after the abortion of a season we just endured.

FYI. I moved my response to the correct thread. My bad on posting it here. I assumed you didn't mean Hamilton would bring you to the tourney. He was our 3rd best player and clearly we didn't make it....

**HowardStern** · 04-13-2010, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by azn4cy

FYI. I moved my response to the correct thread. My bad on posting it here. I assumed you didn't mean Hamilton would bring you to the tourney. He was our 3rd best player and clearly we didn't make it....

That explains why I was very confused.

**Cyclonestate78** · 04-13-2010, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Some of us do, my friend. However, it is troubling how many ISU fans seem to have dramatically lowered their expectations for MBB over the past few years.

Expectations are a product of the job done by the person in charge of a program. That being said you can understand why I have predicted that ISU will win 5 games next season in what will be universally hailed as the worst season in Iowa State history. People will not be calling for a new coach... they will be calling for the program to be dropped to save them from total humiliation.