[81alum]

Look at these telling stats. 
Points in the paint: 54-14 LSU
2nd chance point in 2nd half: 30-4 LSU 
How does LSU score 54 paint points when they have worse perimeter shooters around Reese than we have around Brink? Should we be copying the Mulkey coaching playbook? 

One way or the other, Tara needs to get more interior production next year. I attended 5 of the 6 games in Seattle, including the 2 E8 games. My impressions were (1) that our posts were easily better than those of any of the 8 teams in Seattle (no LSU or USoCar); but (2) every team had more good outside shooters who were willing to take an outside shot w/o hesitation when presented with an open opportunity.

Did you mean exterior production?  We need more outside shooting to prevent defenses from doing the box-and-1 on Jump, similar to what Iowa is doing to South Carolina.  Opening space means threatening from all parts of the floor.

I think we all can agree we need better jumpshooting from outside and midrange.  But knowing the problem is not knowing the solution.  How do we get it?  With incoming freshmen?  With improved sophomores?  Or getting some of our seniors and juniors not named Jump to become more credible threats?  We tried all year long and failed.  We will see how Tara solves the obvious problem, but I'd rather know now than have to wait 7 months ;(

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South Carolina is having a better 2nd quarter than 1st, even with Boston sitting with 2 fouls.  And keep in mind that South Carolina is strongest in the 4th quarter and overtime, after wearing other, less deep, lighter, shorter teams down over the course of the game. 

I really help that Iowa doesn't succumb as we did and so many others who crumbled in the 4th.

[81alum]

Look at these telling stats. 
Points in the paint: 54-14 LSU
2nd chance point in 2nd half: 30-4 LSU 
How does LSU score 54 paint points when they have worse perimeter shooters around Reese than we have around Brink? Should we be copying the Mulkey coaching playbook? 

One way or the other, Tara needs to get more interior production next year. I attended 5 of the 6 games in Seattle, including the 2 E8 games. My impressions were (1) that our posts were easily better than those of any of the 8 teams in Seattle (no LSU or USoCar); but (2) every team had more good outside shooters who were willing to take an outside shot w/o hesitation when presented with an open opportunity.

Did you mean exterior production?  We need more outside shooting to prevent defenses from doing the box-and-1 on Jump, similar to what Iowa is doing to South Carolina.  Opening space means threatening from all parts of the floor.

I think we all can agree we need better jumpshooting from outside and midrange.  But knowing the problem is not knowing the solution.  How do we get it?  With incoming freshmen?  With improved sophomores?  Or getting some of our seniors and juniors not named Jump to become more credible threats?  We tried all year long and failed.  We will see how Tara solves the obvious problem, but I'd rather know now than have to wait 7 months ;(

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South Carolina is having a better 2nd quarter than 1st, even with Boston sitting with 2 fouls.  And keep in mind that South Carolina is strongest in the 4th quarter and overtime, after wearing other, less deep, lighter, shorter teams down over the course of the game. 

I really help that Iowa doesn't succumb as we did and so many others who crumbled in the 4th.