tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219577116056574768.post7743430171438732815..comments2023-04-15T03:40:49.212-05:00Comments on Saturday Night Slant - LSU Sports & Recruiting: Baseball Sweeps Opening Weekend; Football NotesSaturday Night Slanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03288938233480248539noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219577116056574768.post-28109803942554289722010-02-22T22:25:26.772-06:002010-02-22T22:25:26.772-06:00Nothing on basketball yet, and I admit I've be...Nothing on basketball yet, and I admit I've been putting it off. Trent Johnson had an opportunity to make the team competitive for 2009-2010 with some "quick fix" solutions via JUCO players, etc. That doesn't fit his long term plan for the program though. He wants to build the program with 4-year players....which means that we all knew this year would be rough. Building the program the way Johnson wants to will, in theory, prevent the ups and downs that we saw under John Brady. <br /><br />But it's REAL bad this year, and it shouldn't be. I agree that it is inexcusable. He should be able to coach a few conference wins out of this group. He's currently getting a pass because of the success he had last year, but he still deserves some heat because he has lost this team. The team was more competitive early in the season but once they realized they weren't going to the post-season, they regressed. Lately (last two weeks), it seems that the effort has picked up some. <br /><br />Next year will be very big for Johnson. They'll have to be competitive to show they're on the right track. He's bringing in good recruits but certainly no Brandon Bass / Big Baby / Tasmin / Stromile type of difference makers.Saturday Night Slanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288938233480248539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219577116056574768.post-32971796837302817832010-02-22T09:20:16.392-06:002010-02-22T09:20:16.392-06:00No news on basketball? Granted the only news is b...No news on basketball? Granted the only news is bad news but it's getting SO bad now that it can't be overlooked. What's your take on that whole situation? Even when we were under NCAA sanctions, we never went winless in conference play. That is inexcusable! Why is everybody giving Trent Johnson a pass this season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com