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(Part 2) Change my mind: Matt McMahon is a bad basketball coach.

Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10494 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:24 pm
Since the original was inexplicably locked.

We can now add should have bumps for:

- Blowing an 18 point second half lead at home.
- Officially winning less than 1 out 4 conferences games in his tenure as a head coach at lsu.

That’s it. That’s the thread.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 7:26 pm
Posted by lsufan112001
sportsmans paradise
Member since Oct 2006
11122 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:27 pm to
Yeah we know. Just give it some time and it’ll be over with.
Posted by Cenlabration
The Ville of Pine
Member since Apr 2021
1409 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:27 pm to
He seems like a nice guy.


That's all I got ...
Posted by jamarr
Member since Jul 2019
1353 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:32 pm to
maybe he is.

also possible he had bad players until this year when he had pretty good players but his PG was injured at a very bad time
Posted by Circle K Beggar
Somewhere in the lower 48
Member since Feb 2011
7668 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:37 pm to
quote:

also possible he had bad players until this year when he had pretty good players but his PG was injured at a very bad time


You don’t have to live this way. There is help available.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
67221 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:48 pm to
If someone changes your mind on this you should see a mental professional.
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
17468 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:57 pm to
No way bro. He’s a great basketball coach!!
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33255 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:08 pm to
Too nice to coach at this level. He hasn’t pissed anyone off like BK so I assume they’ll let him finish the year out.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 8:08 pm
Posted by Jd75189
Member since Sep 2019
652 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:26 pm to
Yeah I have tried to give him some room, but it’s the same results for the 4th straight year. Time to cut the cord and send him packing.
Posted by BastropRam13
Massachusetts
Member since Oct 2018
330 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:53 pm to
LSU should start the MBB rebuild now!!
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12687 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 6:09 am to
How original. This topic has not been discussed enough in the past 4 years.

Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
5282 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 6:15 am to
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I assume they’ll let him finish the year out.




Might as well. Not much to be gained from letting him go middle of season.
Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
Member since Mar 2007
45354 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 6:29 am to
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Might as well. Not much to be gained from letting him go middle of season.
Yeah, I highly doubt he's fired during the season. There's not much to gain. It's different than football, when maybe you show the position is open for the high profile guys.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
18007 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 7:01 am to
There are several parts that go into the whole here. How good is he as an in game bench coach? How good is he at recruiting and roster management. Game planning? Does he play the right guys at the right time and put the guys he has in the best position to win.

Does he promote the program, engage with the fan base and big boosters well, use the media to his advantage in promotion of the program. Help effectively raise funds to help his program?

As I look at the list above, I wonder which of these Matt is best at. I don't think he's bad at all of the above, but I honestly don't know that he has shown me that he is above average at any of it.
Posted by 4LSUinSC
South Carolina
Member since Nov 2004
643 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 7:41 am to
Unfortunately, Coach Matt McMahon seems to be a below average SEC basketball coach. Time to move on. That is my opinion after watching this train wreck for four years.
Geaux fighting tigers
Posted by TigerPlate
North Dallas
Member since Dec 2023
569 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 7:48 am to
Mac had his run and it was a train wreck. Need Verge to start searching for the next hire. Will have to pull out the checkbook and spend some money to get the right hire. He needs to do his homework and get a coach who has proven ability.
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10494 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 8:09 am to
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jamarr
quote:

JohnnyU

2 people from team mediocrity lover still holding out hope.
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
10494 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 8:12 am to
quote:

There are several parts that go into the whole here. How good is he as an in game bench coach? How good is he at recruiting and roster management. Game planning? Does he play the right guys at the right time and put the guys he has in the best position to win. Does he promote the program, engage with the fan base and big boosters well, use the media to his advantage in promotion of the program. Help effectively raise funds to help his program?

Of this list, how can an argument be made that he is even average at any of these things besides possibly in game bench coach? And that would only be because there are multiple examples of the team playing better in the second half of a game than they did after a horrendously terrible first half. And the horrendously terrible first half is due to a combination of being legitimately bad at most of the other things you listed.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17283 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 8:26 am to
Don't forget a 10 point loss to fellow bottom feeder South Carolina at home.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley
Member since Sep 2015
30927 posts
Posted on 1/16/26 at 9:47 am to
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loss to fellow bottom feeder South Carolina

That was inexcusable
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