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Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:55 pm to
Posted by ThePoo
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:55 pm to
51 in the half with one 3pt attempt

Pretty clear that the game plan is to abuse the paint
Posted by coolpapaboze
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:01 pm to
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Pretty clear that the game plan is to abuse the paint

This wasn't an option with last year's team.
Posted by lsutiger2
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:02 pm to
Koval finding her footing. Yall relax
Posted by timlan2057
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:05 pm to
Koval has been doing a decent enough job but face it, some of the usual suspects had been crowing that with Koval and Joyner we were getting Wilt Chamberlain and Karl Malone. The truth is neither were rated that highly in the portal.

Against the first team we’ve played with a pulse, we are seeing the effects of not having a superstar power forward to follow Reese and Morrow. Shitty job of portal recruiting to lose Serah Williams to UConn.

My concern is that against a non-cupcake, we are having to return to a short rotation. The season is still young, but I don’t see compelling evidence that this team will shatter their Elite Eight ceiling and get over the hump to the Final Four. It is ominous thinking about Koval and Joyner facing the bigs of UConn and UCLA.

It’s going to be challenging to win those last two games and grab another national championship—which of course is the expectation for this program.
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:07 pm to
Well said
Can’t disagree at all
Posted by lsutiger2
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:09 pm to
Youre wrong. Duke will be one of the best defenses we face all year. This is our first test. Koval is very athletic and big. We are in good shape.
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:12 pm to
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Koval is very athletic and big. We are in good shape.


She is big, but slow on rebounds and mostly out of position on defense
Posted by ThePoo
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:14 pm to
She is pretty neutralized against anyone with length

She has gotten more settled in than she was in the first quarter and a half though
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 9:15 pm
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:16 pm to
Just focus on her and watch her defense and rebounding
Posted by ThePoo
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:17 pm to
Actually the best thing I’ve noticed about her game has been her awareness in the paint. Getting the extra pass in under the basket
Posted by PrairievilleTiger
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:23 pm to
LSU is soft as hell on defense. They are getting beat down the court almost every damn time.
Posted by timlan2057
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:24 pm to
So what is the story on ZaKiyah Johnson? Hurt?
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:24 pm to
When we buckled down on defense is when we pulled away

Need to get back to that
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:25 pm to
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So what is the story on ZaKiyah Johnson? Hurt?


I have wondered the same

She has a quick release around the rim
Posted by timlan2057
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:31 pm to
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I have wondered the same She has a quick release around the rim


There have only been fleeting camera shots but I don’t see ZJ on the bench.
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:31 pm to
She is there. ….long blonde hair
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:35 pm to
Every jump shot we miss, they score easily
Posted by GeorgeWest
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:37 pm to
Texas has a very strong D. So does Carolina. Both are better than Duke's, IMO. But Duke is very well coached and plays strong D.
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:38 pm to
In our defense, this is really our first test and it’s on the road
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:40 pm to
Flaujae thinks she is Allen iverson with her dribbling

She gets crossed up alot
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