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LSU BASKETBALL 02/09 Matt McMahon Media Availability Notes

Luke Hubbard

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Aug 24, 2023
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  • Jalen Cook injured his hamstring on Monday and couldn't go Wednesday. Should be practicing today and we'll see if he can go tomorrow. Isn't ducking the question, just doesn't know because hamstrings can be tricky.
  • Feels Alabama is a top-10 team in the country. Giving out gold shirts, McDonalds is supplying breakfast, wants to see a bunch of fans there for the 11am tip.
  • Thinks they'll need to do a much better job in transition defense and shot selection.
  • Think the Tide have gotten better defensively as the season's gone along. Thinks they have the best offense in the country. They get a lot of recognition for shooting the three, but feels they can really destroy you at the rim.
  • Will Baker has been hot recently and hopes they can run the offense through him to keep up with Bama.
  • Thinks they need to play a lot smarter on offense this time around, can't let them get out in transition as often as they did a couple weeks ago.
  • They need to be relentless on defense, especially in transition. They have the best transition offense, so if they can play disciplined and not foul Bama when they get out and running, they should have more success defensively.
  • Thinks Tennessee could be a Final Four team and they played really good defense, but feels they had their opportunities but didn't capitalize on them.
  • Thinks the beauty of this league is you always have great opportunities to beat great teams. Feels they've had a good few days of practice and thinks they have a chance to pull another home upset.
  • Says Mwani Wilkinson has been fantastic defensively for them. He's all about the team, and even when he hasn't gotten the minutes he'd like to get, he's been consistent in practice.
 
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