LSU basketball head coach Will Wade can be a complete savage.
LSU basketball had a rough February, losing five times in a seven game stretch.
So it’s understandable if head coach Will Wade is on edge heading into the final week of the regular season.
Even a 64-50 win over Texas A&M on Saturday couldn’t prevent Wade from being a total savage when talking about his own team this week.
Wade made a joke at the expense of his freshmen. And it was definitely delivered with some snark.
Here it is, via WAFB’s Jacques Doucet.
#LSU Will Wade says he showed his team video of @RaufMahmoud scoring 48 points in his third @LSUBasketball game against Louisiana Tech.
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) March 2, 2020
"I told some of our freshman, it took you a month to score 48 points." @OTB_ESPN @1045espn
Ouch. That one probably hurt.
Though to be fair, freshman Trendon Watford scored 50 points over his first four games as a Tiger. That’s obviously not as impressive as what Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf did in just his third game at LSU, but it’s still pretty good for a freshman.
Wade is probably more concerned about LSU’s NCAA Tournament outlook at the moment.
The Tigers are currently listed as “should be in” by ESPN. LSU sits at 20-9 with games remanning against Arkansas and Georgia. The worst the Tigers can finish is 20-12 (which I don’t see happening). It’s hard for me to see a 20-12 team being left out of the NCAA Tournament.
While LSU isn’t necessarily a lock to get into the tournament, they should feel pretty confident about their chances to go dancing in March.
But if they somehow miss the tournament, I can’t imagine what version of Wade we’ll get. His “savage” comment about his freshmen might seem mild if LSU is NIT bound.