re: LSU Basketball Recruiting Thread: 2024 (And Beyond)

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baker played because he can shoot.

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so could dean

And before someone comes in with the "well he barely shot at LSU or GW" I literally explained as to why this was and I'll say it again. Dean is a freak athlete. He had a growth spurt after HS and Southern Miss turned him away from developing ball skills and focused on making him a PNR threat at center because of his athleticism. Despite this, when you look at his shot form its quite clear he has the mechanics of a shooter.

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he didn't play as well as hoped and was a very poor rebounder, so dean got more time as the season went along

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He did. But Baker still started every game and still played over Dean in many critical situations. You are glossing over this and acting like the minutes situation was fixed when this was far from reality.

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no reason to make up some wild theory about scholarships

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I don't really think it's a wild theory. Scholarship players play over non-scholarship players in every sport.