Rapid Reaction: VCU spoils Will Wade's homecoming by beating LSU
No. 23 LSU hit the road on Wednesday night, heading to Richmond to take on a tough VCU squad.
LSU coach Will Wade used to coach at VCU, so it was a homecoming for him. And, what a rude homecoming it was, as the Tigers fell 84-82.
Some VCU fans dressed as FBI agents and sat near the LSU bench, trolling Wade all night long:
Love seeing the FBI costumes for Will Wade's return to VCU. @VCURamNation pic.twitter.com/RIna2Bzqiy
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) November 13, 2019
Wade’s Tigers were also forced into 12 first-half turnovers by the Rams and it didn’t get better in the second half.
This game showed exactly how much the Tigers miss PG Tremont Waters, who is now with the Boston Celtics’ G-League team. Down the stretch, LSU didn’t have a go-to guy, and as mentioned above, the ball-handling woes were costly.
Skylar Mays was fun to watch, as he led the Tigers with 23 points, but it wasn’t enough to get over the hump. Freshman big man Trendon Watford added 11 points and Javonte Smart had 15 points. The problem? Smart had 7 turnovers, Watford had 6 and Mays had 6.
Mays tried to play hero ball in the final seconds, missing a shot and having one blocked in the final 15 seconds. However, the Tigers got the ball with 10 seconds left and gave it back to Mays, who missed a third shot. He then committed a sixth turnover just before the buzzer.
The Tigers coughed the ball up 25 times on the night, which, obviously, makes it very tough to win a game.
LSU falls to 1-1 with the loss. However, on Nov. 22, the Tigers play No. 17 Utah State, so they still have a chance to pick up a quality nonconference victory.
You get what you deserve. Cheaters never prosper.
Also, teams that turn the ball over 26 times never prosper.
You gotta love Coach O and I’ll probably pull for LSU football the rest of the way but I’ll enjoy each and every loss LSU basketball suffers until Wade is gone. They’ve made themselves the villains of college basketball and not in a cool way.
I can’t believe he’s still coaching along with Bill Self. Just goes to show how weak the NCAA is now.
Like the Saints “Bounty Gate” issue, no actual evidence ever surfaced in regards to Wade. All we had was a lot of hot air from Pat Forde, Dan Wetzl, Pete Thamel and Vitale.
I have no doubts that a school who suspends and releases players for failing drug tests the NCAA does not require testing for and fire coaches for the hint of an actual allegation would fire Wade on the spot if there was actually anything to it.
That’s some strong azz denial right there
I’ll change my tune when I see some strong azz evidence…
Huge props to the VCU students for trolling that dirtbag Wade. That was some “strong-a$$” taunting.