Sigh.
I’ve been wanting to hold off on this for as long as possible because writing it makes the end of the 2020-2021 men’s basketball season feel irreversible.
But before we dive into the box, I just want to say it feels great having LSU play meaningful basketball this late into March. The program has had some pretty lean years over the last quarter century, but now it feels like LSU is approaching what it was when Dale Brown was at his peak.
Or maybe it already is. The Tigers have made the last two NCAA Tournaments and would have three straight appearances had there been a tournament last year.