The Johnny Jones era has, or in the next few hours will, come to its sad, inevitable conclusion. To be honest, Jones’ fate was sealed last season when he couldn’t bring a team with the number one overall pick in the NBA draft to the tournament. Hell, he couldn’t even get the team on the bubble.
It’s a misnomer to call one season the Ben Simmons Era, but the term will have to do. The Ben Simmons Era effectively killed any chance Johnny Jones had at being a successful coach at LSU. If you attract a talent of that immense capacity, you have to at least win something.