Demon basketball coach Mike McConathy never misses a chance for a life lesson to be passed on to his players.
Monday's lesson -- the little things matter.
McConathy talks briefly to his players at midcourt at the start of most practices, usually passing along a thought for the day, some message that may, or may not, pertain to basketball.
The gutwrenching LSU football team's overtime loss to Arkansas Friday, and a column written by Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett News Service, provided fodder for McConathy's Monday afternoon visit with the Demons.
Guilbeau pointed out how the so-called "little things" crippled LSU's chances to win Friday. The most glaring was the illegal formation penalty that wiped out a 58-yard touchdown pass which would have pushed the Tigers ahead by 7 in the fourth quarter.
McConathy read a good portion of the column to the team Monday, and asked them to reflect on the message as they went through their daily routines, as related to basketball and to life.
Doug Ireland, SID
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