Matt McMahon has seen exactly what he wanted to see from LSU in its first five games.

The team, which has an almost entirely new cast of players, has beaten opponents by an average of 28 points per game.

He said at Tuesday’s media availability that the easier home schedule has also been an effective ramp-up period for redshirt junior Jalen Reed , 11 months removed from tearing his ACL. The forward is averaging 11 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes per game.

McMahon is also satisfied with how LSU (5-0) has high efficiencies on offense and defense in these early games to ensure a favorable start in the rankings on basketball analytic sites like KenPom. The Tigers had the 37th-highest rating in the country before Wednesday’s games, after being 56th in the preseason.

The team is re

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