The Hunt: No. 61, LSU

The Hunt for the Most Interesting Team in the World is the Dagger's 2009-10 countdown preview series. Check out the overriding principles here. Today: No. 61, LSU. Last year's record: 27-82009-10's toughest games: at Xavier, at Tennessee, Kentucky, at Mississippi StatePrimary attraction: New year, new talent, same success? That's the formula Trent Johnson would like to work with in his second year at the helm in Baton Rouge. His first year couldn't have gone much better: a 27-8 record, including 13-3 in the SEC, good enough for first in the conference, and a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament. But with team leader and would-be junior Marcus Thornton gone to the NBA, not to mention a coterie of other plays missing, can LSU prevent a slip?Three items of undeniable interest:1) Returning minutes. Frankly, the Tigers don't have many of them. LSU will return only two players who averaged more than 10 minutes a season last year. Marcus Thornton, LSU'...