The LSU men’s basketball team didn’t have a good season. I’m tired of hearing about it, and I bet the Tigers are too.So let’s start looking past this season. Grab those sunglasses because this team’s future looks bright.I’m not saying LSU will dominate its way to an SEC championship and score a high seed next season, but the Tigers should be in contention for an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament when next March rolls around. The Tigers’ additions next season are keys to this success.They have one of the best recruiting classes in the country coming in, but what makes this class special isn’t its hype or talent — it’s the potential. This class could be everything the Tigers were missing this season.If what LSU was missing last season were a grocery list, it probably would have looked something like this:Outside shooting. That’s it.The Tigers lacked enough consistent outside shooters to take pressure off post players. Defenses were able to focus on senior forward Tasmin Mitchell and sophomore forward Storm Warren, forcing the Tigers best outside threat, junior guard Bo Spencer, to shoulder the offensive load. Spencer found himself in a slump during the middle of the season.Mitchell still got his numbers, but he had to work a lot harder to get them, and Warren found himself in foul trouble throughout most of the latter half of the season. To combat this, the LSU coaching staff went to the metaphorical basketball store and marked off this list.The two highest-rated players in this recruiting class, according to Rivals.com, are outside specialists. Metairie Park Country Day School forward Matt Derenbecker’s scouting reports all say he has a smooth stroke and Forest Hill High School guard Andre Stringer also has drawn praise for his range in his scouting reports.Stringer is particularly impressive because of his hops — he can get up and throw it down at just 5 feet 9 inches. You can see his range for yourself on YouTube.com. He can be seen hitting consecutive half-court shots during his team’s practice in one video.Another Tiger recruit, Muscle Shoals High School guard Ralston Turner, can be seen in his highlight tapes knocking down mid-range jumpers with ease. These shooters should help spread the floor and take the pressure off the post game, which will lose its best player in Mitchell. But don’t fear, LSU coach Trent Johnson picked up a couple of post players while he was out.He’s got Provine High School forward Jalen Courtney, who is a bit undersized for the power forward position, but scouting reports say he is very athletic. But probably the best addition to the LSU post game will be a player that was on the roster last year: junior Malcom White.White transferred from Ole Miss before the beginning of last season and had to sit out this season, but he could make a big impact on the team next year.He started 27 games his final season at Ole Miss and averaged 7.2 points per game while setting an Ole Miss record for blocks by a sophomore with 43. These additions should make LSU a solid team, but there is a big “if.”LSU could be good if these players are ready to contribute right out of the gate, if the Tigers’ returning players show improvement and all of these parts come together. If the team can’t get in sync and buy into what the coaches are telling the players, it won’t matter how talented this team is.But Tiger fans should hope this team grows up fast — if it does, it could win a lot of games.Or else Trent Johnson could be making another shopping list at the end of the season.Amos Morale is a 22 year-old history major from Houston. Follow him on twitter at TDR_amosmorale3.      –Contact Amos Morale at [email protected]