SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- In this weather-delayed edition of Four-Ball, our panel considers whether anyone will gain an edge after Saturdays delay, as well as Phil Mickelsons prediction of history in the making during the final 36 holes at Baltusrol Golf Club.1. Who will Saturdays delay impact the most negatively? And positively?ESPN.com senior golf analyst Michael Collins: Negatively -- Marc Leishman. He has to come to the course and hit (hopefully) one putt at 7 a.m., then sit around all day waiting to definitely/maybe play Round 4. Nothing good will come from that. Positively -- Emiliano Grillo will have had all that adrenaline crash out of him waiting around Saturday, so Sunday he wont have the same high and low.ESPN.com senior golf writer Bob Harig: It affects the leaders Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb the most negatively. They are the ones sleeping on the lead, playing well, and the last thing they want to do is think about this more. Streb, especially, has not had much success this year and likely wanted to get back at it. It might very well help Henrik Stenson, who is playing great but might be aided by the break after a hectic two weeks, including his Open victory.ESPN.com senior national columnist Ian OConnor: -- The contenders who havent won a major are likely to get a bit more anxious the more this drags on. So thats bad news for Jimmy Walker, Robert Streb and Emiliano Grillo, and good news for Jason Day and Henrik Stenson.ESPN.com senior golf writer Jason Sobel: It will impact the reputation of the PGA of America most negatively. I realize this question was probably hinting at the competitors, but these guys are used to playing stop-start-stop again golf on the PGA Tour. Traditionally, the PGA has a solid reputation for how it conducts golf tournaments, but this decision might lump them in with the USGA, for some observers. As for the positive effect, I think Kevin Kisner and Padraig Harrington, each of whom posted 65 and got into the clubhouse before the delay, probably had the greatest benefit.ESPN.com senior writer Kevin Van Valkenburg: It has to hurt Robert Streb, who is coming off one of the best rounds of his career. You have to think he wishes he could get back out there and not sleep another night sharing the lead at a major. I think it helps Jordan Spieth, who actually hasnt putted great thus far and is only 6 shots back. If he can get aggressive on slow greens and gets his touch back, he could make a charge. His irons look sharp again.2. Phil Mickelson said Saturday that a 62 will be shot at this PGA Championship. Agree or disagree?Collins: Disagree. And Phil did the jinx on purpose. A bit of reverse psychology, like talking about a perfect game in the bottom of the sixth inning. You know theres no chance of it happening now, because anyone who gets close wont be able to get it out of their heads.Harig: I dont agree but understand why Mickelson said it. There have been a number of low scores already, and the course is now saturated. Soft typically translates to easier. It wouldnt surprise me if it happened, but until it does, it is just hard to say that it is guaranteed.OConnor: Phil actually said a 61 is possible too, which is a Bob Beamon-like leap. Sure, a record 62 is possible on a soft and vulnerable course that gives the players a head start (par is only 70). But Im guessing the golf gods will strike down Lefty, like they did at Troon, and bury his prediction in a bunker.Sobel: Disagree. Its been 437 majors without one yet. The golf gods wont let it happen. Hey, he should know: His bid for 62 was denied by the higher powers.Van Valkenburg: Disagree. Thats typical Phil being Phil, saying stuff because he wants to entertain us, but also because he likes to make proclamations that could pass as wagers. There is a reason that no one has ever shot 62. The pressure when youre trying to make that final birdie is enormous. Im not sure there shouldnt be an asterisk for 63s shot on par-70 courses, anyway. Making seven birdies with no bogeys isnt quite the same as making nine on a par-72.3. Fact or fiction: A Monday finish detracts from the tournament.Collins: Fact. Remember the last Monday finish winner of the PGA Championship? It was Phil Mickelson here at Baltusrol in 2005. You didnt see it, and neither did I. You were working, and I was sleeping.Harig: Its never ideal, but it is hard to say that the Monday finish diminished Zach Johnsons victory last year at St. Andrews or Mickelsons win here in 2005. Lousy weather and terrible spectating conditions take away from the tournament, but if there is a great finish, it doesnt much matter.OConnor: Fact, with an asterisk. I dont remember too many people complaining when Mickelson won on Monday here in 2005. Lets see who wins -- and how. And lets just hope this thing doesnt finish on Wednesday.Sobel: Fact. Obviously, its better to have a Sunday finish for everyone involved. But there is a little part of me that believes a Monday finish, with all eyeballs in offices and schools around the world focused on the proceedings, sort of gives this tournament the attention it deserves.Van Valkenburg: Fact. Even though this is a new era, where people can watch the broadcast on their tablets or phones while at work, theyre going to be distracted, if they tune in at all. There wont be as many fans out at the course on Monday either, simply because a lot of them have to be at work or taking their kids to summer camp. Its hard not to blame the compressed Olympic schedule for this. We should be playing the PGA in mid-August, not July.4. Rory McIlroy missed the cut. Whats the state of his game right now?Collins: Inconsistent. It feels like with Rory, he is either getting a backdoor top-10 or missing the cut in a major. Thats not totally true, but it sure feels that way, especially in majors. I dont know right now that Rory can fix what hes got -- a case of the life. Hell recover from it someday, but right now its a full-blown infection.Harig: Disappointing. Its just hard to believe that a guy who drives it so beautifully can struggle like he has at times this year. Missing two cuts in majors in a season when you expect to win one just leaves a bad taste, and McIlroy now has a long eight-plus months until the Masters.OConnor: Rory is totally lost on the greens. All the great ones have to weather bad stretches in their primes, and I suspect hell recover sooner than later. Given the Americans luck at the Ryder Cup, I wouldnt be surprised if sooner means Hazeltine.Sobel: Tee to green, hes Superman; on the greens, hes Clark Kent. He needs a new putter, a new outlook, a new guru -- something, anything, to help him get the ball into the hole right now.Van Valkenburg: There are two different camps when it comes to Rory: people who believe hell be fine and any scrutiny he faces is a product of unrealistic expectations; and those who think hes in real denial about the mental scars hes giving himself on the greens and its starting to become a problem. I think were in danger of the latter becoming true. He looks mentally fried with a putter in his hand. The truth is, his wedge game is just as much of a problem. Its been mediocre for two years, but he gets away with it because his driver and mid-irons are so good. He needs to get some confidence back by hitting wedges to 10 feet again, not 30 feet. 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BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU coach Johnny Jones might need the Tigers to considerably exceed expectations if he wants to keep his so-called dream job much longer.Jones doesnt deny that failing to make the NCAA Tournament last season was a disappointment in light of the fact that the Tigers roster featured the NBAs top 2016 draft choice , Ben Simmons.But Jones also stresses injuries to key contributors, including guard Keith Hornsby, which in the short-term undermined LSUs ability to win, allowed a number of young players gain experience in high-pressure situations. Jones hope is that with maturity and the chance to assert themselves more following Simmons departure, LSUs top returning players might develop into a cohesive, balanced and highly competitive force in the Southeastern Conference.When you talk about last years team, you talk about guys who played in (Simmons) shadow, Jones said. I thought it was healthy for them to play in the environment that they did last year because of -- No. 1 -- what we got from other teams; Every team that we played last year, we took their best shot.We did that with a lot of guys who didnt have a great deal of experience, Jones added. So from that and the pressure and everything they played under last year, they should have an opportunity to improve and play extremely well this year.Simmons averaged 19.2 points and 11.2 rebounds last season, but LSU lacked the depth of talent to consistently make opponents pay for running multiple defenders at Simmons in an effort to contain him.This season, Jones promises, Well be different. Well look for different scoring opportunities.It remains to be seen how good those opportunities will be. With Simmons gone, LSU was picked to finish 12th in the 14-team SEC when the conference released its preseason coaches poll.Jones expects perimeter scoring from Antonio Blakeney, as well as sophomores Brandon Sampson and Jalyn Patterson. Inside theyll rely again on junior Craig Victor, as well as 6-foot-10 junior college transfer Duop Reath, who grew up in Australia after his family fled war in Sudan.We know that we have some areas that were certainly going too have to grow, Jones said.ddddddddddddWere going to do that by committee.Some other things to know about LSU:GETTING DEFENSIVE: While Jones doesnt plan on abandoning the up-tempo style he prefers, he said LSUs defense was deficient last season and he has emphasized a need to improve on that end.We feel that chemistry will play a big part of that, Jones said. You cant be selfish now on the defensive end of the floor. You have to play as a team, and thats a commitment that we have to make as a group.HELP INSIDE: Reath is no Ben Simmons, but hes the same height and LSU coaches suggest he has the potential to influence outcomes on both ends of the court with his raw athleticism. He transferred from Lee College (Texas), where he averaged 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds last season.Hes done a great job of filling in and filling something that we feel like we missed from last year -- a rim protector, Jones said, adding that Reaths ability to run and shoot gives him an opportunity to stretch opposing defenses.BLAKENEYS SLATE: During his final 11 games last season, Blakeney averaged about 18 points -- all against SEC competition. If he can sustain that this season, hell be in the mix for an All-SEC selection. An All-SEC freshman last year, Blakeney is also expected to emerge as a locker room leader.SAMPSONS CHALLENGE: Coaches have praised Sampson for working hard this summer and looking like a player who can contribute consistently after failing to live up to his recruiting hype as a freshman. LSU wants Sampson, one of its best ball-handlers, to be the type of dynamic scorer who is as likely to pull up from outside as drive to the hoop.NEWCOMERS: LSU is hoping two freshmen from Baton Rouge -- guards Skylar Mays and Wayde Sims -- will contribute this season. More help could come if Branden Jenkins, a transfer who averaged 15.6 points and made 50 steals in junior college last year, recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery in time for the second half of the season.---Online: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '