Tennessee at State game

[RocketDawg]

Are we ready? Tennessee is a pretty dominating team, based on the one time I saw them.

[Maroonthirteen]

Nm

[msstate7]

Jones is- we gonna lose lead everytime

[RocketDawg]

Playing with energy so far and ahead 15-10. Hopefully it will last, but huge leads dying aren't unusual.

[msstate7]

This lineup is bad

[msstate7]

And that's what DJ can do

[RocketDawg]

Didn't Matthews just double dribble (carry the ball)?

[msstate7]

We've played well, but I have a major problem with jones and fort getting more mins than Hubbard. Wake up Jans

[msstate7]

Didn't Matthews just double dribble (carry the ball)?

That was just pathetic all around. He decided he was gonna shot that time no matter what

[HoopsDawg]

I like Keshawn, but him being out actually helps us b/c it forces Jans to tighten the rotation. We played our best 2 games with an 8 man rotation. Tonight, he has played Fort so it's 9, but still better than 10.

UT can't make a shot right now.

[CaptainObvious]

And that's what DJ can do

But then in the offensive end he shoots a 2 footer over the goal, Matthew's misses 2 in close, Tolu misses a 2 footer. And THAT is why this team always struggles! Offense, not defense.

[msstate7]

Jones must be dj/cam level on D bc Jans loves him

[CaptainObvious]

And then Matthew's pulls off a football play for a layup.

[HoopsDawg]

We've played well, but I have a major problem with jones and fort getting more mins than Hubbard. Wake up Jans

If Jans is going to play Fort, he should play him at the 3. The problem right now is that when Fort plays, 2 of Shak, Rams and Hubbard have to be on the bench. Doesn't make sense.

[msstate7]

We need it, Hubbard! Shoot! You or tolu need to be taking 75% of our shots

[HoopsDawg]

This is crazy. UT can't throw it in the ocean, we are playing with energy, and Hubbard making shots.

[msstate7]

This is crazy. UT can't throw it in the ocean, we are playing with energy, and Hubbard making shots.

Gottta be ready for a big run

[msstate7]

DI got shoved

[msstate7]

Tolu is a man

[msstate7]

Finish this half strong, dawgs. Great job so far

[Saltydog]

We've struggled on the inbound pass on the defensive end. We gave up three easy buckets to SC last weekend and just gave up another one. That has to stop.

[msstate7]

Outstanding half. We have got to hold this lead

[smootness]

Just keep the energy up on D. You have done the hard work of building this lead, keep the clamps down and you do not have to score that much.

[BeardoMSU]

Outstanding half. We have got to hold this lead

Aye. Hell of a half.

[HoopsDawg]

I wish Hubbard would have hit those 2 free throws, but outstanding half. Gotta come out with a lot of energy. I don't expect UT to shoot so bad in the 2nd half.

[msstate7]

Hopefully tolu didn't get stretched out too long down the stretch there. Probably shoulda got him a break

[msstate7]

Just keep the energy up on D. You have done the hard work of building this lead, keep the clamps down and you do not have to score that much.

Yeah, hopefully Hubbard has a couple more 3s in the 2nd half

[HoopsDawg]

Hopefully tolu didn't get stretched out too long down the stretch there. Probably shoulda got him a break

I thought Jans should have piggybacked the under 4 timeout to get Tolu an extended break, but Tolu got a bucket so...

[RocketDawg]

Aye. Hell of a half.

This is the best shooting out of an MSU team I've seen in quite some time. And they're even making free throws. Hope it holds through the 2nd half.

[RocketDawg]

Too bad there's only a midweek crowd there, probably about a 1/3 capacity. Probably most thought we'd get blown out as well so just stayed home. It's not over yet but it was a really good first half.

[Coach34]

Hearing Murphy is done and wont be back

[parabrave]

DJ is playing the way we need him too. Driving to the basket and dunking it

[Coach34]

Too bad there's only a midweek crowd there, probably about a 1/3 capacity. Probably most thought we'd get blown out as well so just stayed home. It's not over yet but it was a really good first half.

anybody that thought we would get blown out hasnt been paying attention

[parabrave]

Hearing Murphy is done and wont be back

WTF happened to him/ Dam we needed him to spell DJ.

[msstate7]

Put cam back in

[msstate7]

2 mins in 2nd half and Tenn +4. Uh oh

[msstate7]

Are we dumb? Cover him

[msstate7]

Tolu is a monster

[Coach34]

Got to rotate better

Keep pounding the paint

[msstate7]

We in trouble

[msstate7]

It's over

[Bdawg]

Well we are junior high on press break

[parabrave]

Well it was nice while it lasted.

[RocketDawg]

We need a 20 minute timeout.

[msudawg1200]

Do we lose by double digits?

[preachermatt83]

Jans is a good coach. But the last 3 mins were the worst three mins of basketball coaching I’ve ever seen at any level. I mean down right embarrassing

[msstate7]

That was big D stop

[Lord McBuckethead]

We need to change to zone every once in a while to conserve a little energy. We looked gassed this entire half and UT doesn?t.

[R2Dawg]

Refs all UT in this 2nd half. Yeah we sucked on press but the officiating has been like UK.

[msstate7]

They are mauling us out there

[R2Dawg]

No foul on Tolu. Officiating gone to SEC office now. They not letting their top team lose to MSU.

[Coach34]

The white guy is killing us. Please make it stop

[Coach34]

FT's the rest of the way

[msstate7]

We need a stop!

[msstate7]

F'n Larry bird

[msstate7]

No replay?

[Saltydog]

our ball movement is absolutely pathetic and for God's sake will someone put a body on that pink boy for UT.

[msstate7]

Fans were booing pretty loud there. Of course they won't show a replay.

[msstate7]

Refs doing crap job

[Saltydog]

We're making pink boy look like Larry Bird....

[Bdawg]

How do you go over Tolu’s back and get a rebound and it not be a foul

[msstate7]

We're rattled. I don't see how we right this ship now. If we lose, Jans deserves to be ripped unmericfully for allowing the press to create like 5 TOs in a row

[msstate7]

Barnes looks like a cam FT - pure death

[Dawgology]

I’ve never ever seen announcers for any game State plays where the announcers speak glowingly of State. It’s always just a love fest for States opponent’s

[msstate7]

Our press has done nothing but let them get good shots. Is Jans awake?

[Dawgology]

We're rattled. I don't see how we right this ship now. If we lose, Jans deserves to be ripped unmericfully for allowing the press to create like 5 TOs in a row

Correct. Just unprepared for pressure which is sad for a college team

[Bdawg]

Tolu looks shot

[R2Dawg]

If we win, we beat UT and the refs. Ridiculous 2nd half.

[Bdawg]

Our press has done nothing but let them get good shots. Is Jans awake?

And tiring us out

[Coach34]

Keep pounding the paint

Tuff guys win games

[msstate7]

Tolu looks shot

I questioned playing him for such a long stretch to end the 1st half. After watching bell though, maybe we had to stretch tolu. Since tolu came back, bell has been trying to create shots every touch. Like he's trying to prove himself. We need him to stop that

[CaptainObvious]

If we lose it is because we have 3 guys that give us nothing on offense that play 20 minutes. And none have been able to guard Knect this half.

[msstate7]

Come on dawgs... we need a stop

[Bdawg]

I questioned playing him for such a long stretch to end the 1st half. After watching bell though, maybe we had to stretch tolu. Since tolu came back, bell has been trying to create shots every touch. Like he's trying to prove himself. We need him to stop that

Yeah he just needs to play his role.

[Coach34]

If we lose it is because we have 3 guys that give us nothing on offense that play 20 minutes. And none have been able to guard Knect this half.

Whitey is a huge piece of the puzzle for Tennessee. Makes them alot better. They are a Top 8 team in the country

[msstate7]

Huge basket

[msstate7]

Whitey is a huge piece of the puzzle for Tennessee. Makes them alot better. They are a Top 8 team in the country

They're amazing. We are really lucky they shot so horribly at the beginning. They're a championship level team

[R2Dawg]

Tolu never touched him.

Tolu got his armed grabbed on other end nothing.

[R2Dawg]

DJ has the IQ on the press of a 6th grader.

[msstate7]

Jans can't coach offense vs press to save his life

[msstate7]

DJ has the IQ on the press of a 6th grader.

That's on jans. He hasn't gotten us to stop inbounding to the corner yet

[CaptainObvious]

Anybody noticed the two clowns on that turnover.

[R2Dawg]

Another BS call

[R2Dawg]

Hubbard gets mugged and no call

[MoreCowbell]

How tf was that not a foul?

[Bdawg]

Where is the foul?

[msstate7]

Gotta have this FT

[RocketDawg]

Yes!

[parabrave]

Glad I turned it off so we would win

[R2Dawg]

Big, big win.

[BankerDog]

Just waiting on RockyDog to come post about how bad of a coach Jans is..

[Quaoarsking]

Huge win! Congrats Jans and team!

[Rawdawg]

Would you look at that we took care if business at home.

[MoreCowbell]

That somewhat makes up for the Southern loss

[msudawg1200]

Huuuuuge win!!! That was the way to make up for that South Carolina crap fest.

[Dawgology]

Hell yea! That game was bananas!!

[RocketDawg]

First win since against Kentucky. Was that the game where (can't remember his name) got the only 3 of his life?

[Commercecomet24]

Huge win!

[HoopsDawg]

that's the kind of win that gets you in the tourney.

[msstate7]

Massive win! I can't believe we held after that big run. Big time

[BeardoMSU]

Yaaasssss!

[msstate7]

that's the kind of win that gets you in the tourney.

They're gonna win the sec and prob be a 1-seed. This was huge

[BrunswickDawg]

Metric shit ton of crow needs to be served on this board

[Bdawg]

Wow! That was awesome. Hope we can sustain that play but jeez let’s work on press break!! Congrats and Go Gatahs!!!!

[Commercecomet24]

When we play like we're capable we can beat just about anyone. Just gotta get more consistent but I love how hard we play!

[Turfdawg67]

WOW!! Hail State!

99jc doesn't know what to think... his head may have exploded! Love them one week, rip them the next. LOL!

[MoreCowbell]

Awesome game to watch. The cardiac dawgs

[MoreCowbell]

Tolu was great but Hubbard was the key to that win

[parabrave]

So who laid a bet on UT +2??

[Commercecomet24]

Metric shit ton of crow needs to be served on this board

I second that!

[Extendedcab]

Jeffrey was key to the win as well.

[msstate7]

Tolu was great but Hubbard was the key to that win

Both over 20 pts. That's how we can play with good teams... those 2 need to be shooting the ball

[PGHBulldogBG]

Great win! It is so nice having Tolu back!

[CaptainObvious]

I love the win. My wife says I cannot celebrate though because I was dogging them out on inbounds and defense. So glad we won.

[msstate7]

I love the win. My wife says I cannot celebrate though because I was dogging them out on inbounds and defense. So glad we won.

We have got to practice press

[Turfdawg67]

When we play like we're capable we can beat just about anyone. Just gotta get more consistent but I love how hard we play!

That's coaching... right?!?

[NCMSTFAN]

Tolu and Hubbard are our main scoring options.. Bell did his job while Tolu was out but Tolu is a Beast and we needed him back!!!... we don't win that game without Josh Hubbard though, he should win SEC FOY

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

DAMN, do I have to start watching basketball now?? I was planningo n taking a State break to prepare myself for another baseball disappointment but if the team can play like this they deserve my attention

[Commercecomet24]

That's coaching... right?!?

Coaching sure helps!

[msstate7]

NW got a road BIG10 win tonight at Penn st. Could be a really nice net jump

[NCMSTFAN]

I genuinely feel like we can beat any team in the country on any given night, (we can also lose games we shouldn't) that's what makes this team dangerous in the tournament. No team will want to face us come tourney time. This was a big win. Tennesse is one of the best teams in the nation

[Maroonthirteen]

Jeffrey was key to the win as well.

DJs defense and rebounds were a huge factor for sure.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Helluva big win. Big.

The idiot dressed as a banana who ran onto the court while the game was still going on should spend 30 days in jail. Moron. Absolute moron.

[Turfdawg67]

I love the win. My wife says I cannot celebrate though because I was dogging them out on inbounds and defense. So glad we won.

She should be dogging you for saying we'd lose by 25...

But enjoy the victory...

[Commercecomet24]

I genuinely feel like we can beat any team in the country on any given night, (we can also lose games we shouldn't) that's what makes this team dangerous in the tournament. No team will want to face us come tourney time. This was a big win. Tennesse is one of the best teams in the nation

100%

[BeardoMSU]

She should be dogging you for saying we'd lose by 25...

But enjoy the victory...

Lol. Happy accidents, as they say....

[BeardoMSU]

I genuinely feel like we can beat any team in the country on any given night, (we can also lose games we shouldn't) that's what makes this team dangerous in the tournament. No team will want to face us come tourney time. This was a big win. Tennesse is one of the best teams in the nation

Word.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Helluva big win. Big.

The idiot dressed as a banana who ran onto the court while the game was still going on should spend 30 days in jail. Moron. Absolute moron.

Well, I am sure he is going to get banned or something. At least he showed up to the game. Unlike?..

[LC Dawg]

Biggest win in a while and a great resume builder.

[DEDawg]

Helluva big win. Big.

The idiot dressed as a banana who ran onto the court while the game was still going on should spend 30 days in jail. Moron. Absolute moron.

So the entire board is talking about how we need to be begging fans to get to the games and pack the hump, but a kid who rushed the court thinking the game was over for our first top 5 win in 20 years should go to jail. Okay dude. Calm down

[Rawdawg]

I genuinely feel like we can beat any team in the country on any given night, (we can also lose games we shouldn't) that's what makes this team dangerous in the tournament. No team will want to face us come tourney time. This was a big win. Tennesse is one of the best teams in the nation

It?s all about guard play. Tolu is going to be Tolu but you have to have an alpha guard. At USC guard play was subpar, tonight Hub established dominance.

[MoreCowbell]

NW got a road BIG10 win tonight at Penn st. Could be a really nice net jump

Arizona State is 4-0 in the Pac12 as well

[Turfdawg67]

WOW!! Hail State!

99jc doesn't know what to think... his head may have exploded! Love them one week, rip them the next. LOL!

Or maybe that was Chewww Gummm... I get confused.

[basedog]

Tolu is a stud.

[Bothrops]

The effort tonight was what you like to see.

[BeardoMSU]

The effort tonight was what you like to see.

Pack the Hump.

[msstate7]

They really arrested the banana?!!! SMH

[NCMSTFAN]

It?s all about guard play. Tolu is going to be Tolu but you have to have an alpha guard. At USC guard play was subpar, tonight Hub established dominance.

I've always preached about guard play.. if you go back and read old post of mine I've always said you win with good guard play in College basketball. That being said I agree we don't have a dominant guard just yet but I like what Hubbard's potential is for that role, he isnt the greatest defender at his size but he can really fill it up on offense..... Shak, Rams and Fort have all shown glimpses of being solid and have all had some good games so between the 4 of them I'm not too worried.

[BeardoMSU]

They really arrested the banana?!!! SMH

BW is crowd sourcing for him, lol.

[Commercecomet24]

They really arrested the banana?!!! SMH

I sure hope not. Be the most idiotic waste of paperwork ever! Leave the kid alone. He didn't hurt anything

[msstate7]

I was really frustrated that we lost the lead in the 2nd half, but being tied with the #5 team at 3:44 mark and winning is pretty sweet.

[tcdog70]

Tolu is a stud.

and that is why we are a much better team than the one that went 11-2.. Having Tolu is a huge advantage. It makes #13 a much better player. If we will just let Tolu touch the ball every trip-we will be hard to beat.

[basedog]

and that is why we are a much better team than the one that went 11-2.. Having Tolu is a huge advantage. It makes #13 a much better player. If we will just let Tolu touch the ball every trip-we will be hard to beat.

No doubt, he is one of he best players in the Sec, I can see some things that he has gotten better already. His footwork is much improved. Yes, you need guards, but you better have some inside presence also. Size and quickness go a long way, and man I love watching us get after it on defense!

[NCMSTFAN]

https://x.com/DWadeStadium/status/1745317008562929803?s=20

I agree we can be dangerous for anyone

[Bothrops]

It takes tremendous sustained effort to win in the SEC.