Auburn game thread

[msstate7]

Our defense apparently isn't effective vs top sec teams

[msstate7]

Totally outmatched

[RockyDog]

No need. Ballgame

Two missed layups and a 3 by Cam. Good lord

[StarkVegasSteve]

Yea the Cam 3 pt experiment needs to end.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Why the hell are Cam and Nwoko taking 3 pointers??? Like can we stop with that crap?

[msstate7]

Jans, please let cam and nwoko know they can't shoot 3s unless there's 1 sec on shot clock

[Coach34]

Nwoko- any more of that shit and you gotta sit. Get your ass back in the paint

[msstate7]

Auburn without broome erasing almost every paint shot is concerning

[mparkerfd20]

I think AU buttf*cks us tonight. We don't matchup with them at all.

[RockyDog]

Our bigs getting humbled by shitty Auburn backups. Broom would put up 65 with us playing like this

[msstate7]

Even when we defend well, we still get a 3 made on us. We have the worst luck of any program ever

[Coach34]

Murph came to play

[RockyDog]

With the way he’s playing now, Hubbard just needs to sit. He gives us nothing

[cheewgumm]

ha, our fans are the best.

[StarkVegasSteve]

With the way he’s playing now, Hubbard just needs to sit. He gives us nothing

His size is starting to become a serious issue. Teams are just putting bigger players on him and switching the ball screens. They know he will not go into the paint.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Just an update, Kentucky 1-8 from 3 so far tonight and Robinson is 1-5

[RockyDog]

Omg Warren. Ugh

[StarkVegasSteve]

Good lord get Warren out. He is a nervous mess out there.

[Coach34]

His size is starting to become a serious issue. Teams are just putting bigger players on him and switching the ball screens. They know he will not go into the paint.

I said this a month ago

[StarkVegasSteve]

I said this a month ago

Well I agree with you haha

[mparkerfd20]

ha, our fans are the best.
Thanks! I hope I'm wrong.

[msstate7]

We're getting a lesson on who the heavyweights of the sec are.

[RockyDog]

Harris has GOT to step up. We can’t have brick city Hubbard and Harris not taking shots

[StarkVegasSteve]

Good TO there by Jans. They blitzed us right there and we took two horrible shots. I would love to sit Hubbard but just watching Warren for one possession I do not know if we can.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Kentucky now 1-10 from 3 and 5-17 overall. Literally predicted this on Saturday night.

[Tater]

Can't hit 3s, they can. Refs not calling anything inside (either way). Favors the team who has a better shooting night.

Gotta start hitting from 3 or we're gonna get boat raced. It's unfortunately still our biggest weakness under Jan's.

[msstate7]

Good TO there by Jans. They blitzed us right there and we took two horrible shots. I would love to sit Hubbard but just watching Warren for one possession I do not know if we can.

Will clary be back?

[RockyDog]

Good TO there by Jans. They blitzed us right there and we took two horrible shots. I would love to sit Hubbard but just watching Warren for one possession I do not know if we can.

Hubbard has to play through it because Warren gives us nothing offensively. But Harris has to start taking over. We can’t have him not take shots and get zero guard production

[Tater]

How the **** now twice out of a commercial break do we turn it over.

[msstate7]

Kentucky 1-11 from 3 to start game tonight.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Hubbard has to play through it because Warren gives us nothing offensively. But Harris has to start taking over. We can’t have him not take shots and get zero guard production

Yep on all accounts.

[RockyDog]

The dentist getting all his own teeth yanked out by Pearl

[msstate7]

Jams will never beat upper sec teams that can shoot. He's only concerned about the paint. His strategy will work for most teams, but forget beating Kentucky, Auburn, or bama.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Will clary be back?

At this point it is probably safe to just assume he will not.

[cheewgumm]

Do they work out with weights during the season?

If so, tell Hubbard to stop.

[msstate7]

At this point it is probably safe to just assume he will not.

Then this season isn't going anywhere unless Warren somehow figures it out

[msstate7]

Stop trying to lay up. They will swat every one of them

[RockyDog]

Auburn gonna have 20 blocks tonight. It’s not like we have much talent around the rim anyway. But bulling into the paint and throwing shit at the rim isn’t gonna work against Auburn.

[RockyDog]

Meanwhile A&M and scUM aren’t wilting on the road. Maybe we are a pretender

[Tater]

three times out of a commercial we've thrown it away.

[EdwardDrayton]

Men against boys in this game

[RockyDog]

Just let Chol and crew play the rest of the game. Our starters are playing like ass

[msstate7]

Why the f is Jans wanting to play this pace?

[cheewgumm]

What are we doing on offense?

Too much one on one

[RockyDog]

Jans is OVERrated

[msstate7]

Jans is OVERrated

Shut the f up! This is the toughest place in the country to play. They're missing a great player, but we down a big guy too... 2 if you count claret

[Tater]

Jans is OVERrated

We've missed plenty of open looks. You're just a twat.

[EdwardDrayton]

We have no clue on offense. None.

[msu15]

Maybe that will shut up the donks saying this team is as good as the 04 team. Not even ****ing close.

[RockyDog]

We've missed plenty of open looks. You're just a twat.

Where are you seeing open looks? This “offense” can’t even get a shot off before they turn it over. Auburn is dragging their nuts all over the dentist

[Coach34]

Auburn is the best team in the country

[RockyDog]

19 points. Trash

[Tater]

Worst announcer to have to deal with a 7-13 team that is 3 pt. The knock him down shit is so annoying every time he yells it on Saturdays and god it's ****ing annoying.

[Tater]

Where are you seeing open looks? This “offense” can’t even get a shot off before they turn it over. Auburn is dragging their nuts all over the dentist

You're clearly not watching the game and you're clearly a bad faith poster all over. Go to RCR.

[Tater]

Maybe that will shut up the donks saying this team is as good as the 04 team. Not even ****ing close.

Juan Soto.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Our 3 point defense is our biggest problem. We are not going to be able to beat teams that can hit the 3 ball consistently. Bama is going to be an absolute nightmare and we have them twice.

[NCMSTFAN]

Embarrassing 1st half. I understand it's #1 Auburn and we are on the road but goodness!

[Brobi-wan]

That was rough. Hope they can pull it together and bring it close. You hate to get blown out with OM coming in this weekend.

[CarolinaDawgs]

Hey Jans stop letting the ****ing midget inbound the ball on the baseline.

[EdwardDrayton]

Auburn is the best team in the country

Without Broome they are not.

[Tater]

Our 3 point defense is our biggest problem. We are not going to be able to beat teams that can hit the 3 ball consistently. Bama is going to be an absolute nightmare and we have them twice.

Compounded when both teams could get away with bloody murder inside.

We just need to play 6 straight games in the tournament that are 3 refs calling tight inside and a team not hitting every open 3.

[CarolinaDawgs]

In true MSU fashion somebody we play will have a career night on us. It?s like a bad dream I can?t wake up from. Happens every ?big? game.

[RockyDog]

Hopefully Scott Padget can draw up some offense at halftime. That crap in the 1st half was laughable. The bull in the China shop paint play isn’t gonna work when they keep swatting your shit

[msstate7]

Without Broome they are not.

In their stadium, they are.

[EdwardDrayton]

In their stadium, they are.

No. We really are playing that badly

[RockyDog]

In true MSU fashion somebody we play will have a career night on us. It?s like a bad dream I can?t wake up from. Happens every ?big? game.

That’s called no defense. A D1 player should be able to knock down an uncontested 3 the majority of the time

Half their 3s are wide ass open

[msstate7]

We aren't winning this one, so I would get Warren 12 mins in the second half. We have to get him ready since clary apparently isn't coming back

[msstate7]

No. We really are playing that badly

Does no kugel get factored in this?

[R2Dawg]

UK hangover. We have no energy. I don't see much mojo. UK loss was worse on us than I thought would be.

Hubbard still sucking really hurts. Our team looks to him or someone to do something. No Kugel hurting us too.

[EdwardDrayton]

We aren't winning this one, so I would get Warren 12 mins in the second half. We have to get him ready since clary apparently isn't coming back

Not having Clary is going to plague us all season. We needed him immensely.

[cheewgumm]

We are not moving on offense so nobody is open.

[EdwardDrayton]

Does no kugel get factored in this?

Depends on which version of him shows up.

[R2Dawg]

Officiating is unreal for Aub. He walked a mile. How did they get ball out of bounds earlier? Foul on break

[Tater]

Hubbard missed an open looks. Harris got goaltended on a breakaway dunk. Harris doesn't handle the feed cutting him to the basket. But yea. It's Jan's fault.

[EdwardDrayton]

UK hangover. We have no energy. I don't see much mojo. UK loss was worse on us than I thought would be.

Hubbard still sucking really hurts. Our team looks to him or someone to do something. No Kugel hurting us too.

Not only has Josh not been good but he has not given full effort at times in this game.

[RockyDog]

Depends on which version of him shows up.

He couldn’t play any worse than Cam and Melendez have tonight. Total non factors

[Tater]

Another hubbard wide open miss.

Anyone thinking Jans is at fault here is a ****ing moron.

It's just the fact we can't buy a 3 and they can't miss.

[msstate7]

Hibbbard, missing that shot is unacceptable. You should spend the night in the gym the rest of the week shooting

[Tater]

The refs keep calling the game like this and it might become a game. Weird to say.

[RezDog7]

MSU will be an 8 seed at best.

[R2Dawg]

Hub is just so bad right now. Time for him to sit but we are down guards so he has to play.

[CarolinaDawgs]

If we could just make 3-5 open shots game is so different

I don?t understand why the basketball gods hate us

[CaptainObvious]

You guys should let your wives turn the TV to QVC. Amazing how much stress left my entire body when she did that and I went zen!

[R2Dawg]

The refs keep calling the game like this and it might become a game. Weird to say.

They call 1 of every 4 Aub fouls. Never gonna get a fair game in Aub in any sport.

[CarolinaDawgs]

That’s called no defense. A D1 player should be able to knock down an uncontested 3 the majority of the time

Half their 3s are wide ass open

Mazara has been legit tossing it and praying regardless of defense.

[R2Dawg]

OM Sat now is a must win game.

[EdwardDrayton]

You guys should let your wives turn the TV to QVC. Amazing how much stress left my entire body when she did that and I went zen!

Careful. You're one quick step away from scented candles.

[Tater]

Can't even cash on the officials helping us

[EdwardDrayton]

OM Sat now is a must win game.

Yep. And my son and I will be there to make sure it happens. Well, after a Friday stop at Hard Rock to see Halestorm. Who says an old guy can't rock heavy. :)

[Tater]

Careful. You're one quick step away from scented candles.

Bourbon and Whiskey scented candles are phenomenal and anyone scared of them because of masculinity are idiots.

[msstate7]

Jans, stop that crap! Call a TO and sit cam

[EdwardDrayton]

Bourbon and Whiskey scented candles are phenomenal and anyone scared of them because of masculinity are idiots.

LOL!! Is that a real thing??!!??

[Offshore Dawg]

good thing Auburn's best player is out !!

[CarolinaDawgs]

What a colossal waste of time. Hopefully our worst game of the year. Doubtful with this non offensive bunch tho.

[Tater]

LOL!! Is that a real thing??!!??

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Stops you from dealing with vanilla shit everywhere.

[RockyDog]

Suddenly we are a 7 deep team with a short guard in a shooting slump and no post presence on the offensive side.

[EdwardDrayton]

good thing Auburn's best player is out !!

Oh Lord. Made me shudder thinking what that outcome would look like.

[BigDawg81]

I?m on the sit Hubbard train now. I think he might need a new look and that?s coming off the bench. If Kugel is back Saturday, he needs to start and Hubbard is the first guy off the bench.

[EdwardDrayton]

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Stops you from dealing with vanilla shit everywhere.

LOL!!!

[msstate7]

What a colossal waste of time. Hopefully our worst game of the year. Doubtful with this non offensive bunch tho.

Hmmm... Kenpom has our offense 16th in the country. Tonight has been horrible, but it's the anomaly, not the norm

[msstate7]

Guess if you looking for a positive, it's this - there will be no big heads whatsoever this week in practice. After this crap performance, I expect a big time energy game from us Saturday. We will need it.

[EdwardDrayton]

Guess if you looking for a positive, it's this - there will be no big heads whatsoever this week in practice. After this crap performance, I expect a big time energy game from us Saturday. We will need it.

It won't be easy but we'll get it done on Saturday.

[mparkerfd20]

Buttf*ck was generous. We're getting gangbanged.

[Tater]

Guess if you looking for a positive, it's this - there will be no big heads whatsoever this week in practice. After this crap performance, I expect a big time energy game from us Saturday. We will need it.

Call me a sadist but I just want us to finish inside double digits to get ourselves some momentum for Saturday.

If Warren can get Hubbard an open look like that let them run the rest of the game and get Hubbard into a rhythm. If we can score 65+ that'll be good positive momentum.

[StarkVegasSteve]

For a guy that turned it off at half, how bad is it? Worse than the first half?

[msstate7]

For a guy that turned it off at half, how bad is it? Worse than the first half?

Hubbard has made his last 2 threes. Hopefully the funk is over. About the game, it bad

[R2Dawg]

Showing a little fight. Finish this to single digits and you feel lot better on Sat.

[msstate7]

Showing a little fight. Finish this to single digits and you feel lot better on Sat.

Exactly.

[Tater]

Hubbard has made his last 2 threes. Hopefully the funk is over. About the game, it bad

We're on a 17-4 run and it definitely does not feel like it. Weird feeling of feeling like we're trading baskets but this is suddenly within potential of being a single digits game.

[Tater]

Showing a little fight. Finish this to single digits and you feel lot better on Sat.

If only Warren could hit an open shot. At least we know he wouldn't have been the answer tonight.

[mckeen]

We are just now realizing the full impact of NIL in all sports. We are getting outspent not only in football, but as we see, in basketball too. It won?t be long before we are dragging the bottom in baseball either because of NIL.

[Tater]

What the **** are the officials reviewing. Auburn pinballed Josh. Unless you're tossing Denver get back to the ****ing game.

[msstate7]

We are just now realizing the full impact of NIL in all sports. We are getting outspent not only in football, but as we see, in basketball too. It won?t be long before we are dragging the bottom in baseball either because of NIL.

We're #15. We've just got beat by 2 top 5 teams. We'll be ok

[EdwardDrayton]

Single digits

<chuckle>

[R2Dawg]

I like RJ Milendez; he really brings it.

[Tater]

And all that positive feeling flushed

[StarkVegasSteve]

Y’all made me go check the score because y’all were sounding positive and were down damn 22

[Tater]

Difference in the game is literally the made 3s. Literally it. 2022 State reared its head.

[Tater]

Y’all made me go check the score because y’all were sounding positive and were down damn 22

Was 73-60 and we were on a 17-4 run. Then we pulled Warren after a brick and the offense went stupid.

[R2Dawg]

Single digits

<chuckle>

Uh 4 pts from being single digits early and like a 17-2 run with all the momentum. It was there for the taking. Nothing funny at all there.

[EdwardDrayton]

We're #15. We've just got beat by 2 top 5 teams. We'll be ok

I think so too although we do have some deficiencies that will continue to plague us.

[R2Dawg]

OM bout to beat Bama on road.

[R2Dawg]

Difference in the game is literally the made 3s. Literally it. 2022 State reared its head.

Last 2 games other team had career night and we couldn't hit anything. You ain't winning those games against ave teams much less top 5

[msstate7]

I think so too although we do have some deficiencies that will continue to plague us.

I never bought into us being among elites in sec. Good thing is though, the sec elites are the elite. We can play with most teams.

[EdwardDrayton]

Uh 4 pts from being single digits early and like a 17-2 run with all the momentum. It was there for the taking. Nothing funny at all there.

Respectfully there is no way we were losing this game by single digits.

[StarkVegasSteve]

OM bout to beat Bama on road.

They may do the same thing to us on Saturday.

[Tater]

Tennessee lost by 30 at Florida.

[R2Dawg]

Worst charge call I've ever seen. Proof of corruption at Aub. Classic blocking.

[R2Dawg]

Respectfully there is no way we were losing this game by single digits.

Not Monday morning QB now, no but at the time yes there was.

[EdwardDrayton]

Worst charge call I've ever seen. Proof of corruption at Aub. Classic blocking.

It was a poor call indeed.

[StarkVegasSteve]

When is the last time we have allowed 90 in back to back games? Rick Ray era??

[CarolinaDawgs]

**** this Auburn team. Full of dickheads. I wish nothing but the worst for Mazara.

[EdwardDrayton]

Not Monday morning QB now, no but at the time yes there was.

We'll just have to disagree on this one R2. And that's OK. I always told my folks, if we're both nodding in agreement all the time, only one of us is doing the thinking.

[Tater]

When is the last time we have allowed 90 in back to back games? Rick Ray era??

2014 against Auburn and LSU.

Though we held them to 88 tonight (there was an 88 - 91 b2b for Howland)

[StarkVegasSteve]

Next 5 games:

OM
@Tenn
@USCe
Bama
Mizzou

You need to be 3-2 AT WORST in that stretch. You really need 4-1. That UK loss is looming large because now you have to steal another on the road somewhere.

[R2Dawg]

We'll just have to disagree on this one R2. And that's OK. I always told my folks, if we're both nodding in agreement all the time, only one of us is doing the thinking.

Yeah that is fine but you made the chuckle comment after you waited on Aub run.

We were on a 17-2 run to cut lead to 13. It was real and yes a real threat to close game strong. It didn't happen and I can say that after the game is over but at the time yes it was a reality.

[R2Dawg]

Next 5 games:

OM
@Tenn
@USCe
Bama
Mizzou

You need to be 3-2 AT WORST in that stretch. You really need 4-1. That UK loss is looming large because now you have to steal another on the road somewhere.

Agree with this. OM game a must win to me.

[msstate7]

Bama with 21 TOs. Wow. Seems like we never get good team teams when they have down nights.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yeah that is fine but you made the chuckle comment after you waited on Aub run.

We were on a 17-2 run to cut lead to 13. It was real and yes a real threat to close game strong. It didn't happen and I can say that after the game is over but at the time yes it was a reality.

That's definitely one way to look at it. Or we can see ebb and flow in a game and understand a run is only a segment of the game.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bama with 21 TOs. Wow. Seems like we never get good team teams when they have down nights.

I am just glad we do not get Bama on Saturday. I think OM may be riding a little high coming in. Bama also does not play physical and that plays into OM’s hands. We need to come out and punch them in the mouth and have the crowd foaming at the mouth.

[Tater]

Just goes to show more people should beat their wives if they want sports success.

Insane that Kiffin isn't my most hated OM coach.

If there's karmic balance in the world, we win 102-48 while shooting 70% from 3 on Saturday. **** sports.

[StarkVegasSteve]

A few concerning stats tonight:

16 TOs for us and Auburn has 22 pts off those
They shoot 55% for the game and 41% from 3
Us going 3-24 from 3 with Melendez and Harris combining to go 1-9
Hubbard again with a bad night going 2-12 from the floor
Cam Matthews attempting 2 threes. That crap needs to stop
Melendez and Harris combining for half of our TOs with 8

[EdwardDrayton]

A few concerning stats tonight:

16 TOs for us and Auburn has 22 pts off those
They shoot 55% for the game and 41% from 3
Us going 3-24 from 3 with Melendez and Harris combining to go 1-9
Hubbard again with a bad night going 2-12 from the floor
Cam Matthews attempting 2 threes. That crap needs to stop
Melendez and Harris combining for half of our TOs with 8

And throw in that lovely three attempt by Nwoko

[PGHBulldogBG]

Saturday is a really big game for us if we want to stay in contention for any kind of top 4 seed in the tournament. If we lose that we are in big trouble and it will be back to bubble talk after we play @Tenn

[EdwardDrayton]

Just goes to show more people should beat their wives if they want sports success.

Insane that Kiffin isn't my most hated OM coach.

If there's karmic balance in the world, we win 102-48 while shooting 70% from 3 on Saturday. **** sports.

It's amazing more State fans don't beat their wives after watching us play sports.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Saturday is a really big game for us if we want to stay in contention for any kind of top 4 seed in the tournament. If we lose that we are in big trouble and it will be back to bubble talk after we play @Tenn

I mean we still have 4 Q1 wins. As long as we can get to 8 conference wins we are in the field. Just need 6 more. And we have 14 games, with 7 coming at home to find them.

[EdwardDrayton]

Saturday is a really big game for us if we want to stay in contention for any kind of top 4 seed in the tournament. If we lose that we are in big trouble and it will be back to bubble talk after we play @Tenn

Sticking a four seed is probably our top end.

[Dawgology]

We are a round 2 team at best this season. Maybe sweet 16 if we get the right draw but this team looked mentally weak tonight

[EdwardDrayton]

We are a round 2 team at best this season. Maybe sweet 16 if we get the right draw but this team looked mentally weak tonight

Sixteen is possible. But not likely.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We are a round 2 team at best this season. Maybe sweet 16 if we get the right draw but this team looked mentally weak tonight

Well the good news is that the NCCAT is played on a neutral floor

[tcdog70]

Auburn doesn’t lose at home. Who thought there might be a chance to lose tonight? Shake this off and get back to business .

[EdwardDrayton]

Auburn doesn’t lose at home. Who thought there might be a chance to lose tonight? Shake this off and get back to business .

Think we all knew we would lose. But not that we would play so poorly in the first half against a Broome-less team.

[msstate7]

We've caught 2 really good teams coming off their worst games of the season (Kentucky loss at Georgia and Auburn barely beating SC). OM catches us coming off our worst game of the season in our place Saturday. I think we play well and win. I'm also putting Kentucky on upset watch Saturday catching bama coming off an abysmal performance tonight.

[EdwardDrayton]

We've caught 2 really good teams coming off their worst games of the season (Kentucky loss at Georgia and Auburn barely beating SC). OM catches us coming off our worst game of the season in our place Saturday. I think we play well and win. I'm also putting Kentucky on upset watch Saturday catching bama coming off an abysmal performance tonight.

We are better than Ole Miss. Just can't have a repeat of the first half tonight.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Auburn doesn’t lose at home. Who thought there might be a chance to lose tonight? Shake this off and get back to business .

54-3 in the last 3 years at home.

[Dawgology]

54-3 in the last 3 years at home.

Jeebus. That’s insane. I was just hoping we would keep it close

[NCMSTFAN]

This is why losing to Kentucky at home can hurt so bad. We have to protect home court no matter what. Back to back losses with a confident Ole Miss team coming to town makes me nervous, I know there is alot of basketball left to be played but Saturday is a huge game for us