MUST win today

[cheewgumm]

Agree?

[KOdawg1]

Depends.

Must win for the morale of the fanbase? Absolutely.

Must win for our NCAAT hopes? Not necessarily but it definitely makes it more difficult.

[klong-dog]

-1.5 underdogs

[msstate7]

Feels like it, but probably not. Dreams of the 5-line start slipping away with a loss though

[maroonmania]

Bottom line is we have to find at least 3 more SEC wins (maybe even 4) to get into the NCAA tourney and we have no more games against South Carolina. Lose today and finding 3 or 4 more wins just gets more difficult. Problem is that only Auburn has beaten Georgia at their place and that was only by 2 points so this will be no easy task.

[EdwardDrayton]

We're gonna win.

Very successful mitral valve repair surgery Monday, out of ICU Thursday and home a little while ago in time for the game. Pain med starting to kick in to get me back to somewhat comfortable. How's that for scheduling. Don't even have to miss a game.

We're gonna win.

[msstate7]

We're gonna win.

Very successful mitral valve repair surgery Monday, out of ICU Thursday and home a little while ago in time for the game. Pain med starting to kick in to get me back to somewhat comfortable. How's that for scheduling. Don't even have to miss a game.

We're gonna win.

Glad you ok

[R2Dawg]

Bottom line is we have to find at least 3 more SEC wins (maybe even 4) to get into the NCAA tourney and we have no more games against South Carolina. Lose today and finding 3 or 4 more wins just gets more difficult. Problem is that only Auburn has beaten Georgia at their place and that was only by 2 points so this will be no easy task.

Vandy is 11-1 at home; one loss to lowly MSU. We can win this game, just play our game.

[cheewgumm]

We're gonna win.

Very successful mitral valve repair surgery Monday, out of ICU Thursday and home a little while ago in time for the game. Pain med starting to kick in to get me back to somewhat comfortable. How's that for scheduling. Don't even have to miss a game.

We're gonna win.



At least the pain meds are already administered.

I think we win because they can not shoot

[R2Dawg]

UF is terrible on the road; beating Aub by 10 at Aub

[NCMSTFAN]

Not a must win but we need it bad. We were a projected 4 seed, now we are projected as a 7 seed. We need some wins

[EdwardDrayton]

Glad you ok
.
Thanks 7. It's a bitch of a surgery but a permanent fix. Now need a few weeks for my body to heal. Just so very grateful the worst is behind me.

[EdwardDrayton]

At least the pain meds are already administered.

I think we win because they can not shoot

Oh yeah; I'm no macho man. Give me the pain med.

[parabrave]

Good thing Nwoko showed up. And WTF Cam as big as you are drive to the dam basket/

[msstate7]

We're a cursed team. I watch like every grizzlies team, and I'm telling you nba teams don't hit open 3s at the rate that opponents hit them vs state

[EdwardDrayton]

Sheesh. Anybody else hear the screamer. Sent a chill down my spine.

[parabrave]

Sheesh. Anybody else hear the screamer. Sent a chill down my spine.

YeahbWTF was that. Guess Michael Sipe came in without his eyelashes

[msstate7]

I really hope nwoko was exhausted. Murphy comes in and misses an easy shot and can't defend his guy

[msstate7]

Murphy, again

[parabrave]

Hope that hubb found his hot hand.

[LC Dawg]

I know it's not our normal rotation but why not leave Nwoko in? And wtf with Chol.

[msstate7]

Atta boy, Josh

[msstate7]

I know it's not our normal rotation but why not leave Nwoko in? And wtf with Chol.

Chol with 2 quick fouls. Jans is suddenly a retard

[msstate7]

That chol sequence is close to grounds for dismissal

[msstate7]

Great pass, kugel

[PGHBulldogBG]

Chol is not ready for SEC play. I can tell he wants to be in there and plays hard but he needs some more development

[LC Dawg]

They should probably arrest whoever is knifing that cat right next to the mic.

[LC Dawg]

Kugel hitting that shot makes me feel a little more optimistic. Even with him following with the stupid pass.

[EdwardDrayton]

Did Georgia pay Cam's NIL this week??!!??

[msstate7]

I think I know why kugel sucks. Jans thinks he's a ball handler. Hes not.

[msstate7]

Pull Warren. If you shoot that bad, you can't play

[EdwardDrayton]

Two air balls already. <smh>

[msstate7]

A pg is why we aren't a great team. We don't have one.

[PGHBulldogBG]

The fact we have to play Chol and Warren shows our bench isn?t that deep. Hopefully next year with that fairly high rated high school class we will have some freshmen that can step up

[msstate7]

How do you get to college basketball and can't shoot at all?

[msstate7]

The fact we have to play Chol and Warren shows our bench isn?t that deep. Hopefully next year with that fairly high rated high school class we will have some freshmen that can step up

I think he's trying to use chol to hopefully keep him bc he thinks he might be something one day. I think he plays Warren bc we have the worst ball handlers in MBK.

[R2Dawg]

How do you get to college basketball and can't shoot at all?

Mind boggling isn't it.

[msstate7]

Outstanding cam

[R2Dawg]

I think he's trying to use chol to hopefully keep him bc he thinks he might be something one day. I think he plays Warren bc we have the worst ball handlers in MBK.

Yeah I think he is trying to encourage them to stay with a few minutes here and there, but he gotta choose the right times for that.

[R2Dawg]

Why isn't RJ playing?

[cheewgumm]

I wish he?d play Chole and Warren more.

1) Chole fouls to give , rest for Nwoko and Murphy

2) Warren is great on D, and plays traditional drive and pass basketball

3) More rest for Hubbard et al, the better they?ll shoot. Too tired from playing D.

[R2Dawg]

Dumb shot by Hub, take him out. We just so careless

[KOdawg1]

We play so stupid sometimes and then sometimes we look like a legit basketball team. And there's usually not much in between

[PGHBulldogBG]

I think he's trying to use chol to hopefully keep him bc he thinks he might be something one day. I think he plays Warren bc we have the worst ball handlers in MBK.

Oh yea I agree 100 percent and I could see Chol being good with development he plays decent D just got to stop the fouls

[msstate7]

Jans needs to be on the refs ass... 2 to 1 foul ratio

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Chol with the bucket!

[R2Dawg]

Jans needs to be on the refs ass... 2 to 1 foul ratio

Yeah, we been on wrong side of foul calls all year it seems. Nwoko gets called even if he just looks at a player.

[EdwardDrayton]

We play so stupid sometimes and then sometimes we look like a legit basketball team. And there's usually not much in between

All. Year. Long.

[EdwardDrayton]

We are not giving 100% on defense.

[msstate7]

Those 2 TOs make me wanna burn everything I have that says state on it

[R2Dawg]

We are not giving 100% on defense.

Our body language is not good. We look like a team that has quit.

[R2Dawg]

Ignorant UGA fans with their football shoulder pads on at a basketball game.

[R2Dawg]

Harris, Kugel and RJ. 2 of those 3 must have their game on for us to win games.

[EdwardDrayton]

3 of 9 from the line. THREE OF NINE.

[msstate7]

#5 for Georgia has committed 2 obvious fouls, and he's cried about both. He should be t'd up for being a crybaby beech

[LC Dawg]

We're gonna have to hit free throws if we're gonna win this.

[msstate7]

We're gonna have to hit free throws if we're gonna win this.

Then we won't win.

[R2Dawg]

Jones to the rescue

[EdwardDrayton]

Eat that, screamy bitch.

[R2Dawg]

Nice runner by Cam; that looked like the old Cam.

[msstate7]

We're a cursed team. I watch like every grizzlies team, and I'm telling you nba teams don't hit open 3s at the rate that opponents hit them vs state

^^^

[EdwardDrayton]

Georgia coach gonna blow an aneurysm if Hubb goes to end to end one more time.

[EdwardDrayton]

Hubbard never fronted the three point shooter or left his feet to defend.

[msstate7]

Fouls...
State 16
Georgia 8

[EdwardDrayton]

Fouls...
State 16
Georgia 8

In part because we're playing lazy.

[msstate7]

In part because we're playing lazy.

It's not all that. Cain was holding Murphy from the fT line to the basket and no call

[msstate7]

Every foul on a Georgia player, and they yell and stamp their feet. Look at the foul discrepancy you f'n crybabies

[EdwardDrayton]

It's not all that. Cain was holding Murphy from the fT line to the basket and no call

Yes, there's been questionable/no calls also.

[EdwardDrayton]

Every foul on a Georgia player, and they yell and stamp their feet. Look at the foul discrepancy you f'n crybabies

^^^^^^

[EdwardDrayton]

So that bitch is OK but artificial noisemakers are verboten.

[msstate7]

Seriously, F this team! End MBK at state!

[Thick]

What a horrible call on Murphy! We?re shooting 38% from the stripe.

[Saltydog]

We may end up winning this game, I dunno, but we are not a top 25 team. BTW, Riley Kugel may be the worst passer in the history of basketball.

[R2Dawg]

In part because we're playing lazy.

Somewhat but they calling ridiculous stuff. Foul on Murphy earlier was a joke.

[R2Dawg]

What a horrible call on Murphy! We?re shooting 38% from the stripe.

Yeah that was total BS

[EdwardDrayton]

"Georgia just can't get over the h(H)ump"

<chuckle>

[R2Dawg]

Hub can't hit anything now.

Refs willing UGA to win this game.

[EdwardDrayton]

Hub can't hit anything now.

Refs willing UGA to win this game.

We got this. They made us mad now.

[msstate7]

What we mad about?

[cheewgumm]

Horrible call

[EdwardDrayton]

Horrible call

Very

[cheewgumm]

This is the make up

[Quaoarsking]

If they're going to do this many reviews, they need to have a dedicated 4th official who only does reviews, in order to move this along.

[msstate7]

What are they reviewing if they can't call a goaltend?

[EdwardDrayton]

And another BS call. RJ was shooting when Florida grabbed the rim.

[Saltydog]

The constant stoppages are just horrible.

[EdwardDrayton]

6-16 from the line

[EdwardDrayton]

How can a college team be this bad from the line this deep in the season.

[EdwardDrayton]

We should not be passing to Matthews in the last minute EVER.

[Renardo Sidney]

37.5% free throw shooting is inexcusable

[R2Dawg]

Why is it that every time we play the refs take over the game - for the other team?

[R2Dawg]

We just got so lucky.

I'm make this team shoot 500 FT each next practice.

[Renardo Sidney]

Now 33%

[HoopsDawg]

basically 6-20 from the FT line b/c we have missed 2 front ends. Wow.

[msstate7]

The explanation is 0.3 has to come off. Was that ball rebounded in 0.3 seconds

[HoopsDawg]

Huge win. Only UGA's 2nd loss at home all year. Other loss was to Auburn by 2.

[BeardoMSU]

Thank Christ

[BeardoMSU]

basically 6-20 from the FT line b/c we have missed 2 front ends. Wow.

Horrid

[TrapGame]

We got lucky.

This is why I hate watching BB. Our guys get gang raped under the basket and no whistles. We barely touch one of their guys charging the basket and it's like foghorns going off.

BB reffing has always pissed me off.

[EdwardDrayton]

Wasn't pretty but don't care if they're all ugly wins. We needed this one and we got it.

[cheewgumm]

Good win

[Saltydog]

It was a must win because we're most likely going to lose 4 of our next 5.

[HoopsDawg]

Goodness our next 5 games are brutal. That was a huge win. Honestly one of Jans best coached games. We just coudn't make free throws and some questionable calls down the stretch.

[Tater]

A win is a win. This is just who we are. Very unclutch but somehow better at making the other team more unclutch. Aka we suck with clutch offense but have possibly the best clutch defense.

Except when a bum shoots a contested 3. Then it's 100% going in against us. Like yea it's part our defense, but man imagine if the lucky shots didn't go in too.

[HoopsDawg]

It was a must win because we're most likely going to lose 4 of our next 5.

At Oklahoma may be our easiest game in the next 5. That's crazy.

[RezDog7]

How the hell does a college basketball player completely lack the ability to make free throw.

[Tater]

How the hell does a college basketball player completely lack the ability to make free throw.

He puts on a Mississippi State jersey that's how.

[CaptainObvious]

Lunardi apparently thinks the loss hurts Georgia more than the win helps State. So State has been on the 3 line, the 4 line, the 5 line, not all in order, but now on the 7 line with the back to back home losses, with the Missouri debacle! State cannot go 1-5 and remain OFF the bubble . No way! State has to beat a top 10 team at home or a top 15 on the Road. They just have to.

[msstate7]

Lunardi apparently thinks the loss hurts Georgia more than the win helps State. So State has been on the 3 line, the 4 line, the 5 line, not all in order, but now on the 7 line with the back to back home losses, with the Missouri debacle! State cannot go 1-5 and remain OFF the bubble . No way! State has to beat a top 10 team at home or a top 15 on the Road. They just have to.

Who cares what he thinks in February? We won, and we needed it bad

[HoopsDawg]

Lunardi apparently thinks the loss hurts Georgia more than the win helps State. So State has been on the 3 line, the 4 line, the 5 line, not all in order, but now on the 7 line with the back to back home losses, with the Missouri debacle! State cannot go 1-5 and remain OFF the bubble . No way! State has to beat a top 10 team at home or a top 15 on the Road. They just have to.

Agree. Should beat LSU at home. Gotta go 1-4 at the very least in the other 5. Gonna be tough. UF and A&M at home. On the road at Ole Miss, Bama, and Oklahoma.

Hoping we beat LSU. Somehow split UF/A&M. And steal one at OU.

[EdwardDrayton]

He puts on a Mississippi State jersey that's how.

Bullseye

[PGHBulldogBG]

At Oklahoma may be our easiest game in the next 5. That's crazy.

We need that and LSU and Texas and we will be ok and get a 7 seed most likely

[Gypsy_RoadDawg]

Probably why we shot a dismal 33% from the FT line.

[Saltydog]

I hate to say it but damnit our friends up north are good. They're going to be a higher seed than us in the tourney and have better wins than we do. They have stormed back and and just beat LSU after being down 11 points with 4 minute to go.

[msstate7]

I hate to say it but damnit our friends up north are good. They're going to be a higher seed than us in the tourney and have better wins than we do. They have stormed back and and just beat LSU after being down 11 points with 4 minute to go.

Beating lsu is impressive

[BeardoMSU]

I hate to say it but damnit our friends up north are good. They're going to be a higher seed than us in the tourney and have better wins than we do. They have stormed back and and just beat LSU after being down 11 points with 4 minute to go.

LSU went full retard down the stretch. Full on Simple Jack.

[parabrave]

LSU went full retard down the stretch. Full on Simple Jack.

Never go Full Retard.

[maroonmania]

I hate to say it but damnit our friends up north are good. They're going to be a higher seed than us in the tourney and have better wins than we do. They have stormed back and and just beat LSU after being down 11 points with 4 minute to go.

They are certainly better at closing out games than we are. Of course that wouldn't take much. Brakefield hit the big shot to get their game tied last night. Our team's biggest Achilles heel is not being able to make the plays or make the shot to put games away in the last 2 to 3 minutes of a game (at least in regulation). We were just very fortunate that missing back to back front ends of one and ones didn't cost us the game yesterday. It would have against most of the SEC teams. We are always just trying to hold on at the end and never seem to have anyone who can step up at the end with the big shot to put a game away.

[basedog]

We are 5-5 and have 17 wins I think. I'd say that is pretty good in winning! Tough teams in SeC.

[Goldendawg]

We are 5-5 and have 17 wins I think. I'd say that is pretty good in winning! Tough teams in SeC.

Let's look at this "Dan Mullen" type 5-5 record to date. The 5 wins, SC twice (have not won a SEC game), Vandy, a game we were supposed to win even at their place early in the schedule, OM, who were supposed to beat at our place, and a good win at UGA at their place where we made it hard otherwise with 6 of 18 at the FT line. Now the losses, 4 against the big boys who Jans has not beaten in going on three years, AU, bama, KY, and TN & an embarrassing 27 point loss to MO at home where we were favored. The next 6 games will show if we are a contender or a pretender. Can we get some big statement wins against a couple or so big names, not someone we are better than or equal to?

[basedog]

Let's look at this "Dan Mullen" type 5-5 record to date. The 5 wins, SC twice (have not won a SEC game), Vandy, a game we were supposed to win even at their place early in the schedule, OM, who were supposed to beat at our place, and a good win at UGA at their place where we made it hard otherwise with 6 of 18 at the FT line. Now the losses, 4 against the big boys who Jans has not beaten in going on three years, AU, bama, KY, and TN & an embarrassing 27 point loss to MO at home where we were favored. The next 6 games will show if we are a contender or a pretender. Can we get some big statement wins against a couple or so big names, not someone we are better than or equal to?

SC is the worse team in Sec, we are middle of pack in a strong Sec conference. In saying this, make the NCAA and anything can happen with a good draw.

[State82]

SC is the worse team in Sec, we are middle of pack in a strong Sec conference. In saying this, make the NCAA and anything can happen with a good draw.

Sums it up pretty well.

[LC Dawg]

Now the losses, 4 against the big boys who Jans has not beaten in going on three years, AU, bama, KY, and TN

We beat Auburn and TN last year.

[StarkVegasSteve]

SC is the worse team in Sec, we are middle of pack in a strong Sec conference. In saying this, make the NCAA and anything can happen with a good draw.

That's it. You just have to get hot and get a good draw. Look at South Carolina in 17. They were 4th in a bad SEC that got 5 tournament teams. But they good matchups in the tournament, got hot, and got to play IN SOUTH CAROLINA as a 7 seed against Duke.

That was not a great South Carolina team. We should've beaten them in Starkville and Columbia. We lost by 4 and 6 respectively.

[Quaoarsking]

We beat Auburn and TN last year.

In fact, we beat Tennessee twice last year, but who cares about facts when we can dump on our own coach?

[Goldendawg]

We beat Auburn and TN last year.

My bad on my wins against Auburn and Tennessee over the last 2.5 seasons. Just ready to get over the hump against teams rated at the top third or so in the SEC. I stand corrected and hope for the best in the next several games. They may well tell the tale. We need to improve our 3 point defense ASAP. Hail State!

[Tater]

My bad on my wins against Auburn and Tennessee over the last 2.5 seasons. Just ready to get over the hump against teams rated at the top third or so in the SEC. I stand corrected and hope for the best in the next several games. They may well tell the tale. We need to improve our 3 point defense ASAP. Hail State!

The top 3rd of the SEC 3 years ago was
5. Tennessee (0-2)
7. Kentucky (0-1)
8. Auburn (0-1)
17. Arkansas (1-1)
Unranked Alabama (1-1)
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Tourney Teams:
LSU (0-1)

The top 3rd of the sec 2 years ago was
1. Alabama (0-3)
17. Aggy (1-0)
20. Tennessee (0-2)
23. Mizzou (1-1)
Unranked Kentucky (0-1)
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Tourney Teams:
Auburn (0-1)
State
Arkansas (1-0)

The top 3rd of the SEC last year was
6. Tennessee (2-0)
7. Auburn (1-2)
12. Kentucky (0-2)
16. South Carolina (0-2)
19. Alabama (0-2)
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Tourney Teams:
State
Aggy (0-1)
Florida (0-1)

The top 3rd of the SEC right now:
1. Auburn (0-1)
2. Bama (0-1)
3. Florida
5. Tennessee (0-1)
8. Aggy
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Tourney Teams:
15. Kentucky (0-1)
19. OM (1-0)
21. Mizzou (0-1)
22. State
OU
Vandy (1-0)
Texsa
Georgia (1-0)
Arkansas

The problem isn't us getting over the hump, the problem is the target has kept moving. We're making solid progress. Just the entire SEC is on steroids.