State-Georgia Game thread

[Coach34]

good start tonight

[starkvegasdawg]

Looks like UGA has a worst offense than us. Can a game stay in the 30's for both teams?

[Coach34]

and out shooting is awful

[Will James]

Starkville is showing Kentucky-Auburn

GD Metrocast

[Coach34]

Bloodman keeps getting better

[Coach34]

its on FoxSS

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ive got 4 at mid court that ill give out on weekdays

[HailState39110]

My feed to the game just went out on Comcast. Weather bug?

[Will James]

its on FoxSS

+1

[RougeDawg]

Hesitation on passes killing us early.

Cunningham sharp shooting early though.

[Coach34]

Shooter Cunningham does it again

[Coach34]

#Shooter Cunningham

[RougeDawg]

Some of these fouls are ticky tack.

Why aren't we working the ball more with this big lead?

[TopDog58]

IB Ready is giving us nothing. Ray better hope a talented transfer falls in his lap because his crootin is atrocious.

[HailState39110]

Booneville's Kenny Paul Geno with the putback for UGA !

[Political Hack]

2nd chance points piss me off more than anything. especially when you have 3 guys under the basket that chose to not block anyone out.

[msstate7]

#Shooter Cunningham

Your boy needs to quit

[TopDog58]

KPG asking Ray how his ass taste.

[msstate7]

Nothing but 3's..I'm gonna puke

[RougeDawg]

Georgia has played horribly and we let them back in the ****ing game. Sword has had two inexcusable turnovers and we have to many sloppy stretches to beat anyone. The frantic pace on defense is fine, but we carry it over to offense most times and are out of control.

[dawgoneyall]

Sad that Geno probably would have walked on if given any consideration by Ray.

But then Ray had so many better players he was interested in.

[C222]

KPG asking Ray how his ass taste.

He's so good he plays 3 minutes a game.

[LC Dawg]

TV announcer said early on that neither team was known for their shooting. We're both proving that to be the understatement of the year. They need to check the rims for cracks at halftime.

[msstate7]

He's so good he plays 3 minutes a game.

This speaks more of our defense than geno's ability.

[TopDog58]

He's so good he plays 3 minutes a game.

That's more than most of Ray's first crootin class has played this year. And IB Ready is apparently made of glass.

[Coach34]

He's so good he plays 3 minutes a game.

but it's a good 3 minutes

[Coach34]

all of our 1st FT's are long for some reason

[msstate7]

6-13 free throws

[Coach34]

Georgia won at Missouri this year

[msstate7]

We're pathetic. Ray's losing me

[Coach34]

I dont think we could have shot the ball any worse than we did in the 1st half

[Political Hack]

I would lose my mind if I had a college player make a mistake like that. 70 feet from the basket a and you give them 2 points with no time on the clock.

[Coach34]

We're pathetic. Ray's losing me

based on what? Exactly what coaching move tonight has done it?

[RougeDawg]

6-13 free throws

Just about to post this. Free throws have cost us 2-3 SEC games already this year. We haven scored 5 points the last 10 min of the half.

And what a dumbass foul on the opposite end of court with 3 seconds to half. Jesus the times I've watched this team play this season don't show much about ray being a good coach. This is ****ing pathetic.

[NashvilleStache]

KPG makes state look like foooooollsss.

[preachermatt83]

We're pathetic. Ray's losing me

he sucks.. he's always sucked, he's always gonna suck.

[NashvilleStache]

Glad he got those 3 mins earlier in the season.

[maroonmania]

I have seriously never seen a collection of players on a college team that were SO pathetic at making shots whether it be an outside jumper or a free throw. It is freaking painful to watch. Seriously, I could grab 10 random guys off the street that would be able to shoot the ball as well as our guys can. Its painful to watch.

[msstate7]

based on what? Exactly what coaching move tonight has done it?

We still don't block out. We still make terrible unforced turnovers. We still have a walk on jacking up 3's in the first half. Dumb fouls right before half


I've supported ray and still do, but we aren't improving fundamentally

[messageboardsuperhero]

We've just got to find a couple of guys who can put the ball in the hole. It's really that simple.

[Political Hack]

it's hard to watch this shit.

[C222]

KPG makes state look like foooooollsss.

Yeah, he's so good.

[NashvilleStache]

Turrible, just turrible

[CadaverDawg]

We scored 5 points in the last 10 minutes of the first half...... F. I. V. E......5.

I've watched church league games WAY more exciting than this.

We were up 22-8 with 10 minutes left. We trail at the half. Holy hell, there is just no words to describe that kind of awful

[whosyourdawgy]

OK, we are up by 14 with momentum, energy, and confidence. WTF happened? Georgia was still sucking, we just sucked to a new level. It wasn't anything UGA did to change it either. Just awful

[NashvilleStache]

Yeah, real good. Scored damn near as much as we did period, dumbass. Has 6 and has played 3 min this season before our game. Good ole m'****ing state!

[Maroonthirteen]

I have seriously never seen a collection of players on a college team that were SO pathetic at making shots whether it be an outside jumper or a free throw. It is freaking painful to watch. Seriously, I could grab 10 random guys off the street that would be able to shoot the ball as well as our guys can. Its painful to watch.

I mean damn!! A game of "around the world" with these guys would last an eternity.

[Cowbellringer]

Look, you can bitch about Ray's coaching or praise Ray's coaching, but the bottom line is we can not win with our current roster. No one can convince me otherwise. John Wooden couldn't win with these guys.

Ray's success or failure will be determined on signing day. Period.

We can argue how successful Ray's recruiting has been (meh) or how successful he will be (who knows), but college basketball is won on signing day.

And before you Stansbury supporters start arguing about Stansbury's recruiting stats, just remember coachability and dumbassness aren't measured in star ranking but are just as important.

Botom line, jury is out. Can Ray bring in talent? We'll see.

[whosyourdawgy]

What y'all think happens in the 2nd half? I'm thinking we lost it somehow in the first and UGA is gonna roll us. I hope like Hell I'm wrong but it doesn't look good to me

[TopDog58]

We've just got to find a couple of guys who can put the ball in the hole. It's really that simple.

Find em where? 6-1 guard Dunlap who averaged 14ppg in 4A? The 5-10 PG committed for 2015? Ray's scraping the bottom of the recruiting barrel so unless the next Darryl Wilson is currently hanging out in the Sanderson Center, it ain't happening.

[CadaverDawg]

I just took a shit, and it was more exciting than that first half.

That being said...I think we'll go back to the zone and beat them.

[LC Dawg]

We probably lost tv viewers to Olympic ice dancing during that half.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Thank god pairs figure skating is on**. This shit is terrible.

[msstate7]

I've seen teams in the NCAA tourney hang with much more talented teams by being fundamentally sound. Our talent isn't good and our fundamentals are horrible.

[msstate7]

Start the 2nd half with a turnover

[NashvilleStache]

Maybe c222 is done, damnit lets go dogs!!!!

[msstate7]

Ball game

[Dawg61]

Good news, Adidas gave us all matching pink shoes

[NashvilleStache]

Trivante

[whosyourdawgy]

Yup, it's gonna get ugly

[msstate7]

Our defense is really, really bad. It's either a steal by us or a layup for them every time it seems

[mcdawg]

I ran into a guy today that bought season basketball tickets for 26 years - and gave them up for good this year. Smart guy. This is the worse excuse of a basketball team that I have seen. And for C34 and Engie to keep insisting we are better off now. Flame all you want, but next year one of those 2 need to buy my 4 lower level tickets (and Dan Mullen's family sits next to me) and pay the matching Bulldog Club fees because I am out. Speaking with my feet and wallet.

[C222]

Maybe c222 is done, damnit lets go dogs!!!!

Done with what?

[Political Hack]

this could be the beginning of the end. this is pathetic.

[Thick]

We suck....PERIOD! I really cannot watch this anymore. Go to hell Stricklin!!

[msstate7]

No excuse to get run out of our building by georgia.

[TopDog58]

Yep, we can't give this clown 2 more years. You can look at the crap he's got committed/signed for the next few years and see that it's not going to get better.

[quickstrike2]

I've seen girls basketball better than this, atleast one girl might be hott.

[Jacksondevildog]

I hope Ndoye is Olajuwon 2.0.

[C222]

Yep, we can't give this clown 2 more years. You can look at the crap he's got committed/signed for the next few years and see that it's not going to get better.

He's got 4 years no matter what any of us think.

[msstate7]

He's got 4 years no matter what any of us think.

If he gets 4 more years of this, SS should be fired along with ray.

[TopDog58]

He's got 4 years no matter what any of us think.

Well, then Stricklin and Gregg will have easy pizza orders to make in the next couple of years because they will be the only ones left in the building watching this garbage.

[thunderclap]

It was time to move on from Stans, but this shit is horrible.

[quickstrike2]

Nobody could win with this talent. For Ray, it comes down to recruiting. Looking at what we have coming in, I'm a little concerned but will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Yep, no improvement in sight for this team. This is just bad to watch.

[whosyourdawgy]

I just don't get it. What the Hell happened to them at the 9:54 mark? It's mind boggling

[Raytoraid83]

There's no way he gets 4 yrs if there is no obvious improvement.

[CadaverDawg]

[Throws Tomatoes at the performance]

[msstate7]

We're about to lose by 20+ at home to Georgia. This team is regressing. Our building is empty. Ray is looking more and more like a bust

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Airball by Ready. He must be embarrassed...Dozens of people in the crowd just saw that.

[C222]

There's no way he gets 4 yrs if there is no obvious improvement.

He's not fired after this year. Next year we will have a full roster and should show slight improvement (which won't be hard to do). I don't see Scott firing him after 2 years of improvement. Not arguing, just giving my thoughts.

[CadaverDawg]

Ray's post game speech...

http://static.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1352653254225_7367452.png

[maroonmania]

How bad is it now? I can't even stand to watch.

[TopDog58]

Nobody could win with this talent. For Ray, it comes down to recruiting. Looking at what we have coming in, I'm a little concerned but will give him the benefit of the doubt.

Well, the "talent" on the floor is mostly due to Bury and Ray has done NOTHING in the last 2 classes to improve on that. Most of last year's signing class is ineligible and Ready is a walking migraine. He brought in NO post presence in this year's class, so if Ndoye is a bust Gavin has NO help once again. Especially since we lose Borchert.

Last year was a tough problem to have for Ray due to the injuries, but you can't be 2 recruiting classes deep and still using the thin bench as an excuse.

[preachermatt83]

I mean this is just embarrassing

[maroonmania]

You know right now I'm thinking all the money we spent on that IPF was just a big waste. Doesn't seem to be helping our players improve and hasn't helped a lick in recruiting.

[Political Hack]

team and fans seem to be waivering. not a good sign...

[Political Hack]

You know right now I'm thinking all the money we spent on that IPF was just a big waste. Doesn't seem to be helping our players improve and hasn't helped a lick in recruiting.

is there such a thing as an OPF in basketball?

[tcdog70]

all of our 1st FT's are long for some reason


Can't shoot worth a shit is the reason

[Political Hack]

thank God we fouled him because the follow up dunk would've made this embarrassing.

[CadaverDawg]

You guys let me know how it turns out....I've got a game of Candy Crush to get to.**

In all seriousness though, we are getting worse. There are teams out there that could wear blindfolds and shoot a higher percentage than our bunch.

[Thick]

The Hump gonna be real empty from here on out. GA just having their way with us, making it look easy. Gavin Ware could not jump over a phone book. FTF looks scared all the time. Sword can only drive to the basket, no outside shot. Borchert is worthless. This is just a team of scrubs.

[Jacksondevildog]

Gregg Ellis is always making twitter comments to show his disgust for fans not showing up. This effort tonight is why. I am a die hard State fan and I don't see much positivity for the future in the basketball program. We are not recruiting well. We play stupid. We play hard in waves. We don't play a full 40 minutes hard. We can't shoot. We don't rebound well. We lose our man on defense a lot. We don't shoot well and we don't rebound well.

team and fans seem to be waivering. not a good sign...

[NashvilleStache]

Preacher please save me...

[quickstrike2]

You know right now I'm thinking all the money we spent on that IPF was just a big waste. Doesn't seem to be helping our players improve and hasn't helped a lick in recruiting.

Can we find a way to use that thing for football or baseball? Only half kidding, of course.

[maroonmania]

is there such a thing as an OPF in basketball?

Well we certainly play like we practice outside.

[CadaverDawg]

It has gotten so bad, Ray has apparently given TYSON CUNNINGHAM the green light to shoot as many 3's as he wants. This post is not a joke either. He seriously has. He prefers our walk on to have the green light behind the arc over anyone else. And even more sad, I can't disagree with that because we have Zero shooters. Bart Hyche or Whit Hughes would look like JJ Redick if they had played with these scrubs

[Political Hack]

we're a baseball and football school and don't care about basketball anyway.***

[Quaoarsking]

3 of 20 (15%) and counting from 3 tonight. Why are we shooting 3s that much when we know we suck at it?

[Dawg61]

You guys ready to pony up $2 mill a year for Bruce Pearl yet? We can hire him August 23rd.

[tcdog70]

We scored 5 points in the last 10 minutes of the first half...... F. I. V. E......5.

I've watched church league games WAY more exciting than this.

We were up 22-8 with 10 minutes left. We trail at the half. Holy hell, there is just no words to describe that kind of awful

Words might not can describe it . But wait for Engie , he will have skewed Stats. They will show how great Ray is and how 17ing shitty Stans was.

[CadaverDawg]

You guys ready to pony up $2 mill a year for Bruce Pearl yet? We can hire him August 23rd.

I wish

[CadaverDawg]

Rumor has it, when Stricklin was looking to brick the backstop at Dudy Noble, he called Ray first.

#BrickLayers

[tcdog70]

Yeah, he's so good.

Why u dogging Geno? Wtf.

[Will James]

If he gets 4 more years of this, SS should be fired along with ray.

Why? Who gives a shit if we suck at hoops. 4 of 5 Egg Bowls and runners-up in Omaha.

Bama, Auburn, UGA, Tx AM, only have football.


Florida and UK are the only ones who really give a shit about hoops. Times have changed, hoops around here is just not going to return to prominence and I frankly couldn't care less. I'm glad Stans is gone because of the embarrassment factor. Do you REALLY think Bama, Auburn, etc. are upset about their hoops programs?

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame I am A-OK with the suck at hoops. Pump it all into the baseball stadium and football budgets please Scott. I hold nothing against you for hoops just like I don't give a shit if we have a bad volleyball program.

[C222]

Why u dogging Geno? Wtf.

People are acting like he's killing us. We gave him 2 wide open layups. There's a reason he averages 3 minutes a game.

[Todd4State]

is there such a thing as an OPF in basketball?

Yes. It's called a playground.

[thunderclap]

I think my TV is stuck in repeat. They keep shooting layups and we keep bricking threes.

[TopDog58]

3 of 20 (15%) and counting from 3 tonight. Why are we shooting 3s that much when we know we suck at it?

Well, to be fair to Ray's coaching on this one, every team we play can pack the paint and dare us to shoot. We have no post presence to threaten the basket, no midrange shooters, so why the hell not. I'd give these clowns uncontested threes all day long. Hell, even when they do get to the basket, none of them have any touch. They just throw it at the rim so even a shot in the paint is not automatic. It's not hard to come up with a scheme to beat this team.

[msstate7]

Why? Who gives a shit if we suck at hoops. 4 of 5 Egg Bowls and runners-up in Omaha.

Bama, Auburn, UGA, Tx AM, only have football.


Florida and UK are the only ones who really give a shit about hoops. Times have changed, hoops around here is just not going to return to prominence and I frankly couldn't care less. I'm glad Stans is gone because of the embarrassment factor. Do you REALLY think Bama, Auburn, etc. are upset about their hoops programs?

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame I am A-OK with the suck at hoops. Pump it all into the baseball stadium and football budgets please Scott. I hold nothing against you for hoops just like I don't give a shit if we have a bad volleyball program.

Did SS make either hire?

[Dawg61]

Why? Who gives a shit if we suck at hoops. 4 of 5 Egg Bowls and runners-up in Omaha.

Bama, Auburn, UGA, Tx AM, only have football.


Florida and UK are the only ones who really give a shit about hoops. Times have changed, hoops around here is just not going to return to prominence and I frankly couldn't care less. I'm glad Stans is gone because of the embarrassment factor. Do you REALLY think Bama, Auburn, etc. are upset about their hoops programs?

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame I am A-OK with the suck at hoops. Pump it all into the baseball stadium and football budgets please Scott. I hold nothing against you for hoops just like I don't give a shit if we have a bad volleyball program.

Shouldn't you be watching Money Ball right now? I care about basketball and I'm not the only one. Remember even when we suck we still pull in over $6 million a year minimum in basketball. That's about the same payroll as your Oakland A's.**

[tcdog70]

People are acting like he's killing us. We gave him 2 wide open layups. There's a reason he averages 3 minutes a game.

He is freshman on a13 man roster and his folks are MSU people,no need to dog Him. He is pretty good, give Him a chance. There is plenty of sorry Mfers to dog

[Political Hack]

There's more scoring in the Olympic curling competition.

[Will James]

Did SS make either hire?

No.. So what? Continued Brackeyness will get me on the Anti-SS train. Thats about it. Throw me some NIT's and I'll be happy

[CadaverDawg]

Shouldn't you be watching Money Ball right now? I care about basketball and I'm not the only one. Remember even when we suck we still pull in over $6 million a year minimum in basketball. That's about the same payroll as your Oakland A's.**

Speaking of "payroll"....it's time we start breaking out the juicy jumbos or find a new suit

[Political Hack]

12-23 from the "charity" stripe.

[Jacksondevildog]

Roc Johnson needs more of Ware's minutes. He can't finish consistently, but he can jump a minimum of 4 inches from the floor.

[RougeDawg]

I'm sure this has been discussed before but I listened to the call in show this week for the first time. Just listening to Ray speak, he wouldn't have made it past the phone interview of I had been interviewing for MSU head basketball coach. If never actually listened to him talk until this week, and this teams inability doesn't surprise me after what these ears heard the other night.

[C222]

He is freshman on a13 man roster and his folks are MSU people,no need to dog Him. He is pretty good, give Him a chance. There is plenty of sorry Mfers to dog

I'm not dogging him. Let's not act like Ray didn't want him though.

[Dawg61]

I wish

Why can't we get him? Swallow our pride, thank RR, pay his buyout and pay Pearl. Bruce will make all that money back next year when the Hump is packed again. Pearl raised the attendance at Tennessee by over 7,000 A GAME in his FIRST SEASON.

[Political Hack]

I can't begin to explain how pissed I am about where our program is right now and I'm not seeing anything that makes me feel like improvement is on the horizon.

[Dawg61]

I've seen girls basketball better than this, atleast one girl might be hott.

Best post in this thread. Hilarious!

[preachermatt83]

according to everything ive been told, Strick told Ray you can go 0-for for two years and not be in any danger but in year 3 we expect to be atleast competitive... I figure that means middle of the road in the conference, NIT type team

[JohnnyQuid]

Why? Who gives a shit if we suck at hoops. 4 of 5 Egg Bowls and runners-up in Omaha.

Bama, Auburn, UGA, Tx AM, only have football.


Florida and UK are the only ones who really give a shit about hoops. Times have changed, hoops around here is just not going to return to prominence and I frankly couldn't care less. I'm glad Stans is gone because of the embarrassment factor. Do you REALLY think Bama, Auburn, etc. are upset about their hoops programs?

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame I am A-OK with the suck at hoops. Pump it all into the baseball stadium and football budgets please Scott. I hold nothing against you for hoops just like I don't give a shit if we have a bad volleyball program.

There were many lean years of football that basketball carried us until baseball season started. Basketball used to be my favorite sport to watch state on TV, it was face paced and competitive. Well, you are right about one thing at least. I dont give a shit about hoops anymore.

[C222]

according to everything ive been told, Strick told Ray you can go 0-for for two years and not be in any danger but in year 3 we expect to be atleast competitive... I figure that means middle of the road in the conference, NIT type team

I can see that. Unless we just totally shit the bed next year, I think he gets a 4th.

[Will James]

I'm just not sure that it's possible to get back to being contenders in hoops. Look at the rest of the Southeast.

[thunderclap]

If Strick told Ray that then he needs his ass beat.

[Raytoraid83]

I can't begin to explain how pissed I am about where our program is right now and I'm not seeing anything that makes me feel like improvement is on the horizon.

It's dangerous to mess with any program without having a set plan in place, but especially basketball. Make one wrong move and you're set back at least 10 yrs.

[JOHNHEVESYMADE]

Coach you alright? Did you lose power or something? Haven't seen you post on this thread in a while.

[NashvilleStache]

Welcome to being SHIT OF SEC BASKETBALL. Stan's is looming

[whosyourdawgy]

We have scored 27 points in the last 27 minutes of this game

[NashvilleStache]

I would rather have high end players, lol.

[Dawg61]

Bear Wilson and Tevin Moore shouldn't get any minutes cause the other guys are so good right.

[starkvegasdawg]

is there such a thing as an OPF in basketball?

The Tad Pad.

[Political Hack]

we're down by 23 to Georgia in the Hump.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

**** it, i will take the brawls in the stands and some embarrassment to watch a competitive team again. Im on the Bruce Pearl train, who do I send my check to.

[Political Hack]

The Tad Pad.

that actually made me smile despite the mood this game has put me in.

[Quaoarsking]

I still want Rick Ray to work out for us, and I still believe he can, but it would be crazy not to replace him with Bruce Pearl if we had that opportunity this offseason.

[thunderclap]

Somebody please get Bear Wilson off this team.

[Will James]

We were up 24-13....

Since that point the score is

UGA 62
MSU 29

Ouch

[tcdog70]

If Strick told Ray that then he needs his ass beat.

Agree, who would say that stupid shit.

[JohnnyQuid]

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame

You can toss this out the window btw, our team is more of these than we've been in 20 years

[NashvilleStache]

Also, all dumbasses, raise your hand that KPG is better, than anything we've had in a while.

[tcdog70]

Damn, he wouldn't even let Bear play in this shitstorm

[Dawg61]

**** it, i will take the brawls in the stands and some embarrassment to watch a competitive team again. Im on the Bruce Pearl train, who do I send my check to.

Alright that makes two of us. Whose getting on board with us? It's February. We can make this hire. Just can't wait till after next year. Pearl will be gone by then. Sorry the timing sucks but I'm not sorry.

[NashvilleStache]

Stan's must know baksetball.

[whosyourdawgy]

We had 24 points at the 9:54 mark of the 1st half. We scored 31 points the next 30 minutes. There should not even be a post game press conference. Just put a sign up that says "TOO EMBARASSED TO SHOW OUR FACES!!" and move on.

The one positive, this loss makes the Bears resume look even worse!

[Jacksondevildog]

**He doesn't know our offense yet.**
Damn, he wouldn't even let Bear play in this shitstorm

[CJDAWG85]

First of all, I'm just as frustrated as anyone that watched that game. But, I sure as hell don't want Stansbury underachieving with incredibly talented teams back. This team is still very young and dealing with depth issues. Losing Steele, Lewis, and Applewhite really hurt. Also, we don't have a real leader on the team or a really good shooter. This team has just hit their wall.

[whosyourdawgy]

Damn, he wouldn't even let Bear play in this shitstorm Wilson had dental work done recently and was having migranes. He wasn't available for the game tonight

[Dawg61]

First of all, I'm just as frustrated as anyone that watched that game. But, I sure as hell don't want Stansbury underachieving with incredibly talented teams back. This team is still very young and dealing with depth issues. Losing Steele, Lewis, and Applewhite really hurt. Also, we don't have a real leader on the team or a really good shooter. This team has just hit their wall.

Quit making excuses. Abraham Lincoln can see we are ****ing awful and he's been dead for 150 years.

[whosyourdawgy]

Tonight we underachieved with lesser talent than Stans had. I'd much rather under achieve and win than underachieve and get blown out by a mediocre team at home. I don't want Stans back, but I want some signs of life in our basketball program. We lose Borchert and Cunningham and gain 2 not very highly thought of redshirts and 3 not very highly thought of recruits. We don't have a single player on the team that can shoot worth a shit from anywhere on the floor(Borchert I thought but he STUNK it up tonight), and they basically quit in the 2nd half. I want Ray to succeed too, but he's on a slippery ass slope with this team right now. 6 losses in a row. A total meltdown at home. How will the players react?

[BankerDog]

It's sad when as a student I can go to the Sanderson during 5 on 5 intramural season and see more exciting basketball then what we put on the floor.

It's gonna be bad when Stansbury starts handling us regularly at Auburn. I was on the boat to let him go, but I have since changed that thought process. He at least put an exciting brand on the court.

[CJDAWG85]

I didn't say we were good? This team just lacks a lot of essentials that good teams have.

[Dawg61]

I didn't say we were good? This team just lacks a lot of essentials that good teams have.

Nothing personal and wasn't really directed at you I just quoted your post.

[CJDAWG85]

It's all good... I'm just looking at the overall picture. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy about the game tonight. I think our shooting coach has to get fired after this year. I mean I could do the same job he does for half of the money. Also, I heard somewhere that we don't even practice in the new practice facility. We practice in the Hump.

[whosyourdawgy]

A shooting coach in college gets to work with players that already have their shooting mechanics that they are going to have. If the coach starts with shit, he's gonna still have shit! Although I will say that Fred Thomas shot the ball better his senior season in high school than his freshman year, and better his freshman year than his sophomore year. So, maybe you have something there. We sure can't throw it in the ocean from outside of it seems 2 feet and Hell those aren't a given.

[Dawg61]

It's all good... I'm just looking at the overall picture. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy about the game tonight. I think our shooting coach has to get fired after this year. I mean I could do the same job he does for half of the money. Also, I heard somewhere that we don't even practice in the new practice facility. We practice in the Hump.

We must of lost a 5 v 5 in the Sanderson to Starkville High for the rights to the IPF. And firing the shooting coach means firing thin air. We don't employ a shooting coach. How dumb is that?

[CJDAWG85]

We must of lost a 5 v 5 in the Sanderson to Starkville High for the rights to the IPF. And firing the shooting coach means firing thin air. We don't employ a shooting coach. How dumb is that?

We don't have a shooting coach???? If this is true, then we are setting ourselves up for failure.

[msstate7]

We don't have a shooting coach???? If this is true, then we are setting ourselves up for failure.

With the natural shooting talent on our team who needs coaching?***

[tcdog70]

Tonight we underachieved with lesser talent than Stans had. I'd much rather under achieve and win than underachieve and get blown out by a mediocre team at home. I don't want Stans back, but I want some signs of life in our basketball program. We lose Borchert and Cunningham and gain 2 not very highly thought of redshirts and 3 not very highly thought of recruits. We don't have a single player on the team that can shoot worth a shit from anywhere on the floor(Borchert I thought but he STUNK it up tonight), and they basically quit in the 2nd half. I want Ray to succeed too, but he's on a slippery ass slope with this team right now. 6 losses in a row. A total meltdown at home. How will the players react?


Forget Stans he is gone, it is all on Ray.

[Intramural All-American]

That's just not true. But Ray better do better next year, or he won't get that fourth year. It's games like this one that cause people to get a quick trigger.

[quickstrike2]

We must of lost a 5 v 5 in the Sanderson to Starkville High for the rights to the IPF. And firing the shooting coach means firing thin air. We don't employ a shooting coach. How dumb is that?

Haha, it wouldn't be funny if it wadn't true. I bet there is 5 guys on campus that could give our team a good game right now. Not saying they would win, but would play em tough.

[maroonmania]

It's sad when as a student I can go to the Sanderson during 5 on 5 intramural season and see more exciting basketball then what we put on the floor.

It's gonna be bad when Stansbury starts handling us regularly at Auburn. I was on the boat to let him go, but I have since changed that thought process. He at least put an exciting brand on the court.

The truth is a LOT of folks that were OK with letting Stans go may have had a different opinion if SS had told us he was going to hire a no-name assistant with ZERO recruiting ties to the area. We could have hired a Butch Pierre or a Robert Kirby and at least stayed up in the recruiting game. When your current roster gets gutted and you "need time" to develop recruiting ties and relationships that's a recipe for a LONG rebuild.

[quickstrike2]

The truth is a LOT of folks that were OK with letting Stans go may have had a different opinion if SS had told us he was going to hire a no-name assistant with ZERO recruiting ties to the area. We could have hired a Butch Pierre or a Robert Kirby and at least stayed up in the recruiting game. When your current roster gets gutted and you "need time" to develop recruiting ties and relationships that's a recipe for a LONG rebuild.

Agree 100% with this.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Why? Who gives a shit if we suck at hoops. 4 of 5 Egg Bowls and runners-up in Omaha.

Bama, Auburn, UGA, Tx AM, only have football.


Florida and UK are the only ones who really give a shit about hoops. Times have changed, hoops around here is just not going to return to prominence and I frankly couldn't care less. I'm glad Stans is gone because of the embarrassment factor. Do you REALLY think Bama, Auburn, etc. are upset about their hoops programs?

As long as we aren't causing ourselves public embarrassment and shame I am A-OK with the suck at hoops. Pump it all into the baseball stadium and football budgets please Scott. I hold nothing against you for hoops just like I don't give a shit if we have a bad volleyball program.

Is this the worst post ever? It's gotta be in the conversation.