Official Game Thread: Exhibition vs Delta State

[TheRef]

Here we go. I'll be near the court in my Rick's Rowdies shirt. Come say hi if you see me. Tipoff is at 6 PM and admission is free.

[TheRef]

Looks like everything electronic in the Hump was redone. New scoreboards in each corner of the bottom level. Completely redone scoreboards on the upper level. New clocks and shot clocks on the baskets.

[CadaverDawg]

Snap some pics for us Ref....if you can.

[TheRef]

Snap some pics for us Ref....if you can.

I am. They'll be on the @mwmbasketball account. I'll try to post them on here afterwards.

On another note: SEC asked us if we could experiment with a 30-second shot clock this game. Usually we run a 35-second shot clock. This should quicken the pace of the game.

[msstate7]

Starting 5?

[TheRef]

Starting 5?

Hasn't been announced yet, but Chicken is warming up like he's going to play.

[TheRef]

There's a player for Delta State that MAY be 5' 3". I kid you not.

[msstate7]

There's a player for Delta State that MAY be 5' 3". I kid you not.

Jason Harrison has a year of eligibility left?*

[Dawg61]

Whose out for this game? Ready and Bloodman? Dunlap is about to see a lot of minutes tonight.

[TheRef]

January 31st vs LSU has been designated as a white-out game. Team looks bigger and everyone is hitting jumpers during warmups. Improvement from last year (though that's not saying much)

[TheRef]

Whose out for this game? Ready and Bloodman? Dunlap is about to see a lot of minutes tonight.

Ready, Bloodman, and Zuppardo definitely will not play. Chicken can play, but isn't expected to.

[chef dixon]

Ready, Bloodman, and Zuppardo definitely will not play. Chicken can play, but isn't expected to.

That's great considering Dunlap isn't a PG. Who is going to dribble the ball up the court? Fred and Dunlap I assume, and maybe a walk on.

[chef dixon]

I am excited to see Dunlap, Houston, Black, Ndoye though.

I hope Daniels is good enough to keep us afloat.

[Dawg61]

That's great considering Dunlap isn't a PG. Who is going to dribble the ball up the court? Fred and Dunlap I assume, and maybe a walk on.

Good question. Think I'd rather have Daniels take the ball up the court instead of Fred and I've never seen Daniels play.

[TheRef]

Starting five:

C Gavin Ware
PF Roquez Johnson
SF Travis Daniels
SG Fred Thomas
PG Trivante Bloodman

[Dawg61]

Starting five:

C Gavin Ware
PF Roquez Johnson
SF Travis Daniels
SG Fred Thomas
PG Trivante Bloodman

Gotta love Bloodman gutting it out. He is one of the toughest competitors on our team.
Also besides Bloodman that is a tall athletic starting lineup.

[chef dixon]

Bloodman playing solves that dilemma.

I'm weirdly excited about watching this inevitably bad product.

[Dawg61]

Bloodman playing solves that dilemma.

I'm weirdly excited about watching this inevitably bad product.

Me too!! Let the train wreck begin!!

[CadaverDawg]

Me too!! Let the train wreck begin!!

Haha you guys are a trip

[msstate7]

Bloodman playing solves that dilemma.

I'm weirdly excited about watching this inevitably bad product.

If sword can play the point, I think we could have a decent year.

[Political Hack]

nm

[trob115]

So far Travis Daniels has looked pretty athletic. He's smoothe shooting the ball.

[msstate7]

Score?

[chef dixon]

Ware still making stupid freshman turnovers.

Houston looks a lot bigger than I thought he would.

[msstate7]

Has ndoye got in? If so, how's he look?

[chef dixon]

Has ndoye got in? If so, how's he look?

9-2 state. Ndoye came in and got a foul or 2. Houston just hit a 3.

[trob115]

Ndoye looks like a skinny freshman. Needs to add about 20 pounds.

Houston looks really good. We desperately are missing a true point guard tonight. Getting chicken back is crucial.

[Dawg61]

Houston is already our best player.

[chef dixon]

Another 3 for Houston. Dunlap has missed 2, but he looks decent moving the ball around.

[Dawg61]

Houston is a STUD!!! He's our best player!! I'm not even joking

[chef dixon]

Black had his only jump shot rejected into the 5th row. Ndoye looks a little lost. Right now its Houston looking the best.

[msstate7]

Houston hitting 3's is a pleasant surprise. I thought he was just a really athletic kid

[Dawg61]

Ndoye already in foul trouble.

[CadaverDawg]

I'm in the car... Who does Houston compare to?

[BeardoMSU]

Is Elijah on the bench?

[Dawg61]

Hell of a first ten minutes for MSU defense!! 2 points given up.

[Coach34]

Everybody expected Houston to be good. He is a freshman- but will be a good player for us this year.

[chef dixon]

We are playing great defense. 16-2. Ware has hit back to back 19 footers.

Houston looks like a more athletic Ravern right now shooting like that.

[Dawg61]

I'm in the car... Who does Houston compare to?

Too early to tell

[Coach34]

Delta State is already struggling with foul trouble- they cant handle us inside

[BeardoMSU]

Our ability to hit 3's can be a huge lift this year.

[msstate7]

We are playing great defense. 16-2. Ware has hit back to back 19 footers.

Houston looks like a more athletic Ravern right now shooting like that.

Like the range, but he should be get layups against this team. Are we not doing anything inside?

[Dawg61]

Woah FRED THOMAS JUST DRIBBLED PAST SOMEBODY FOR A DUNK!!!!!!!

[chef dixon]

Its 22-2. Delta state is a bunch of shitty white dudes. Fred and Ware playing well the last few minutes.

[BeardoMSU]

Is Elijah on the bench?

Bump.

[Dawg61]

This is an ass raping 22-2

[chef dixon]

Like the range, but he should be get layups against this team. Are we not doing anything inside?

He has traveled twice, got stuffed once, and maybe scored twice down in the paint so far.

[Dawg61]

Bump.

Why would he be? He's in the middle of his FB season. No he's not on the bench.

[engie]

They can't even get a shot on goal against this D right now...

Ware has improved range, Fred has improved driving and ball handling, Houston looks very good overall, Daniels seems to be pretty well rounded and has a pretty shot(he missed the 3 he threw up). Crazy how much longer we look now...

[Coach34]

Delta State is 1-13 with 11 turnovers in 13 minutes

[BeardoMSU]

Why would he be? He's in the middle of his FB season. No he's not on the bench.

He's listed on the 17'n roster and he's RS'ing this year in FB, dipshit. It's not a stupid question.

[Coach34]

4-4 from the FT line to start

[Coach34]

He's listed on the 17'n roster and he's RS'ing this year in FB, dipshit. It's not a stupid question.

they may not be thru with football practice...RS or not- he still practices

[chef dixon]

Houston with an air ball Kobe fade away.

[BeardoMSU]

they may not be thru with football practice...RS or not- he still practices

Gracias, Coach. All I wanted to know.

[chef dixon]

Houston with a steal and nice lay up for the finish. Ndoye rejected some dudes shit into Dudy Noble.

[Dawg61]

He's listed on the 17'n roster and he's RS'ing this year in FB, dipshit. It's not a stupid question.

Yes it is dipshit. He's on a fu@king FB SCHOLARSHIP not a BB one. Making that a fu@king retarded question. 2c

[Dawg61]

Just busting your balls Beardo. Don't take it personal.

[Political Hack]

They can't even get a shot on goal against this D right now...

Ware has improved range, Fred has improved driving and ball handling, Houston looks very good overall, Daniels seems to be pretty well rounded and has a pretty shot(he missed the 3 he threw up). Crazy how much longer we look now...

if we a re a legitimately good defense, we can potentially win some games this year. That's got to be our bread and butter because we're not going to be a high scoring team and we're going to struggle out rebound most teams.

[BeardoMSU]

Just busting your balls Beardo. Don't take it personal.

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-39919-Angry-Anchorman-Jeremiah-Johns-N2xz.gif

[chef dixon]

Daniels has been quiet, but he is looking pretty unselfish. Dunlap, like Wyatt mentioned on the broadcast, is playing really well on press defense. Looks very light on his feet.

[Dawg61]

Defense looks great

[BeardoMSU]

How is the "motion" looking?

[Coach34]

we're going to struggle out rebound most teams.

Why????

[chef dixon]

37-16 halftime score. I'm not gonna be able to watch 2nd half, but we look decent at best. Just must longer and better than DSU. I'll take it.

[Coach34]

Considering we are playing without our starting backcourt- I'll take it

[TheRef]

Started getting sloppy towards the end of the half. Overall, looks like a different team for sure. The defense is what Rick wanted to run for sure. Full court trap is what he wants to run and then transition to a 1-3-1 zone out of that. FT shooting, with the exception of Roquez looks much better. Roq is only 1/3 from the line.

[MaxedOutMaroon]

So how many points does Houston have?

[Political Hack]

Why????

because we're small and our bigs, outside of Ware, aren't as athletic as most other team's bigs.

[TheRef]

Ware had 19
Houston had 12
Ndoye had 11

[Coach34]

because we're small and our bigs, outside of Ware, aren't as athletic as most other team's bigs.

We started 4 guys 6-6 or taller tonight....how is that small?

[CadaverDawg]

What was the final score?

[Ifyouonlyknew]

72-51

[TheRef]

What was the final score?
MSU 72
DSU 51

[msstate7]

72-51

35-35 second half...

Not too good

[Political Hack]

We started 4 guys 6-6 or taller tonight....how is that small?

sounds like a solid AAU team. thanks.

[TheRef]

35-35 second half...

Not too good

Most of that was spent with Freshmen on the court....Ray went two full cycles with just newcomers on the court.

[TheRef]

My thoughts on the game: http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2014/11/06/mississippi-state-easily-defeats-div-ii-delta-state-exhibition/

[msstate7]

Most of that was spent with Freshmen on the court....Ray went two full cycles with just newcomers on the court.

Good. Didn't like tying with them in 2nd half

[tcdog70]

We played Delta St. Glad we beat them. But you really can't tell anything about our team from this game. I still think we have sub par guards for the SEC, even if Mr Glass returns.

[Dallas_Dawg]

sounds like a solid AAU team. thanks.

He said 4 STARTERS 6'6" or taller

[thf24]

sounds like a solid AAU team. thanks.

This isn't the NBA, much less an AAU team. A front court 2-deep of 6'8", 6'9", 6'9", and 6'10" is plenty of size for a college team. In terms of athleticism, you might have a point, but that still remains to be seen.

[RTO Dawg]

This isn't the NBA, much less an AAU team. A front court 2-deep of 6'8", 6'9", 6'9", and 6'10" is plenty of size for a college team. In terms of athleticism, you might have a point, but that still remains to be seen.

^^^

[notoriousdog]

My thoughts:

Houston will be a really good player for us. Plays D, shoots it, and moves well.
Gavin looked really comfortable shooting from 17-19 feet. That's huge for his game.
Daniels was quiet, but effective. Physical player.
We really forced the ball down to Ndoye when he was in the game. I think Ray wanted to give him a lot of work for evaluation purposes.

[TheRef]

My thoughts:

Houston will be a really good player for us. Plays D, shoots it, and moves well.
Gavin looked really comfortable shooting from 17-19 feet. That's huge for his game.
Daniels was quiet, but effective. Physical player.
We really forced the ball down to Ndoye when he was in the game. I think Ray wanted to give him a lot of work for evaluation purposes.

I agree. Gavin's development of his mid-range jumper is huge. If he has legitimately added that to his repertoire, then he's going to be huge for us. Demetrius looked comfortable out there from deep. Granted, both of his three-balls that he made were open but still. Travis Daniels was also really good. I was surprised to see as few points as he got. However, he didn't score until the second half. Fallou is still very raw. I mean very, very raw as a talent. He looks lost a few times on the court, but still.

[tcdog70]

Is Daniel supposed to be a SCORER? He averaged somewhere around 9-11 points in JUCO, Normally a JUCO player does't come into the SEC and score more than he did in JUCO.