UK @ State game thread...

[Doggie_Style]

Kegler has been a disappointment

[Red Sox Dawg]

What a move by Peters

[Red Sox Dawg]

Fox is really good

[Lance Harbor]

Man Fox is nasty.

[RocketDawg]

If we'd played like this against Alabama we'd have won by 30.

[starkvegasdawg]

Missed FT's the difference tonight. That and the refs.

[Lance Harbor]

Spoon short-arming free throws.

[LC Dawg]

Remember this guys. Remember these cocky ****ers and beat their ass next year.

[RocketDawg]

Gonna be a brawl before it's over. Or maybe after it's over.

[smootness]

An 'overrated' chant while losing? Oof. Our fans need to get reacquainted with basketball.

[fader2103]

I understand that our students are not use to Basketball games. But common sense is to not chant overrated when your losing.

[BeardoMSU]

Tell you what....

We're gonna lose this game, but this team is starting to gel. Big time. They are playing defense like we haven't in years, and they are playing together like we haven't in years.

This isn't sugarcoating anything....we're almost where we want to be. In Howland I trust.

[Lance Harbor]

Just dumb.

[LC Dawg]

An 'overrated' chant while losing? Oof. Our fans need to get reacquainted with basketball.

Yeah, that was bad.

[Doggie_Style]

Fox even look like a fox!

[MarketingBully]

You don't call a technical there. Just dumb on the refs part.

[Dawg61]

Can't wait to face Kentucky again in the SECT

[RocketDawg]

Really should shoot both technicals. Who's to say that they might miss 2 and we make 2? Or vice versa ....

[Doggie_Style]

Peters is the real deal, love that dude!

[fader2103]

So happy for Peters after a hard week for him. Just wish we could top it off with a W.

Can't wait to see this bunch again in the SEC tournament

[starkvegasdawg]

I was scared we'd get blown out and lose our confidence. We kept it close and I think this dust up at the end might serve to bring them even closer. This team could be hell down the stretch.

[sorrydog]

I hope y'all don't start another thread tomorrow about the virtues of IJ. ZERO defense. ZERO offense.

[IMissJack]

Refs are pathetic. SEC has got to get better refs it is embarrassing. It's bad enough I have to listen to Musberger but watching these worse than HS refs is terrible. AD's want people to spend money to watch games and get this shit to watch. ADs need to go to NCAA and stop this crap. But, it will not happen there are about 10 teams that don't have to worry about the officiating ever, and they carry the water for the NCAA.

[BeardoMSU]

I was scared we'd get blown out and lose our confidence. We kept it close and I think this dust up at the end might serve to bring them even closer. This team could be hell down the stretch.

Yep. My thoughts exactly.

[LC Dawg]

The look on Q's face on the bench after the technical tells me he won't forget this game. Maybe we'll get another shot late in the SEC tournament.

[RocketDawg]

Neerd to intentionally foul Fox. He must be under 50% on FTs.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Great effort by these guys. They could have folded when Kentucky got up big but they didn't. They kept fighting. We are getting better.

[RocketDawg]

Good effort tonight.

[smootness]

This team is for real. Take away the Holman tech, and make a couple more FTs, and it comes down to the wire.

[BeardoMSU]

These boys are gonna be good.

[LC Dawg]

I hope y'all don't start another thread tomorrow about the virtues of IJ. ZERO defense. ZERO offense.
Give it a break. A freshman has taken his position and he's dealing with it a lot better than a lot of upperclassmen would. We'll need him in some games throughout the rest of the year.

[MarketingBully]

Loved the fight in these guys. Tells me we can be in any game. No reason we can't win the rest of our games at the Hump and we should still be able to steal a few more on the road. Kentucky is by far the best team in this conference and it isn't even close.

[BeardoMSU]

It feels nice to GAF about basketball again. Hear, hear?

[Bothrops]

Now that is how you play a basketball game. That was a kickass effort by our team!

[LC Dawg]

I feels nice to gaf about basketball gain. Hear, hear?

Hear, hear.

[Liverpooldawg]

To everyone who was here, team included, great job! Y'all better not back off because of this. This was the beginning of some great stuff. The Hump is BACK!

[TheRef]

Final Foul Count for the Game: 51 fouls between both teams. That's a smidge over 1.25 fouls per minute. Wayyyyy too many fouls called.

[Irondawg]

That was a lot of fun. We played hard and played well for the most part. We lost but that was a really encouraging performance by the Pups

[Bothrops]

If only our football team would play like this...

[smootness]

To everyone who was here, team included, great job! Y'all better not back off because of this. This was the beginning of some great stuff. The Hump is BACK!

I know you had to like that one. Stayed with Kentucky without hitting shots and with our center fouling out with 14 freaking minutes left.

[BeardoMSU]

L. Peters is a ****ing superstar waiting to happen.

[LC Dawg]

At the beginning of the game I was commenting about how good Kentucky was and we kept taking their best shots and then making runs at them.
I hope the students are jonesing to get back to The Hump for the next home game. It's going to be fun for a while.

[dawgday166]

If only our football team would play like this...

Wouldn't that be something.

[Bothrops]

Peters is one of the best players I can remember in maroon.

[sorrydog]

I'm sorry. I wish someone on scholarship would try a little harder
to stop Fox from blowing by him for all of those layups in the last 5 min of the game.

[BeardoMSU]

I hope the students are jonesing to get back to The Hump for the next home game. It's going to be fun for a while.

On the Tv the student section both looked and sounded great, fwiw. I'm glad they care. Now we need to get the ticket holders to start giving a shit.

[DeputyDawg94]

Final Foul Count for the Game: 51 fouls between both teams. That's a smidge over 1.25 fouls per minute. Wayyyyy too many fouls called.

Re17ing diculous!!!!!!! They are killing college basketball!!

[smootness]

I'm sorry. I wish someone on scholarship would try a little harder
to stop Fox from blowing by him for all of those layups in the last 5 min of the game.

Watch Kentucky in any other game, and you'll see the exact same thing. It's nearly impossible to do.

[TheRef]

Official attendance: 9,768

[MarketingBully]

Watching Ole Miss and Tennessee after the MSU/UK game you can see a night and day difference in the athleticism. No comparison. If we can play our game and keep improving, no reason we can't go 4-0 against Ole Miss and Tennessee.

[MarketingBully]

I'm sorry. I wish someone on scholarship would try a little harder
to stop Fox from blowing by him for all of those layups in the last 5 min of the game.

Really dude? If we hit our normal average in free throws, we win the game. We played very well with a lot of effort. Not many teams can stop Fox. UK couldn't stop Peters either with their back court.

[MarketingBully]

Mostella is off UT. We should be able to win the next two at UT and then at home against Missouri. We should be able to build off this win.

[C222]

I'm sorry. I wish someone on scholarship would try a little harder
to stop Fox from blowing by him for all of those layups in the last 5 min of the game.

Haha. Is that your first time seeing him play? He was the best high school PG in the country last year. Not many people can guard him.

[Cloak]

When you play Kentucky, you also play the refs. Proud of the Dawgs and the effort they brought tonight. Basketball has a bright future ahead...

[BayouDawg]

That was good game. Great atmosphere and energy. We are young but we are close boys. The most important part of a basketball game are the first 3 minutes of each half. The first 3 minutes of second half was our undoing. We made some critical mistakes and the refs completely shafted us a few times. This team has a lot of pieces in place and I am very excited about the rest of this season.

[LC Dawg]

Watching Ole Miss and Tennessee after the MSU/UK game you can see a night and day difference in the athleticism. No comparison. If we can play our game and keep improving, no reason we can't go 4-0 against Ole Miss and Tennessee.

And we get South Carolina and Florida at The Hump. A top 4 seed in the SEC tournament is very much in play.

[MaxedOutMaroon]

Great effort! Much to be excited about.

[MarketingBully]

That was good game. Great atmosphere and energy. We are young but we are close boys. The most important part of a basketball game are the first 3 minutes of each half. The first 3 minutes of second half was our undoing. We made some critical mistakes and the refs completely shafted us a few times. This team has a lot of pieces in place and I am very excited about the rest of this season.

Our ability to score can keep us in every game from here on out. We don't have to play Kentucky again until the SEC tourney. We should gain confidence from this. I think we go 9-4 when we play Florida. If we can go 2-2 against UF, USC, and UK I think we will be in great shape. That will mean all we need to do is to defend our home court against Florida and South Carolina. I think we can do that.

[RocketDawg]

Just flipped over to the OM/Tenn game. Think they could have made that "Ole Miss" at center court any bigger? Looks downright tacky and distracting.

They have a lot of vacancies in the high-dollar seats too.

[smootness]

Our ability to score can keep us in every game from here on out. We don't have to play Kentucky again until the SEC tourney. We should gain confidence from this. I think we go 9-4 when we play Florida. If we can go 2-2 against UF, USC, and UK I think we will be in great shape. That will mean all we need to do is to defend our home court against Florida and South Carolina. I think we can do that.

That's still a tall ask. If we go 2-1 against UF and SC, then we go 13-5 or 14-4 in conference.

[MarketingBully]

That's still a tall ask. If we go 2-1 against UF and SC, then we go 13-5 or 14-4 in conference.

We have blown out teams when we are on shooting wise. We have stayed in the games now when we aren't shooting well because of a post game and Herard's development. We just have to take that next step and get to 5-2 in the league over the next two games against UT and Missouri. I think we can. We have continued to improve since using this new lineup.

[Steakonastick]

Just got back.

1. Peters and kegler played their asses off. By far the best game from kegler yet.
2. We are a post player away from being a bubble NCAA team.
3. Great job by the crowd.
4. Kentucky is really athletic
5. Hopefully we can avoid the Kentucky let down at tenn. Glad we have 4 days to regroup.

[MarketingBully]

Just got back.

1. Peters and kegler played their asses off. By far the best game from kegler yet.
2. We are a post player away from being a bubble NCAA team.
3. Great job by the crowd.
4. Kentucky is really athletic
5. Hopefully we can avoid the Kentucky let down at tenn. Glad we have 4 days to regroup.

I think the U.K. Let downs happen because of the blow outs. We actually played them harder then anyone has to this point so I don't think we have a let down at Tennessee.

[Liverpooldawg]

I know you had to like that one. Stayed with Kentucky without hitting shots and with our center fouling out with 14 freaking minutes left.

Yep. It's the effort and the heart. Brandon Vincent would have loved playing in that game I think. If he had we might have won it.

[Liverpooldawg]

I understand that our students are not use to Basketball games. But common sense is to not chant overrated when your losing.

Nope. It was perfect. The students got it, evidently y'all didn't. We went toe to toe with them. If they aren't overrated then we are underrated.

[Liverpooldawg]

On the Tv the student section both looked and sounded great, fwiw. I'm glad they care. Now we need to get the ticket holders to start giving a shit.

The crowd was 9700. That's a good crowd. I was actually surprised at how few UK fans ended up being there. NOW we have to get it back to where there are none. Tonight was a start.

[BayouDawg]

Next year having 5 bodies in the post will go a long way. Herard and Holman starting with Ado and brooks and datcher coming off the bench. I can't remember the last time we had 5 legititmate bodies in the post.

[shannondawg]

This is the first time that we match up physically in size with Ky that I can remember.
Actually the announced attendance was 9800 and change.

[Liverpooldawg]

Really dude? If we hit our normal average in free throws, we win the game. We played very well with a lot of effort. Not many teams can stop Fox. UK couldn't stop Peters either with their back court.

Yep

[Lance Harbor]

I'm sorry. I wish someone on scholarship would try a little harder
to stop Fox from blowing by him for all of those layups in the last 5 min of the game.

I'd like that effort too, but there aren't many folks in college basketball that can stay in front of Fox. Plus the Help defense is still a work in progress.

[Lance Harbor]

I think the U.K. Let downs happen because of the blow outs. We actually played them harder then anyone has to this point so I don't think we have a let down at Tennessee.

There will be a let down game or two, regardless. It will be how the team responds and if they can dig deep and persist through it. That will tell the tale.

[Lance Harbor]

Final Foul Count for the Game: 51 fouls between both teams. That's a smidge over 1.25 fouls per minute. Wayyyyy too many fouls called.

The officiating was horrid for both teams. Just absolutely atrocious. I was impressed with how both coaches handled it as well as the players. The game got really exciting when the refs actually let the two teams play for a while, it's just sad that the Refs felt the need to call the game like a bunch of helicopter parents.

[Steakonastick]

Most offensive fouls I have ever seen called in a game.

[msstate7]

97th in rpi Sunday
102nd today

I hate rpi

[Dawg61]

97th in rpi Sunday
102nd today

I hate rpi

Boise State lost to New Mexico last night at home

[msstate7]

Boise State lost to New Mexico last night at home

Dang. Seems Kentucky would've boosted our SOS some though

[MarketingBully]

Dang. Seems Kentucky would've boosted our SOS some though

We will be okay as long as we protect our home court. We still have South Carolina and Florida left at home. We need to win this weekend though in a very winnable game at Tennessee.

[MarketingBully]

There will be a let down game or two, regardless. It will be how the team responds and if they can dig deep and persist through it. That will tell the tale.

How do you define a let down game? We shot like shit the last two games from the three point line and still went 1-1 over that span. Surely you don't think we will continue to shoot poorly from the three point line. Our players have continued to improve every game since we went to the new starting lineup. We had a game on Saturday you could describe what you stated. I think we bounce back well against Tennessee and beat Missouri setting up a rematch with Alabama and we beat them.

[Dawg61]

Dang. Seems Kentucky would've boosted our SOS some though

It did but we lost and one of our better wins Boise State losing at home to a team they were rated higher than hurts us slightly more.

[smootness]

How do you define a let down game? We shot like shit the last two games from the three point line and still went 1-1 over that span. Surely you don't think we will continue to shoot poorly from the three point line. Our players have continued to improve every game since we went to the new starting lineup. We had a game on Saturday you could describe what you stated. I think we bounce back well against Tennessee and beat Missouri setting up a rematch with Alabama and we beat them.

Every team has them from time to time, and with a team this young, you can bet it will probably happen. I still think there will be a couple down games, but we've certainly been much more consistent since the Bama game.

[louisvilledawg]

Here comes the blowout

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To be a preacher, you sure have no faith (in msu men's basketball)