Stephen F. Austin game thread

[msstate7]

We need this win.

Tennessee knocked off #18 Purdue to stay undefeated today. Sec is very improved

[Dawg61]

Good luck Dawgs, I have to catch the replay tonight. Big game for us tonight! Hail State

[MCsMGs]

Campus is buzz in'...hope some of those folks show up at the Hump. I just left Bulldog Burger and everyone I talked to said they were headed to game. Even met some SFA fans there.

[was21]

Is it televised..thx

[99jc]

Is it televised..thx

Nm

[JoseBrown]

Peters out tonight. What for?

Sleep late again? Richard said Q worked at point today in practice.

[MCsMGs]

He's dressed out.

[Irondawg]

I’m wondering why nick hasn’t run as our backup pg

[msstate7]

Really like nick

[Irondawg]

5 of first 6 shots are 3’s and we only hit one

[BayouDawg]

Q needs to get his butt lower in his defensive stance

[msstate7]

5 of first 6 shots are 3’s and we only hit one

Carter finally drives and finishes. Got to stop shooting so much from outside

[BayouDawg]

Need to attack the rim. Don?t be settlers

[JoseBrown]

Howland said before game we gonna have to dribble drive and make some pull ups. First 5 shots from 3.

We gonna miss Peters, but I gotta believe Nick will fill his role as the game plays out.

[MCsMGs]

5 of first 6 shots are 3’s and we only hit one

And they were good clean looks...I don't know what has happened to our shooting.

[BayouDawg]

Q gets so lazy sometimes

[BayouDawg]

Get Carter and Q out. I have zero patience with laziness

[trob115]

Why isn't Peters playing

[HoopsDawg]

Why is peters out?

[msstate7]

Why is Q running the point instead of nick?

[Irondawg]

Q has just looked really sloppy all year. Very loose with the ball and not playing very good d

[parabrave]

5 of first 6 shots are 3’s and we only hit one

6 of 1st 10 still only made 1.

[msstate7]

We are not a good 3-point shooting team.

Oh and datcher will be our best big man by the end of the season

[BayouDawg]

We had a sloppy stretch there. Good job at regaining composure

[BayouDawg]

I think the shooting woes are just mental at this point. I could be wrong and we are just a putrid shooting team

[MCsMGs]

We are extremely good in transition, I don't know why we don't push it on every defensive board we get.

[BayouDawg]

Is watch ESPN sucking it up for anyone else?

[parabrave]

Guess we don't need an inside game.****

[HoopsDawg]

Why isn't Peters playing

So no one knows?

[msstate7]

So no one knows?

Violation of team rules

[BayouDawg]

carter is struggling

[msstate7]

Nice look, Q

[HoopsDawg]

Violation of team rules

Thx. I'm at the game

[MCsMGs]

We have fumbled the ball for 10 easy points for them. Take those easy ones away and we would be in good shape.

[BayouDawg]

Good job attacking Q. Gotta make the freebees

[BayouDawg]

Q has turned it on. Good leadership!

[BayouDawg]

It?d be nice if we would grab the rebound instead of slapping at it

[Dawgcentral]

Neil Price calls a good basketball game. First time I’ve listened this year.

[confucius say]

What are we from 3? 1 of 10? Damn.

[BayouDawg]

We are down our point guard but the bottom line is we were were out coached this half. Let?s see if Howland can make some adjustments

[msstate7]

We are abysmal shooting 3s. It is getting past the point of being a fluke

[BayouDawg]

We are abysmal shooting 3s. It is getting past the point of being a fluke

I?m afraid you are right. That and no symblance of a game plan are killers

[preachermatt83]

Q does not need to be running the point. We will not win this game with him playing pg.

[BayouDawg]

I hope Peters gets his head on straight. The last thing we need is a locker room cancer

[Irondawg]

WE did not close the half well. I?ve watched some of that Maui tourney and even with Peters we aren?t close to Notre Fame or Wichita or Marquette unless we shoot the lights out

[Irondawg]

I’ve also never really figured out what Howland wants the offense to look like

[MarketingBully]

Where the hell is Peters? Hope whatever he did was worth an L.

[MCsMGs]

Even though we have taken good shots and missed them, our ball movement on offense looks poor compared to SFA.

[BayouDawg]

WE did not close the half well. I?ve watched some of that Maui tourney and even with Peters we aren?t close to Notre Fame or Wichita or Marquette unless we shoot the lights out

Yea we won?t be close to those teams for a while. Not a fair comparison at this point. We?re a team trying sneak in on the bubble best case scenario. Those are legit sweet 16 teams

[BayouDawg]

I’ve also never really figured out what Howland wants the offense to look like

I haven?t wanted to say this but this how Howland?s teams played at UCLA. Elite defenses but just straight up pick up game offensive style.

[MarketingBully]

Peters alone would have put us up at the half. These idiots have gotten 10 points off of picking our pocket in the backcourt. Wouldn’t of happened with Peters running the point.

[msstate7]

I’ve also never really figured out what Howland wants the offense to look like
Howland was at his best in a grind it out defensive game... that was his style when he made those final 4s. He won the pac12 with this up and down style, but no postseason success. Not sure we can play his old style with the way officiating is now, but I wish we would find out

[confucius say]

I haven?t wanted to say this but this how Howland?s teams played at UCLA. Elite defenses but just straight up pick up game offensive style.

We've had at least 10 wide open looks that have not gone down. Make just 4 of them and we are leading. I'm more concerned with lack of defense.

[Cooterpoot]

Howland doesn?t have it.

[parabrave]

Well the only good thing for the 2nd half is their entire team may foul out.

[msstate7]

We are out rebounding them. Glad to see that. I think we will make a run

[BayouDawg]

We've had at least 10 wide open looks that have not gone down. Make just 4 of them and we are leading. I'm more concerned with lack of defense.

Agree our defense was bad closing the half. We were ok for about 12 min but allowed way too much dribble penetration down the stretch.

[CadaverDawg]

We can’t shoot. Like we suck at it.

I’ve always thought being able to shoot the basketball was a key part of being a D1 basketball player.

How does one become a 4 or 5 Star bball player if he can’t shoot?

Also, if we’re going to be a team that can’t shoot and has no semblance of an offensive style of play, we will have to be 10 times better on D. Color me unimpressed

[msstate7]

What a dumb play. Thanks

[confucius say]

We can’t shoot. Like we suck at it.

I’ve always thought being able to shoot the basketball was a key part of being a D1 basketball player.

How does one become a 4 or 5 Star bball player if he can’t shoot?

Also, if we’re going to be a team that can’t shoot and has no semblance of an offensive style of play, we will have to be 10 times better on D. Color me unimpressed

Patience grasshopper.

[msstate7]

Much better, dawgs... keep it up

[confucius say]

Neil price is phenomenal, by the way. No offense to Jim, he is best baseball guy ever, but Neil is a huge upgrade in basketball. Must be the Kentucky coming out.

[msstate7]

Carter is playing well now.

[parabrave]

We can’t shoot. Like we suck at it.

I’ve always thought being able to shoot the basketball was a key part of being a D1 basketball player.

How does one become a 4 or 5 Star bball player if he can’t shoot?

Also, if we’re going to be a team that can’t shoot and has no semblance of an offensive style of play, we will have to be 10 times better on D. Color me unimpressed

3 letters for that A A U/

[msstate7]

Dang Q

[confucius say]

Carter is playing well now.

He's been our best option tonight

[CadaverDawg]

Patience grasshopper.

I’m so patient I’m starting not to care anymore

[parabrave]

Carter is playing well now.

Yeah. he is going to the basket more.

[confucius say]

I’m so patient I’m starting not to care anymore

Haha. I hear ya.

[MCsMGs]

We have upped the defensive intensity big time in this half.

[Dawgbite]

Score?

[confucius say]

We have upped the defensive intensity big time in this half.

That's what it's all about. With the athletes we have, if we play defense like our hair is on fire we will be a tourney team.

[msstate7]

We have upped the defensive intensity big time in this half.
Yes we have. This is the most impressed I have been with us so far this year. I want to see our defensive intensity like this every night

[msstate7]

Score?

47-44 state

[parabrave]

MSU 50-44 11:26 left

[Commercecomet24]

Boys starting to roll now. 18-4 run

[BayouDawg]

Really like the the adjustments Howland made at the half. Attack attack attack. I like it

[CadaverDawg]

Looking good now!

[BuckyIsAB****]

Why is Lamar Peters not playing?

[msstate7]

I like what I am seeing now. We can actually win some games playing like this

[BayouDawg]

Msstate7 you see what I was taking about with defensive effort? That?s he difference in our team this year.
Don?t get me wrong I?d like us to bomb 3s just as much as the next guy. But it speaks volume when a team can just turn up the defensive intensity even when outside shots won?t go down.

[confucius say]

Msstate7 you see what I was taking about with defensive effort? That?s he difference in our team this year.
Don?t get me wrong I?d like us to bomb 3s just as much as the next guy. But it speaks volume when a team can just turn up the defensive intensity even when outside shots won?t go down.

Umm, cough cough. See my earlier post. You're right, that's our ticket to the postseason. We are long, fast, and athletic. We play defense like our hair is on fire and we will be in the tourney.

[msstate7]

Msstate7 you see what I was taking about with defensive effort? That?s he difference in our team this year.
Don?t get me wrong I?d like us to bomb 3s just as much as the next guy. But it speaks volume when a team can just turn up the defensive intensity even when outside shots won?t go down.

Defense has been outstanding 2nd half. Lord willing, our football team will match this 2nd half defensive performance tomorrow night

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

The ball movement the past few possessions...

[MCsMGs]

Gotta give a shout out to the band...yep, the band! They have been into the game all night.

[msstate7]

Dawgs, great 2nd half... finish this strong.

[BayouDawg]

Coffee?s for closers. Come on close it out boys!

[BeardoMSU]

The bipolar condition of MSU basketball fans, lol...

https://i.imgur.com/FUUcR0a.gif

[msstate7]

The bipolar condition of MSU basketball fans, lol...

https://i.imgur.com/FUUcR0a.gif

I am probably the one you are referring too. I will give credit when it is deserved and rip us when it is deserved too

[BeardoMSU]

I am probably the one you are referring too. I will give credit when it is deserved and rip us when it is deserved too

I assume you're the guy with the knife**

[msstate7]

I assume you're the guy with the knife**
Dang right I am

[Bucky Dog]

SFA is a good team. Like UTA pushes Bama to the wire last night.

[Harrydawg]

That was a good team we just beat

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good win. Keep grinding and we will find our shot.

[BayouDawg]

The overall attitude is completely different this year. I don?t see nearly as much loading around so far this year. I?m getting a little excited about the season.

ETA: Loafing not loading lol

[Commercecomet24]

The bipolar condition of MSU basketball fans, lol...

https://i.imgur.com/FUUcR0a.gif

You mean MSU fans in general lol

[MCsMGs]

We beat a very efficient offensive team tonite with extreme defensive pressure. I think we let up on them a little early, but we made our free throws down the stretch when we needed them. I'm encouraged, especially since two of our highest energy guys didn't play.

[BeardoMSU]

You mean MSU fans in general lol

Indeed, lol.

[MarketingBully]

Great come back and great win. Now we need Peters back in the fold and get Stapleton back and we will be cooking with gas.

[preachermatt83]

We are best with Holman and Adu on the floor at the same time.

[MetEdDawg]

Think these guys have Missouri and LSU some time in December. Will be very interested to see the results from those two games. Might give us a little gauge as to how we might fair overall. Thought SFA was a good team.

[Dawg61]

SFA is a good team for sure. They were great in the first half and really outplayed us but we got them tired and in foul trouble and they went cold for ten minutes straight in the 2nd half. This might be Howland's best win at MSU. SFA is a tourney team and should win their league. Carter has a higher ceiling than Newman. He has sneaky length, good hops and is quick to the basket. He scored 25 points with ease tonight and only made one 3. He's very impressive driving to basket and is an 85% free throw shooter. Only a matter of time till his threes start dropping. If he plays even half this good going forward Newman leaving is a blessing for him and us. Datcher has stolen almost all of Herard's minutes. I like Herard but he's gotta pick it up offensively if he wants to ever see the floor. Datcher is only gonna get better. Peters gonna be back next year so someone needs to pay their own way next year or get an academic scholi. Very pleased with this win tonight. Good job Howland!

[tcdog70]

[QUOTE=Dawg61;841681]SFA is a good team for sure. They were great in the first half and really outplayed us but we got them tired and in foul trouble and they went cold for ten minutes straight in the 2nd half. This might be Howland's best win at MSU. SFA is a tourney team and should win their league. Carter has a higher ceiling than Newman. He has sneaky length, good hops and is quick to the basket. He scored 25 points with ease tonight and only made one 3. He's very impressive driving to basket and is an 85% free throw shooter. Only a matter of time till his threes start dropping. If he plays even half this good going forward Newman leaving is a blessing for him and us. Datcher has stolen almost all of
Herard's minutes. I like Herard but he's gotta pick it up offensively if he wants to ever see the floor. Datcher is only gonna
get better. Peters gonna be back next year so someone needs to pay their own way next year or get an academic
Very pleased with this win tonight. Good job Howland![/QU



The big thing is Carter can finish at the rim. Also Carter could actually run the point. Datcher might be the most improved player. He is a Wiley Peck clone, I hope He can become a Chairman of the Boards. Plus we swapped IJ for Baby Spoon, Big advantage for this years team. And we have a full roster and Great depth. I would like to us pressure more.

[MCsMGs]

Everybody hates a "I told you so", but last year when most everyone here was doggin' Datcher, I said on several occasions the guy was gonna be good.

Here's my point, while Herard is certainly not performing up to expectations, he IS a gifted athlete. We gotta remember he didn't start playing basketball till he was in high school...He's gonna be a player! I wish we could redshirt him and give him more time to develop.