Dawgs vs Hawgs Game Thread!?!?!!!???

[DownwardDawg]

Hail State!!!!!!!

[parabrave]

Hopefully we see the 2nd half version dogs instead of the 1st half version of them.

[MaroonFlounder]

Someone on this team will have to have a coming out party...

or the 3 point shots that don’t usually fall...find the net.

For MSU to be able to win this one.

Can Lamar Peters become the player we need him to be?

Can Ado do more than get an occasional board or block?

[RocketDawg]

Vandy/Bama may go a coupla minutes late on SEC Network. Unless they go to OT. Vandy up by 3 with 15 seconds left.

[msstate7]

Why can we not shoot?

[Dawgology]

Well..4 minutes in we have 1 point...1...point

[ShotgunDawg]

You could find 5 guys at the YMCA that can shoot better than these guys.

They get open shots. That doesn't appear to be an issue

[CJDAWG85]

Someone tell Holman to pass the damn ball. He literally shoots every time he touches it.

[MaroonFlounder]

This team can’t make a bucket for shit.

[RocketDawg]

Why can we not shoot?

We shoot a lot but we don't make many of them. I'm only halfway watching, but I think the score is 7-1. So we've made on free throw.

[Saltydog]

any as the year has progressed!

[msstate7]

Gotta roll with peters.

[msstate7]

Our big men should have to run bleachers for every layup attempt... dunk the ball

[Coach007]

Like the rotation

[parabrave]

Someone put stickem on Ados hands

[msstate7]

Peters may be back

[RocketDawg]

Well, now we're tied at 11. Can go ahead here. The crowd may be small but there's a fair amount of crowd noise. And Brooke Weisbrod ain't bad ....

[ShotgunDawg]

First time watching us this year. We look skinny in the post

[Coach007]

Peters may be back

Good. We need every able body to produce in the national championship run!

:)

[LC Dawg]

If we can find some offense we will be very dangerous. We play good defense and we play with energy for the most part. Peters getting his shot back would be phenomenal.

[msstate7]

If we can find some offense we will be very dangerous. We play good defense and we play with energy for the most part. Peters getting his shot back would be phenomenal.

Got to rebound better though

[msstate7]

Leave their guys open and swish... I?m jealous

[ShotgunDawg]

Our athletic programs have 2 Peters. :)

[ShotgunDawg]

Ado ain't physical enough for me. Plays soft

[msstate7]

We cannot shoot.

[civildawg]

Agreed. We couldnt hit water in a damn boat

[ShotgunDawg]

Pretty funny to see us missing wide ass open 3 pointers & then Arkansas nail one with hands in their face

[MaroonFlounder]

ARK may shoot 65% from 3 in this game

[ShotgunDawg]

Maybe we could shoot if we had a 3rd Peters

[Big4Dawg]

How has every single player gotten worse shooting? We need to change the rims or something

[msstate7]

Nice... drive the ball

[BayouDawg]

Howland needs to hire an offensive coach. We look completely inept on offense. Our defense has improved leaps and bounds though

[DownwardDawg]

For those in attendance, my son sang the National Anthem!
#proud poppa

[ShotgunDawg]

I'm quickly becoming an expert on the sound of our rim "thump"

[Coach007]

We only need 3% better shooting to win most every game.


But what we have that helps is 3 guys who can drive in and force fouls

[msstate7]

I refuse to believe we suck this bad from the perimeter. I expect us to start having some really good luck to get us where our true 3-point shooting % should be. I have been waiting a while though

[Coach007]

For those in attendance, my son sang the National Anthem!
#proud poppa

Awesome!

[maroonmania]

Leave their guys open and swish... I?m jealous

Yep, hard to figure why we struggle shooting so much at home in the first half of most every game. Believe we are already 0-7 from 3 so far.

[msstate7]

For those in attendance, my son sang the National Anthem!
#proud poppa

Good job

[ShotgunDawg]

Why isn't this analyst color commentating Women's Basketball?

[Dawgcap]

D is stout but our offense is so non existent.

[ShotgunDawg]

Isn't it statistically impossible to be this bad from 3 point range?

Like, an cripple person could shoot about 20% right?

I don't know much about basketball

[ShotgunDawg]

Hack-A-DoDo

[maroonmania]

Ado at the free throw line is equivalent to a turnover.

[msstate7]

Nick can drive that ball

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Ado must come from a family of Brick Layers

[civildawg]

Ado couldnt make a free throw to save his life. We suck at any shooting that isnt a lay up

[ShotgunDawg]

Ado must come from a family of Brick Layers

No, like Jerry Rice, they have stronger hands.

[msstate7]

When Holman is the game, ark scores in the paint a lot

[ShotgunDawg]

We are pretty athletic but but the skill level difference between these two teams is dramatic

[Coach007]

Defense is a must! Always. It is what wins championships when offense is not on it's game. Offense will come though

[maroonmania]

One thing I have always admired about Kennedy's teams at OM is no matter what else they do or don't do, they make their free throws.

[Dawgcap]

We are pretty athletic but but the skill level difference between these two teams is dramatic

Totally agree but we have a extra level of fight. We play d and expect to stop them then get the bal and almost pray to score

[ShotgunDawg]

We've got to make some 3s eventually, it's statistically impossible to be this bad.

and we made one

[maroonmania]

Boy, Q does SO much for this team.

[ShotgunDawg]

I'm a big fan of the 'Spoon, Nick Fitzgerald, ram it down your throat offense.

Seriously, it's looks like a QB draw when he drives

[ShotgunDawg]

Ado is softer than shit

[msstate7]

We've got to make some 3s eventually, it's statistically impossible to be this bad.

and we made one

I expect a run of games with us being scorching hot soon. We are better than this

[ShotgunDawg]

I expect a run of games with us being scorching hot soon. We are better than this

Have to be. Again, a cripple can shoot 20% from 3 point range

[maroonmania]

Seriously, if we were just an average 3 point shooting team we would be very good.

[DawgFromOxford]

Stapleton should never touch the ball on offense

[LC Dawg]

We can be frustrating to watch with some of our decision making but we played pretty damn good. I?m enjoying it.

[thf24]

If I were Howland I'd tell X he'll sit on the bench for the rest of the season if he shoots another 3. Although he had the good shooting game in Jackson, he has absolutely no concept of shot selection.

Really good place for us right now up at the half. Given that we've been a second half team thus far this season, I like our chances.

[Lord McBuckethead]

32-28 dawgs.

[msstate7]

Stapleton should never touch the ball on offense

I wish he would run the court in transition and tip the ball back in. I hate him shooting 3s

[Irondawg]

1-12 from 3 and still up. Hopefully we can shoot a bit better in second half and pull away.

Watching this team still makes my head hurt though

[Dawgcap]

Love the D! Am I crazy but how about a few offensive sets?

[Coach007]

We just held the top scoring offense to (average 90 points) to 28 points in a half.


Defense wins championships. Offense will come. I would rather the offense struggle a bit now and get hot in the tourney

[Coach007]

If I were Howland I'd tell X he'll sit on the bench for the rest of the season if he shoots another 3. Although he had the good shooting game in Jackson, he has absolutely no concept of shot selection.

Really good place for us right now up at the half. Given that we've been a second half team thus far this season, I like our chances.

Then he will never find his stroke again

[Irondawg]

Watching these Vandy highlights we better full court press then the whole time. They were a turnover machine against thatvlate Bama pressure

[Political Hack]

We can’t shoot from the perimeter to save our lives. Defense is great. Ado is a game changer defensively. Nick is too and Q is playing off ball D way better coming up with key plays.

We’ve got to make easy layups on our put backs. We don’t shoot well enough to miss those. We also have to make our free throws.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Stapleton should never touch the ball on offense

He should clean glass. Play the Brandon Vincent role.

[Irondawg]

Then he will never find his stroke again

The problem with X is half the time he never sets up for his shot, he’s always fading to one side which makes it impossible to be a consistent shooter. When he gets set he shoots it pretty decent. I really thought he’d be a better slasher for us though. We don’t really have anybody that excels at getting the ball off cut and scoring

[parabrave]

well hopefully we come out shooting hot like we have done so far this season. Ado please quit being timid when you get the ball and go up.

[Coach34]

Peters playing well also tonight

This team looks like a Richard Williams team. Plays hard and defends. Do what you can on the rest

[JoseBrown]

We’ve only turned it over 3 times though, and winning second chance points 7-0. We keep that up I like our chances. 3 turnovers and that’s with Ado playing and getting trapped when they let him get it.

[msstate7]

11/31 overall shooting = .355
1/12 3-point shooting = .083
10/19 2-point shooting = .526

The answer seems obvious to me... less 3s

[Coach007]

We can’t shoot from the perimeter to save our lives. Defense is great. Ado is a game changer defensively. Nick is too and Q is playing off ball D way better coming up with key plays.

We’ve got to make easy layups on our put backs. We don’t shoot well enough to miss those. We also have to make our free throws.

We do need shots to start to fall. Like I said... about 3% more and we will be hard to beat. At 3% in this game, we would be up by 11. So we are only talking a little bit. This team will be better ...

[thf24]

Then he will never find his stroke again

He doesn't need to find his stroke. He's never going to be a consistent shooter because, like Iron said, his fundamentals are bad, and he doesn't seem to understand shot selection. Way too often he jacks up 3's early in the clock and/or with a defender in his face. If he'd wait for open shots with his feet set he'd probably shoot pretty well, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.

[parabrave]

We’ve only turned it over 3 times though, and winning second chance points 7-0. We keep that up I like our chances. 3 turnovers and that’s with Ado playing and getting trapped when they let him get it.
When Ado got trapped against the baseline Coach williams brought up a good point. No one went to help Ado. they need to start helping each other.

[msstate7]

Terrible start. Get Holman out

[msstate7]

Peters need to be in the game

[Coach007]

Carter... come on man

[msstate7]

Ass kicking engaged. Carter and Holman need to be out

[maroonmania]

We would never have a 3 pointer bounce in like that.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Came out flat. Where is the energy?

[msstate7]

Peters is our only assist guy. Play him howland

[CJDAWG85]

Holman is terrible. He apparently is attempting to rebuild the Hump.

[RougeDawg]

Ado gets pushed around too much for a big. He's getting boxed out by smaller guys.

[MCsMGs]

Peters need to be in the game

Yep!

[Coach007]

Ass kicking engaged. Carter and Holman need to be out

Not sure why carter was trying to double team in the paint.....

[msstate7]

Holman is terrible. He apparently is attempting to rebuild the Hump.

Holman is a really good OOC player, but he cannot hold up to physical play

[LC Dawg]

Shitty start to the 2nd. Can?t let it get away from us.

[parabrave]

There you go Ado.

[msstate7]

Now that was a good rebound, Holman. Get in there

[Coach007]

Carter again left the man open...

[LC Dawg]

Nice job after the timeout.

[msstate7]

Hate possessions like that where nick did not even pass 1 time

[Coach007]

No intensity now.

[MaroonFlounder]

If Nick can?t go, this is a huge loss

[Coach007]

ADO is being kept on the ground on rebounds. 3 guys surround him and go up and his feet are on the ground

[JoseBrown]

We?ve only turned it over 3 times though, and winning second chance points 7-0. We keep that up I like our chances. 3 turnovers and that?s with Ado playing and getting trapped when they let him get it.

I?d like to add ?knocking on wood? if not too late. It?s 7-7 now...

[Coach007]

Come on peters!

[Cloak]

If Nick can?t go, this is a huge loss

Knee to the thigh

[Dawgcap]

Nick hurt on a screen. Arkansas should be safe cause we don't set those type screens!

[Irondawg]

Unlucky sequence there. Peters has a 3 halfway down that kicks out we play great d and they hit a nba 3

[MaroonFlounder]

Macon and Gafford both damn good

[msstate7]

Our defense looks like the egg bowl now

[thf24]

Another awful 3 by X, lucky to get fouled.

[maroonmania]

Just no way to do other things well enough to make up for the differential in perimeter shooting.

[msstate7]

We canno stop them. It is over

[LC Dawg]

Unlucky sequence there. Peters has a 3 halfway down that kicks out we play great d and they hit a nba 3
Yeah, that was brutal.

[maroonmania]

Pathetic foul call there.

[msstate7]

Nick, peters, and Q should log 32 mins a game

[maroonmania]

Real shooters eventually make shots. Guess we don't have any of those.

[Coach007]

Peters is not a team player

[msstate7]

Peters, I bragged on and you lost all control. 2 possessions where no one touched the ball but you. Pathetic

[Big4Dawg]

Peters....snh

[parabrave]

Holman come on man you have to play better than that.

[JoseBrown]

Somebody please send Lamar a Jobu doll. We need his shot back on the jumpers.

[Political Hack]

This is where the game is decided. The next few minutes will dictate whether we lose focus and get blown out or whether we challenge for a win.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Peters needs to hold up a couple times when he pushes it. He just doesn't look to make everyone else around him better. Rushing shots. If he settles down, he good.

[Coach007]

Peters, I bragged on and you lost all control. 2 possessions where no one touched the ball but you. Pathetic

He should play for the Hawgs... "ball hawg"

He is a selfish player.

[Political Hack]

Peters is who he is. I don’t mind the quick shots when he drives the lane, but we’ve got tonhave a trailer coming in after him for a dump off or to get into rebounding position.

[msstate7]

That is what X can bring to the table. I hate the perimeter shooting though

[maroonmania]

Boy, we just can't make a shot that is not right at the basket.

[Political Hack]

We do need shots to start to fall. Like I said... about 3% more and we will be hard to beat. At 3% in this game, we would be up by 11. So we are only talking a little bit. This team will be better ...

We?re getting better but we still lose focus some.

[msstate7]

26 point in less than 10 mins for ark in 2nd half after 28 in first 20 mins

[cheewgumm]

We're 10 deep and cant shoot

[msstate7]

Nice, ado

[Coach007]

ADO DO!!!

[parabrave]

Sorry stats so far. 10 mins to go: 37% Fg . 7% 3pt. 59% FT. Thanks for the refs for keeping it close.

[Political Hack]

Again. Ado is a game changer on D

[Coach34]

Ado is a Mutombo on D

[msstate7]

We cannot keep them out of the paint

[msstate7]

No answer. Our defense is nonexistent

[Bothrops]

Just can't get a lead

[msstate7]

Just can't get a lead

Cannot get stops in 2nd half. They have 32 in 2nd half after 28 in first half. They are getting in the paint every possession.

[BuckyIsAB****]

14-22 at the free throw line

[BayouDawg]

They?re killing us with the back door cut with the ball in the post. Gotta anticipate better

[msstate7]

Big score, Holman

[msstate7]

Our vaunted defense is getting its teeth kicked in now

[Quaoarsking]

Arkansas makes the clutch shots when they need them. I wish we could do that.

[msstate7]

Nick will be a star

[maroonmania]

If we could make a shot outside of 5 feet (including free throws) we would be winning by double digits.

[parabrave]

Listening on the radio. Hump sounds great.

[Coach007]

Like the no foul called....

[msstate7]

Wow. Dumb

[Coach007]

Are you kidding me!

[BuckyIsAB****]

I have to say I was wrong and Im glad. This team is going to compete this year. I was worried about our chemistry but so far tonight we have surprised me

[Quaoarsking]

WTF Q.

[Coach007]

BS call

[Irondawg]

Well that was huge. Macon is on fire. Ark is dumb if they don’t have him shooting almost every shot from here out

[LC Dawg]

Geez. Come on.

[Political Hack]

We’ve got to value every possession right now.

[msstate7]

Ado and nick are gonna be studs

[maroonmania]

They can make a contested 3 pointer while we can't make an open one.

[msstate7]

Big FTs here

[RougeDawg]

They can't keep shooting lights out. we may have weathered the storm.

[LC Dawg]

I like how Arkansas doesn?t rush when they face good defense. If we had a little of that we?d be up by 10.

[msstate7]

Next possession watch for Macon set up 3

[Irondawg]

We need to bury a 3 at some point. 2 of 18 thus far. It’s amazing we are even in the game

[maroonmania]

They can't keep shooting lights out. we may have weathered the storm.

They are the highest scoring team in the SEC so they can shoot the ball.

[Irondawg]

That was 4 fouls on Q. Can’t lose him

[msstate7]

Welp

[Coach007]

FRICKING PETERS!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell!

[Irondawg]

That’s why we suck on offense. That was a high school turnover against the zone

[Political Hack]

Peters just can’t catch a break.

[maroonmania]

Peters just does too many negative things to help us win.

[msstate7]

FRICKING PETERS!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell!

Wish he had just shot. He wanted to and 2nd guessed himself

[BayouDawg]

Lazy pass

[BuckyIsAB****]

Not sure if we arent a better team with Lamar on the bench at this point

[Coach007]

He hurts as much as he helps.

[msstate7]

2/9 ado FTs

[Irondawg]

2-19 now. Is it just me or does carter really push the ball on his strike. It just doesn’t look smooth to me

[msstate7]

Pathetic

[BayouDawg]

Nice box out

[Irondawg]

And nobody and I mean nobody blocks out. That’s the simplest thing in the world and almost nobody in college basketball does it. Drives me crazy

[LC Dawg]

Lol at Ado shooting FTs.

[BayouDawg]

Great shot nick!

[BuckyIsAB****]

Uncontested putback for our vaunted defense

[LC Dawg]

Q!!!!!!!!!

[Coach007]

Nice!

[BayouDawg]

The spoons comin alive! Now get a butt on somebody!

[maroonmania]

If Ado doesn't rebound we can't seem to get one. At least we finally decided to hit some 3 pointers.

[Irondawg]

Got to find a way to slow the ark offense

[Irondawg]

Big offensive possession here

[BayouDawg]

Finally called the push off!

[Irondawg]

Big stop!

[Coach007]

:)

[Irondawg]

Can?t believe they didn?t just hack ado.

[RougeDawg]

Don't deserve to win when you miss this many FT's.

[Irondawg]

One more stop boys

[maroonmania]

Boy, wish we could have gotten that first free throw.

[BayouDawg]

We?ve missed way too many FTs. Stansburyesque

[Irondawg]

I think they decoy with Macon tonget a quick 2 and hope we miss ft like we have

[MaroonFlounder]

Gonna win this game. I’m shocked

[LC Dawg]

Great defense!!!!!

[Irondawg]

What a break

[maroonmania]

We?ve missed way too many FTs. Stansburyesque

They are beyond 5 feet.

[msstate7]

I ripped the D in the 2nd half, but we came up big at the end.

[Irondawg]

Got to make at least 1

[Commercecomet24]

This would be a big win. Finish

[Irondawg]

Got lucky and lucky there at the end

[Coach007]

AHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!

[Irondawg]

Good win. Still an insane amount of room to improve but good win at home

[Commercecomet24]

Big win!

[thf24]

We might bitch our way to a nice season yet.

[Political Hack]

Wow. Great win. We actually escaped in that game against a really good team.

[starkvegasdawg]

Practice this next week needs to be nothing but free throws.

[Dawgpile]

Great win Dawgs!! The D was the difference!

[LC Dawg]

Damn! Nick bricked those bad!
Great win though. This will be a big win at the end of the year.

[maroonmania]

Not sure how we won with that overall shooting display, even from the FT line, but I'll take it.

[sleepy dawg]

That is so big for us right now.

[DawgFromOxford]

1-0 in SEC play

[Coach007]

Don't deserve to win when you miss this many FT's.

Yes.... let's just call up the SEC and the NCAA and tell them we forfeit the game due to not hitting enough FTs. I mean it negates the the fact that we held the top offense to 15 points less than their average and made 3s at the end when needed.

[maroonmania]

Practice this next week needs to be nothing but free throws.

We need a shooting coach to work on every shot that isn't right under the basket, which definitely includes FTs.

[BayouDawg]

Great win! We played physical and attacked all game. I?m hoping we can start to heat up from 3 point land. I don?t know what the problem is there

[bostondawg]

What a win Dawgs. Now let's pack the hump!

[Cloak]

Huge win. Go Dawgs

[Commercecomet24]

Defense and rebounding. We may not be the greatest shooters but these kids are tough.

[starkvegasdawg]

4-21 three pointers
24-40 free throws

Ecstatic we won. Let?s me know if we can keep this effort and clean up these two stats then we could be good this season.

[LC Dawg]

4-21 three pointers
24-40 free throws

Ecstatic we won. Let?s me know if we can keep this effort and clean up these two stats then we could be good this season.

I don?t think Ado is going to get better at FTs so everyone else is going to have to. The Weatherspoons were great but they missed 3 of 4 FTs at the end. Those could have been costly. Great game though and definitely something to build on.

[maroonmania]

4-21 three pointers
24-40 free throws

Ecstatic we won. Let?s me know if we can keep this effort and clean up these two stats then we could be good this season.

If we would have shot the ball we would have run them out of the Hump!

[DownwardDawg]

Great win!! I loved being there!!!

[Turfdawg67]

I ripped the D in the 2nd half, but we came up big at the end.

I refrained from looking at the in-game thread! Need to do that more often! Great win Dawgs!