BEAT BAMA - Men's Basketball Game Thread

[ScoobaDawg]

Alright.. It's time for us to take the next step forward in showing the Dogs are back...

Game starts in 40 minutes...

A win would mark MSU's first four-game winning streak in league play since 2008

BULLDOG BITES

Nick Weatherspoon (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4323) was named the SEC's Freshman of the Week on Monday.
The Bulldogs are .500 or better in SEC play 10 games into the schedule for the second year in a row. That hasn't happened in back-to-back years since 2011 and 2012.
Against Georgia, sophomore forward Lamar Peters (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4268) had a season-high 20 points. On the year, MSU is 12-0 when a player scores 20-plus points.
Freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4323) took one charge against Georgia to give him a team-high 18. He is tied for the most in the SEC with Alabama's Herbert Jones.
MSU snapped a six-game losing streak to Georgia.
The 57 points were the fewest allowed in SEC play for Mississippi State, while UGA's 20 rebounds were the fewest allowed all year.
With 17 wins, MSU has now surpassed its win total from a year ago.
The Bulldogs have lost four in a row in to Alabama overall and four-straight at Humphrey Coliseum. They've never lost five straight at the Hump to the Crimson Tide.
Junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4271) had 14 points against Georgia to give him 1,195 for his career. He's now just four points shy of tying Mario Austin at 26th.
Aric Holman (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4267) has 108-career blocked shots, the 8th most in school history. He needs nine more to tie Wiley Peck (1976-79) for seventh at 117.
Abdul Ado (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4262) has a team-high 45 blocked shots, the fifth most by a freshman in school history.
MSU is 16th nationally with its 5.4 blocks, while Abdul Ado (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4262) ranks 41st in the country.
Mississippi State leads the SEC and is 29th nationally in points allowed at 65.3. MSU is also 20th in the nation in field goal defense at 40.0 percent.
The Bulldogs have held eight of its 10 SEC foes below their scoring average and 20 of 23 on the entire year.
MSU has now shot 50 percent or better from the floor 10 times this year, including the last three games. Last year, the total was eight.
MSU is looking to win four SEC games in row in the same season for the first time since 2008.
Nick Weatherspoon (http://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4323)'s 10.8 scoring average is 10th best in school history for a freshman.

[ScoobaDawg]

Shirts for tonight?
Marketing stepping the budget up if they are giving away shirts on back to back nights.

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[bigplayslay]

Nobody is here. Pathetic

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[KOdawg1]

Nobody is here. Pathetic
yep

[ShotgunDawg]

Nobody is here. Pathetic

Not sure why anyone thought we'd pack the place two nights in a row

Women's basketball is directly cannibalizing Men's basketball attendance to some extent

[Bulldog1]

Ughh!

[msstate7]

That is as dumb a foul as you will see. Dang

[ScoobaDawg]

Gregg Ellis just posted a video at tipoff of the crowd... pathetic

https://twitter.com/MSUsportsGregg/status/961027303835885568

[Dawg61]

Damn Peters is the dumbest smart person on our team

[Bulldog1]

What are they doing?

[msstate7]

Nick has taken 3 perimeter shots now. That is not your game, nick

[Bulldog1]

3 fouls in 3 minutes

[msstate7]

3 fouls in 3 minutes

And they were all fouls. We have to clean it up

[Bulldog1]

Ado is improving every game! Going up strong.

[Bulldog1]

And they were all fouls. We have to clean it up

Yep.

[RocketDawg]

Nobody is here. Pathetic

Lots of prime seats on the lower sidelines that are empty. Looks like more empties than filled.

[ScoobaDawg]

Bama leads MSU 8-7 with 15:53 left in the 1st half and Abdul Ado shooting FTs after the media timeout.
Q with 5 pts

[ShotgunDawg]

Lots of prime seats on the lower sidelines that are empty. Looks like more empties than filled.

The price we pay to be in a low populated area. People can't fill the arena on back to back nights & drive 2 hours both ways.

If the men start winning, girls attendance will decrease

[Bulldog1]

Nick should’ve took the layup.

[parabrave]

Anybody else use Hailstate game tracker? I always follow the games on it and it has been off the last 4 BB games. Anyone having problems with it?

[starkvegasdawg]

Need to clam down. Look like we?re rushing everything.

[msstate7]

Welp. We are in trouble. Shit ado!

[ScoobaDawg]

Abdul Ado gets his second foul at 13:48

[ShotgunDawg]

Why do our players always appear to have below average hands?

Seems like every team struggles to catch the ball

[msstate7]

They are eating us up defensively.

[Liverpooldawg]

They are eating us up defensively.

That's not hard to do. All you have to do is make it a half court game.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Holman needs to step up

[Bulldog1]

Maybe Q will come back in after this timeout

[ScoobaDawg]

Timeout on the floor, 11:10 left in the half, MSU trails Alabama 14-12.

[MarketingBully]

Officiating has been suspect in Bama’s favor.

[TUSK]

Hey guys, doesn't the home team usually where white?

I've been outta the loop, SIAP....

[TUSK]

Officiating has been suspect in Bama’s favor.

REC doin' werk.*

[Coach34]

Holy Lord why is Peters still on the bench???

[ShotgunDawg]

Hey guys, doesn't the home team usually where white?

I've been outta the loop, SIAP....

Not sure Tusky,

We don't normally watch men's basketball. We are a women's basketball school now

[Bulldog1]

Lamar hasn’t shot yet

[ShotgunDawg]

I have become well acquainted with the sounds of the Hump rims this year

[TUSK]

Hey guys, doesn't the home team usually where white?

I've been outta the loop, SIAP....

Disregard: It's a Blackout... kewl.

[msstate7]

We cannot even get a shot off save 3s. They are getting in the paint every possession.

[MarketingBully]

Tony Greene and Ted Valentine? We’re screwed.

[ShotgunDawg]

I'll continue to say that our biggest problem is that we can't catch.

Even when we make great passes, they are normally bobbled & the timing is thrown off

Wide open threes here boys & we can't hit them

[MarketingBully]

We cannot even get a shot off save 3s. They are getting in the paint every possession.

The officials are ****ing us that is why.

[Coach34]

Bama is good. It's going to take a great effort tonight

[ShotgunDawg]

It's just incredible to me how much better of shooters Victoria & Schaffer are than any guy on campus

[msstate7]

This is not an inspiring start. They can get easy shots at will. We cannot get anything

[Liverpooldawg]

Jacking up threes, sigh.

[msstate7]

Great job, peterz

[Bulldog1]

They are killing us in the paint

[Dawg61]

Ado dunks like Shaq sometimes

[msstate7]

8 seconds left on shot clock and we foul away from ball.

[MarketingBully]

Think about it. 5 of Alabama’s first 8 points were a result of bad officiating. The bogus desperation three point foul call 2 of 3. The second was not calling Hall out of bounds on the opposite side when they stopped play and Hall stepped over the line throwing the ball in. They immediately bring it down and get a three point play. We have both Greene and Valentine? Those guys are some of the shittiest officials in the SEC.

[ScoobaDawg]

Peters picks up 2nd foul... media timeout 7:36 Bama 18-15

[msstate7]

They are killing us in the paint

Did the same thing last time we played. Had peters not gotten red hot, we would have lost by 20. I want to believe we can win, but we just look really overmatched

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I swear we get called for off ball fouls like 4 times more than our opponents do.

[Red Sox Dawg]

It’s like there are 2 of him...Good Lamar and Bad Lamar.

We need more Good Lamar

[ShotgunDawg]

Think about it. 5 of Alabama’s first 8 points were a result of bad officiating. The bogus desperation three point foul call 2 of 3. The second was not calling Hall out of bounds on the opposite side when they stopped play and Hall stepped over the line throwing the ball in. They immediately bring it down and get a three point play. We have both Greene and Valentine? Those guys are some of the shittiest officials in the SEC.

Death, taxes, & the same fans complaining about officiating every game.

[Bulldog1]

Peters is so quick

[ScoobaDawg]

Death, taxes, & the same fans complaining about officiating every game.


Yep.. I have no problem with Tony Greene at all... he is always very fair.

[msstate7]

That is what we need.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Refs had a chance to call 2 fouls on Peters layup

[Bulldog1]

I don’t understand why we don’t run in the fastbreak more

[Red Sox Dawg]

Yeah we don’t have anyone who can do that, wow

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep.. I have no problem with Tony Greene at all... he is always very fair.

I have no clue who Tony Greene is.

My point is that they are clearly outplaying us, so blaming it on officiating is disingenuous at best & distracting to the real issue.

[Liverpooldawg]

Death, taxes, & the same fans complaining about officiating every game.

It's not officiating. We are playing dumb.

[msstate7]

They never call that, but that was traveling by Sexton

[ShotgunDawg]

This chick talks more than any color analyst I've observed

[Bulldog1]

Ridiculous

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

It took the ref at half court calling it to finally get a foul in the paint.

[ShotgunDawg]

Boy, this is bad basketball.

What we watched last night was graceful & this game looks like a rugby match.

Bad product

[civildawg]

What the heck are we doing out there right now

[MaroonFlounder]

I’m still struggling to see what ELI Wright’s role on this team is.

[msstate7]

Q does some of the dumbest crap

[Red Sox Dawg]

Playing pretty good defense lately

[ShotgunDawg]

Weatherspoon just missed in the entire rim on an open 3 pointer

[HoopsDawg]

Poor sub patterns this half

[msstate7]

Weatherspoon just missed in the entire rim on an open 3 pointer

A no pass 3. Those rarely (very rarely) work for us. That was a bad decision

[Bulldog1]

I’m glad to see X not shooting any 3s yet

[Dawg61]

I’m still struggling to see what ELI Wright’s role on this team is.

He doesn't know his role still that's his problem. Think he was the go to scorer in HS and he still hasn't adapted to not being that guy anymore.

[Coach34]

It's a defensive struggle- going to be ugly all night

[msstate7]

I love when nick drives. Great things happen

[Liverpooldawg]

When you drive to the bucket good things happen.

[ScoobaDawg]

MSU up 24-22 now thanks to Nick

[Bulldog1]

Nick is really good

[msstate7]

Fouls galore on Bama all-the-sudden

[ScoobaDawg]

Thanks Tony!!!!

[Liverpooldawg]

Nick is really good

He is the best player on the team.

[Bulldog1]

Is it just me, or has Holmans shot been off the past couple of games?

[ScoobaDawg]

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We're playing foul-a-minute here at The Hump. 17 fouls in 18 minutes.

[Dawg61]

Damn that's two lucky throw up layups for them

[Coach34]

He is the best player on the team.

not today- but will be eventually

[msstate7]

Is it just me, or has Holmans shot been off the past couple of games?

Think we are seeing natural regression to the mean. Holman is not a 40+% 3 shooter

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Nick's mid range jumper is money

[Red Sox Dawg]

Why

[msstate7]

Wow, X

[Bulldog1]

That was nice!

[Liverpooldawg]

not today- but will be eventually

I think he already is.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Fouls getting to be an issue for us

[Coach34]

I think he already is.

You have already proven to be an idiot- so nobody agrees with you

[ScoobaDawg]

Holman refused to be dunked on, commits the hard foul on Hall. Hall leaves the game favoring his wrist

Just came back early from wrist surgery... uh oh

[Liverpooldawg]

You have already proven to be an idiot- so nobody agrees with you

Lol, whatever coach. When all else fails call someone an idiot,

[Dawg61]

If Hall is out that's a big loss for Bama

[msstate7]

Really good 1st half. Nick really sparked us about midway thru the half

[civildawg]

Why do we continue to jack up threes? My god this frustrating

[ScoobaDawg]

Halftime: @HailStateMBK (https://twitter.com/HailStateMBK) 30, Alabama 28. Nick leads with 10 pts

[Red Sox Dawg]

We have a pretty good record when we lead at the half.

[MarketingBully]

They evened out the fouls at the end of the half. Good sign for us. Now just attack attack attack in the second half.

[Coach34]

Lol, whatever coach. When all else fails call someone an idiot,

everyone has seen your posts- the proof is in the pudding

[ScoobaDawg]

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[LC Dawg]

We?re playing good defense and that gives us a chance. That?s who we are. If someone gets hot we may pull away some in a game but when we win this year its mostly going to be because of our defense.

[Liverpooldawg]

If Hall is out that's a big loss for Bama

He may have hurt his wrist, but he got kneed in the nuts as well. If it's the wrist, that's a big loss for them.

[Liverpooldawg]

everyone has seen your posts- the proof is in the pudding

Ok. :)

[BuckyIsAB****]

Peters handle is just nasty. He broke Sexton down twice

[starkvegasdawg]

Why do we continue to jack up threes? My god this frustrating

1-12 isn?t good?

[bostondawg]

That 5* UConn transfer just committed to us.

[msstate7]

That 5* UConn transfer just committed to us.

Great job, vic

[Liverpooldawg]

That 5* UConn transfer just committed to us.

AWESOME! If we couldn't get her after her being there last night it just wasn't going to happen.

[dawgday166]

Vic understands relentless effort and strain.

[BayouDawg]

Had to listen on the radio on the way home from work. Solid first half just got to keep grinding. We need to capitalize on our fast break chances the second half.

[Bulldog1]

That’s pathetic

[msstate7]

Wow...

[Dawg61]

That 5* UConn transfer just committed to us.

Can she play for the men tonight?

[Liverpooldawg]

We have some serious foul trouble

[ShotgunDawg]

I think I'm going to be the sound of the Hump rim for Halloween next year.

I'll go house to house in Starkville with a recording of the Hump "clunk" playing & everyone will recognize it immediately due to familiarity

[Liverpooldawg]

Lil' Spoon can play!

[Liverpooldawg]

And now Nick and Holman 3 fouls.

[Dawg61]

Oh my

[Mjoelner34]

B.S. call on Nick. He was moving but the offensive guy still can't extend his arm and push you out of the way! USCe got called a couple of times last night for doing just that.

[Liverpooldawg]

Hall back out there, yep.

[RocketDawg]

That 5* UConn transfer just committed to us.

I thought the game last night, the atmosphere, the coach, and the crowd might have that effect. :)

[SailingDawg]

And now Nick and Holman 3 fouls.

This is why my brother quit going to games years ago. It's a matter of a split-second judgement call and it affects the game. No fun.

edit: Nick W has a bloody lip, and the foul was on him?

[Dawg61]

Damn we're beating each other up. I love the toughness

[Dawg61]

Wow what's it take to get a charge call

[Red Sox Dawg]

Tyson Carter getting hot

[Bulldog1]

We need carter to get hot!

[civildawg]

These refs are terrible

[Red Sox Dawg]

Gotta answer here. Gritty game

[EdDawg]

Blair wouldn?t be able to draw a charge with these refs.

[msstate7]

9 point lead cut to 4 on one possession

[Dawg61]

Carter can score a lot of points fast

[Bulldog1]

There’s probably been close to 30 fouls called! That’s crazy.

[msstate7]

Ado cannot handle giddens

[msstate7]

That is BS

[Bulldog1]

Let them play! Stupid call

[Liverpooldawg]

That call on X is total BS. If anything it was on Bama.

[Bulldog1]

Thank you!

[starkvegasdawg]

Tv Teddy realized he hasn?t had air time in over 30 seconds.

[Red Sox Dawg]

That was crap

[Bulldog1]

WHAT!

[starkvegasdawg]

These refs could at least give us a reach around.

[LC Dawg]

Sexton always makes contact when he?s playing defense and nothing is called. You touch him when he has the ball and you get a whistle.

[Liverpooldawg]

And another one.

[Saltydog]

We have the folks on the perimeter to match up w/Bama but inside they are just are just plain better than us.

[Dawg61]

How is that not a charge?!

[msstate7]

Thank God giddens is out

[Bulldog1]

Giddens has 4

[MoreCowbell]

If that was a block on Peters then I have no clue what a charge is. That was textbook.

[Liverpooldawg]

This is just painful to watch. Refs ruining the game.

[msstate7]

Nick got lazy there. When he starts doing that, he becomes a liability. Drive, nick

[MarketingBully]

Still good with the officiating assholes?

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

8 fouls 8 minutes into the half. This is absurd

[Political Hack]

Bigs doing a good job of getting fouls by staying in position.

[Dawg61]

Still good with the officiating Shotgun

fify

[SailingDawg]

Nine point lead erased. We play well, run a little, fouls slow us down and take away our game. No fun.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Good Defense

[msstate7]

Man the f up, ado! Get that ball

[Liverpooldawg]

We may not have anyone left to play at this rate.

[Red Sox Dawg]

You gotta be kidding

[Irondawg]

Bama going to get to shoot FT to victory

[msstate7]

You gotta be kidding

That was BS by ado

[LC Dawg]

Both teams have more fouls than made shots.

[Dawg61]

Teddy Valentine is the worst ref on the planet

[msstate7]

Slip, slip, slipping away

[starkvegasdawg]

Bama has 20 points from the line.

[Irondawg]

Plenty of time left but we are going to have to hit a couple of 3s to win this thing

[starkvegasdawg]

37 fouls called total tonight.

[Dawg61]

Peters turns it over than acts like it's the other guys fault. He's gotta stop doing that every time he has a turnover.

[starkvegasdawg]

Plenty of time left but we are going to have to hit a couple of 3s to win this thing

Don?t say that out loud. They might hear you.

[EdDawg]

Gotta step into him and make him go over you there. If he really wants the oop make him earn it.

[MaroonFlounder]

Black uniforms jinxed us again*****

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Maybe Sexton shit talking the student section will get the team and the crowd to turn it up a notch or something

[Bulldog1]

Wow! Quick turnaround!

[RocketDawg]

Really nice play to tie the game.

[Red Sox Dawg]

That was a quick little run. Game is tied.

[msstate7]

Need a stop here. Step up, dawgs

[msstate7]

Damn, x

[Bulldog1]

Really?

[Bulldog1]

Giddens is gone

[msstate7]

Big foul there. Great job, Q

[Dawg61]

Make your FTs Q!

[Bulldog1]

Nice!

[msstate7]

Peters, that is on you.

[Liverpooldawg]

Peters , that was just stupid.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Jesus Peters don't shoot that

[Political Hack]

I don’t kike that TO at all. Only 1 left.

[LC Dawg]

I know this isn?t pretty but I?m enjoying the hell out of it.

[Political Hack]

We’ve got two guys rebounding on offense. That’s terrible.

[Dawg61]

Peters is like a wild horse put in the Derby every game. He's faster and better than every other horse but he's wild as **** and runs off to eat the hotdogs in the stands.

[Bulldog1]

Oh no!

[RocketDawg]

Did the woman announcer just imply that we have a full house tonight?

[msstate7]

Peters is like a wild horse put in the Derby every game. He's faster and better than every other horse but he's wild as **** and runs off to eat the hotdogs in the stands.

Lol

[Bulldog1]

Okay, we need a score here!

[Liverpooldawg]

Peters is like a wild horse put in the Derby every game. He's faster and better than every other horse but he's wild as **** and runs off to eat the hotdogs in the stands.

That about sums him up.

[msstate7]

Big score, Q.

Dig in D

[ShotgunDawg]

Peters is like a wild horse put in the Derby every game. He's faster and better than every other horse but he's wild as **** and runs off to eat the hotdogs in the stands.

Feels like I've seen this in a movie or something. Trying to remember which one.

[Political Hack]

Peters is like a wild horse put in the Derby every game. He's faster and better than every other horse but he's wild as **** and runs off to eat the hotdogs in the stands.

I don?t know if it can be described any better.

[msstate7]

Cannot get the big rebound

[Dawg61]

Feels like I've seen this in a movie or something. Trying to remember which one.

Blazing Saddles deleted scenes??

[msstate7]

Ado! Nice

[Bulldog1]

Get a good shot

[Red Sox Dawg]

Come on strong finish here

[Dawg61]

Huge call goes our way there

[Bulldog1]

Wooooo!

[ShotgunDawg]

That's winning rugby right there

[msstate7]

Outstanding! Fn outstanding

[Red Sox Dawg]

Heck yeah

[Liverpooldawg]

Very, very nice trip up the floor there.

[starkvegasdawg]

Holman icing the win.

[Dawg61]

What a pass what a finish!!

[msstate7]

Make the FTs

[RocketDawg]

Holman icing the win.

Not over yet but looking good.

[Political Hack]

Need 3 more points.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Holman should get more touches than he does

[Bulldog1]

Nice D!

[starkvegasdawg]

Not over yet but looking good.

Trust me. This game is on ice like a cold beer.

[Bulldog1]

REALLY! He jumped into him!

[Irondawg]

I hate it when officials give offensive players that call when they initiate contact

[Cloak]

Great win. We are back

[starkvegasdawg]

That should be a charge.

[Liverpooldawg]

That's an offensive foul. That's total garbage.

[Red Sox Dawg]

That is such a crap play. I know it gets called on us but he flat jumped into him.

[Irondawg]

It?s pretty clear that was not a normal shooting motion. How do you go to the monitor and come away with that

[Liverpooldawg]

How do they call that?

[Dawg61]

That's a BS call

[bostondawg]

Terrible, terrible call.

[RocketDawg]

Bogus foul call, then they upheld it even after the replay.

[Irondawg]

Worst case make it a non shooting foul and just give him two shots

[Dawg61]

It?s pretty clear that was not a normal shooting motion. How do you go to the monitor and come away with that

They weren't checking the foul call they were checking if it was a 3 or 2

[Red Sox Dawg]

That color chick is a little chatty.

[Liverpooldawg]

They weren't checking the foul call they were checking if it was a 3 or 2

Yeah, I don't think you can review the actual call. It was a total garbage call.

[Red Sox Dawg]

We have to make a free throw

[Liverpooldawg]

This ain't over yet.

[Irondawg]

we Got to make a ft

[Liverpooldawg]

If they called a TO then it's a tech and our ball. And that's it. Our ball too.

[msstate7]

Q is killing us at the line

[Liverpooldawg]

Missed the free throw, dang it. We have to make one here.

[Bulldog1]

PLEASE MAKE A FREE THROW!

[Dawg61]

Chris Webber in the Hump?

[Irondawg]

Well we made it interesting, but great win

[Dawg61]

Jesus Q make a free throw

[RocketDawg]

Great win but testy at the end.