Biggest Men's BB game in years- State vs Tenn Game Thread

[preachermatt83]

Ummm.... no. Howland is slowly building a winner. Next year IS the year. We are playing ahead of schedule this year. Unless we win the Tourney, it will be the NIT this year and I’m good with that.

Amen!! And may very well win the nit

[preachermatt83]

I always thought he sucked. Couldn't do anything with Kevin Durant. But this team is really well coached.

Me too. Exactly my thoughts. That's why I'm suprised how well this team is coached.

[bluelightstar]

In fairness, the football team also had some major setbacks under Mullen before achieving better highs. Progress in sports programs isn't always linear.

[bluelightstar]

Maybe so but I live 3 hours away and I?ve already decided to get season tickets next year. I?ve worked out what I can do with the tickets when I can?t make it but I feel these guys deserve asses in the seats.

Oh, don't get me wrong - I totally agree.

[HoopsDawg]

UT is really good, but they have played one of their best games of the year and we have played awful..especially this half.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Wow we look as bad as we have all year in the most important game of the year.

[msstate7]

This tenn loss will cost us vs LSU too. Tenn did not just beat us tonight, they completely cut our nuts off and flushed them down the toilet. We got physically and emotionally beat the F down. Howland has a tough task to get us back going

[LC Dawg]

We just need to get this over with and move on. We obviously don?t match up well with Tenn but if we get in the right bracket in the SEC tourney I think we can win it. We?re still a good team. We just got our ass handed to us. It happens. As I said earlier Bama beat this Tenn team by 28. Shit happens. If we go to the NIT I?ll root for us to win it.

[MarketingBully]

This tenn loss will cost us vs LSU too. Tenn did not just beat us tonight, they completely cut our nuts off and flushed them down the toilet. We got physically and emotionally beat the F down. Howland has a tough task to get us back going

Are you always this negative?

[RocketDawg]

This tenn loss will cost us vs LSU too. Tenn did not just beat us tonight, they completely cut our nuts off and flushed them down the toilet. We got physically and emotionally beat the F down. Howland has a tough task to get us back going

Otherwise we looked pretty good ....

[bluelightstar]

Are you always this negative?

only about the basketball team and Joe Moorhead's recruiting

[RougeDawg]

If the fouls are called even in 1st half and TN doesn?t make 11 more FT?s than we do we are most likely leading at half by 4-6 and we come out differently in 2nd half.

[Acid mouth]

Looks like we will be playing a Thursday game at the SEC tourney. There is no other team that I want in the opposite bracket more than Tennessee. Assuming we beat LSU, do we get in if we make it to the SEC finals and lose?

[msstate7]

Are you always this negative?

No, i blame the refs for my negativity

[Red Sox Dawg]

So if we win @ LSU and get to the tournament finals do we still get in?

[RougeDawg]

Tennessee has shot around 75% in the 2nd half. Hard to beat that.

[Quaoarsking]

So if we win @ LSU and get to the tournament finals do we still get in?

Not unless we win the Finals

[msstate7]

If the fouls are called even in 1st half and TN doesn?t make 11 more FT?s than we do we are most likely leading at half by 4-6 and we come out differently in 2nd half.

Wow. Like when we were up double digits on auburn at the half? It is ok to admit we are completely outclassed... we outclassed

[MarketingBully]

We just need to get this over with and move on. We obviously don?t match up well with Tenn but if we get in the right bracket in the SEC tourney I think we can win it. We?re still a good team. We just got our ass handed to us. It happens. As I said earlier Bama beat this Tenn team by 28. Shit happens. If we go to the NIT I?ll root for us to win it.

No one can match up with Tennessee if the refs allow them to do what they are doing on defense. This is like playing a Frank Martin defensive team without the refs calling fouls. Williams should be gone by now and fouled out. So should Schofield. It’s terrible what the refs allowed them to get away with.

[mparkerfd20]

Guys we ain't getting in. Never were. It was a pipe dream. Give it up.

[Dawgology]

We are NIT bound

[LC Dawg]

So if we win @ LSU and get to the tournament finals do we still get in?
I?m no expert but I would say that depends on who we beat to get to the finals and upsets in other conference tourneys.

[RougeDawg]

Wow. Like when we were up double digits on auburn at the half? It is ok to admit we are completely outclassed... we outclassed

I?m saying mentally it has an impact. Did you ever play sports? In college?

Calling the 1st half evenly and evening out free throw attempts will impact the score and halftime mentality. You can not deny that. That’s what I’m saying

[bluelightstar]

At this point, we'll need to win the SECT. Can't overcome that putrid non-conference schedule.

[MarketingBully]

If the fouls are called even in 1st half and TN doesn?t make 11 more FT?s than we do we are most likely leading at half by 4-6 and we come out differently in 2nd half.

Agreed. The refs allowed Tennessee to dictate that game and we didn’t recover. Got to fight through bad officiating but that is part of the maturation process.

[Red Sox Dawg]

I think we have a chance if we make it to the finals, that’s 3 more wins, but it may take winning it

[HoopsDawg]

At this point, we'll need to win the SECT. Can't overcome that putrid non-conference schedule.

this is correct. NCAAT dream is over.

[RougeDawg]

At this point, we'll need to win the SECT. Can't overcome that putrid non-conference schedule.

So can you please defend the other teams currently in the tourney with worse non conference schedules than us and playing in worse leagues. The announcers talked about it early in the game.

[LC Dawg]

At this point I just want to see how we respond Saturday. If we bounce back and win at LSU I?ll be very happy even if we have to settle for the NIT. It will signal growth of our team and those of us with reason know next year is going to be a very good year.

[Esac44]

This team needs the NIT to play more basketball. The NCAA and they'd be a one and done.

[tcdog70]

This tenn loss will cost us vs LSU too. Tenn did not just beat us tonight, they completely cut our nuts off and flushed them down the toilet. We got physically and emotionally beat the F down. Howland has a tough task to get us back going

Take a 17ing breath. The truth is TN was the best team tonight. Ours bigs and Peters has a shitty night. They made like 9 shots in a row. They were shooting over 70% in the second half. Let's go beat LSU

[msstate7]

Do we have to beat LSU to get NIT? If we lose that game, our rpi is most likely upper 70s

[Cooterpoot]

If not for the women, this sports year would be pathetic.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Take a 17ing breath. The truth is TN was the best team tonight. Ours bigs and Peters has a shitty night. They made like 9 shots in a row. They were shooting over 70% in the second half. Let's go beat LSU

Yeah I agree. This team got cheated twice and got back up. This one wont put us down.

@ LSU will be tough tho. I think we win it they dont have what UT does in their frontcourt

[HoopsDawg]

Do we have to beat LSU to get NIT? If we lose that game, our rpi is most likely upper 70s

actually a good question. If we lose to LSU and go one and done, we might miss the NIT.

[msstate7]

actually a good question. If we lose to LSU and go one and done, we might miss the NIT.

That would be a total kick in the nuts

[BuckyIsAB****]

If not for the women, this sports year would be pathetic.

9-4 in football is pathetic? 21-9 in mens is pathetic?

I'd like to see what a decent year is then. The Egg Bowl was a fluke if thats why youre saying that...I aint even tripping over that one anymore. They know what happened.

We are 2x the program they are right now and they know it. Thus the whole #MississippiMade push

[Bothrops]

We couldn't beat Tennessee if we played 'em 8 times this year. Gonna be tough to regroup after that beat down. I hope Howland has the formula.

[MarketingBully]

Do we have to beat LSU to get NIT? If we lose that game, our rpi is most likely upper 70s

Is this a joke question? We are solidly in the NIT at this moment no matter what happens but continue with your negative rant.

[Liverpooldawg]

If not for the women, this sports year would be pathetic.

A 9 wn football team at MSU is not pathetic

[bluelightstar]

everyone needs to calm down. I'm pretty sure every team in the SEC except Kentucky** and Auburn have been taken out behind the woodshed at least once this year.

[Liverpooldawg]

actually a good question. If we lose to LSU and go one and done, we might miss the NIT.

That is certainly not out of the question.

[Coach34]

We beat LSU and we put ourselves back in the conversation with a big SEC Tourney. Tough loss tonight no doubt

[Coach34]

That is certainly not out of the question.

Not a chance- we are a lock for the NIT

[Ari Gold]

Everyone clam the **** down..
It was an ass whipping it happens. Tenn is very ****ing good and solid 3 seed coming tourney time.
Beat LSU and get a couple of wins in the SECT and let’s see what happens.

[MarketingBully]

everyone needs to calm down. I'm pretty sure every team in the SEC except Tennessee and Auburn have been taken out behind the woodshed at least once this year.

Tennessee is going to win this ****ing league!!!!! We were 18-2 in the Hump. We will make the NIT if we don’t make the NCAA tournament. We are currently 21-9 and 9-8 in the SEC and these asshats are talking like this team sucks and has a below .500 record. I guess we prefer the days when no one gave a shit and we had Rick Ray. Me, I say the future is bright and looking great! If we don’t make the tournament this year, we will definitely make it next year guaranteed.

[MarketingBully]

Not a chance- we are a lock for the NIT

Exactly.

[LC Dawg]

9-4 in football is pathetic? 21-9 in mens is pathetic?

I'd like to see what a decent year is then. The Egg Bowl was a fluke if thats why youre saying that...I aint even tripping over that one anymore. They know what happened.

We are 2x the program they are right now and they know it. Thus the whole #MississippiMade push
I agree. I?ll admit the Egg Bowl loss still gets to me but luckily I don?t associate with any of that fan base and as you said they know how they won. The fact is that we cared about football in late November, we cared about men?s basketball in late February and our women?s basketball is undefeated and ranked #2.

[bluelightstar]

Tennessee is going to win this ****ing league!!!!! We were 18-2 in the Hump. We will make the NIT if we don’t make the NCAA tournament. We are currently 21-9 and 9-8 in the SEC and these asshats are talking like this team sucks and has a below .500 record. I guess we prefer the days when no one gave a shit and we had Rick Ray. Me, I say the future is bright and looking great! If we don’t make the tournament this year, we will definitely make it next year guaranteed.

And UT -- as good as they are -- got absolutely demolished by a mediocre, at best, Alabama team. Bad nights happen in this league.

[BuckyIsAB****]

I agree. I?ll admit the Egg Bowl loss still gets to me but luckily I don?t associate with any of that fan base and as you said they know how they won. The fact is that we cared about football in late November, we cared about men?s basketball in late February and our women?s basketball is undefeated and ranked #2.

I associate with a lot of them and none of them have talked nearly as much as they did in 15.

Dey know

[Red Sox Dawg]

I think we have an outside shot if we beat LSU and make it to the tourney finals. Man I am looking forward to next year’s team. Perry, Woodard, and Jethro should help us big time and DJ will add another legit scorer. Add that to the experience coming back and we should be really improved next year.

[Turfdawg67]

We beat LSU and we put ourselves back in the conversation with a big SEC Tourney. Tough loss tonight no doubt

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So I take it we won’t see any Q bashing or Peters worship tomorrow?!?

[Turfdawg67]

****ing well ****ing said Ari! ****ing great ****ing post!

[msstate7]

Anyone think ado may have gotten a concussion on the grant Williams flagrant? Ado was just awful after that play.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Anyone think ado may have gotten a concussion on the grant Williams flagrant? Ado was just awful after that play.

He couldnt catch before than nor after.

He learned tonight

[Coach34]

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So I take it we won’t see any Q bashing or Peters worship tomorrow?!?

Q scored well- did you see the asswhoppin he got defensively? Wow

[BeardoMSU]

He learned tonight

https://memecrunch.com/meme/BSAVH/you-gon-learn-today/image.gif?w=499&c=1

[msstate7]

Ark is destroying auburn in the paint. Auburn run is over. They will not even come close to the sweet 16

[parabrave]

Anyone think ado may have gotten a concussion on the grant Williams flagrant? Ado was just awful after that play.
I hope that Ado has G williams build next year/ Our boys just looked like a bunch of 9th graders compared to the Tenn players.

[Turfdawg67]

https://s10.postimg.org/areihxdux/2_A331879-81_DF-4_C30-_ADDF-66_DECA9_C466_A.jpg

So I take it we won’t see any Q bashing or Peters worship tomorrow?!?


Q scored well- did you see the asswhoppin he got defensively? Wow

Okay... so maybe not the Peters praise. The crapper to either is I love them both!

[tcdog70]

Q scored well- did you see the asswhoppin he got defensively? Wow

I saw asswhoppin by several. Why pick on him? Cause that's what you do. Beat a dead horse much? Wonder why both announcers said Q was our best player, dumbasses, should have checked with you.

[MarketingBully]

Q scored well- did you see the asswhoppin he got defensively? Wow

Did you see Nick Weatherspoon get racked by Grant Williams and not a call was heard by any ref....oh yeah, they stopped the action when we got the ball back to help Nick off the floor. And I love this zinger by Don Daily the ref to Lamar Peters:

https://twitter.com/scoutstever/status/968646537105563649

[Dawgcap]

Was at the game and what I felt was we came into the 2 nd half was we were beat. Look I don’t agree with the calls in the first half I felt our guys let that dictate our play to start the 2nd. I may be wrong but I felt by the 2-3 possession we were beat. That’s a team to young to handle adversity. By the time Howland tried to stop it it was too late. Was at the game and I knew 2 minutes in it was gonna get ugly