Louisville NIT Quarterfinals Game Thread

[Bulldog1]

Game at 8 CT on ESPN. I’m kinda nervous about this one. Let’s go boys!

[BeardoMSU]

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[msstate7]

Louisville -6
ESPN Bpi favors Louisville at 84.5%

[Bulldog1]

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I fell off my couch laughing at this. Lol

[Bulldog1]

Louisville -6
ESPN Bpi favors Louisville at 84.5%

That’s worse than Sunday at Baylor

[BeardoMSU]

I fell off my couch laughing at this. Lol

It's a gem alright, lol.

[RocketDawg]

In the preliminary game to the main event, Marquette's making abig run at the end. They were down about 15, now have it to 4 with just under 3 minutes to go. Well, it was. Penn State just got a 3 pointer. Back to 7. But Marquette has free throws coming up.

[RocketDawg]

I fell off my couch laughing at this. Lol

I like the fact that he's wearing his neck brace. :)

[Bulldog1]

In the preliminary game to the main event, Marquette's making abig run at the end. They were down about 15, now have it to 4 with just under 3 minutes to go. Well, it was. Penn State just got a 3 pointer. Back to 7. But Marquette has free throws coming up.

Penn St. is lob city right now. Just throwing alley oops

[Bulldog1]

Starting 5: Lamar, Spoons, X, Ado.

[RocketDawg]

Nick seems to be no worse for wear.

[parabrave]

Dam both teams cold as hell.

[Bulldog1]

Both teams struggling to score

[RocketDawg]

Looks like pretty much a full house at Louisville. Don't know their capacity, but I have a feeling it could get pretty noisy and be a hostile environment later on.

[SailingDawg]

When and why did X take Aric's place in the starting lineup?

[Dawg61]

Who scored first 2 buckets for us before coverage switched to our game?

[Bulldog1]

Who scored first 2 buckets for us before coverage switched to our game?

X with a deep 2, Nick with a layup

[Bulldog1]

When and why did X take Aric's place in the starting lineup?

In the SEC tourney. No particular reason

[msstate7]

X with a 3, Nick with a layup

X was 2

[Bulldog1]

Ado has to hold on and go up

[msstate7]

Holman, go up! Crap dude

[parabrave]

Ado has to hold on and go up

And quit committing stupid hand slap fouls.

[Lord McBuckethead]

If you are going to foul, tie them up.

[Dawg61]

Eli our garbage man

[RocketDawg]

X was 2

Yeah, I thought it was a 3 and the ESPN scorer thought so too since he put up a 3 then backed it down. That white line is hard to see on the edges.

[Bulldog1]

Stapleton playing really good again. I like it!

[RocketDawg]

On a pretty good run here ... 20-12. But there is no lead that can't be overcome. We've seen that many times this year.

[Coach34]

I love watching this team

[RocketDawg]

Stapleton playing really good again. I like it!

If he can stay away from the Technicals, yes.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Solid first quarter. Keep scrapping guys.

[msstate7]

Carter showing you flashes of what he gonna do next season. He will be a 10+ ppg man off bench

[Dawg61]

X & Carter show. 20-12 State after 1st.

[Ari Gold]

Damn it I wish this team would run some offensive sets. **

[Lord McBuckethead]

I love watching this team

Agreed. They look great all world half the time. Make you want to throw the controller through the TV other times. Fun to watch when they are having fun and attacking.

No hand slap fouls, please.

[PMDawg]

Is Reggie Perry ready to be a factor next year? If so.....I get a chubby just thinking about it.

[Bulldog1]

Carter showing you flashes of what he gonna do next season. He will be a 10+ ppg man off bench

Yep. Our best pure jump shooter

[Bulldog1]

Is Reggie Perry ready to be a factor next year? If so.....I get a chubby just thinking about it.

He will be starting imo

[msstate7]

We are gonna have more legitimate players than mins to play them next season

[Bulldog1]

Nice Ado!

[RocketDawg]

Good play by Ado. I like the guy.

[Bulldog1]

We are crushing this zone

[RocketDawg]

Some great defense under the basket. But the Louisville guy walked whehn the announcer thought it should be a jump ball.

[BeardoMSU]

Some great defense under the basket. But the Louisville guy walked whehn the announcer thought it should be a jump ball.

He also stepped on the line, but eh, it's Louisville.**

[Bulldog1]

Some great defense under the basket. But the Louisville guy walked whehn the announcer thought it should be a jump ball.

I thought so as well. He was close to stepping out of bounds too

[Dawg61]

Peters is so fun to watch

[Bulldog1]

Whole team playing great so far

[BeardoMSU]

Lamar right now...*

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[Dawg61]

He will be starting imo

I think DJX has a different opinion

[msstate7]

Outstanding

[RocketDawg]

We're doing some good rebounding against a tough team.

[Bothrops]

Best we've looked against elite talent.

[Dawg61]

Lamar right now...*

http://www.doctornerdlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dicks.gif

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to BeardoMSU again. I haven't been able to give you rep for 84 years.

[RocketDawg]

These refs didn't fall for the flop.

[BeardoMSU]

that's the 3rd or 4th turn over with our foot on the line in the last 2 games. Wtf?

[Bulldog1]

I think DJX has a different opinion

If he keeps this up, let him start

[RocketDawg]

Lamar right now...*

http://www.doctornerdlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dicks.gif

Haha. That's disgusting. :) **

[Lord McBuckethead]

Alright Nick ready to wake up. Good pass.

[Bulldog1]

Nice to see Ado go up strong

[BeardoMSU]

That was...goal tending....shit, refs

[parabrave]

Dam it seems like I'm listening to the 85 Lakers.

[BeardoMSU]

**** yeah!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hell of a play for Nick there.

[RocketDawg]

Our guys can run when they want to. They really look great tonight.

[Dawg61]

We got the A team announcers tonight

[MaroonFlounder]

This game has a frenetic pace so far.

[Bothrops]

Our guys can run when they want to. They really look great tonight.

Confidence is a hell of a thing.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Lamar right now...*

http://www.doctornerdlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dicks.gif

No idea what that means, but I am laughing.

[msstate7]

If we can rebound with a team, we can beat that team. It is the physical teams that kill us. Oh and Louisville, you better slow down... you cannot run with us

[SailingDawg]

I'm no coach: but Ado should not be putting the ball on the floor in the lane, correct? Go up and shoot!?

[Dawgology]

Regardless of whether we win or lose tonight you can see this team finally shaping up and coming together. I still worry about our ability to play a full game but leaders are starting to develop. We will be dangerous next year.

[msstate7]

Quit the show time crap and score

[Dawg61]

No idea what that means, but I am laughing.

Hotdog = flashy basketball

[drunkernhelldawg]

Gotta love it

[Dawg61]

That was a ridiculous pass by whiteboy

[BeardoMSU]

No idea what that means, but I am laughing.

A buddy of mine texted me that Lamar was "slangin' dick like a Grandfather clock" after his second 3, lol...that inspired me to look for a "slangin' dick gif" to post on ED. This was, um....one of the more tame options, lol.

[SailingDawg]

A buddy of mine texted me that Lamar was "slangin' dick like a Grandfather clock" after his second 3, lol...that inspired me to look for a "slangin' dick gif" to post on ED. This was, um....one of the more tame options, lol.

Probably some photos from Taiwan, yes?

[drunkernhelldawg]

Quit the show time crap and score

You're right. That was the kind of play that can get the whole train headed south. But we got the switch back on

[Dawg61]

A buddy of mine texted me that Lamar was "slangin' dick like a Grandfather clock" after his second 3, lol...that inspired me to look for a "slangin' dick gif" to post on ED. This was, um....one of the more tame options, lol.

Oh I was wrong and now I wish you hadn't described it

[RocketDawg]

We got the A team announcers tonight

Yeah, they're good. Maybe they have a little love affair going for Louisville, but the team does have a pretty big name in basketball.

[msstate7]

Howland, howland, howland... we were +16 with ball and you called the TO. We now +11 You gave them a chance to regroup. Stupid

[Lord McBuckethead]

Great 1st half. Need to come out and keep penetrating.

[RocketDawg]

A buddy of mine texted me that Lamar was "slangin' dick like a Grandfather clock" after his second 3, lol...that inspired me to look for a "slangin' dick gif" to post on ED. This was, um....one of the more tame options, lol.

Yeah, that's what I thought rather than 61's interpretation. :)

[BeardoMSU]

Oh I was wrong and now I wish you hadn't described it

Lol. It's a versatile metaphor of his for killin' it, winning, getting tail, bad ass, etc., basically.

[Dawg61]

Whose banged up? Missed it

[BeardoMSU]

Yeah, that's what I thought rather than 61's interpretation. :)

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[MaroonFlounder]

Great 1st half. Need to come out and keep penetrating.

That’s what she said

[BeardoMSU]

Whose banged up? Missed it

X

[Lord McBuckethead]

I am liking the pull up jumper at the ft line. Sometimes I believe our guys drive themselves into trouble and I would rather them try a 15 footer with a guy down low.

[msbulldog]

Great 1st half. Need to come out and keep penetrating.

Yep that's what my wife keeps telling me!

[MarketingBully]

Whose banged up? Missed it

Stapleton got hurt on the no call foul when he shot the three.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Stapleton got hurt on the no call foul when he shot the three.

First I'm hearing of it. big loss if he isn't back. but i'm a believer

[msbulldog]

Stapleton got hurt on the no call foul when he shot the three.

Shit X is faking, cause he knows Coach is fixing to crawl his but for stupid shots and plays!

[Ari Gold]

Howland, howland, howland... we were +16 with ball and you called the TO. We now +11 You gave them a chance to regroup. Stupid

Wow.. the timeout got Lamar back in the game , and you have a timeout you lose in the first half if you don?t use it.

[RocketDawg]

How do they determine who inbounds the ball after the half?

[msstate7]

Wow.. the timeout got Lamar back in the game , and you have a timeout you lose in the first half if you don?t use it.

I will admit I had the benefit of hindsight, but we were rolling. Stupid was a stupid word to use

[RocketDawg]

Great 1st half. Need to come out and keep penetrating.

That's entirely up to Peters .... **

[drunkernhelldawg]

Just wow

[RocketDawg]

The officials are "letting them play" it seems.

[Bulldog1]

Got to make the bunnies

[msstate7]

Do not like that shot, carter

[Bulldog1]

How do they determine who inbounds the ball after the half?

Whoever the possession arrow favors at half

[Dawg61]

Q at the 4, interesting, I think I like it

[RocketDawg]

Whoever the possession arrow favors at half

Thank you sir.

[msstate7]

Color guy is good. Knowledgeable about us and the sec

[msbulldog]

How do they determine who inbounds the ball after the half?

Whoever has the possession arrow gets the ball in the 2nd half.

[Bulldog1]

Great cut out of the inbounds

[Bulldog1]

Q with 12 rebounds. Wow

[BeardoMSU]

Q with 12 boards already. Jeez...

[msstate7]

Q will a double double in the 3rd quarter. Outstanding, Q

[chef dixon]

Don't get me wrong, we are playing fantastic, but Louisville and Baylor are just really not that great of teams. We are just a better team. Plain and simple.

[RocketDawg]

The Sloth didn't look like a sloth on that steal and dunk.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Q said I've had enough of this o board shit

[Dawg61]

I love Howland, he's got his juice back. UCLA is dumb

[msstate7]

Make em quit, dawgs

[Bulldog1]

Great by Holman keeping his pivot foot

[RocketDawg]

Don't get me wrong, we are playing fantastic, but Louisville and Baylor are just really not that great of teams. We are just a better team. Plain and simple.

Might've made some noise in the NCAA if we'd gotten in. Some of the seeding in that tournament pretty much stunk.

[Bulldog1]

I love Howland, he's got his juice back. UCLA is dumb

He sure does. Historic year next year

[msstate7]

If peters comes back, we winning the sec. There, I said it

[BeardoMSU]

wow, Nick....hot damn

[Bulldog1]

Nick will be an AA before he leaves

[RocketDawg]

If peters comes back, we winning the sec. There, I said it

He's trying really hard to get noticed though. He might decide to go.

[BeardoMSU]

There, I said it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNI3DeD1Eqc

[Lord McBuckethead]

All I know, keep scrapping fellas. Also, I need Howlands suit.

[mparkerfd20]

Peters is damn good at times. I sure hope he comes back. And to think I couldn't stand him earlier this year.

[Bulldog1]

Peters is damn good at times. I sure hope he comes back.

I do too

[msstate7]

He's trying really hard to get noticed though. He might decide to go.

If he does go,

Nick
Carter
Q
Perry/holman
Ado

That is still a very formidable lineup. Peters makes up a sweet 16 team though

[Lord McBuckethead]

Make em quit, dawgs

I second this motion. I want to make Louisville quit.

[RocketDawg]

Ado needs to practice free throwns during the off season.

[Dawg61]

Peters doesn't have a choice. He has to comeback to show he can shoot. He leaves now he'll be losing out on $5 mill.

[Bulldog1]

If he does go,

Nick
Carter
Q
Perry/holman
Ado

That is still a very formidable lineup. Peters makes up a sweet 16 team though
Woodard will get some minutes next year too. That kid is a beast

[Red Sox Dawg]

Hope this doesn’t turn into a foul fest

[RocketDawg]

Crap. Down to a 15 point lead now.

[Bulldog1]

I don’t know what that was, but okay

[Bulldog1]

Peters doesn't have a choice. He has to comeback to show he can shoot. He leaves now he'll be losing out on $5 mill.

Peters comes back next year, he’ll be knocking on lottery pick imo

[Dawg61]

Stapleton's knee/leg is bothering him

[Bulldog1]

I like quarters better than halfs

[chef dixon]

Q says suck my nuts ED once again

[Dawg61]

Appears to be right calf cramp for Stapleton

[BeardoMSU]

Q is having an awesome game.

[mparkerfd20]

Damn Peters, nice pass. Woo

[RocketDawg]

We were +7 in the 3rd quarter. Do it again and we'll win by 25.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Another good quarter by the bulldogs. Keep it going. Also, no hand slap fouls.

[Dawg61]

Howland reads ED, last play proves it

[HaggardDawg]

They want NYC boys. This is fun to watch.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Stapleton's knee/leg is bothering him

Looked like his brace was locking up. Kept trying to adjust it.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Q is having an awesome game.

Little hat trick by him there. What a pass!

[Bulldog1]

Q is really motivated. He has shut me up tonight. Great game, Q. Outstanding effort.

[Dawg61]

Q is having an awesome game.

Really is, game winners tend to do that next game it appears

[BeardoMSU]

Q says suck my nuts ED once again

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[RougeDawg]

Ado needs to practice free throwns during the off season.

Ado needs to be shown the GD weight room before the summer.

[Bulldog1]

Howland reads ED, last play proves it

I think they all read. Hence Tonight’s effort

[Dawg61]

They want NYC boys. This is fun to watch.

Really playing fast and loose. This is the best basketball we've seen since Varnado blocked Scotty Hopson in SEC championship.

[BeardoMSU]

The guts last game, and the continued effort tonight is really awesome to see.

[Bulldog1]

Nick with the hops!

[RocketDawg]

They're looking like an NBA team right now. Never seen them play so well.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Man. Am I dreamin'?

[BeardoMSU]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

[BeardoMSU]

Man. Am I dreamin'?

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[Dawg61]

Damn Peters has become a totally different player. He's ridiculously unselfish all of a sudden. House of Highlights effect

[RocketDawg]

Ado made a foul shot!

[Dawg61]

https://i.imgur.com/bwikr12.gif

Haha there's our rally sloth

[RocketDawg]

Stapleton's keeping his cool tonight too. Playing very well.

[BeardoMSU]

Damn Peters has become a totally different player. He's ridiculously unselfish all of a sudden. House of Highlights effect

He probably read all your "lottery" posts from early season, lol.

[Ari Gold]

CBH taking Padgett to the woodshed..

[BeardoMSU]

I don't give a shit that this is the NIT. We haven't played in the post season, or played this well, in over half a decade. I'm lovin' it.

[Lord McBuckethead]

That time out call made zero sense with the Media time out coming up 4 seconds later. WTH.

[Bulldog1]

CBH taking Padgett to the woodshed..

I thought this would happen. Oh, the benefits of having a HOF coach. Man, I love me some Howland.

[Bulldog1]

That time out call made zero sense with the Media time out coming up 4 seconds later. WTH.

Just giving us extra time to enjoy this beat down

[Dawg61]

Damn can we get Tameeka Catchings to give speech lessons to the Spoons please

[msstate7]

Very proud of this team

[Lord McBuckethead]

Of course that is literally the only thing I could complain about. Good game so far.

[Dawg61]

Damn Sicario 2 looks phenomenal

[drunkernhelldawg]

I don't give a shit that this is the NIT. We haven't played in the post season, or played this well, in over half a decade. I'm lovin' it.

I'm with you brother. March Hapiness.

[Dawg61]

I don't give a shit that this is the NIT. We haven't played in the post season, or played this well, in over half a decade. I'm lovin' it.

It's been a decade

[Liverpooldawg]

This is the best game I’ve seen MSU play in many, many years. They all have played very well but I have to mention X. This is by far his best game.

[BeardoMSU]

Damn Sicario 2 looks phenomenal

I thought the trailer looked good, too. I love the original (one of the best Directors working, thought 2 isn't from him). Interesting to see that Alejandro and Graver will be at odds; not sure I like that....

[Bulldog1]

Holman is killing it also

[BeardoMSU]

Holman is killing it also

We'll need him to have a good senior year.

[Prentis]

Damn Sicario 2 looks phenomenal

Can't wait to see it.

[Dawg61]

This is the best game I’ve seen MSU play in many, many years. They all have played very well but I have to mention X. This is by far his best game.

I like X starting at the 4

[Ari Gold]

Mother ****ing woodshed job..

Oh btw Kermit you thought Louisville was the best team you played this year.. well you got this team twice next year.
Have fun.!!!!!

[bluelightstar]

we should totally kick X off the team***

[Lord McBuckethead]

Also, it looks like that Range Rover gets stuck on the top step.

[Bulldog1]

I’m amazed at tonight’s game. From Q all the way to CBH, we just scorched a blue blood.

[Bulldog1]

Put the whole SEC on notice NOW! Next year will be a historic year.

[Bulldog1]

We have went this whole thread without melting. Great job, guys!

[Coach007]

This has been a great display of team work. Been awesome to see them play loose.

[BeardoMSU]

A big part of the last two games has been not getting ****ed by the SEC refs....

[Dawg61]

Damn that was pretty from Holman

[RocketDawg]

Damn can we get Tameeka Catchings to give speech lessons to the Spoons please

Yeah, I hope they're successful in the NBA 'cause they'd never make it in the booth. Better yet, they could work with Admiral Schofield.

[Dawg61]

PUT IN SINGLETON!!!!!!!

[RocketDawg]

Also, it looks like that Range Rover gets stuck on the top step.

I'd rather go up the steps in the Range Rover than down them.

[Dawg61]

Shit Singleton got blocked but he's a good athlete and he's long. He deserves more minutes than zero the previous twenty games.

[Dawgpile]

Nooooo Yooork, Noooooooo York!

Dat dat, da da dant, dat dat, da da dant.....

[RocketDawg]

Pretty amazing game. I honestly thought this would be the last game of the year. Now I'm thinking we might win it all.

[MarketingBully]

This is a Sweet 16 team next year boys.

[PMDawg]

Please let us play Stansbury!

[Lord McBuckethead]

A big part of the last two games has been not getting ****ed by the SEC refs....

Bingo.

[Bothrops]

Greatest performance I've seen in the post season, period!

[msstate7]

Greatest performance I've seen in the post season, period!

We were great. You must have missed the final 4 run

[tcdog70]

I like X starting at the 4

I like X playing with his mind in check. he had a hell of a game tonight.

[dawgday166]

Trying not to get too excited just yet but, if Ado, Holman, Carter get stronger in off season .. next year may be the most talented MSU team we've had 1 - 7.

Every other team had good role players to go with some studs. 96 team had great guards + Dampier & Jones. 2004 team was made by Bowers, Frazier, and Roberts primarily.

[LC Dawg]

I?ve been excited all year, even when we lost some, because you could see we were close and this type basketball was coming. This shit is fun. Now we can go to NY and win the whole ****ing thing and everyone will know what?s coming next year. Hail State!

[RocketDawg]

We were great. You must have missed the final 4 run

Probably half of the posters here weren't even born when that happened. I was a fairly young dude myself back then.

[Dawgface]

Amazing effort. Will be great watching them play in the Garden.

[parabrave]

Well I guess MSU's new away color is grey.

[Dawgcap]

I like X playing with his mind in check. he had a hell of a game tonight.

I agree and I hope Coach works on that in the off-season but he is an extremely emotional player. He plays the same way every game it’s just the good- great can come with a bad- very bad. I love that he takes on tough assignments but I hate he can go off grid! Emotional player with amazing abilities. We will always love him for that but at times we will hate him for it.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

I was a fairly young dude myself back then.

Damn, thanks Rocket I just spit up my coffee on my keyboard.....

[Pit Bull]

Amazing effort. Will be great watching them play in the Garden.

Greatest basketball venue of all time IMO, kids will have a great time regardless of how it comes out. Penn State today looked a lot like us. They even wore gray uniforms that looked like ours. These will be two evenly matched teams. I was very surprised how easily we handled the Cardinals tonight on their wood. Maybe our best game of the year......jumped on them early....kept their big crowd out of the game....and cruised!!

[Bulldog1]

I like X playing with his mind in check. he had a hell of a game tonight.

Another game that he made his first shot. He’s really stepped up since we moved him to the starting 5

[dawgday166]

Greatest basketball venue of all time IMO, kids will have a great time regardless of how it comes out. Penn State today looked a lot like us. They even wore gray uniforms that looked like ours. These will be two evenly matched teams. I was very surprised how easily we handled the Cardinals tonight on their wood. Maybe our best game of the year......jumped on them early....kept their big crowd out of the game....and cruised!!

If we bring it like we did tonight ... shouldn't be that close.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well that and he allows Hollman to come in after 4 minutes with fresh legs and 0 fouls. Holman when he is looking to block shots is fun to watch.

[MCsMGs]

Greatest basketball venue of all time IMO, kids will have a great time regardless of how it comes out. Penn State today looked a lot like us. They even wore gray uniforms that looked like ours. These will be two evenly matched teams. I was very surprised how easily we handled the Cardinals tonight on their wood. Maybe our best game of the year......jumped on them early....kept their big crowd out of the game....and cruised!!

We didn’t get the crowd out of it until midway through the 4th quarter. Our guys fed off the energy as well or better than Louisville did. The fact that we played as well as we did in an extremely hostile environment is what made that win so impressive. I’ve never been in a louder area...22,900 in attendance with probably less than 100 Dawgs.

[RougeDawg]

I?ve been excited all year, even when we lost some, because you could see we were close and this type basketball was coming. This shit is fun. Now we can go to NY and win the whole ****ing thing and everyone will know what?s coming next year. Hail State!

They?ll still pick us 10th in sec preseason because of the SEC ref factor. They cost us at least two W?s this year. Others they took Ado and holman out of the game early and we got way behind. SEC refs would?ve had Ado Andrew holman both fouled out last night mid way into 3rd.

[Bully13]

I thought the fans that stuck it out to the end, despite getting whipped badly, showed class by continuing to cheer their team on. Sure is great to be going back to MSG. Hope it turns out better for us this go round.

[Bulldog1]

Here’s what a Louisville best writer wrote on Twitter after the game. What an idiot.
Nick Burch
@_NickBurch
Hate losing to garbage teams at home, but ugly losses are just par for the course this season, unfortunately.

Beyond excited for a new era to begin.
10:13 PM ? Mar 20, 2018 from Beckley, KY