Chance to separate tonight with Bama losing at home and Ark losing

[R2Dawg]

last night. We must win tonight. Aub loses by 10 tonight as well.

[Turfdawg67]

Where the 17 is the MBB game thread? I mean... I've checked out, but I figured a lot of you had not.

I really just wanted to say that Bama just lost to A&M. Didn't Bama beat us by 20??

[R2Dawg]

Yep we also must beat Bama at home too. Well this can be the game thread.

[R2Dawg]

Somebody guard Kotsar

[R2Dawg]

Perry working on his triple double with third being TOs

[msstate7]

Kotsar going off.

Carter has to take care of ball

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Perry showing why he won?t be a NBA player....

[CJDAWG85]

Our student section hasn’t stood up yet. They are a ****ing joke.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Ado on fire since the tip in.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Carter getting hacked all the way down the court.

[Turfdawg67]

Perry showing why he won?t be a NBA player....

Hmmm... bet on that?

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bullshit foul on Nick there. The offensive guy dove into him and he basically played that perfectly.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Oh yeah, the ref with the worst view of the play made the call.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Got to keep attacking, and we need to get their pg another foul this half.
Up 6 with 4 to go in the 1st.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Not a foul.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Perry hacked under the basket, not a foul.

[R2Dawg]

Carter getting hacked all the way down the court.

Perry getting mugged inside and no call, then they call a touch foul stopping our fast break.

[msstate7]

Perry really struggling.

[R2Dawg]

Why is SC getting to mug us in this game and no foul?? Carter getting killed.

[Dawgology]

They are getting away with a lot of fouls but also had 9 to our 4 in the first half. Imagine the refs were worried their whole team would foul out in the first half.

[Turfdawg67]

Why is SC getting to mug us in this game and no foul?? Carter getting killed.

To be somewhat fairish... the clock was expired when he got mugged. He should've passed it or pulled up and took a shot.

[msstate7]

Up 9 at half and perry hasn't made a fg. Get perry going, and hopefully we can cash this one in

[Lord McBuckethead]

Alright, guess we are going to start the half with 3 consecutive crap possessions.

[R2Dawg]

To be somewhat fairish... the clock was expired when he got mugged. He should've passed it or pulled up and took a shot.

Well I wasn't just talking about that one play, but Carter got hit the first time well before clock ran out. Best answer by others is SC already had a lot of fouls so they just quit calling them. Kinda like the Bama DB PI strategy. They can't call them all if you foul all the time.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Didn't USCs big guy run show on us everytime we have played him. I swear his 3 largest games in his career are all against us.

[Lord McBuckethead]

4 consecutive bad defensive trips.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Smart play by Stewart there. Tie that thing up, or grab and rip.

[Dawgcap]

Yet we are winning.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Some clutch shooting by woodard and Nick there. Keep taking the easy ones when they give it. We may want to start getting Perry out away from the basket working a lick and roll. Let Ado work the baseline for the option.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Yet we are winning.

Oh yeah. We are winning, but giving away possessions.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good block by Ado and good attack to the basket by Stewert.

[Dawgcap]

Oh yeah. We are winning, but giving away possessions.
So are they. We aren?t playing air

[Lord McBuckethead]

Then we let them get 5 on a wide open three and easy layup.
Our guys were busting it for 3 consecutive minutes nonstop. Looked really winded there.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good time for a breather. Lets get Perry going.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Straight nasty segment right there.

[HoopsDawg]

Value the ball!! Value the fckn ball!!!

[Lord McBuckethead]

3pt game.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Ado at the line. Missed his 1st.

[West Tn Dawg]

Stupid turn overs return!!! Stepping out of bounds when uncontested? No excuse!!!!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Stewart. Boom.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Perry doesn't work for the ball worth a hell. He just allows his guy to front him the entire game. You have to force your man further from the basket. He is just standing next to the baseline.

[msstate7]

Hold on guys

[Lord McBuckethead]

Up 7.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Got to play solid coming out of this timeout. 3:50 left.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Weird foul call there. Keep fighting guys.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bigtime attack play by Nick there.

[HoopsDawg]

So many Perry turnovers.

Great game by Ado.

[Lord McBuckethead]

11 with 1:51. Travel by Perry.

[Lord McBuckethead]

9 pts. Weatherspoon just should have gotten a T there.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn guys. Just play standard non 17 up basketball for the next 1:12.

[HoopsDawg]

Howland coaching his ass off tonight. Talented team but he's got his hands full with this group.

[maroonmania]

SEC basketball is just so difficult to watch because of the totally incompetent officiating.

[dantheman4248]

Yes South Carolina makes a lot of unforced turnovers too. They're also a team that is sitting on the outside looking in on the tournament. Yes, we may win tonight. This will be very helpful to make the NCAA tourney. However, playing like this will also get us a swift exit from the tourney again. We've got to quit with the dumb as shit turnovers. This team could be so so so good and go on a great run. They just gotta be smarter on the offensive end. We're getting closer to where we need to be with set plays and running a fluid offense where we share the ball but not quite there yet. We can't just settle for being good enough to beat our opponent. We need to play to a standard every night. Then when we run into teams that can make us pay we'll be better prepared. I'm honestly surprised how well they've responded since the loss to ole miss. Team looked ready to pack the season in.

[Lord McBuckethead]

How do they call a foul on Ado. He was following the shot. Wow.

[maroonmania]

ADO WAS TERRIBLE on that! Either knock the ball into the seats or let him go!

[HoopsDawg]

What are u doing Woodard????

[maroonmania]

We are going to make this a game after all.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Scar basketball. Dang. 6 pt with 59 left.

[maroonmania]

Left a guy wide open and with a miracle they shoot an airball.

[Lord McBuckethead]

ADO WAS TERRIBLE on that! Either knock the ball into the seats or let him go!

Ado never touched him.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Ice it Nick.

[HoopsDawg]

Yes South Carolina makes a lot of unforced turnovers too. They're also a team that is sitting on the outside looking in on the tournament. Yes, we may win tonight. This will be very helpful to make the NCAA tourney. However, playing like this will also get us a swift exit from the tourney again. We've got to quit with the dumb as shit turnovers. This team could be so so so good and go on a great run. They just gotta be smarter on the offensive end. We're getting closer to where we need to be with set plays and running a fluid offense where we share the ball but not quite there yet. We can't just settle for being good enough to beat our opponent. We need to play to a standard every night. Then when we run into teams that can make us pay we'll be better prepared. I'm honestly surprised how well they've responded since the loss to ole miss. Team looked ready to pack the season in.

That's what makes this team so frustrating- the potential is there. But at this point, we are what we are..apparently.

[maroonmania]

He was right with him all the way down the lane. SEC refs will call anything they can on us. He should have knocked the ball into the first row.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Ado yet again, did not foul that guy even that time.

[maroonmania]

We have NO basketball IQ on this team.

[Lord McBuckethead]

The best thing this team could have happen, is a new coach to come in and mix up the offensive and defensive practices.

Wow, Carter just fouled a guy.

Not saying replace Howland, but they are not learning a dang thing week in and out. They are the same team they were 2 months ago, weatherspoon is just less rusty.

[Lance Harbor]

This is so painful to watch.



Ado yet again, did not foul that guy even that time.

[HoopsDawg]

Just look at this finish. Awful fouls by Carter and Ado. Awful turnover by Perry. It's crazy.

[Bdawg]

We have NO basketball IQ on this team.

It's truly unbelievable

[Dawgcap]

You know at some point it might be good to quit griping on every play

[maroonmania]

The best thing this team could have happen, is a new coach to come in and mix up the offensive and defensive practices.

Wow, Carter just fouled a guy.

Yep, right after he had fumbled the ball out of bounds to give SC the ball back. You can't make this stuff up.

[HoopsDawg]

One adjustment Howland could make is stop giving Perry touches in the backcourt.

[dantheman4248]

Holy ****ing shit this has been such a bad last 1:30 of basketball. Thank god SCAR can't hit 3s. (Yes one guy took his first shot from there all season) Leaving two wide open in late game scenarios. Just small things like that will end up biting us in the ass at some point. Thank god SCAR didn't hit them. But that shouldn't be what we are saying. We should be saying good job forcing a bad job shot.

[Lance Harbor]

Perry & Carter have 5 turnovers each and half the teams 20 turnovers. I don't even know how a team wins with 20 turnovers.


Just look at this finish. Awful fouls by Carter and Ado. Awful turnover by Perry. It's crazy.

[maroonmania]

You know at some point it might be good to quit griping on every play

We've at least made most of our free throws down the stretch. There is a positive.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Have Leech teach this team how to run a football play on the inbounds.

[maroonmania]

Can we get the ball in bounds?

[msstate7]

I'll let y'all be mad about this win... I'm just happy we won it. South Carolina does this crap... last 3 games, their opponents turned it over 20, 19, and 20 times. They force you into an ugly game. We survived

[maroonmania]

That's ridiculous. Nothing definitive about that.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hmmmmmmm. Hitting someone's hand and raking it off the ball is a foul.

[maroonmania]

I'll let y'all be mad about this win... I'm just happy we won it. South Carolina does this crap... last 3 games, their opponents turned it over 20, 19, and 20 times. They force you into an ugly game. We survived

Not over yet. One more turnover on the inbound here and its anybody's game.

[Dawgology]

**** these refs

[Lord McBuckethead]

Just throw the ball down court. Its a 4 pt game. Make them burn 5 just getting back down the court. Since we cannot inbound it.

[maroonmania]

This is freakin' unbelievable.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Ha. That was hilarious

[Bdawg]

Hilarious. We can't even inbound the ball.

[Commercecomet24]

We are a very low basketball iq team. Dang they're frustrating

[dantheman4248]

That's where replay can be horseshit. That's out on the defense. No need to review. Stupid.


And we just had back to back turnovers... with secn not showing the 3rd pass in at all. Amazing.


7 what we do is stupid turnovers. This isn't a SCAR thing.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Now we need to foul when they inbound it. Almost gave them a 3.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good rebound by woodard.

[Dawgology]

We about the only team that consistently gets ****ed by refs at home. What a ****ing joke

[maroonmania]

Most ridiculous display of basketball I've ever seen in the last minute plus. Hard to ever feel very good about this team.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn good fight, by South Carolina. We held on. Every win is good.

[Cloak]

That was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen

[Dawgcap]

WRAP IT!!!!

[BayouDawg]

This team has so many athletes but no brains

[maroonmania]

We about the only team that consistently gets ****ed by refs at home. What a ****ing joke

I still don't see how they overturned that possession on the knock out of bounds.

[Lance Harbor]

It's comical.


We are a very low basketball iq team. Dang they're frustrating

[Bdawg]

I still don't see how they overturned that possession on the knock out of bounds.

Such a BS call

[maroonmania]

We are a very low basketball iq team. Dang they're frustrating

Great minds think alike I guess.

[Bdawg]

It's comical.

It's down right scary. Is there such thing as a negative IQ?

[maroonmania]

That was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen

Pretty much routine SEC officiating which is bad and always out to screw us over. We are one of the few teams I've seen that can't seem to even get calls at home.

[tcdog70]

Thanks Nick--Ado and DJ. They won this game. Perry and Carter -what the hell was their problems tonight. Woodard dribbling between his legs while being trapped. And the Refs did all they could do to help SC. But a beat is a beat. let's move on.

[Dawgcap]

It?s a W. Take and move on. The bubble changes daily. Hell NC State behind us on the bubble beat Duke by 22. Bama lost at home. We need 5-1 to finish. Don?t know if we are mentally tough enough but we will see. I?m gin to bed still knowing we have hope. The country is weak this year, get in and weird shit can happen.

[dantheman4248]

Back to back games that could have finished as resume building double digit wins that we shoot ourselves in the foot to be single possession wins.

Gut feeling is that the lack of respect we and the sec get in men's basketball is going to screw us and we will be the first team out. Wish we would play to our potential and not leave it up to chance.

[HoopsDawg]

Thanks Nick--Ado and DJ. They won this game. Perry and Carter -what the hell was their problems tonight. Woodard dribbling between his legs while being trapped. And the Refs did all they could do to help SC. But a beat is a beat. let's move on.

Yep, survive and advance. Have to win Saturday now.

[LC Dawg]

It's a good win. This bunch can be frustrating but they are in 5th place in the league with a decent chance at finishing in the top four. They also have a decent chance of losing out and being a 5 seed in the NIT.

[Cowbell]

It's a good win. This bunch can be frustrating but they are in 5th place in the league with a decent chance at finishing in the top four. They also have a decent chance of losing out and being a 5 seed in the NIT.

The most accurate statement on here tonight. Lol

[Dawgcap]

Back to back games that could have finished as resume building double digit wins that we shoot ourselves in the foot to be single possession wins.

Gut feeling is that the lack of respect we and the sec get in men's basketball is going to screw us and we will be the first team out. Wish we would play to our potential and not leave it up to chance.
We have won 8 of last 10 in conference. Tied for 5th now. Go 5-1 we likely a 4 seed with 22 wins. We can?t fall asleep which we do at times but we are in if we finish strong? Can we? I don?t know but this conference deserves 5 and will get 5. A W is all that matters not a plus 10 win

[Dawgcap]

4-1 in conference and 21 wins.

[jacobyjones5]

Some of my thoughts on the game:
1.One of the worst officiating performances I?ve ever seen! We could?ve gotten a foul call pretty much every time we went up with the ball inside! The refs only called fouls when SCAR was basically intentionally fouling us to keep us from getting the easy buckets. Plus two phantom calls on Ado to end the game plus a non-existent moving screen...
2. We may be the most athletic team in the SEC but we have run no offense at all. Howland and his assistants have failed to teach players to move without the ball. The players have also not been taught how to make a sequence of passes to find an open shot. It?s either a drive and kick out or lob to a semi open Perry down low. Never see our guys whipping the ball around unless it?s on a fast break.
3. Even despite the 2nd point this team is so talented that I think they?ll make the tournament. I like the effort they play with and think they have some toughness.

[Commercecomet24]

Great minds think alike I guess.

Yep! No lead is ever safe for us. We can give it away at the drop of a hat, never seen anything like this bunch.

[Irondawg]

I would love to be a fly on the wall at some film sessions and practices to see if we simply don't coach some of the standard fundamentals or if the players are just that dense. I assume most players also watch a lot of basketball and if you just listen to Hubie Brown a few games you get smarter.

[Dawgcap]

While the end was frustrating the officiating didn?t help. We tried to hold on against another team knowing every win is important. We held on. This finish has no determination on next game. Move forward and hope the guys pull a road win against a dangerous A&M. It?s amazing so many rail on the SEC because of national pundits. This is not a weak conference. And we are 8-5 now after winning 8 of last 10. Make no doubt the SEC has talented teams. Make the tournament and it?s a wide open field

[PGHBulldogBG]

I actually haven?t been that disappointed in the overall play in conference besides that disaster at Ole Miss. Hopefully I do not have to retract this statement after Saturday as they better win in College Station. I am not the biggest Howland fan, but the fire Howland crowd is a bit overdramatic. The main reason we are in this spot is because of that horrible inexcusable home loss to La Tech. That was by far the worst.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

I actually haven?t been that disappointed in the overall play in conference besides that disaster at Ole Miss. Hopefully I do not have to retract this statement after Saturday as they better win in College Station. I am not the biggest Howland fan, but the fire Howland crowd is a bit overdramatic. The main reason we are in this spot is because of that horrible inexcusable home loss to La Tech. That was by far the worst.

Howland isn?t above some criticism but the crowd that wants to fire him is absolutely insane. I?m not sure there is another fan base in the country that bitches this much after a W. We were sluggish and it got a little rocky down the stretch but it?s still a win.

[Pipedream]

The best thing this team could have happen, is a new coach to come in and mix up the offensive and defensive practices.

Wow, Carter just fouled a guy.

Not saying replace Howland, but they are not learning a dang thing week in and out. They are the same team they were 2 months ago, weatherspoon is just less rusty.

We were 100th in the net 8 weeks ago and are now down to 50. To say this is the same team is asinine. The other team is on scholarship too. They're not just playing ghosts out there. We are on the cusp of having back to back NCAAT teams and the team has gotten zero support from our fans. Its entitled and pathetic horseshit.

[tcdog70]

Some of my thoughts on the game:
1.One of the worst officiating performances I?ve ever seen! We could?ve gotten a foul call pretty much every time we went up with the ball inside! The refs only called fouls when SCAR was basically intentionally fouling us to keep us from getting the easy buckets. Plus two phantom calls on Ado to end the game plus a non-existent moving screen...
2. We may be the most athletic team in the SEC but we have run no offense at all. Howland and his assistants have failed to teach players to move without the ball. The players have also not been taught how to make a sequence of passes to find an open shot. It?s either a drive and kick out or lob to a semi open Perry down low. Never see our guys whipping the ball around unless it?s on a fast break.
3. Even despite the 2nd point this team is so talented that I think they?ll make the tournament. I like the effort they play with and think they have some toughness.

good points except for #2--we did several times run a reversal and allow an over the top pass to Ado and Perry. We did get Carter open several times for a 3-which he mostly bricked. Perry must quit with the traveling-he does it every game--3 times last night. Carter has to play a whole lot better.

[Ari Gold]

Some of my thoughts on the game:
1.One of the worst officiating performances I?ve ever seen! We could?ve gotten a foul call pretty much every time we went up with the ball inside! The refs only called fouls when SCAR was basically intentionally fouling us to keep us from getting the easy buckets. Plus two phantom calls on Ado to end the game plus a non-existent moving screen...
2. We may be the most athletic team in the SEC but we have run no offense at all. Howland and his assistants have failed to teach players to move without the ball. The players have also not been taught how to make a sequence of passes to find an open shot. It?s either a drive and kick out or lob to a semi open Perry down low. Never see our guys whipping the ball around unless it?s on a fast break.
3. Even despite the 2nd point this team is so talented that I think they?ll make the tournament. I like the effort they play with and think they have some toughness.

14 assists on 23 made fgs and shot 50% from the field .. that’s very good and was 5/12 from 3 that’s very good against a team that defends you to death
For sure too many turnovers and very sloppy with the ball in the last 2 -3 minutes
Out rebounded our opponent again.
And made more free throws than the opponent shot..

And most important won the game..

[chef dixon]

We do two thing very well that we haven't always in the past and that's top 10 in rebound margin and top 50 in free throw percentage.

[BeardoMSU]

but the crowd that wants to fire him is absolutely insane.

You know it's funny...we make fun of OM for their revisionist memories of where their football program should stand in the annals of history, but our fan base's view of our basketball program is so much worse, and it's like pulling teeth for those few who try and introduce an accurate perspective.