MSU/South Carolina game

[RocketDawg]

We're up 10-7 early in the game. On ESPNU

[EdwardDrayton]

Brooks with a monster start.

[msstate7]

Brooks with a monster start.

He's so much better when his shots are around the basket.

[EdwardDrayton]

He's so much better when his shots are around the basket.

Big amen to that.

[Pancho]

He hot tonite

[R2Dawg]

Brooks with a monster start.

Brooks is outstanding 12 ft in. Looks like he has had some coaching. This is the Brooks we need to make a run.

[msstate7]

Jeffries, don't force it

[Commercecomet24]

So far so good

[msstate7]

Mol, I'm not be critical of you much, but don't take that shot early

[R2Dawg]

No one can really stop Molinar. Only Molinar can stop Molinar. My only criticism of him is not taking over a game more when needed. Sometimes he needs to play selfish.

[R2Dawg]

Boy we are certainly NCAA quality when we decide to play

[msstate7]

No one can really stop Molinar. Only Molinar can stop Molinar. My only criticism of him is not taking over a game more when needed. Sometimes he needs to play selfish.

If he could shoot 3s, he'd be as good as anyone

[msstate7]

Alright dawgs, finish strong

[Commercecomet24]

Boy we are certainly NCAA quality when we decide to play

That's the crazy part. We look so good at times and others look like they've never seen a basketball before. Inconsistent as heck.

[msstate7]

Fountain has given us good mins tonight

[RocketDawg]

South Carolina is looking about like we did against Texas Tech Saturday.

[msstate7]

South Carolina is looking about like we did against Texas Tech Saturday.

It happens. Let's just do what TT did to us - not let up!

[R2Dawg]

Brooks midrange game is unstoppable. There is where we need him. No more 3 stuff.

[msstate7]

Outstanding 1st half, dawgs.

[R2Dawg]

These charging calls are ridiculous

[RocketDawg]

These charging calls are ridiculous

Yeah, that last one against Brooks sure was.

[R2Dawg]

Refs ain't calilng no fouls on SC

[msstate7]

"Miss st has reason for concern"

State up by 26

[R2Dawg]

"Miss st has reason for concern"

State up by 26

Yeah, I think he was just trying make it interesting. We did foul up two trips in a row on the zone.

[R2Dawg]

Body control is unreal

[EdwardDrayton]

Body control is unreal

That was crazy. Absolutely gets mugged and still buries the deuce for the and 1.

[Saltydog]

Almost playing too well tonight, which I hope doesn't mean we'll play like shit this weekend. Arkansas is hot right now too.

[R2Dawg]

Refs are pathetic. SC players dives and knocks ball OOB and they keep ball?

[OLJWales]

I'm a just wanting a hug or reach around.

[R2Dawg]

That was crazy. Absolutely gets mugged and still buries the deuce for the and 1.

Molinar could be the Dak for MSU in the NBA. He has that potential.

[RocketDawg]

We're slacking off a little too much.

[R2Dawg]

As usual we ain't finishing well.

[R2Dawg]

Course, refs heppin them out every play too

[R2Dawg]

This would be UF game if the lead was less.

[msstate7]

This game is over, but I feel like fouls for us haven't been fouls for SC this 2nd half

[R2Dawg]

This is why we won't make the tourney and lose so many games we shouldn't

[Lord McBuckethead]

Let me guess. We were up 26, and now we let them go on a 13-0 run with our starters still in. Why? Why is DJ on the floor. He just whiffed on an open rebound.

[EdwardDrayton]

This game is over, but I feel like fouls for us haven't been fouls for SC this 2nd half

No doubt

[R2Dawg]

We are horrible on this press

[Lord McBuckethead]

Nice way to dribble into another trap, after calling a timeout after getting trapped. And then a phantom backcourt call? WTF was that.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Oh yeah, we cannot break a simple of a press? Do we ever coach between games?

[RocketDawg]

How long's it been since we scored?

[Lord McBuckethead]

Yeah, I think he was just trying make it interesting. We did foul up two trips in a row on the zone.

We haven?t scored in 4 minutes.

[R2Dawg]

For Molinar good thing NBA don't press

[Lord McBuckethead]

How long's it been since we scored?

Since the three ball at the 5 minute mark. 6 straight turnovers I think.

[Lord McBuckethead]

DJ just travelled. How does that not get called? What a winner.

Just crotched a free throw.

[Commercecomet24]

We haven?t scored in 4 minutes.

We do this every game. We can overcome it against bad teams against good ones we can't. Been the same since Howlands been here

[R2Dawg]

This win don't even feel good now, last 5 minutes sucked.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bet DJ turns it over with 5 seconds left.
Hahhahhhahahaha, ref bailed him out.

[msstate7]

DJ just travelled. How does that not get called? What a winner.

Just crotched a free throw.

Jeffries...
9 pts 7 reb 5 assists

[Lord McBuckethead]

Somehow, the last 5 minutes with our starters in, feels like we shit the bed.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Jeffries...
9 pts 7 reb 5 assists

I wish his numbers would match his high opinion of himself, at least once.

[msstate7]

This win don't even feel good now, last 5 minutes sucked.

Good God

[msstate7]

I wish his numbers would match his high opinion of himself, at least once.

Weird flex to be trashing our players after a good win

[msstate7]

Really could use Louisville win tonight over UNC. Louisville down 1 at half

[EdwardDrayton]

It was a double digit no drama win. Personally enjoyed the hell out of one the outcome was never in doubt.

One down, six to go.

[basedog]

Weird flex to be trashing our players after a good win

Plus 1. I don't get the bashing after a double digit win. Winning is what matters, it doesn't surprise me SC didn't quit.

Some of u guys need a dog**

[msstate7]

It was a double digit no drama win. Personally enjoyed the hell out of one the outcome was never in doubt.

One down, six to go.

It certainly wasn't a pretty finish, but when you up 26 with 5 mins, it's natural to coast. Then you add the fact that SC went balls to the wall, and you end up with the meaningless big run.

[EdwardDrayton]

It certainly wasn't a pretty finish, but when you up 26 with 5 mins, it's natural to coast. Then you add the fact that SC went balls to the wall, and you end up with the meaningless big run.

Exactly

[msstate7]

Man, OM's Ruffin is gonna be a problem the next few years. Good grief, he is destroying lsu

[MoreCowbell]

Doubt we make the real tourney but will Dominate the NIT

[msstate7]

Anyone watching the Louisville UNC game? The acc is just basically making sure UNC doesn't lose this game. These officials should never coach another game. The officiating is so bad, and these Louisville fans are so irate, they may get the hell beat out of them.

[Lord McBuckethead]

It wasn?t meaningless. It is a symptom that shows up over and over and over with our team. This symptom will again 17 us down the road.

Now I will add, this happens in college basketball. Runs are 100% the game they play. Our team just doesn?t have what it takes to consistently play a game against a good team and not have a 7 minute period of the game where we score jack shit.

That 7 minutes happens every time a team presses us down the court. It is like our coaching staff does not know how to teach our players to counter it. It?s like they have never seen this practice. It has been this way for the entire Howland tenure, and Ray era. If I were any team playing us, I would switch in and out of full court press and totally destroy us. I have never seen us adjust enough to win.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Doubt we make the real tourney but will Dominate the NIT

We will not dominate the NIT without Tulu.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Plus 1. I don't get the bashing after a double digit win. Winning is what matters, it doesn't surprise me SC didn't quit.

Some of u guys need a dog**

Winning is the 1st thing that matters, but seeing the same issues game after game, year after year, really gets old.

Hell we totally revamped our entire lineup and yet still can?t handle the ball up court and disappear for large stretches of the game.

[Lord McBuckethead]

The Florida game is the one that will keep us out of the tourney. At some point you have to actually win games that matter.

Now the team has a shot, but at this point they practically have to win every regular season game we have left and maybe 1 more in the sec tourney depending on who we play. We have crapped away every opportunity to put us solidly in the tourney.

[StarkVegasSteve]

The Florida game is the one that will keep us out of the tourney. At some point you have to actually win games that matter.

Now the team has a shot, but at this point they practically have to win every regular season game we have left and maybe 1 more in the sec tourney depending on who we play. We have crapped away every opportunity to put us solidly in the tourney.

I nominate this as dumbest post of year and it is only February 1. ?Practically have to win every regular season game and maybe 1 more?. That would mean wins against the numbers 6,12,13, and 22 ranked teams in the NET would not mean crap. 4 Q1 wins would put us in the top 20 of the net. If we won out we would be a 3-4 seed.

[trob115]

Did we ever get an explanation of why Derek Fountain disappeared for like 7 games? He's a good player and gave us some good minutes off the bench tonight.

[Tater]

Wait were mad our team coasted at the end of a win when the last time we were playing too hard at the end of a win and one of our players got hurt and the board was mad about that?

Color me shocked you ****nuts get mad when we win.

[NCMSTFAN]

We took care of home court and It was a game we had to win, I'm not as worried about the run South Carolina made as some are because those runs happen especially in college basketball. We made that same type of run against UK last week. I still feel like we are talented enough to beat anyone, especially with a healthy Tolu but Howland has to do his job and coach them

[PGHBulldogBG]

Wait were mad our team coasted at the end of a win when the last time we were playing too hard at the end of a win and one of our players got hurt and the board was mad about that?

Color me shocked you ****nuts get mad when we win.

Some people will find anything to complain about and others set extremely unrealistic high expectations for this team. This isn?t like 2019/2020 where we just under achieved horribly. This team was picked 8th in the SEC and was said to be a bubble team. Currently we are 5th in the conference and are a bubble team, so I would say we are right at the projection. Also I think we end up finishing 6th or 7th if we don?t have any maddening losses which we haven?t yet although the Ole Miss loss was frustrating along with Minnesota at home

[msstate7]

#47 in NET (up 4 spots)

Lsu lost at home to OM, and they dropped 1 spot from 14th to 15th

Richmond (#86) is getting closer to. Q2 win (need em at #75). Furman is #66. They won't get to a Q1 win, but that's becoming a much more solid Q2 win. Bama still top 30, so Q1 win.

Next 4 games are Q1 opportunities

[msstate7]

Some people will find anything to complain about and others set extremely unrealistic high expectations for this team. This isn?t like 2019/2020 where we just under achieved horribly. This team was picked 8th in the SEC and was said to be a bubble team. Currently we are 5th in the conference and are a bubble team, so I would say we are right at the projection. Also I think we end up finishing 6th or 7th if we don?t have any maddening losses which we haven?t yet although the Ole Miss loss was frustrating along with Minnesota at home

OM has been pretty dang good at home. Beat us, florida, and k state. They played auburn great before losing. They're currently #108 in net, so not a killer, Q2 loss. The Minnesota loss is the one that hurts

[Coach34]

We are tied for 4th in the SEC and 14-7. That's not a bad spot to be in. Now, we have 4 straight quality opponents.

Just Win Baby

[R2Dawg]

Yeah we gotta start winning some of these games. No more moral or footnote victories left. We don't have to win them all but we gotta get some quality wins. OM is getting more quality wins than we are, not good.

[Tater]

Yeah we gotta start winning some of these games. No more moral or footnote victories left. We don't have to win them all but we gotta get some quality wins. OM is getting more quality wins than we are, not good.

This is such a braindead comment. Ole Miss's only path is to win out. Maybe with 11+ wins in a row they get in. But they have enough bad losses that SECTChamps is the only feasible path. Little brother syndrome strong with you to think otherwise.

[Pancho]

I can find several high school coaches who could show Howland and staff the proper way to attack a press but that would result in way too many layups I guess. As far as this season so far Auburn and Uk are the only 2 that even appear to be solid enough to even win a game in the ncaa tourney field. I'm sure another SEC team will get hot and look good over the next month and the question is whether Howland can get state to be one of those teams. This Ark game will be a good indicator of whether or not he is capable.

[msstate7]

I can find several high school coaches who could show Howland and staff the proper way to attack a press but that would result in way too many layups I guess. As far as this season so far Auburn and Uk are the only 2 that even appear to be solid enough to even win a game in the ncaa tourney field. I'm sure another SEC team will get hot and look good over the next month and the question is whether Howland can get state to be one of those teams. This Ark game will be a good indicator of whether or not he is capable.

You realize bama has beat Baylor, Gonzaga, and Houston, right?

Hs coaches are better than howland now. Jeez

[Pancho]

They can teach how to beat a press all day long. I realize who has beat what and all that but there is no excuse for looking totally brain dead when facing any type of trapping press. We stand in a spot and wait for a guy who is double teamed to attempt a bad angle pass which mostly ends up in a layup on the other end. Why is that and how many years has he prepped his team and scouted others? Things that make u go hmm.