Game Thread: MSU Mens Basketball Season on the Line Based on How Well We Handle Cocks

[Tater]

Packed house in tampa**

[Tater]

We're undefeated in Tampa in SEC Men's tourneys.

[Tater]

Garcia Starting???

[Tater]

Who the **** is this team playing with this intensity off the jump ??

[EdwardDrayton]

Watching this game makes me a loyal fan or someone in need of serious therapy. After it’s over it could be both.

[Percho]

M 0 for 5 or 6

[Tater]

Watching this game makes me a loyal fan or someone in need of serious therapy. After it’s over it could be both.

My therapist helps. I've accepted it's not going to ever feel better as a fan than June 30th, 2021. No sense in getting angry ANGRY ever again. Just turn it off if it pisses me off.

[EdwardDrayton]

My therapist helps. I've accepted it's not going to ever feel better as a fan than June 30th, 2021. No sense in getting angry ANGRY ever again. Just turn it off if it pisses me off.

National Champion gear makes it MUCH easier to pick clothes every morning.

[Tater]

And we pull both Molinar / Garcia off after less than 5 minutes. Back to normal

[Tater]

National Champion gear makes it MUCH easier to pick clothes every morning.

No it doesn't, I have so many options

[Percho]

This is a terrible team

[Tater]

Garcia needs to not leave the floor.


Cant even hit an uncontested after whistle dunk.

[EdwardDrayton]

Santa please grant us a perimeter shooter as an early Christmas present.

[Tater]

Garcia is the type of player that fans can rally behind

[EdwardDrayton]

15-10 SC leads at the 12:00 mark

[Tater]

WE HIT A THREE

[Tater]

WE HIT ANOTHER THREE

[Tater]

Ok so 12 minutes in is usually where we like to be down 15. Being down 4 is huge. Let's go on our normal mid game tear here.

[EdwardDrayton]

6:47 SC leads 26-24. State ball.

[Tater]

The hell are we reviewing???

[Tater]

Fountain needs to go stronger to the rim when he gets it down low. Playing to soft right now

[Tater]

Anderson Garcia gives off the same energy that I see out of Herb Jones each night for the Pels. Playing with effort and doing the little things.

If he stays all four years in college, then I feel he'll be a ready made pro in a couple years with a solid career trajectory.

Also 10-0 run, we did go on our usual run. Trending well.

[EdwardDrayton]

State on a 10-0 run and leads 30-26. Frank Martin calls a timeout with 4:23 left in the half.

[RocketDawg]

The team looks pretty good tonight. Could they keep it up several days in a row? An understatement, but we'd be a lot better with decent long shooting.

[Tater]

The team looks pretty good tonight. Could they keep it up several days in a row? An understatement, but we'd be a lot better with decent long shooting.

The two makes has opened the lane and upped energy on the offensive end.

[msstate7]

College officials love to call the charge

[Tater]

Inconsistent Charge calls

[Tater]

College officials love to call the charge

Announcers alluded to it. But it either is or isn't. It wasn't for them. But then it was for us. I fear officials pushing through SCar because they win two and they are locked in.

[EdwardDrayton]

Tolu picks up his second personal with 1:59 left. SC makes the frees and we’re tied at 32.

[EdwardDrayton]

Inconsistent Charge calls

That was a very poor call on Garcia.

[Tater]

That rim out 3 hurts. Could have broken that zone. Was a good shot just sometimes it doesn't bounce your way. Tough

[msstate7]

Man, if you woulda told me before the season, I'd cringe with every Molinar 3, I wouldn't have believed it. His 3-pt shooting went from above avg to JH level

[RocketDawg]

Well, we have the halftime lead. Close game which I suppose is to be expected between the 10 and 7 seeds.

[EdwardDrayton]

Molinar draws the foul with 3 seconds left, makes both FTs and we’re at halftime with the 36-34 lead.

[msstate7]

Cam gets tackled, but travel called

[Tater]

Man, if you woulda told me before the season, I'd cringe with every Molinar 3, I wouldn't have believed it. His 3-pt shooting went from above avg to JH level

That wasn't even bad form. Just unlucky. He already made one tonight too.

Up at half with multiple made 3s is much better than I thought we would be coming into tonight. I'll take it.

Horrible Travel call. Looking for some bullshit to help SCar. Should have been our inbound.

[msstate7]

Molinar draws the foul with 3 seconds left, makes both FTs and we’re at halftime with the 36-34 lead.

Such a shame he's had a season long funk from 3. If he were at his career 3 shooting level, he'd be one of the best players in the country

[Tater]

Such a shame he's had a season long funk from 3. If he were at his career 3 shooting level, he'd be one of the best players in the country

what's crazy is, if we have a "regression to the mean" spurt across the team in 3s (meaning we make about 6-8 a game).. then it's not inconceivable to win tonight, tomorrow, and even saturday. 3 wins puts us in the tourney.

[CaptainObvious]

Molinar just isn?t an NBA player. He has no position. He doesn?t shoot well enough and he isn?t a point guard. He needs another year and as the 2 guard.

[EdwardDrayton]

Such a shame he's had a season long funk from 3. If he were at his career 3 shooting level, he'd be one of the best players in the country

Certainly part of it is teams recognized he was the only one truly capable of hurting them from 3 and so he drew a lot of defensive attention. But hard to attribute 25% on the year to that alone.

[msstate7]

Brooks, they deny you, and you watch them dunk

[Tater]

Brooks, they deny you, and you watch them dunk

Your depth of field perception must be off. He didn't look close to affect that

[msstate7]

Your depth of field perception must be off. He didn't look close to affect that

Certainly could be. If so, apologies to mr brooks

[Tater]

Molinar just isn?t an NBA player. He has no position. He doesn?t shoot well enough and he isn?t a point guard. He needs another year and as the 2 guard.

Molinar is a worse, smaller Russell Westbrook in his current state. Needs to get the 3 point shooting up.

[Tater]

The rest of the team has caught up to Garcia's intensity. Good to see. This is the type of effort that fans can support, night in night out and then tolu gets lazy as i type this...

[msstate7]

Come on guys, stay on em

[EdwardDrayton]

State 13 of 14 from the line. Score 45-37 good guys 16:35 left.

[RocketDawg]

Did I hear the announcer right a few minutes ago - that the Kentucky women beat Dawn Staley's team to become the SEC Champions?

[basedog]

Molinar just isn?t an NBA player. He has no position. He doesn?t shoot well enough and he isn?t a point guard. He needs another year and as the 2 guard.

Molinar has game. He may not be a NBA player yet, but he made 1st Sec, I hope he comes back. Dude can drive to the basket as well as anyone and 87% FT shooter.

[Tater]

tolu yelling "oh shit" after that wild bounce lmao

[msstate7]

That was nice, Jeffries. Boy, he flashes, but can't find consistency

[Tater]

Molinar has game. He may not be a NBA player yet, but he made 1st Sec, I hope he comes back. Dude can drive to the basket as well as anyone and 87% FT shooter.

There's a difference between having game and being an NBA player. Molinar has tons of game. Needs work on being an NBA player.

[R2Dawg]

We playing like a tourney team the first 5 min of 2nd half.

[R2Dawg]

And then we look like the dumbest team in America

[Tater]

Please sit DJ

[Tater]

Got Harden'd. Tough

[R2Dawg]

That should not have been a foul call. USC pushed off, a little rub by Carter - if you no call the first one then you gotta no call the second.

[RocketDawg]

We go lucky on that dunk attempt. A 4 point swing in our favor, in the end.

[R2Dawg]

One of best dunkers in SEC chokes.

[Tater]

HUGE momentum shift. We need to beat this out of timeout play and make our next to destroy their confidence.

[Tater]

That should not have been a foul call. USC pushed off, a little rub by Carter - if you no call the first one then you gotta no call the second.

"You reach, I teach"

His hand was out there extended cross body. It's a foul. They don't call the offensive push off ever

[EdwardDrayton]

SC with a golden opp to build on their momentum but blows the dunk. State leads 49-44.

[RocketDawg]

Our guys have come out of the funk a little after that missed dunk. As was said, big momentum shift.

[Tater]

Huge. Moore playing with the most energy i've personally seen from him.

Great work by the good guys coming out of that break

[RocketDawg]

And Tolu misses two free throws ....

[Tater]

denying molinar is an interesting look.

garcia needs to watch the fouls

[R2Dawg]

"You reach, I teach"

His hand was out there extended cross body. It's a foul. They don't call the offensive push off ever

I know what they typically call but the reach didn't really do anything he pulled back - not much contact at all, no effect on shot. Defender was straight up. The reach was moving the ball over not on the shot. The push off was right before reach.

If the reach was a foul so was the push off.

I've played and officiated. I understand the call. You got to be consistent.

[Tater]

Not showing a replay of brooks fall so we're left guessing. Cool cool cool

[Tater]

I know what they typically call but the reach didn't really do anything he pulled back - not much contact at all, no effect on shot. Defender was straight up. The reach was moving the ball over not on the shot. The push off was right before reach.

If the reach was a foul so was the push off.

I've played and officiated. I understand the call. You got to be consistent.

Well these officials ain't consistent.

[RocketDawg]

They're trying to kill Brooks.

[Tater]

Hopefully that second hit resets Brooks equilibrium. That short shot from 12 feet was rough

[Tater]

Why have DJ in bound in a pressure situation?

He's just not mentally sound under pressure. Presses himself to be too great and overdoes it

[EdwardDrayton]

At the ten minute mark we lead 51-46. Now I will attempt to clean the peeling shrimp mess off my iPad virtual keyboard. ;)

Note to self: don’t try that again.

[R2Dawg]

I think Fountain and Garcia can be very solid productive players for next year. Get Tolu and maybe Mol back with some shooters and we can do something.

[R2Dawg]

Nice hustle and D by Fountain

[RocketDawg]

Just made a dead-ball 3.

[Tater]

I think Fountain and Garcia can be very solid productive players for next year. Get Tolu and maybe Mol back with some shooters and we can do something.

We can do something this year. Play like we've played out the break the rest of the way and we can be playing tomorrow.

[Tater]

Just made a dead-ball 3.

I like it. Positive mental sight. I hope we hit another couple this half for team confidence.

[Tater]

I like it. Positive mental sight. I hope we hit another couple this half for team confidence.

well we both saw that coming.

[RocketDawg]

Cuisinart for SC is having a rough game.

[EdwardDrayton]

State extends to a twelve point lead at 58-46

[RocketDawg]

IF we hold on to win tonight, and IF we win the next, do we make the tournament?

[R2Dawg]

We can do something this year. Play like we've played out the break the rest of the way and we can be playing tomorrow.

I don't think we can win the SECT, that is our only chance this year now to do anything. If we played to our potential then yeah we are dangerous team now but we ain't so

[Tater]

WHAT ARE WE REVIEWING??? The SCar white player's push I hope

[Tater]

IF we hold on to win tonight, and IF we win the next, do we make the tournament?

Tossup at 19 wins
Virtual lock at 20 wins

[R2Dawg]

IF we hold on to win tonight, and IF we win the next, do we make the tournament?

No, we blew too many chances this year. We gotta win SECT.

[EdwardDrayton]

IF we hold on to win tonight, and IF we win the next, do we make the tournament?

Thinking we have to win the tournament to get in.

[R2Dawg]

If we had beat Auburn or UK - both OT losses then we could be in with one more win.

[Tater]

I don't think we can win the SECT, that is our only chance this year now to do anything. If we played to our potential then yeah we are dangerous team now but we ain't so

We can win 2-3 games like this. Only need 3 to make the dance. Playing like this in the dance means at 12/11 we could sneak out first weekend. That's doing something IMO

[msstate7]

T. Smith has been one of the best players in the sec since he got healthy. Damn shame he wasn't healthy all season

[msstate7]

Molinar, keep your damn cool! WTF

[RocketDawg]

It'll be interesting to see how this little fight works out. The SC guy started it though.

[msstate7]

What a stupid decision

[Tater]

Damnit Iverson. You just brought them back in it.

[R2Dawg]

We can win 2-3 games like this. Only need 3 to make the dance. Playing like this in the dance means at 12/11 we could sneak out first weekend. That's doing something IMO

Agree, maybe if we made finals and a lot of other bubble teams did real bad and no upsets in other conf. tourneys. We'd need lots of help. We ain't even on the consideration list right now.

[msstate7]

He had a flagrant last game too, and we lost in OT

[msstate7]

Ok, maybe our luck is changing

[EdwardDrayton]

State on top 64-48 with, dare I say it, five minutes left in the game.

[Tater]

And tolu hitting that sucked them out. Great work tonight. Best game we've had in months. Keep starting garcia

[RocketDawg]

It's a wonder Molinar didn't break his wrist on that dunk attempt.

[Tater]

Holy ****

[Tater]

It's a wonder Molinar didn't break his wrist on that dunk attempt.

He tried to go full Westbrook on that.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Best win of the season? Other than Alabama?

[R2Dawg]

T. Smith has been one of the best players in the sec since he got healthy. Damn shame he wasn't healthy all season

Tolu is a beast inside, All SEC type play.

[R2Dawg]

Best win of the season? Other than Alabama?

We did beat Ark but we looked good tonight.

[RocketDawg]

One of our best games of the year. Maybe THE best. Up 18 with 4 inutes left.

[R2Dawg]

If Tolu not hurt most of year, oh how different this year might have been.

[RocketDawg]

Outstanding rebounding tonight.

[msstate7]

Get Molinar and tolu out

[Tater]

Great game.

It's march.

Survive and advance.

[RocketDawg]

Maybe should let Molinar sit the rest of the game? He'll be needed tomorrow.

[Tater]

Get Molinar and tolu out

Subs lining up. This was the right spot

[msstate7]

Brooks, tolu, and Molinar need rest

[Tater]

Brooks, tolu, and Molinar need rest

Honestly, we play better as games wear on so maybe they don't.

Also Moore showing everyone how you do a breakaway dunk

[RocketDawg]

22 point win - not too shabby.

[EdwardDrayton]

Dawgs finish strong and win the rubber game against SC 73-51. Buys us another game to saddle up the yo-yo. Let’s ride; who knows what can happen.

[R2Dawg]

Well we've beat Ark, went to OT on UK and Aub. Beat UT next and who knows. We play like this and it's March Madness.

[RocketDawg]

We're game 3 tomorrow? About what time will that be?

[CaptainObvious]

So South Carolina went without a FG for the past 10:30 minutes. Missed layups, missed short jumpers, missed 3?s. The question has to be: Did the teams switch uniforms? I have never seen a team shoot that poorly.


Gonna be some real upset State fans. Howland gains a reprieve!!!

[Tater]

We're game 3 tomorrow? About what time will that be?

Same time. Same place.

[EdwardDrayton]

We're game 3 tomorrow? About what time will that be?

Says Game 9 at 5 pm Central against TN

[R2Dawg]

So South Carolina went without a FG for the past 10:30 minutes. Missed layups, missed short jumpers, missed 3?s. The question has to be: Did the teams switch uniforms? I have never seen a team shoot that poorly.


Gonna be some real upset State fans. Howland gains a reprieve!!!

Comeon man. Ain't no State fan wanting us to lose. Hope Howland wins it all.

[EdwardDrayton]

Comeon man. Ain't no State fan wanting us to lose. Hope Howland wins it all.

Agree. Would like to see Ben finish on a high note.

[RocketDawg]

Says Game 9 at 5 pm Central against TN

Thanks. Good time for watching.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Garcia has continually improved and really has come on, especially on the glass. Thought Fountain also had a pretty good game, especially on the defensive end.

[EdwardDrayton]

Wasn’t the TN game one of those we vanished in the last five minutes. If we can repeat tonight, we can beat them.

[R2Dawg]

Wasn?t the TN game one of those we vanished in the last five minutes. If we can repeat tonight, we can beat them.

Hah, yeah one of many. That was at home too.

UT guards are real good. Tough matchup, we gotta dominate down low and low TO.

[msstate7]

Wasn’t the TN game one of those we vanished in the last five minutes. If we can repeat tonight, we can beat them.

Their lightning quick pg took over. We couldn't stay in front of him, and I'm not sure we can now

[Tater]

Their lightning quick pg took over. We couldn't stay in front of him, and I'm not sure we can now

We play defense like we did the second half we can beat anyone in the country lol.

Just gotta do that consistently. Should be a fun game. Garcia early energizes us and prevent the early game lull. Need that again tomorrow.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Wasn’t the TN game one of those we vanished in the last five minutes. If we can repeat tonight, we can beat them.

If we can repeat tonight then we can win a national championship. USCe was 17-60 and 4-31 in the second half. 28% for the game and 13% for the second half. Take away Stevenson and the are even worse.

[NCMSTFAN]

I've said all year that this team can beat anyone or lose to anyone, but the talent has been there all year. It's frustrating because we aren't a bad team and should easily be in the tourney and not in this position of probably needing to win the SEC tourney to get in. Having a healthy Tolu back really changes our dynamic also. Our best 3 players right now are Tolu, Molinar and Garcia.... we need those 3 to have big games going forward, Shakeel Moore was pretty solid tonight also

[EdwardDrayton]

Their lightning quick pg took over. We couldn't stay in front of him, and I'm not sure we can now

Thinking we’re more of a handful this time than before with tonight’s version of Tolu and Garcia.

[CaptainObvious]

Comeon man. Ain't no State fan wanting us to lose. Hope Howland wins it all.

Nor do I. I was hoping He could take this team to the Sweet 16. But you know the ones who aren?t in here posting after this surprisingly easy victory, will be chirping for his head after tomorrow nights game, if State loses. You know it. I know it. We all know it.

Would tickle me if State got to Saturday play. Who knows what they might could do.