Jans era begins....MSU vs. TAM CC

[NCMSTFAN]

I know its a Monday but I'm hoping to see a nice crowd to support the team and new coaching staff on the 1st night. Texas A&M CC made the tourney last year as a 16 seed, they bring back most of that team and are well coached but we have more talent than them so I expect a win here.

[msstate7]

Just got tix

[NCMSTFAN]

Just got tix
Nice! They deserve our support

[Goldendawg]

My son, a good friend, and I will be there. Hail State!

[Bothrops]

Jans can coach

[Schultzy]

I’m excited about hoops again with Jans here and a fresh start with a motivated coach.

[dawgday166]

What the over/under in games for the first Ms7 melt? *****

[msstate7]

What the over/under in games for the first Ms7 melt? *****

1/2 game

[dawgday166]

1/2 game

Dayum ... I was gonna bet 3 or 4 games. **

[EdwardDrayton]

Thank the Lord for some college basketball.

[msu15]

Most excited I've been for the program in 4 years.

[msu15]

Good to see coaches in suits again and not dressed like bums like Howland and Nikki were.

[starkvegasdawg]

Down 10-6 14:41 first half.

[mparkerfd20]

Not impressed. We look like shit.

[msstate7]

Ugly

[msu15]

Cue the Rob Schneider gif.

[MaroonFlounder]

Gettin' our butts handled so far

[NCMSTFAN]

We look horrible so far

[CaptainObvious]

Yeah. But wait until NEXT Year!

[R2Dawg]

Huge drop in talent. Some of what we feared with Howland leaving.

I like our D intensity. Really bad O. TAMCC is a pretty good team but we are not good so far.

[Offshore Dawg]

Dumb play, SOS so far.

[R2Dawg]

Our ball IQ is really low. TAMCC look like a tourney team, we a mile away from it.

[KOdawg1]

I knew we would be pretty bad offensively. Didn't think it would be this bad so far. Yikes

[R2Dawg]

One pace to score about 38 for game, ouch.

[NCMSTFAN]

I know it's only the 1st half in the 1st game but we don't look like an SEC team. Our guys look scared. When Tolu sits we have no post presence at all... it might be a long year

[PMDawg]

No worries. If you bet us to cover the spread, you?re only down 25 points so far.

[CaptainObvious]

Nah. This is an RPI booster for State, lose or win.😎😎😎

[msu15]

Moore needs to be a starter.

[msstate7]

Isn't Jones a walk-on?

[NCMSTFAN]

Isn't Jones a walk-in?
Yes he is

[NCMSTFAN]

Shak is our best player. He and Tolu will have to carry this team

[HoopsDawg]

Not a lot of talent out there boys. Other than Davis, Jans didn't add much at all.

[msstate7]

Got some holes in our press

[msstate7]

Some of these guys we added put up double digit scoring on the level of this team. Tighten up

[msstate7]

Little tang

[msu15]

Good to see multiple defensive sets out there again.

[mparkerfd20]

Defense is not bad. Get a few balls to drop and it isn't as bad as it looked for the first half of the half.

[NCMSTFAN]

Defense is solid but we have to fund an offensive identity.

[msugolf]

Guys chill out. Basketball relies on team chemistry more than any other sport out there. It will take time for them to learn the roles and each others tendencies. You have to be comfortable in basketball and right now we are trying to figure things out. We are lacking on talent but they will play better as the year goes on.

It was really nice to see different defensive sets. Forgot what that felt like.

Also, Shawn Jones is going to be a player

[EdwardDrayton]

Going to be a few games before we truly begin to see what we have.

[dawgday166]

1/2 game

Midway thru 2nd half. 3/4 of a game. ***

[Offshore Dawg]

Going to be a few games before we truly begin to see what we have.

This seems to be very true as Jans is working out rotations.

[mparkerfd20]

Gone are the days of lazy defense it looks like. I can get behind that for sure.

[ZedFedder]

Outside of the first 10 minutes, we have looked really good on defense and better as the game goes on with offense.

Playing with intensity has not happened in men’s bball in a long time. LETS GO JANS!

[msstate7]

For a team that can't shoot 3s, we sure shoot a lot of 3s

[msstate7]

We're 3/19 from 3

[LC Dawg]

How can we year after year have no one who can make a 3?

[msstate7]

How can we year after year have no one who can make a 3?

I'm more concerned that we can't make 3s, and yet, we continue to shoot them like we Duke

[ZedFedder]

Playing defense like we are will mask a lot of things. It’s sad that playing hard defense is all it takes to get me excited, but that’s where I’m at post Howland.

[R2Dawg]

I'll say this. We play hard and we play as a team. I don't see any selfish play. Been a while since we could say that.

We've looked better in 2nd.

[KOdawg1]

I'll say this. We play hard and we play as a team. I don't see any selfish play. Been a while since we could say that.

We've looked better in 2nd.

Yeah, we've looked bad offensively but at least we have a gameplan. Last year, we'd pass it around the perimeter for 25 seconds and then jack up a bad jump shot.

Defensively, we look really good

[msu15]

I'm seeing some really good things tonight. Everybody is rebounding, sharing the ball, playing defense. I like it.

[LC Dawg]

I'm more concerned that we can't make 3s, and yet, we continue to shoot them like we Duke

The majority are by Moore and Jeffries. Howland let them keep missing over and over. I hope Jans does something about it.

[EdwardDrayton]

I love me some Cam Matthews.

[ZedFedder]

We are playing in and out through Tolu, and it is making a huge difference.

[msu15]

We are playing in and out through Tolu, and it is making a huge difference.

Yep, it simplifies the game plan so much. Look for him early and often and create motion around him.

[msu15]

DJ is way more comfortable in his role this season

[LC Dawg]

When I watch DJ Jeffries it looks like God made a basketball player and DJ just can't figure out how to make it work.

[MaroonFlounder]

2nd half has been better organized than anything Howland put on the floor his entire time here.

The fight for rebounds. Intense D, and TOLU doing TOLU things.

I like what I see.

[msstate7]

2nd half has been better organized than anything Howland put on the floor his entire time here.

The fight for rebounds. Intense D, and TOLU doing TOLU things.

I like what I see.

I like a lot of what I saw 2nd half, but the onslaught of 3s is horrible. We can't shoot 'em... they should be limited.

[CaptainObvious]

Yep. I don?t know what the season holds but the defensive effort is outstanding and will eventually create scoring at the other end. We are about to win a game by double digits scoring in the low 60?s. I?m not sure we won 10 games scoring in the 60?s under Howland?s entire tenure.

[ZedFedder]

We held them to 14 second half points. FOURTEEN.

[civildawg]

Was that Stan?s kid that came in at the end? If so, I feel very old

[EdwardDrayton]

That was fun. On to the Zips.

[PikeDawg15]

THAT FELT GOOD

[NCMSTFAN]

Looked alot better the 2nd half. Definitely will be a defensive team, but somebody other than Tolu has to help score. I posed the question before the season started, who will be our go to perimeter scorer? As of now Shak is the closest thing we have to a perimeter scorer... There's just no DJ Stewart, Iverson Molinar, Q. Weatherspoon, Lamar Peters type scorer on this team.. hopefully one can emerge as the season goes on

[R2Dawg]

Its only one game but I like what I saw 2nd half.

This brand of basketball feels like the old MSU and it fits who we are. We are a blue collar school and blue collar team. That is how we win.

[tcdog70]

I’ll take this DJ. And Cam does Cam things. I like what I saw

[PikeDawg15]

Wish our 3 point shooting would improve.

We would be very good with a 3 point sniper

[Commercecomet24]

Jans is a tough coach, who teaches physical defense and rebounding and he's pretty dang good in game coach too. We're gonna be tough and play hard!

[HoopsDawg]

I like a lot of what I saw 2nd half, but the onslaught of 3s is horrible. We can't shoot 'em... they should be limited.

You have to take those shots though. Shak will shoot it better.

[msu15]

We upgraded at Head Coach.

[msstate7]

Win and covered

[msstate7]

We upgraded at Head Coach.

Coaching wise, I agree. Can he get the players though?

[LC Dawg]

You have to take those shots though. Shak will shoot it better.

I hope he shoots it better because he was 0-6.
I like a lot of Shak's game but at this point in his MSU career maybe he shouldn't continue to shoot 3s. Maybe he should just distribute, drive, and play defense.

[Bothrops]

Great win for Jans. More rebounds than were used to seeing, and great defense second half.

[msstate7]

Is Friday on tv?

[msu15]

Is Friday on tv?

Every game is it just depends on if your service gets it. Friday is on Barstool.tv

[msu15]

Coaching wise, I agree. Can he get the players though?

That will be the question for sure. NIL may be a big help for him.

[EdwardDrayton]

Is Friday on tv?

Does not look like it is.

[Commercecomet24]

We upgraded at Head Coach.

No doubt about it.

[EdwardDrayton]

Some Ole Miss fans calling for a new coach before their first game is even over!! LOL!!

[ZedFedder]

Isiaih Mosley isn’t even starting for Missouri. Wow. They scored 97 points, and I assumed he’d have 20 or so. He only scored 7.

[Goldendawg]

Was that Stan?s kid that came in at the end? If so, I feel very old

Yes, Issac. Went to game, much better second half, better D, ran full court press entire half, ran O through Tulu. Moore very good off coming off bench. Jeffries played under control, not like a bull in a china shop. Tulu big double/double. Matthews, tough on D, glue guy you need. Not much yet from new guys. 25 point turnaround from 1st half. Played as a team, good start.

[msstate7]

Isiaih Mosley isn’t even starting for Missouri. Wow. They scored 97 points, and I assumed he’d have 20 or so. He only scored 7.

Maybe we didn't miss that much then

[msstate7]

Isiaih Mosley isn’t even starting for Missouri. Wow. They scored 97 points, and I assumed he’d have 20 or so. He only scored 7.

He actually scored 4

4 pts (2-7 shooting)

[NCMSTFAN]

Is Friday on tv?

https://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/events/detail/barstool-sports-invitational-11-11

Apparently you can watch it on barstool t.v. not sure how to access it. If someone finds out please post

[NCMSTFAN]

Is Friday on tv?

https://barstool.tv/live

Possibly here

[msstate7]

https://barstool.tv/

[msstate7]

https://barstool.tv/live

Possibly here

I was looking for it too. I think you and I got the correct link

[NCMSTFAN]

I was looking for it too. I think you and I got the correct link

Yea it looks like thats it. I prefer ESPN/SEC network, it's just easier but I'll watch where I can

[ZedFedder]

He actually scored 4

4 pts (2-7 shooting)

Wow. I guess I just saw the 7. We may have dodged a bullet.

[msstate7]

Matthews...
4 pts 6 reb 3 assist 3 steals 5 blocks

I love that stat line.

[duncflydawg]

Glad they turned it around in the second half! I?m used to them losing it in the second!

[NCMSTFAN]

Akron won't be an easy game either, they went to the tourney last year also and lost by 4 points to #4 UCLA. They also beat South Dakota State last night, SD state went 30-5 last year and bring back 3 starters from that team. Hopefully we can get some nice early quality wins against teams that will probably be in the tourney and not limp into SEC play like we normally do.

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

Akron won't be an easy game either, they went to the tourney last year also and lost by 4 points to #4 UCLA. They also beat South Dakota State last night, SD state went 30-5 last year and bring back 3 starters from that team. Hopefully we can get some nice early quality wins against teams that will probably be in the tourney and not limp into SEC play like we normally do.

Yeah Akron is pretty solid. Will be a good early test. Also Marquette, Minnesota and Drake will be tough. It's a pretty decent OOC schedule.

[msstate7]

Yeah Akron is pretty solid. Will be a good early test. Also Marquette, Minnesota and Drake will be tough. It's a pretty decent OOC schedule.

But we completely negated it by scheduling 2 swac schools

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

But we completely negated it by scheduling 2 swac schools

Pine bluff may be decent. They almost beat TCU yesterday.

[msstate7]

Pine bluff may be decent. They almost beat TCU yesterday.

Guess it's 3 then. I was looking at valley and jsu

[PMDawg]

Win and covered

Yeah, that was really impressive to come back and cover like that. After a slow start, a great effort by the team. I hope we see more of that (sans the slow start), that's the type of basketball that I can really get behind.

[Johnson85]

Guys chill out. Basketball relies on team chemistry more than any other sport out there. It will take time for them to learn the roles and each others tendencies. You have to be comfortable in basketball and right now we are trying to figure things out. We are lacking on talent but they will play better as the year goes on.

It was really nice to see different defensive sets. Forgot what that felt like.

Also, Shawn Jones is going to be a player

Doesn't Jans run a motion offense? Takes some time to run that correctly and I think a lot of players aren't exposed to it like they used to be.

[Santiago]

Shawn Jones is a guy that will only get more comfortable this year, and have nights where he cannot miss.

[NCMSTFAN]

Shawn Jones is a guy that will only get more comfortable this year, and have nights where he cannot miss.

I hope so.. I was surprised to see him get that much playing time as a walk on Freshman but Jans did rave about him and was excited that we got him from Texas State. We are going to need some perimeter scoring

[gtowndawg]

Positive start for sure.

[R2Dawg]

We upgraded at Head Coach.

It appears so. Big change in brand, style, effort, unselfishness, etc. If he gets the right ingredients, he can win here.

[TALL DAWG]

100% he can!

[Ari Gold]

Some Ole Miss fans calling for a new coach before their first game is even over!! LOL!!

Rumor is , Kermit was told this summer it?s Ncaa or You?re Fired !!

[Ari Gold]

Not the cupcake opponent you would like to play opening the season with a new coach .. a ncaa tourney team that retuned 5 starters but a very solid win

First half was bad . Shooting terrible and way too many turnovers

Played a bunch of guys, I’m sure Jans will continue to do this a few weeks to see who he can go to war with come sec play . I doubt we go deeper than 9 guys

We still don’t have a shooter.. I just don’t understand why we can’t find or recruit a guy that is a shooter that can get hot and knock down 3s

Tolu HAS to stay healthy and stay on the floor .. I hope he is in great shape

Looks like DJ might be the player we thought he could be. Looks more comfortable I wish he would look to score more . Driving to the basket

If Shaq can just shoot 30%-35% from 3 that would be such a bonus and needed terribly

Hustle was there / defense was there .. I don’t care who you play if you hold them to 14 points in a half that’s a great effort

With Jans, I was told by a big time college basketball guy that we hired the best X and O coach out of all the coaches hired in the SEC. The one big concern he was worried about was could he get the players here he needed .. and this wasn’t a state guy that told me this

NIT would be solid season IMO
We do have to play Tenn twice .. but I think we get arky , uk, and Aub just once
Not sure the sec will be as tough top to bottom as previous years
Might be a good bit of separation between the top 5 or so teams and the rest of the league

And regarding the Hump , what an absolute disaster . No reason to be that far behind in the renovations .

[NCMSTFAN]

Not the cupcake opponent you would like to play opening the season with a new coach .. a ncaa tourney team that retuned 5 starters but a very solid win

First half was bad . Shooting terrible and way too many turnovers

Played a bunch of guys, I’m sure Jans will continue to do this a few weeks to see who he can go to war with come sec play . I doubt we go deeper than 9 guys

We still don’t have a shooter.. I just don’t understand why we can’t find or recruit a guy that is a shooter that can get hot and knock down 3s

Tolu HAS to stay healthy and stay on the floor .. I hope he is in great shape

Looks like DJ might be the player we thought he could be. Looks more comfortable I wish he would look to score more . Driving to the basket

If Shaq can just shoot 30%-35% from 3 that would be such a bonus and needed terribly

Hustle was there / defense was there .. I don’t care who you play if you hold them to 14 points in a half that’s a great effort

With Jans, I was told by a big time college basketball guy that we hired the best X and O coach out of all the coaches hired in the SEC. The one big concern he was worried about was could he get the players here he needed .. and this wasn’t a state guy that told me this

NIT would be solid season IMO
We do have to play Tenn twice .. but I think we get arky , uk, and Aub just once
Not sure the sec will be as tough top to bottom as previous years
Might be a good bit of separation between the top 5 or so teams and the rest of the league

And regarding the Hump , what an absolute disaster . No reason to be that far behind in the renovations .

Eric Reed Jr. and Shawn Jones can supposedly shoot the ball good, its hard to judge off one game so I will keep an eye on those two. Shak and DJ Jeffries both have the potential to be solid shooters as well. DJ in particular needs to step up and be the aggressive perimeter offensive guy that we need. Right now we have no true perimeter scorer that can take the game over, the potential is there for him to be that guy, he just has to go get it.

I worry about our post depth, when Tolu sits we have no post presence at all. Will Mcnair brings size but that's about it.

Right now Jans is figuring out who he can rely on, our defense and rebounding look really good, if we can get some consistent scoring we will be a tough out for everyone. I do worry about the future and his recruiting, the guys he brought in didn't impress me in game 1 and the guys he signed next year are all 3 star players and below with minimal offers. He's gotta recruit better to be consistent in the SEC.

[Rawdawg]

Eric Reed Jr. and Shawn Jones can supposedly shoot the ball good, its hard to judge off one game so I will keep an eye on those two. Shak and DJ Jeffries both have the potential to be solid shooters as well. DJ in particular needs to step up and be the aggressive perimeter offensive guy that we need. Right now we have no true perimeter scorer that can take the game over, the potential is there for him to be that guy, he just has to go get it.

I worry about our post depth, when Tolu sits we have no post presence at all. Will Mcnair brings size but that's about it.

Right now Jans is figuring out who he can rely on, our defense and rebounding look really good, if we can get some consistent scoring we will be a tough out for everyone. I do worry about the future and his recruiting, the guys he brought in didn't impress me in game 1 and the guys he signed next year are all 3 star players and below with minimal offers. He's gotta recruit better to be consistent in the SEC.

Post depth is a real problem. The offense is Tolu. Jans will have to hit the portal hard and find someone to replace Tolu and has to find a scoring guard. Like absolutely has to find a shooter.

Good to see us mix things up defensively but pressing that much against a low major team is concerning. However it was nice to see an adjustment.

As for the hump?yikes. It?s a shitshow.

[Jarius]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

[msstate7]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

You need to slow down


Lol

[Jarius]

You need to slow down


Lol

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

[msstate7]

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

Hanging out in a bar. It was a joke.

Might have to watch it on your phone wherever you go

[PGHBulldogBG]

Akron is going to be a really tough win on a nuetral court. If I recall they won the MAC last year and have some key players returning. This honestly might be a tougher game than Marquette

[NCMSTFAN]

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

You may be able to download barstool app on your t.v. if you have a smart t.v. I plan on checking when I get home. But you can definitely watch it off your phone or computer

[yjnkdawg]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

Don't know of any bars that will be streaming it, but these are the different ways you can watch it for free.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/download

[Thick]

Why all the love for DJ??? That guy has not done one thing impressive to me in an SEC game. Never shoots consistently from anywhere on the court, and has never defended well. Maybe, he kills it this year, but up to this point, the best game I saw him play was vs MRA at Oxford HS when he was a sophomore?.he was dominant bc he could out athlete everyone on the court. Please be better!

[NCMSTFAN]

Why all the love for DJ??? That guy has not done one thing impressive to me in an SEC game. Never shoots consistently from anywhere on the court, and has never defended well. Maybe, he kills it this year, but up to this point, the best game I saw him play was vs MRA at Oxford HS when he was a sophomore?.he was dominant bc he could out athlete everyone on the court. Please be better!

I can't disagree.. He has all the potential but hasn't shown it yet. I'm just hoping Jans can unlock something that Penny Hardaway or Howland couldn't. We really need his perimeter scoring this year

[Coach34]

But we completely negated it by scheduling 2 swac schools

We arent making the NCAA Tourney anyway- so why does it matter?

[msstate7]

State -6.5 tonight

[NCMSTFAN]

State -6.5 tonight

It's gonna be a tough game. They played really good last season and beat a good SD State team earlier in the week. I'm hoping to see someone emerge as a scorer, we need a go to perimeter guy to help Tolu out

[ZedFedder]

Is Barstool TV a paid subscription or is it free?

[NCMSTFAN]

Is Barstool TV a paid subscription or is it free?

The website doesn't require a registration or anything so I'm assuming it's free

[ZedFedder]

The website doesn't require a registration or anything so I'm assuming it's free

Thanks!