Dawgs @ Auburn basketball tonight

[NCMSTFAN]

This game is important for a few purposes. We need a quality road win and the next 5 games are #21Auburn, #5 Tennesse, Florida, #4 Alabama, #17 TCU. The way our offense has looked we can easily go 0-5 during this stretch and have no shot at the tournament. If we can somehow win this game, beat Florida and beat TCU at home we still have a chance at the tournament if we close conference play strong since the schedule isn't as brutal on the back end.

[msstate7]

Is auburn missing anyone? I was semi-shocked the line is 7. It moved up to 8.5, but back to 7 now.

[DawgFromOxford]

I want to care, but I just can't force myself too. It was fun watching great defense at first, but I'm done spending 2 hours of my day watching us miss half our free throws and clanking shots off the rim. We may have a game or 2 left where that isn't the case, but at this point the team is what it is.

I hope the boys win out, but tough for me to have any interest otherwise.

[msstate7]

I want to care, but I just can't force myself too. It was fun watching great defense at first, but I'm done spending 2 hours of my day watching us miss half our free throws and clanking shots off the rim. We may have a game or 2 left where that isn't the case, but at this point the team is what it is.

I hope the boys win out, but tough for me to have any interest otherwise.

I can't remember the last basketball game I didnt watch/listen to, but I'm taking a break tonight. I'll probably keep up with score, but I'll watch jags vs chargers... I need a break. It's really hard to watch us play

[NCMSTFAN]

I can definitely understand how you both lost interest. Basketball is probably my favorite sport (Football too) so I'll always be invested. This brand of basketball is tough to watch, the fan base got behind this team a few weeks ago but attendance will probably be going back down soon with these losses

[RocketDawg]

This game is important for a few purposes. We need a quality road win and the next 5 games are #21Auburn, #5 Tennesse, Florida, #4 Alabama, #17 TCU. The way our offense has looked we can easily go 0-5 during this stretch and have no shot at the tournament. If we can somehow win this game, beat Florida and beat TCU at home we still have a chance at the tournament if we close conference play strong since the schedule isn't as brutal on the back end.

You've got to score to win, and our team is the worst shooting State team I've ever seen. I'll watch the game but don't expect a miracle.

[trob115]

I expect to lose 68-54 and us miss 20 plus FT's.

[EdwardDrayton]

Going to peek through splayed fingers with one eye

[NCMSTFAN]

You've got to score to win, and our team is the worst shooting State team I've ever seen. I'll watch the game but don't expect a miracle.

I agree, I've been saying that for weeks. Even when we were winning I was saying the offense was looking bad

[EdwardDrayton]

Anybody know why Jamel Horton left the program this week?

[RocketDawg]

Auburn has 15 points. Jaylen Williams has 13 of them.

[NCMSTFAN]

Anybody know why Jamel Horton left the program this week?

Good question. I just found out watching this game

[RocketDawg]

Maybe it's just my imagination, but we seem to be playing a lot better tonight in a pretty low-scoring game so far.

It would be nice to spoil Auburn's second-in-the-nation home winning streak.

[NCMSTFAN]

I agree, we are playing pretty good so far even though it's low scoring. Moore and Tolu look good. Stay with them!

[Cowbell]

I hate to be the guy to jinx it, but we are playing good basketball currently. This is a good game if we keep feeding inside like this.

[Cowbell]

I agree, we are playing pretty good so far even though it's low scoring. Moore and Tolu look good. Stay with them!

We have definately absorbed some blows early and staying in this thing.

[dawgday166]

I can't remember the last basketball game I didnt watch/listen to, but I'm taking a break tonight. I'll probably keep up with score, but I'll watch jags vs chargers... I need a break. It's really hard to watch us play

If they play pretty decent and win ... You banned from watching the rest of the season ****

[EdwardDrayton]

And if we do manage to win this thing, I hope JC is front and center watching it.

[RocketDawg]

Our guys want to win this one. Bad.

[RocketDawg]

Some bad luck for us at the buzzer.

[EdwardDrayton]

That last few minutes was just brutal to watch.

[msstate7]

If they play pretty decent and win ... You banned from watching the rest of the season ****

Us win?

Hahahahhahahhahahhayhahahhahahah

[R2Dawg]

Auburn so lucky tonight and we are losing not because of FT, not even taken one, but because of stupidity turning the ball over.

Unreal we create more ways to lose a game.

[RocketDawg]

I hate to be the guy to jinx it, but we are playing good basketball currently. This is a good game if we keep feeding inside like this.

It's been a while since we made so many points in the paint. This game is a lot closer than the halftime score indicates.

[R2Dawg]

They can't handle our guys inside. They can't guard Shak We should win this game, period.

[EdwardDrayton]

Thirteen turnovers

[msstate7]

Auburn and refs have done everything they can to help us... auburn isn't doubling tolu, and the refs aren't calling fouls. We still can't score. This team is an abomination when it comes to offensive basketball, and you can't just blame the players

[RocketDawg]

Thirteen turnovers

Auburn's had several as well, a couple or three bad passes straight out of bounds.

Hmm. The halftime guy just said ALL of our scoring was in the paint. Did not notice that.

[dawgday166]

Us win?

Hahahahhahahhahahhayhahahhahahah

I turned it over to game with about 3:45 left to go in half and score was 25-22 AU. When half ended I was wondering how in the hell did we even score 22 pts to begin with. Terrible few mins of hoops.

[msstate7]

I turned it over to game with about 3:45 left to go in half and score was 25-22 AU. When half ended I was wondering how in the hell did we even score 22 pts to begin with. Terrible few mins of hoops.

It's going on 6.5 games of terrible hoops

[R2Dawg]

Broome walked a mile

[RocketDawg]

Tolu 100% FTs so far. Game plan must be to not try many outside shots or 3s.

[R2Dawg]

We don't even shoot the ball; we just throw it up towards the goal.

[R2Dawg]

Broome can't guard Tolu at all

[RocketDawg]

Broome walked a mile

Yes he did. Did a foot shuffle and then stepped.

[msstate7]

Don't worry when our low 3-stars get here, we gonna kick ass

[EdwardDrayton]

0-10 from 3

[civildawg]

Yeah I?m officially worried about the Jan?s tenure here. We have been in basketball purgatory for so long. This sucks

[msstate7]

Yeah I?m officially worried about the Jan?s tenure here. We have been in basketball purgatory for so long. This sucks

If he had some nice recruits, I'd be a lot less concerned. As of right now, he's a one trick pony... he can coach the hell out of defense. If you planning on winning in the sec these days with great defense and 3-star offensive talent, you can forget it

[parabrave]

That last sequence was just bad. Guys were starting to play really good then that headscratcher.

[msu15]

Auburn is +30 from 3. We won't beat anyone with that of disparity from deep.

[parabrave]

At Least DJ is making his FTs because his FG% just plain sucks

[parabrave]

Only down 5 now.

[Cowbell]

We just need a couple guys that can shoot average for 3

[RocketDawg]

Good to see Williams foul out.

[parabrave]

Good to see Williams foul out.

Dam he killed us.

[RocketDawg]

Auburn is +30 from 3. We won't beat anyone with that of disparity from deep.

Now 33 I think. Just can't beat that.

[msstate7]

Auburn came in shooting 29.2% from 3. Our program is just cursed.

[civildawg]

0/16 from 3. I mean a church league basketball team could hit at least a couple. I would gut this entire team besides cam matthews for next year

[RocketDawg]

Auburn came in shooting 29.2% from 3. Our program is just cursed.

And we've shot 0% tonight unless I missed one. Just inside shots and FTs (unusual in itself).

[msstate7]

Auburn came in shooting 29.2% from 3. Our program is just cursed.

To put this in perspective, we came in shooting 30.3% from 3

[RocketDawg]

To put this in perspective, we came in shooting 30.3% from 3

After tonight we're probably 25% and they're about 40.

[msstate7]

At least we get Tenn at home Tuesday after their loss

Eyeroll

[RocketDawg]

Well, it certainly wasn't lack of effort tonight.

[R2Dawg]

Auburn came in shooting 29.2% from 3. Our program is just cursed.

We are cursed. No business losing the game tonight and Aub had no business winning it.

[EdwardDrayton]

Our faint hope of making the tourney just evaporated completely. Jans will have to do something spectacular in the portal or we will be uncompetitive again next season.

[parabrave]

To put this in perspective, we came in shooting 30.2% from 3

Watching Cam go to the basket was nice. Dj needs to feed him more. Toulu had a dam good game and he was 4-6 at the FT. Bur DJ who is shooting 33% from FG this year needs to get more assists from now on.

[R2Dawg]

We have an average night from 3, we win by 15. If Aub has an average night, we win by 25.

[trob115]

We are 1 legitimate shooter away from being great. So frustrating to watch on offense

[R2Dawg]

Our faint hope of making the tourney just evaporated completely. Jans will have to do something spectacular in the portal or we will be uncompetitive again next season.

Yep we are done. We could have beat Bama, UGA and Aub and be sitting pretty but not

[civildawg]

Tennessee going to love us tenderly next week.

[msstate7]

We are 1 legitimate shooter away from being great. So frustrating to watch on offense

Jans played like this last year, but had Allen to do all their scoring. Maybe he can find a guard that can fill it up this offseason

[EdwardDrayton]

0-18 from 3. Sheesh.

[Quaoarsking]

If were just mediocre offensively instead of dogshit, we'd be a single-digit seed this March.

[RocketDawg]

0-18 from 3. Sheesh.

Gonna guess that's unprecedented.

[parabrave]

Well it wasn't a blowout. It could've gotten ugly at the beginning of the 2nd half but the boys fought tp keep it close. Toulu found his groove but we need a outside shooter and we don't have one.

[HoopsDawg]

0-18 from 3. All of them were wide ass open. Nothing we can do about it. Just have to recruit. Jans missed on some guys that could have helped.

[msstate7]

What we need is what we lost? Kugel is coming into his own at Florida now

[EdwardDrayton]

Jans played like this last year, but had Allen to do all their scoring. Maybe he can find a guard that can fill it up this offseason

We should spend the entire bankroll for a decent shooting guard.

[CaptainObvious]

The F positions shot 17-34
The G position shot 4-20

[HoopsDawg]

I hoped Shak would get it going. He has a decent stroke. But it's not happening

[Rawdawg]

I still don?t understand why Eric Reed plays. He brings nothing.

[DawgFromOxford]

I lied to myself and ended up watching the game. I got to watch us go 0-18 as my reward

[EdwardDrayton]

I still don?t understand why Eric Reed plays. He brings nothing.

The three guards that Jans pulled from the portal --- Reed, Davis and Horton --- have been nonfactors in league play.

[99jc]

i said at the beginning we have zero outside shooters. We are you i thought we were. i don't watch them and my bleeding ulcer stopped hurting.

[yjnkdawg]

The three guards that Jans pulled from the portal --- Reed, Davis and Horton --- have been nonfactors in league play.

Horton is off the team now. Seems like we just have a mental thing on shooting the ball and free throws too, and it's really contagiuos.

[Cowbell]

Jan's needs to take a page from the CML coaching book and have open tryouts this week for perimeter shooters.

[EdwardDrayton]

From our wise superfan Maroon Mary:

"We HAVE shooters. We need MAKERS." LOL!! Gospel truth!!

[MoreCowbell]

Difference was we were 0-18 from 3 and they were 11-25. Have you ever seen a stat line that bad?

[msstate7]

Difference was we were 0-18 from 3 and they were 11-18. Have you ever seen a stat line that bad?

How bout previous game?

FTs...
Georgia 25-31
Us 7-22

[maroonmania]

Difference was we were 0-18 from 3 and they were 11-25. Have you ever seen a stat line that bad?

Not much different than the last game where we were 7 of 22 from the free throw line while Georgia was 25 of 31. No matter what else you do in a basketball game you still have to be able to put the ball through the hoop when all is said and done whether its from the field or from the FT line. Unfortunately, we aren't able to do that very well.

[msstate7]

Lord knows I get caught up in recruiting rankings, but maybe I shouldn't... does anyone know anything about chol, Myers, Scott, and/or fort? Hopefully these ratings are garbage

[parabrave]

Not much different than the last game where we were 7 of 22 from the free throw line while Georgia was 25 of 31. No matter what else you do in a basketball game you still have to be able to put the ball through the hoop when all is said and done whether its from the field or from the FT line. Unfortunately, we aren't able to do that very well.

We were actually 21-28 at the FT line. Toulu was 4-6 and Davis was 11-13. Couldn't hit a 3 pt to save his life but he did dam good at the stripe. Dj should be sat next time he tries one from the corner. And Shak has been more cold than hot this year.

[Rawdawg]

Lord knows I get caught up in recruiting rankings, but maybe I shouldn't... does anyone know anything about chol, Myers, Scott, and/or fort? Hopefully these ratings are garbage

I know that it?s unrealistic to expect an immediate impact from the freshmen. Fort can supposedly score but he?s been a juco journeyman so who knows. Jans has a lot of work to do in the portal. We?ll have at minimum 7 scholarships open this year, 4 are filled with signees that leaves at least 3 transfers. At minimum we need to sign a stretch four and two guards out of the portal.

[R2Dawg]

Not much different than the last game where we were 7 of 22 from the free throw line while Georgia was 25 of 31. No matter what else you do in a basketball game you still have to be able to put the ball through the hoop when all is said and done whether its from the field or from the FT line. Unfortunately, we aren't able to do that very well.

Yep, basketball is really simple - put ball in hoop. We have great athletes that make some amazing plays but we can't put ball in hoop.

We have too many that are not focused on shooting; they are focused on the move before the shot. We just throw the ball up once we make a move to basket, hoping it might go in instead of focusing on the goal and actually shooting the basketball. Watch some of our players. Some real bad fundamentals on our shooting too. Real hard to correct in college though after 12 years of bad practice.