MSU at Arkansas

[RocketDawg]

ESPN finally got to our game. State up 14-12 about 7 minutes in.

[EdwardDrayton]

Good start shooting the rock. Let's roll.

[parabrave]

Gettin a win at the Bud will be huge.

[LC Dawg]

Our guys are playing well.

[LC Dawg]

Refs decided they need to be a part of the game. Mother****ers

[LC Dawg]

We extended the lead with a McMair, Stevenson, Jones, Reed and Shak/Davis lineup. That's damn impressive.

[EdwardDrayton]

Refs decided they need to be a part of the game. Mother****ers

What kind of effed up call was that?!!??

[RocketDawg]

Man, those Arkansas fans sure are rude. They won't be quiet and let us shoot and are booing. **

[RocketDawg]

Our guys are playing well.

Yes they are. That last toss the length of the court was really good.

[EdwardDrayton]

NOBODY wants to get between Cam Matthews and an open lane to the hoop. Beast mode.

[LC Dawg]

Our defensive intensity is incredible.

[civildawg]

Man those last 2 turnovers to end the half?

[EdwardDrayton]

Good first half. But we don't seem to do well with last possession offense.

[LC Dawg]

Great half but we should have extended the lead on our last two possessions. I hope that doesn't come back to haunt us

[BeardoMSU]

Good first half. But we don't seem to do well with last possession offense.

Wide open tear-drop didn't fall. That would've been nice.

[MetEdDawg]

Jans deserves a ton of credit. I haven't see a team play this hard in an MSU uniform over the course of a full season in a very long time.

Going on the road in Bud and having a 9 point lead at half is good. Have to get through the initial push Arkansas will have coming out.

Would be a massive win for us.

[Goldendawg]

They shot very poorly the first half and we out rebounded them about 20-12. Need to get up the pressure. Hail State!

[Cowbell]

Jans deserves a ton of credit. I haven't see a team play this hard in an MSU uniform over the course of a full season in a very long time.

Going on the road in Bud and having a 9 point lead at half is good. Have to get through the initial push Arkansas will have coming out.

Would be a massive win for us.

Yes this is very refreshing

[EdwardDrayton]

Jans deserves a ton of credit. I haven't see a team play this hard in an MSU uniform over the course of a full season in a very long time.

Going on the road in Bud and having a 9 point lead at half is good. Have to get through the initial push Arkansas will have coming out.

Would be a massive win for us.

No doubt. Arkansas on the road is certainly not one we were counting on. A win tonight and we start getting amped for a tourney berth.

[civildawg]

If we could just hit wide open threes we would be dangerous

[RocketDawg]

If we could just hit wide open threes we would be dangerous

Just got one. Our 3 point shooting is a lot better than it was just a couple weeks ago.

[EdwardDrayton]

Guard contributions. Ain't it GRAND!!

[BeardoMSU]

Hot damn!

[LC Dawg]

You gotta figure that Arkansas has a run in them but our defense is outstanding.

[dawgday166]

Jans deserves a ton of credit. I haven't see a team play this hard in an MSU uniform over the course of a full season in a very long time.

Going on the road in Bud and having a 9 point lead at half is good. Have to get through the initial push Arkansas will have coming out.

Would be a massive win for us.

Thinking the same thing. '03/04 with Roberts, Bowers, Frazier and 04/05 before Frazier broke his ankle. Love this D intensity and now the O seems to be coming around pretty decent. Love the unselfish play too. Just hope they keep it up.

ETA: Jans has done an outstanding job.

[EdwardDrayton]

Think it's safe to say now we finally have the complete team we've been looking for all season.

[IMissJack]

Are these Hog announcers?

[civildawg]

What the heck are we doing right now

[msstate7]

State, please don't blow this! Please

[LC Dawg]

We gotta stop the stupid ass turnovers.

[Skydawg1]

We are in a dangerous place right now. Stuck on 47 pts. FTs are crucial and need to tighten up the inbounds plays.

[PGHBulldogBG]

I still don’t think we win but we definitely play hard and being up like this gives us a chance

[EdwardDrayton]

We'll be fine. We've pretty much answered every push from Arky. We'll settle and stretch again.

[Skydawg1]

We'll be fine. We've pretty much answered every push from Arky. We'll settle and stretch again.I dunno. This doesn't feel good.

[msstate7]

We're done, aren't we?

[civildawg]

They already in the bonus. Why haven?t they switched to quarters yet? Literally the only level of play that?s using halfs

[EdwardDrayton]

Bye Felicia

[Skydawg1]

We're done, aren't we?Just can't get into a FT match.

[civildawg]

No one to blame but ourselves. Terrible turnovers

[RocketDawg]

What the heck are we doing right now

Fouling a lot.

[Skydawg1]

Good lord Hogs in double bonus for the rest of the game with 820 left.

[civildawg]

Choke

[LC Dawg]

Our defense is going to have to win it for us.

[Goldendawg]

They have picked up their D and we have choked.

[EdwardDrayton]

We were a little delayed recognizing the open lanes to the basket when Arky extended the pressure defense. But we are starting to take advantage. And Jans was a little late getting DJ back in for Jones around the 11:00 minute mark. But once again we're answering. We got this.

[Skydawg1]

We were a little delayed recognizing the open lanes to the basket when Arky extended the pressure defense. But we are starting to take advantage. And Jans was a little late getting DJ back in for Jones around the 11:00 minute mark. But once again we're answering. We got this.3ball BOOM

[RocketDawg]

Wish they'd cool it with the split screen. Don't want to see the coaches.

[LC Dawg]

Hell yeah Reed!!

[Goldendawg]

Reed!!!!!!!!! Blind squirrel finds that acorn!****

[Goldendawg]

Arkansa 22 FT's to our 6.

[EdwardDrayton]

3ball BOOM

LOL! Yeah, we'll take that too!! Especially from Reed!!

[LC Dawg]

That was a charge

[archdog]

This ref shit is 17n bullshit.

[RocketDawg]

Announcers were right about the clock reset. Don't know how much time we'll have left to shoot, but not much.

[Goldendawg]

That was a charge

Have to beat refs also as usual.

[EdwardDrayton]

That was a charge

Yes it was

[EdwardDrayton]

This ref shit is 17n bullshit.

Yeah they've not been good.

[archdog]

They have bailed out Ark forcing drives for the last 14 game minutes. Half of those were not even close to a foul.

[archdog]

3 seconds

[RocketDawg]

Yeah they've not been good.

I think they were pretty good in the first half, but are going toward Arkansas in the second.

[civildawg]

That?s a fricked up rule.

[RocketDawg]

Really good defense to get the shot clock call.

[civildawg]

Jesus Christ

[LC Dawg]

Why are we being so careless with the ball?

[EdwardDrayton]

I think they were pretty good in the first half, but are going toward Arkansas in the second.

Yes better in the first half.

[dawgday166]

I don't like to bitch about refs or announcers usually but today ... all of them suck ass.

[archdog]

The refs have decided we are playing too good defense, and they will put a stop to it by giving them the line every time they look like they are going to miss a drive.

[archdog]

Why are we being so careless with the ball?

Trying to kill the clock, and I don?t think we have practiced it.

[EdwardDrayton]

Why are we being so careless with the ball?

We've not done well with our composure; the crowd definitely has affected us. Still think we finish with a big win.

[civildawg]

Can Matthew?s acting like we up 20

[LC Dawg]

Huge free throws by Matthews.

[EdwardDrayton]

CAM MATTHEWS!! "I have a special set of skills. I will find you, and I will kill you!!!" LOL!!!

[RocketDawg]

Matthews saving us with FTs.

[civildawg]

How was that not a foul? Even though it helped us

[RocketDawg]

Really nice win. 5 in a row.

[chef dixon]

We own them in basketball lately. 4 wins away from locking up a spot in the dance

[msstate7]

I love Jans

[EdwardDrayton]

A HUGE WIN!! Fellas, we have a T-E-A-M!!!

[LC Dawg]

Huge win! Offense got us out early and defense (and Cam Matthews FTs) won it in the end.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Choke

Hahahaha

[Cowbell]

I love Jans

Never any Doubt!

[Cowbell]

Hahahaha

Forgive the man... lot of PTSD to overcome 😂

[Maroonthirteen]

Hog tears taste like bacon.

Hail State!

[BeardoMSU]

****in A! Helluva win. Jans is the man.

[dawgday166]

I love Jans

You getting smarter LOL.

[SaintDawg]

Dont look now fellas, somebody’s got a basketball team again!

[Joebob]

Six of six from the stripe in crunch time. That's how you close out games.

[msstate7]

You getting smarter LOL.

Ever since I threatened his job, he's responded haha

[EdwardDrayton]

Hahahaha

Yeah some folks got a little nervous. Just gotta see the overall ebb and flow and not just that moment.

[IMissJack]

Before I turned them off, announcers sounded like they had been taken from the Ark season ticket holders.

[archdog]

Big time win in a tough place playing 8 against 5.

[dawgday166]

Ever since I threatened his job, he's responded haha

You da man!!! And this fan appreciates you threatening to drop the hammer on him! Glad he saw the light. **

[Joebob]

Cam reminds me of Wiley Peck back in the 70s. Couldn't shoot 50% from the free throw line to save his life, but always hit the crucial ones at the end.

Goota keep this thing going. I'd love to see how this team can do in the tourney.

[BeardoMSU]

You getting smarter LOL.


Ever since I threatened his job, he's responded haha

7 has always been smart: exhibit A***

[PGHBulldogBG]

There are not many coaches out there that would have this team in the position they are in. We got a star and we better pay this man a lot of money. We just went to one of the hardest places to win and pulled out the victory. Just got to regroup for another tough game at home against UK

[LC Dawg]

Mississippi State is currently playing better than anybody in the SEC not named Bama.

[dawgday166]

Cam reminds me of Wiley Peck back in the 70s. Couldn't shoot 50% from the free throw line to save his life, but always hit the crucial ones at the end.

Goota keep this thing going. I'd love to see how this team can do in the tourney.

No doubt. Now is the time of year to be peaking and playing good hoops. Just keep getting better each time out.

[Commercecomet24]

Big road win! Keep rolling!

[Ari Gold]

Wanting on the “why is 10 in the game” ..
And there’s Reed with a big 3..

As I said before the season started I was told out of all the hires made in the SEC , we hired the best coach

JC’s crowning achievement before he graced us with his exit...

Huge win

[Goldendawg]

Big road win! Keep rolling!

Dawgs Win Again! Hump should be rocking with a sellout crowd Wednesday against KY. Hail State!

[msstate7]

Moore and Davis are the least sexy backcourt in the sec, but they get it done. All of us need to come off the wallet to make sure we have them and tolu next season

[LC Dawg]

I gotta give some credit to Jeffries. He just came off the biggest game of his career and he saw others scoring early in this game and he didn't force any shots and just played his normal suffocating defense. He's gotten a lot of grief but I think sometimes he feels pressure to score because no one else is. And it doesn't matter how he is playing offensively he is always our best defensive player.
Also hope that 3 gets Reed going.

[NCMSTFAN]

I gotta give some credit to Jeffries. He just came off the biggest game of his career and he saw others scoring early in this game and he didn't force any shots and just played his normal suffocating defense. He's gotten a lot of grief but I think sometimes he feels pressure to score because no one else is. And it doesn't matter how he is playing offensively he is always our best defensive player.
Also hope that 3 gets Reed going.
I agree people bash Jeffries alot but forget how good he is on defense for us. Huge win!

[EdwardDrayton]

Five in a row. On to the next one. And that one will be tough. We need a big loud crowd.

[LC Dawg]

Five in a row. On to the next one. And that one will be tough.

If we can get past the name on the shirt we should win.

[EdwardDrayton]

Moore and Davis are the least sexy backcourt in the sec, but they get it done. All of us need to come off the wallet to make sure we have them and tolu next season

Have to give you credit 7; you hung tough with these guards when some of us were questioning their talent. It's not a fully answered question yet but it sure is looking better than it did.

[msstate7]

Have to give you credit 7; you hung tough with these guards when some of us were questioning their talent. It's not a fully answered question yet but it sure is looking better than it did.

I'm an idiot. I was destroying Jans after the Florida loss

[RocketDawg]

Before I turned them off, announcers sounded like they had been taken from the Ark season ticket holders.

It very well could have been the regular Arkansas announcers. Sure sounded like it. Being on the U isn't the top level of ESPN.

[EdwardDrayton]

I'm an idiot. I was destroying Jans after the Florida loss

Well not ready to annoint him king just yet. He's a little late with in game moves at times. His players are making him look good right now. We'll see how it plays out.

[Cowbell]

Well not ready to annoint him king just yet. He's a little late with in game moves at times. His players are making him look good right now. We'll see how it plays out.
It's remarkable the improvement this team has made this season, regardless of what happens down the road... and we are beating more talented teams.

[NCDawg]

Matthews made 4 straight critical free throws down the stretch.

[Dawgface]

Success breeds more success. Got to love the trend here.

[yjnkdawg]

It very well could have been the regular Arkansas announcers. Sure sounded like it. Being on the U isn't the top level of ESPN.

Great win and we have players stepping up in big time roles now. It wasn't Arkansas Announcers though. Michael Leaves (announcer) , ESPN Sports Center anchor, and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) SEC Network Analyst

[yjnkdawg]

Delete

[Rawdawg]

I'm an idiot. I was destroying Jans after the Florida loss

It was justified and our metrics show it. We cratered numbers wise but have skyrocketed since moving Shak into the starting lineup.

[R2Dawg]

This team is just that - a team. Jans has done an amazing job putting this together in year 1.

[parabrave]

Great job. This win should get the dogs to 5th in the conf. It should also get into the high 30s in Net. One thing that has been touched on is that when one of the starters is having a bad night someone picks up the slack and getting 16 bench points is huge.

[Bothrops]

We went on the road and beat 5 stars is all I got.

[RockyDog]

Great win and we have players stepping up in big time roles now. It wasn't Arkansas Announcers though. Michael Leaves (announcer) , ESPN Sports Center anchor, and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) SEC Network Analyst

We have fans that have selective hearing or get offended when announcers don?t slob our knobs.

I don?t remember these guys saying anything outrageous or that wasn?t truthful. Other than the one time they said that the home crowd was offended at a foul called against their player covering Tolu in the paint. Other than that they spoke truth about how bad our shooting has been this season but we?re very complimentary of the defense and Jans as a coach.

[R2Dawg]

We went on the road and beat 5 stars is all I got.

Yep, sometimes it takes more than stars to win. EM ain't a bad coach either. We play with the heart of a champion, plain and simple.

[basedog]

Well not ready to annoint him king just yet. He's a little late with in game moves at times. His players are making him look good right now. We'll see how it plays out.

Coaching is easy when you've never done it.

[basedog]

This team is just that - a team. Jans has done an amazing job putting this together in year 1.

+1

[SPMT]

Coaching is easy when you've never done it.

Love that quote

[EdwardDrayton]

Coaching is easy when you've never done it.

It's not easy even when you have done it.

[basedog]

It's not easy even when you have done it.

Exactly! Coaches are paid to win, Jans has adjusted his players in roles and it's paying off. Like JWS said "players win games, coaches have to put them in a position to win"!

Dude has impressed me, love his defensive style! Fun to watch!

[R2Dawg]

Jans has a style that fits MSU. Just wins the Bulldog way - toughness, tenacity, hard work. We win in all sports that way.