TCU vs. MSU Game Thread

[TheRef]

I'll be attending the game and I'll be posting on here what I see/think about the product on the court. Remember, for those of you who would like to watch but can't make it to the Hump, the game will be on ESPNU in about 1 hour 15 minutes (6 PM CST).

[TheRef]

Good news everyone! IJ Ready is dressed out and participating in warmups. Does this mean he is playing tonight? Who knows?!?!?!?!

[TheRef]

Also, De'Runnya Wilson is sitting on the bench along with the walk-ons. Unsure of if he will stay there tonight or if he will see some PT.

[CJDAWG85]

If Ready plays then we will run away with it. He's really good.

[TheRef]

Empty, empty Humphrey Coliseum right now. Just over 120 in the stands and the majority of those are students. 35 minutes until tipoff

[BulldogDX55]

Empty, empty Humphrey Coliseum right now. Just over 120 in the stands and the majority of those are students. 35 minutes until tipoff

We are all studying for finals.

[TheRef]

TCU is now on the court.

[RC3]

6:00 games are tough for us out-of-towners. Be there as soon as i finish my pettys first

[Raytoraid83]

Also, De'Runnya Wilson is sitting on the bench along with the walk-ons. Unsure of if he will stay there tonight or if he will see some PT.

NOOOOOOO please someone convince him to focus on football only

[TheRef]

We are all studying for finals.

I have a Final tomorrow. No excuses.

[msstate7]

NOOOOOOO please someone convince him to focus on football only

I want him to do both. I want us known as the school that lets you do both. Could give us advantage on good 2-sport athletes

[TheRef]

Just observing TCU's warm ups and they are having trouble with the mid-range jumpers off the dribble. Also, De'Runnya is wearing sandals. Don't expect him to play tonight.

[Coach34]

Also, De'Runnya Wilson is sitting on the bench along with the walk-ons. Unsure of if he will stay there tonight or if he will see some PT.

He's not dressed right? He shouldnt be allowed to play until after the bowl game- but I do applaud his effort if he still intends to play both

[Coach34]

. Also, De'Runnya is wearing sandals. Don't expect him to play tonight.

DeRunnya hasnt even practice once with the bball team- you wont see him until January sometime

[TheRef]

TCU missed 13(!!!!!) straight shots in warm ups.

[starkvegasdawg]

TCU missed 13(!!!!!) straight shots in warm ups.

They're just playing vanilla now and saving their real shooting for the game.

[TheRef]

IJ has entered the game and we are refusing to drive the lane which is frustrating the women's team that is sitting behind me.

[TheRef]

Timeout on the floor after a Borchert foul. TCU is leading 9-6 with 14:49 to go in the half.

[CJDAWG85]

This garbage offense is the same shit Stansbury ran! 4 guys stand outside the arc and pass it around until the shot clock winds down and heave up a 3.

[TheRef]

TCU leads 15-8 with 11:47 to go. We refuse to attack the zone and it is killing us.

[CJDAWG85]

Just accept the fact that we are not good. This is year 2 and no improvement is showing. We move on offense like we have lead shoes on. This is embarrassing.

[TheRef]

Good God...they've figured out how to drive the lane, we apparently have not. TCU leads 19-8 with 9:16 to go.

[Coach34]

This garbage offense is the same shit Stansbury ran.

You're an idiot. Our offense looks good and we move fine- we simply dont shoot the ball well

[TopDog58]

Just accept the fact that we are not good. This is year 2 and no improvement is showing. We move on offense like we have lead shoes on. This is embarrassing.

You, sir, have an agenda.

[TheRef]

Traveling by Gavin and we are now down 19-11 with 7:59 to go.

[Coach34]

Just accept the fact that we are not good. This is year 2 and no improvement is showing. We move on offense like we have lead shoes on. This is embarrassing.

aGAIN- you're an idiot

[Raytoraid83]

Just accept the fact that we are not good. This is year 2 and no improvement is showing. We move on offense like we have lead shoes on. This is embarrassing.

But the defense is great!!! Oh wait we are one the last in the SEC in fg% but I guess we still hustle...

[TheRef]

The problem we are having right now is that we are leaving their shooters WIDE OPEN. If we can resolve that and put a little pressure on them, it will improve.

[Raytoraid83]

The problem we are having right now is that we are leaving their shooters WIDE OPEN. If we can resolve that and put a little pressure on them, it will improve.

And if we had Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins we would be a top 10 team.

[TheRef]

Hand check foul on Fred. TCU leads 26-20 with 3:40.

[TheRef]

Timeout TCU with them leading 34-22 and 37.7 on the clock. Sloppy, sloppy first half on both ends. Leaving a shooter to cover the drive which is leaving them wide open.

[msstate7]

This is the first game that ray and company have completely embarrassed me. This is pathetic against an equal team. No excuse for this

[Dawgface]

We were favored by 8 over these guys? I don't see how we could be favored over anyone the way we shoot.

[TheRef]

Halftime here at the Hump. TCU leads 34-22. We need some adjustments big time. Mainly we need to attack the zone better and not leave their main shooters open on the outside.

[Dawgbite]

This is the first game that ray and company have completely embarrassed me. This is pathetic against an equal team. No excuse for this

Embarrassed doesn't begin to explain how bad this looks. We look lazy on defense, nobody can hit anything over 15 feet and Ware has the Sidneyitus.

[mparkerfd20]

Equal team my ass. We are a upper tier SWAC team at best right now and even that is debatable.

[TheRef]

Also, IJ looks a bit lost out on the court. Almost as if he isn't sure where the ball should go. Makes me wonder if he truly is ready.

[CadaverDawg]

Sorry boys, but sometimes you have to use common sense...so I laid money on TCU +8.5 tonight and never doubted it.

That being said, hopefully we come back and win by 8.

[Thick]

As in football, give it a chance. This is only game 7 of the year. We need to be attacking that zone though....eat some rim bitches!!!

[Raytoraid83]

Embarrassed doesn't begin to explain how bad this looks. We look lazy on defense, nobody can hit anything over 15 feet and Ware has the Sidneyitus.

Lazy?!?!? That word doesn't exist now that Stansbury is gone!!!

[maroonmania]

First game I've seen this year but we look worse than last year if that's possible. I can see why we struggled against mightly JSU and Loyola.

[state66]

We just dont have any shooter what so ever. How you can say the offense is garbage schematically is mind boggling because with the players we have we cannot execute it. we cant shoot to separate the zone and our only threat is gavin in the post or driving and there taking both away by crowding the post and basically triple teaming gavin. unless we shoot in the second half we lose we cant execute our offense without making defenses honest and guarding the perimeter as well.

[TopDog58]

We are young like North Carolina and they lost to Belmont and UAB. I could see Ricky leading us to 9 or 10 wins in the league this year.

[RTO Dawg]

Halftime here at the Hump. TCU leads 34-22. We need some adjustments big time. Mainly we need to attack the zone better and not leave their main shooters open on the outside.



Jeez I didn't realize how bad we really are.....your right major adjustments needed

[CadaverDawg]

We are young like North Carolina and they lost to Belmont and UAB. I could see Ricky leading us to 9 or 10 wins in the league this year.

You forgot to add these------> ***

Or at least throw in a "hahahaha"

[CJDAWG85]

Chicken is probably our best shooter... We need him to take over the game

[TheRef]

Jeez I didn't realize how bad we really are.....your right major adjustments needed

My sarcasm meter is through the roof right now on this post.

[Dawgbite]

Ok, so maybe we are not lazy, just enthusiastically challenged! That better?

[TheRef]

Teams are back out on the court. Hopefully Rick made the correct adjustments at halftime and LSU made the wrong ones. A man can dream.

[maroonmania]

How can this many guys on college scholarhip ALL be such terrible shooters. Heck you can find old guys in church leagues any day of the week that can shoot better than our guys.

[Raytoraid83]

Ok, so maybe we are not lazy, just enthusiastically challenged! That better?

Don't worry it was sarcastic

[state66]

Embarrassed doesn't begin to explain how bad this looks. We look lazy on defense, nobody can hit anything over 15 feet and Ware has the Sidneyitus.

saying gavin is sidney just shows your IQ level. Dudes getting triple teamed in post and basically our only chance at offense cause rest of team cant remember how to shoot a jumper. To go along with being triple teamed hes playing more minutes than a big should aka triple the minutes sidney's fatass got. so your a dumbass hes a post player playing excessive minutes, triple teamed, and forced to fight for position every possession because he knows hes the only offense due to our horrific FG%

[JOHNHEVESYMADE]

Does the ref get his basketball knowledge from Basketball for Dummies? The ignorance on this post is appalling. This TCU is VERY bad. They lost to Longwood for crying out loud. TCU has 7 players. How in the world can we get 8 or 9 wins in the SEC? Every team is better or the same as last year except for Ole Miss and Mizzou. We'd be lucky to get 4 wins. This is going to be a long season and we didn't sign any difference makers only more role players. Better hope we make room for Pollard this team desperately needs a difference maker in all types of ways.

[maroonmania]

Teams are back out on the court. Hopefully Rick made the correct adjustments at halftime and LSU made the wrong ones. A man can dream.

What, did he teach them to shoot at halftime?

[TopDog58]

How can this many guys on college scholarhip ALL be such terrible shooters. Heck you can find old guys in church leagues any day of the week that can shoot better than our guys.

Exactly. Ray needs to do better recruiting in the Sanderson Center! ****

[Coach34]

our shooting is apalling

[TheRef]

Does the ref get his basketball knowledge from Basketball for Dummies? The ignorance on this post is appalling. This TCU is VERY bad. They lost to Longwood for crying out loud. TCU has 7 players. How in the world can we get 8 or 9 wins in the SEC? Every team is better or the same as last year except for Ole Miss and Mizzou. We'd be lucky to get 4 wins. This is going to be a long season and we didn't sign any difference makers only more role players. Better hope we make room for Pollard this team desperately needs a difference maker in all types of ways.

Nowhere in ANY post I have ever done have I said that we will win 8-9 games in the SEC so let me just correct you on that at the beginning. #2: I get my knowledge of basketball from watching it for 12+ years. Admittedly, I have not seen this TCU squad before and I said that in my preview for this game, along with the fact that it would be a very bad preview post. So before you start discrediting my posts, actually read them.

[Dawgbite]

I was referring more to the fact that when TCU sets up on offense, about the second pass, a white jersey meanders into the picture.

[Coach34]

The officiating sux too. Way too many BS touch fouls

[TheRef]

Timeout on the floor. TCU leads 42-25 with 15:36 to go. Refs are not calling both ways and it is OBVIOUS.

[TheRef]

The officiating sux too. Way too many BS touch fouls

Welcome to the new hand check foul.

[RTO Dawg]

Tornado

[TheRef]

The horn broke and was going for 3 minutes straight. Huge ovation as it stops buzzing.

[sleepy dawg]

The officiating sux too. Way too many BS touch fouls

Get used to it... That's the new rules. The refs have been instructed to call those.

[MarketingBully01]

Isn't the whole point of an offense to put the ball through the net. Your whole retort is laughable. That's like saying our offense is fine we just don't put it in the end zone.

[tenureplan]

our shooting is apalling

how's our defense?

[TheRef]

Timeout on the floor TCU leading 49-33 with 11:50 to go. They are driving it in the lane way too easily.

[Coach34]

Isn't the whole point of an offense to put the ball through the net. .

The whole point of an offense is to get good shots- the offensive design cant shoot it for the player

That's like calling a pass play in football and the WR is wide open but the QB overthrows him- the offense and play design is fine- the execution? Not so much

[tcdog70]

Thank goodness for Chicken or we wouldn't be out of the teens

[CJDAWG85]

We hit our first 3 with under 10 to go in the game

[MarketingBully01]

It goes in spurts. We have some players. We will play good defense then we will lose a shooter and fhey will bury a wide open shot. We have good players. We really miss Steele and Lewis though IMO. I know one thing. We need a low post assistant coach and a shooting coach. If this keeps up, Ray needs to get rid of a all of the assistants except for Wes Flanigen. We just need some confidence. You can tell when they get down on each other it just snow balls. And yes TCU sucks really bad. They are at best as talented as us and at worst much lower then us talent wise. I really thought we would win this by ten. The attendence is terrible as well. It's a ghost town in there.

[Bothrops]

Gonna be a long season. We just ain't no damn good.

[RTO Dawg]

Please God let our baseball team be good.......Amen

[TheRef]

Timeout on the floor with TCU leading 54-40 and 7:37 to go. This timeout was prompted by one of the worst charging fouls ever called in history.

[CJDAWG85]

Is that why they waived it off?

[sleepy dawg]

Gonna be a long season. We just ain't no damn good.

As long as our guys haven't given up, I won't. We can still improve a lot this season, and that's about all we can ask for at this point.

[TheRef]

Is that why they waived it off?

Yupp

[HoopsDawg]

Bloodman would get about 3 minutes per game if I was the coach just to rest Ready. Cunningham wouldn't touch the floor.

we started to make a run with our best lineup, but Ray subbed after 2 minutes. I think our best lineup is:

PG: Ready
SG: Davis
SF: Sword
PF: Borchert
C: Ware

My only subs would Roq and Fred Thomas unless someone got in foul trouble.

[TheRef]

Ware with 4 fouls and 6 minutes left.

[Bothrops]

Nice put back

[TheRef]

HUGE offensive run! Cut it down to 57-49 with 4 minutes to go.

[TheRef]

Absolutely horrid call on that. If anything it was a push off on TCU.

[Apoplectic]

Someone wake the tcu coach

[Quaoarsking]

Within 3!

[Apoplectic]

Looks like pandemonium is our best offense

[RTO Dawg]

Looks like pandemonium is our best offense

haha yep

[Dawgface]

Well they don't quit.

[maroonmania]

I wonder if we could get the TCU players to teach us how to shoot free throws?

[maroonmania]

Dang, where was Tyson throwing it?

[HoopsDawg]

what r u doing Cunningham? huge turnover.

[tcdog70]

Ready and Chicken have played a good game along with Roq Johnson. But damn TCU sux

[TheRef]

Final here at the Hump. Next game is against SE Louisiana I'm Tupelo. TCU improves to 5-3 and MSU drops to 5-2

[tenureplan]

After the Utah State loss...

We have a false sense of who we are because we are living on our offense.

“Everybody is shooting above 40 percent from us and we can’t have that.”