MSU/Alabama basketball

[basedog]

We're 12-4 (3-1) with our 2nd best player having played 6 games & our best bench scorer not being healthy all year. Yes we've had 1 really frustrating loss (OM) & 1 game where we gave away a chance at big win (Colorado St). People want to act like we've been bad or under achieved all year are just incorrect.

I agree, we beat a good team last night.

[Ari Gold]

We're 12-4 (3-1) with our 2nd best player having played 6 games & our best bench scorer not being healthy all year. Yes we've had 1 really frustrating loss (OM) & 1 game where we gave away a chance at big win (Colorado St). People want to act like we've been bad or under achieved all year are just incorrect.

I have said it for years , we Have some of the dumbest fans when it comes to hoops.

[HoopsDawg]

I have said it for years , we Have some of the dumbest fans when it comes to hoops.

Our hoops fan base IQ is very low.

[Ari Gold]

Our hoops fan base IQ is very low.

Very correct..

[Tater]

Very correct..

He repeated the same thing you said and you just said very correct to him.

What redundancy lmao. I think you might actually have some cognitive misfires you should get checked out by a doctor. Or are you of the opinion that therapy is for the weak?

[HoopsDawg]

We're 12-4 (3-1) with our 2nd best player having played 6 games & our best bench scorer not being healthy all year. Yes we've had 1 really frustrating loss (OM) & 1 game where we gave away a chance at big win (Colorado St). People want to act like we've been bad or under achieved all year are just incorrect.

1 nitpick, I think Brooks is better than Tolu. Tolu isn't a very good defender.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

1 nitpick, I think Brooks is better than Tolu. Tolu isn't a very good defender.

In the P&R no doubt Garrison is a better defender. Around the rim give me Tolu. Bigger Centers would feast on Garrison in this league. Brooks from OM just dominated Bc he was just so much bigger. I think they actually compliment each other well on both ends. I do need Garrison to get his stroke from 3 back.

[Rawdawg]

Our hoops fan base IQ is very low.

It?s because most fans don?t understand the analytics and metrics of basketball and how that effects your seeding. Most fans see 4 stars and assume that because we have 4 stars we should win every game. They dont realize that in college basketball the home team wins 72% of the time. So when we lose at Ole Miss the world melts but in reality its just hard to win on the road especially in conference. They also don?t realize that losing on the road doesn?t hurt you one bit in seeding which is all that matters.

[msstate7]

Florida isn't a good rebounding or 3-pt shooting team. On the road, but seems like a decent matchup for us

[R2Dawg]

Florida isn't a good rebounding or 3-pt shooting team. On the road, but seems like a decent matchup for us

I'm curious to see how we handle their big man. He ain't as good as guy at Aub but will be interesting.

[RougeDawg]

Looking back the OM game may be an outlier. If we continue to ply well with Tolu back, maybe that was the main reason for the head scratchers when he was out. We looked really bad at times. We should have the talent to compete with a key guy out. Can one person really make that much of a difference, mainly in the effort category? The last two games look that way. Hopefully it continues.

[NCMSTFAN]

1 nitpick, I think Brooks is better than Tolu. Tolu isn't a very good defender.

I initially thought the same thing until seeing Brooks disappear alot this season. He did have a good game against Bama though. If he can finish the season playing anywhere close to how he played his Junior year at UNC we will be a tough out with those two in the paint.

[MoreCowbell]

These next 4 games could very well define our season.

@Florida
OM
@UK
@TTU

Definitely need to go 2-2 but 3-1 would be amazing and would set us up to have a little cushion on the bubble. 3 prime Q1 opportunities. Play like we did yesterday and there?s no reason we can?t win all 4. Just have to punch back when the other team makes their run.

Need to win OM and TT

[MoreCowbell]

We dropped 1 spot in NET to 48th. Ark jumped 31 spots. Bama dropped 1 spot. We do have a Q1 and Q2 win now though

How does a Q1 win drop us what the hell

[Quaoarsking]

How does a Q1 win drop us what the hell

Everybody else moves up and down around us. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

[msstate7]

How does a Q1 win drop us what the hell

Man, I have no idea. We got a Q1 and Q2 win Saturday with ark moving up. Nevertheless, it's in our hands now... if we keep winning, we'll make it

[MoreCowbell]

We're 12-4 (3-1) with our 2nd best player having played 6 games & our best bench scorer not being healthy all year. Yes we've had 1 really frustrating loss (OM) & 1 game where we gave away a chance at big win (Colorado St). People want to act like we've been bad or under achieved all year are just incorrect.

This year? No, we have been respectable so far. We have under achieved under Howland though if you go by talent. That is why I and a lot of fans have taken a wait and see approach. The Alabama game is the type of game we usually lose under Howland but with that win I have bought in. This team might be different than his prior teams hopefully.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

This year? No, we have been respectable so far. We have under achieved under Howland though if you go by talent. That is why I and a lot of fans have taken a wait and see approach. The Alabama game is the type of game we usually lose under Howland but with that win I have bought in. This team might be different than his prior teams hopefully.

This team has nothing to do with the past though. They're being punished for something they didn't do. The fact our fans have required this program to win at a certain level before they support is crazy to me. Then it only takes 1 loss for fans to just say oh well we don't care again just doesn't sit well with me. That horse has been beaten to death though so I'll move along.

[Ari Gold]

This team has nothing to do with the past though. They're being punished for something they didn't do. The fact our fans have required this program to win at a certain level before they support is crazy to me. Then it only takes 1 loss for fans to just say oh well we don't care again just doesn't sit well with me. That horse has been beaten to death though so I'll move along.

Excellent post..

[AROB44]

The fact our fans have required this program to win at a certain level before they support is crazy to me. Then it only takes 1 loss for fans to just say oh well we don't care again just doesn't sit well with me.

Amen!!!