Ray has taken a step back

[DudyDawg]

After tonight, he will have to win an SEC Tourney game just to equal our win total from last year. That ain't good. Something has to change. I don't know if that's him, or others on that staff, but something has to change

ETA. Gotta beat mizzou saturday and win an sect game. 12 wins now, finished w 14 last year

[Dawg61]

12-18 in his third year is unacceptable

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

I strongly disagree. He has stayed consistently terrible.

[Dawgface]

But he will be our coach next year. Yippeeeeeeee.........

[RougeDawg]

I strongly disagree. He has stayed consistently terrible.

I concur. He would have actually had to have taken any type of step forward for him to have any chance of taking a step back. Ray has been stuck in a huge steaming pile of shit since day one and hasn't stepped out of it. It was clear to many here from day 1, that this day was coming.

[chef dixon]

Huge improvement on the almost wins column though. I think the committee has to give us a good look for that.

[Coach34]

his lack of recruiting is a killer right now. Having no better options at PG and C off the bench is inexcuseable

[bluelightstar]

At least we didn't set and/or break the Mississippi State record for consecutive SEC losses like we did the past 2 years.

[It_Could_Happen]

I completely agree. I was all for him getting another year earlier, but we have looked horrendous down the stretch. It's time for a change.

[JOHNHEVESYMADE]

Someone that thinks Ray deserves another year please explain to me why you want him to come back. I honestly see no reason why he should get another year, but maybe I'm not seeing the whole picture. We lose Roquez that hurts, lose Bloodman (doesn't hurt at all), we get Struggs (major project), Zuppardo (got hot during juco tournament but averaged 1 pt and 1 rebound at Arkansas state), Weatherspoon (nice signee just don't think he will be the rainmaker his freshman year), and tookie (undersized scoring PG). I see no way we can make the Tourney and I see us being a bubble NIT team. Is that good enough in year 4?

[msstate7]

Someone that thinks Ray deserves another year please explain to me why you want him to come back. I honestly see no reason why he should get another year, but maybe I'm not seeing the whole picture. We lose Roquez that hurts, lose Bloodman (doesn't hurt at all), we get Struggs (major project), Zuppardo (got hot during juco tournament but averaged 1 pt and 1 rebound at Arkansas state), Weatherspoon (nice signee just don't think he will be the rainmaker his freshman year), and tookie (undersized scoring PG). I see no way we can make the Tourney and I see us being a bubble NIT team. Is that good enough in year 4?

I think you slight zuppardo. I have no idea if he will be good enough to get us over the hump, but here's his juco stats...

15.2 ppg, 61.7 fg%, 43.3 3-pt %, 6.9 rebs

He avg'd 19 ppg in juco tourney, so I wouldn't say he just got hot in juco tourney. He played in the juco all star game.

[JOHNHEVESYMADE]

I think you slight zuppardo. I have no idea if he will be good enough to get us over the hump, but here's his juco stats...

15.2 ppg, 61.7 fg%, 43.3 3-pt %, 6.9 rebs

He avg'd 19 ppg in juco tourney, so I wouldn't say he just got hot in juco tourney. He played in the juco all star game.

All I know is that we didn't recruit him until late in the process when he got hot during the juco tourney.

[msstate7]

All I know is that we didn't recruit him until late in the process when he got hot during the juco tourney.

Most everyone here wanted us to get pollard. Here's his juco stats...

12.0 ppg, 59.4 fg%, 0 3-pt %, 6.3 rebs

Zuppardo beat him in every category

[dawgs]

if you can't see improvement, you aren't looking

[TheDogFather]

his lack of recruiting is a killer right now. Having no better options at PG and C off the bench is inexcuseable

What happened to the full roster gonna make the difference? I'll have to admit - your excuses are very flexible.

[Dawgface]

if you can't see improvement, you aren't looking

Well played.

[starkvegasdawg]

I see the people that think Ray deserves another year took a walk together to discuss things.

[msstate7]

I see the people that think Ray deserves another year took a walk together to discuss things.

I'm not sure anyone other than SS thinks Ray DESERVES another year. I think there's several of us that just realize Ray will get another year so we look for any sign that things are getting better. No one is convinced ray can get us over the hump

[MadDawg]

12-18 in his third year is unacceptable

You mean year one, right?

[MadDawg]

At least we didn't set and/or break the Mississippi State record for consecutive SEC losses like we did the past 2 years.

If you can't see the improvement, you are blind. ***