Looks like Nick will be back next year

[chef dixon]

Nick can say he?s coming back all he wants but we still don?t know his status

[StarkVegasSteve]

Nick can say he?s coming back all he wants but we still don?t know his status

I would say if he's announcing he's coming back then he knows his status.

[basedog]

I sure hope Ben comes back, for you naysayers better be careful getting rid of a winning Coach at Msu, guess how many we have had over the history. Just because he doesn't yell at players doesn't mean he can't Coach. Seems the Newman's and Kegler's didn't get there way and he moved on. I have never heard from players except those two mentioned say bad things about him.

If Nick is back in the lineup next season seems to be a pretty solid starting 5. Should be much better defensively inside which was our major problem as well as our bigs scoring consist.

[Johnson85]

I sure hope Ben comes back, for you naysayers better be careful getting rid of a winning Coach at Msu, guess how many we have had over the history. Just because he doesn't yell at players doesn't mean he can't Coach. Seems the Newman's and Kegler's didn't get there way and he moved on. I have never heard from players except those two mentioned say bad things about him.

If Nick is back in the lineup next season seems to be a pretty solid starting 5. Should be much better defensively inside which was our major problem as well as our bigs scoring consist.

I am just speechless at the people wanting Ben to leave. We have shown steady improvement through four years. At least wait until we have a year that's not better than the previous one.

[hopsondawg22]

I’ll state again we have the worst fans in the conference. Bitching and moaning. We finally have a solid foundation and they want to run off our coach, sheesssshh. Epitome of shooting oneself in the foot we are.

[DancingRabbit]

I sure hope Ben comes back, for you naysayers better be careful getting rid of a winning Coach at Msu, guess how many we have had over the history. Just because he doesn't yell at players doesn't mean he can't Coach. Seems the Newman's and Kegler's didn't get there way and he moved on. I have never heard from players except those two mentioned say bad things about him.

If Nick is back in the lineup next season seems to be a pretty solid starting 5. Should be much better defensively inside which was our major problem as well as our bigs scoring consist.

I agree. I hope he wants to be here for a while. We have some fans that will turn on a coach or a player in a new york minute. Or an AD - I feel pretty good having John Cohen at the helm but he gets slammed by a vocal minority on a regular basis.

Outside looking in, I do think it might help to shake up the staff. But I have no insight on who brings what to the table.

[Dawg2003]

Ben hasn't maximized the potential of his talent, but we could do a whole lot worse. At least he can recruit well. That alone is probably worth keeping him.

[chef dixon]

I would say if he's announcing he's coming back then he knows his status.

We always say dont trust what athletes say on Twitter. We still dont have any official word on anything

[Homedawg]

Ben hasn't maximized the potential of his talent, but we could do a whole lot worse. At least he can recruit well. That alone is probably worth keeping him.

This isn't the year we want to Have a coaching search. A ton of jobs out there better than ours open. Whether perceived to be better or actually better it doesn't matter

[StarkVegasSteve]

This isn't the year we want to Have a coaching search. A ton of jobs out there better than ours open. Whether perceived to be better or actually better it doesn't matter

THIS. There's 4 other SEC coaching jobs open right now as well as the UNLV job. I really don't want to get into a bidding war with the likes of A&M, Bama, or UNLV. They may not be basketball powers, but they've got substantially more money than we do

[Tbonewannabe]

This isn't the year we want to Have a coaching search. A ton of jobs out there better than ours open. Whether perceived to be better or actually better it doesn't matter

Yep, We would probably be at least 3rd or 4th just in the SEC West coaching search. LSU, Ark (great history), A&M ($$$$$), and Bama (almost as much history as us). I would feel good going against Vandy and that is about it.

We need Howland to take us back to the dance next year before he hangs it up. I am interested to see what this team does next year.

[yjnkdawg]

I sure hope Ben comes back, for you naysayers better be careful getting rid of a winning Coach at Msu, guess how many we have had over the history. Just because he doesn't yell at players doesn't mean he can't Coach. Seems the Newman's and Kegler's didn't get there way and he moved on. I have never heard from players except those two mentioned say bad things about him.

If Nick is back in the lineup next season seems to be a pretty solid starting 5. Should be much better defensively inside which was our major problem as well as our bigs scoring consist.

Nope. I haven't either.

[yjnkdawg]

Nick can say he?s coming back all he wants but we still don?t know his status

If Nick was not coming back, I highly doubt that he would make a statement like that.

[yjnkdawg]

We always say dont trust what athletes say on Twitter. We still dont have any official word on anything

Athletes in general, but not all athletes are categorized into that particular group. I would say Nick isn't.

[Political Hack]

Q could score inside out. You can't replace that and no one else on the team is close. Nick can score off the dribble with his midrange game and Carter can score from outside, but nobody else can do both. I agree with others we will be tougher defensively, especially in the post and dribble drive defense against the point. However, we won't have nearly the depth we did this year. John Cheney was successful playing 7. Let's see if Howland can do that or find some depth.

[confucius say]

Q could score inside out. You can't replace that and no one else on the team is close. Nick can score off the dribble with his midrange game and Carter can score from outside, but nobody else can do both. I agree with others we will be tougher defensively, especially in the post and dribble drive defense against the point. However, we won't have nearly the depth we did this year. John Cheney was successful playing 7. Let's see if Howland can do that or find some depth.

Woodard could grow into that guy

[tcdog70]

Q could score inside out. You can't replace that and no one else on the team is close. Nick can score off the dribble with his midrange game and Carter can score from outside, but nobody else can do both. I agree with others we will be tougher defensively, especially in the post and dribble drive defense against the point. However, we won't have nearly the depth we did this year. John Cheney was successful playing 7. Let's see if Howland can do that or find some depth.

don't sleep on DJ Stewart--I think he will be all Freshman SEC, And we have a transfer Big man that sat out this year.

[Johnson85]

don't sleep on DJ Stewart--I think he will be all Freshman SEC, And we have a transfer Big man that sat out this year.

who is that? Wasn't aware we had a transfer sitting out right now.

[msstate7]

who is that? Wasn't aware we had a transfer sitting out right now.

Prince orduro

[Political Hack]

I haven't seen DJ's game, but if he could provide that off the bench it's going to really open up the floor.

I think Woodard will score in spurts but it's going to be difficult for him to have the same consistency Q did IMO. Q finished long at the rack. Very difficult to defend him because of that. He's also got a quick and high release which forced defenders to close out on him hard. I've always wondered if he'll be athletic enough to survive in the NBA, especially defensively. However, he's got a rare combo as a scorer that's going to give him a chance.