4.5 point favorites WITH Weatherspoon against a directional school?

[msugolf]

Just looked him up Chris Jans. Hell of a coach. Is a Gregg Marshall disciple and was his top assistant at Wichita State. Clearly just stacking talent does not win for us. We need to take a different approach.

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[MarketingBully]

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I’m telling you if we hired him we would be back to where we wanted to be. Howland just isn’t who he was when he was at Pittsburgh and the early days of UCLA. He lost it and is now washed up. Hope he retires soon because I know IB doesn’t have the guts to let him go as seen by keeping Moorhead.

[AROB44]

Well....Bitching Dawgs is in top form today. Calling for a new coach already. This place is so predictable.

[R2Dawg]

This year is a shame. We are talented all over the floor but poor execution, bad decisions, bad effort, etc. Year ain't over yet and I knew it will take a few games to gell with Nick. Perry has to get under basket and dominate. If I am Howland I tell him you can shoot one 3 a game and that is it. 90% of time he needs to dominate under goal.

NMSU shot lights out again from 3 even their big men.

BTW refs screwed us too. They took 4 steps on two baskets resulting in 5 pts for them. If they call correct walk we win in squeeker.

[Dawg2003]

Well....Bitching Dawgs is in top form today. Calling for a new coach already. This place is so predictable.

Already? It's been several years that we've had to watch this mess.

[OLJWales]

Well....Bitching Dawgs is in top form today. Calling for a new coach already. This place is so predictable.

I guess you are a Moorhead fan too. "Already" ? how many years has he had?

[msugolf]

Well....Bitching Dawgs is in top form today. Calling for a new coach already. This place is so predictable.

You're right. There's no such thing as bad coaches. Players just aren't doing what they're told. Coach can't hit the shots for them. I'd rather get hot at the end of the year ...yada yada yada. We should just shut up and support the team and be thankful we have a university at all **

Did I leave anything out for ya?

[PGHBulldogBG]

I’m not sure why anyone is surprised by this outcome. Kent State might beat us too. I predicted 9-4 in non conference not because of talent but because of Howland. I’m starting to think a .500 record in conference will not happen either

[Bothrops]

Howland has looked sick to me for quite some time. I hope nothing is going on there, but it could explain the lack of message delivery to the team. It's concerning.

[Dawgology]

Well....Bitching Dawgs is in top form today. Calling for a new coach already. This place is so predictable.

I want a real answer from you. In your mind is poor performance ever the responsibility of the head coach or is it just the players fault? Or is it never anyone’s fault and we should just blindly support forever regardless of outcome?

[Coach34]

I would be surprised if we fired Howland for not making the NCAA's for the 4th time in 5 years. But would think next year's seat would get a little warm

[PGHBulldogBG]

Howlands recruiting has declined. Unless we get rid of him after this year it’s another bad 3-4 years unless we actually hire a real coach and not a recruiter and I have no confidence Cohen knows how to do that.

[MarketingBully]

I would be surprised if we fired Howland for not making the NCAA's for the 4th time in 5 years. But would think next year's seat would get a little warm

I wish he would retire. He was a great coach but he no longer has it and he’s washed up.

[Goldendawg]

Long as the team can go .500 with 2 of the wins being over Ole Miss we are fine. Shut up, continue to send your $, pound sand, and kick rocks. JoMo and IB approve of this message.

[Cooterpoot]

Welcome aboard the Howland isn't a great coach train! But I wouldn't give up on this team yet.

[HoopsDawg]

definitely can't fire Howland. I think he's only going to coach 1 or 2 more years and then retire to Santa Barbara.

I thought Nick looked good today. It's going to take a few games for him to settle in. Hopefully, he can take control of the offense. We are going to make the NCAAT.

[JNC23]

definitely can't fire Howland. I think he's only going to coach 1 or 2 more years and then retire to Santa Barbara.

I thought Nick looked good today. It's going to take a few games for him to settle in. Hopefully, he can take control of the offense. We are going to make the NCAAT.

This is the correct take. While it is quite true that Howland did a poor job today and has before - the season is far from over. It's going to take some work and some gelling during SEC play to steal a few wins from teams here and there, but a top 4 finish in the SEC is not out of the question.

[Coach34]

Our shooting is going to have to get alot better to make the NCAA Tourney. We don't shoot it well or take good shots.

[msugolf]

This is the correct take. While it is quite true that Howland did a poor job today and has before - the season is far from over. It's going to take some work and some gelling during SEC play to steal a few wins from teams here and there, but a top 4 finish in the SEC is not out of the question.

We don't have the shooters to make the tournament this year and we struggle against active guards who are plus shooters. We'd have to go 11-7 or 12-6 in conf play to make it this year because of our non-conf schedule and losses. Also, it's hard to win on the road in the SEC even when you have a great team. Its damn near impossible when you have an average one. I see 6 losses just in our first 9 SEC games. NIT year fellas

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

I really don't have a lot of optimism going forward.

Under Howland we've ALWAYS won on talent and talent alone. We've never had a good looking O or made good adjustments in game. That's true for every year under Howland, so it's not going to change.

What that means is that under Howland the best we'll ever do is limp into the tourney after a mediocre year and then get bounced quick, because Howland doesn't have another gear of coaching he can kick into like most other tourney coaches have.

BUT, at least we're respectable now. Except that Howlans recruiting seems to be slipping and that means we'll no longer flirt with the tourney and then leave the next coach with not much to work with.

Overall, I find it very hard to find much excitement for the program short to long term as long as Howland is the HC. Hope we get it together though because I'd love to be competitive in the top of the SEC again