Jans era begins....MSU vs. TAM CC

[Johnson85]

Guys chill out. Basketball relies on team chemistry more than any other sport out there. It will take time for them to learn the roles and each others tendencies. You have to be comfortable in basketball and right now we are trying to figure things out. We are lacking on talent but they will play better as the year goes on.

It was really nice to see different defensive sets. Forgot what that felt like.

Also, Shawn Jones is going to be a player

Doesn't Jans run a motion offense? Takes some time to run that correctly and I think a lot of players aren't exposed to it like they used to be.

[Santiago]

Shawn Jones is a guy that will only get more comfortable this year, and have nights where he cannot miss.

[NCMSTFAN]

Shawn Jones is a guy that will only get more comfortable this year, and have nights where he cannot miss.

I hope so.. I was surprised to see him get that much playing time as a walk on Freshman but Jans did rave about him and was excited that we got him from Texas State. We are going to need some perimeter scoring

[gtowndawg]

Positive start for sure.

[R2Dawg]

We upgraded at Head Coach.

It appears so. Big change in brand, style, effort, unselfishness, etc. If he gets the right ingredients, he can win here.

[TALL DAWG]

100% he can!

[Ari Gold]

Some Ole Miss fans calling for a new coach before their first game is even over!! LOL!!

Rumor is , Kermit was told this summer it?s Ncaa or You?re Fired !!

[Ari Gold]

Not the cupcake opponent you would like to play opening the season with a new coach .. a ncaa tourney team that retuned 5 starters but a very solid win

First half was bad . Shooting terrible and way too many turnovers

Played a bunch of guys, I’m sure Jans will continue to do this a few weeks to see who he can go to war with come sec play . I doubt we go deeper than 9 guys

We still don’t have a shooter.. I just don’t understand why we can’t find or recruit a guy that is a shooter that can get hot and knock down 3s

Tolu HAS to stay healthy and stay on the floor .. I hope he is in great shape

Looks like DJ might be the player we thought he could be. Looks more comfortable I wish he would look to score more . Driving to the basket

If Shaq can just shoot 30%-35% from 3 that would be such a bonus and needed terribly

Hustle was there / defense was there .. I don’t care who you play if you hold them to 14 points in a half that’s a great effort

With Jans, I was told by a big time college basketball guy that we hired the best X and O coach out of all the coaches hired in the SEC. The one big concern he was worried about was could he get the players here he needed .. and this wasn’t a state guy that told me this

NIT would be solid season IMO
We do have to play Tenn twice .. but I think we get arky , uk, and Aub just once
Not sure the sec will be as tough top to bottom as previous years
Might be a good bit of separation between the top 5 or so teams and the rest of the league

And regarding the Hump , what an absolute disaster . No reason to be that far behind in the renovations .

[NCMSTFAN]

Not the cupcake opponent you would like to play opening the season with a new coach .. a ncaa tourney team that retuned 5 starters but a very solid win

First half was bad . Shooting terrible and way too many turnovers

Played a bunch of guys, I’m sure Jans will continue to do this a few weeks to see who he can go to war with come sec play . I doubt we go deeper than 9 guys

We still don’t have a shooter.. I just don’t understand why we can’t find or recruit a guy that is a shooter that can get hot and knock down 3s

Tolu HAS to stay healthy and stay on the floor .. I hope he is in great shape

Looks like DJ might be the player we thought he could be. Looks more comfortable I wish he would look to score more . Driving to the basket

If Shaq can just shoot 30%-35% from 3 that would be such a bonus and needed terribly

Hustle was there / defense was there .. I don’t care who you play if you hold them to 14 points in a half that’s a great effort

With Jans, I was told by a big time college basketball guy that we hired the best X and O coach out of all the coaches hired in the SEC. The one big concern he was worried about was could he get the players here he needed .. and this wasn’t a state guy that told me this

NIT would be solid season IMO
We do have to play Tenn twice .. but I think we get arky , uk, and Aub just once
Not sure the sec will be as tough top to bottom as previous years
Might be a good bit of separation between the top 5 or so teams and the rest of the league

And regarding the Hump , what an absolute disaster . No reason to be that far behind in the renovations .

Eric Reed Jr. and Shawn Jones can supposedly shoot the ball good, its hard to judge off one game so I will keep an eye on those two. Shak and DJ Jeffries both have the potential to be solid shooters as well. DJ in particular needs to step up and be the aggressive perimeter offensive guy that we need. Right now we have no true perimeter scorer that can take the game over, the potential is there for him to be that guy, he just has to go get it.

I worry about our post depth, when Tolu sits we have no post presence at all. Will Mcnair brings size but that's about it.

Right now Jans is figuring out who he can rely on, our defense and rebounding look really good, if we can get some consistent scoring we will be a tough out for everyone. I do worry about the future and his recruiting, the guys he brought in didn't impress me in game 1 and the guys he signed next year are all 3 star players and below with minimal offers. He's gotta recruit better to be consistent in the SEC.

[Rawdawg]

Eric Reed Jr. and Shawn Jones can supposedly shoot the ball good, its hard to judge off one game so I will keep an eye on those two. Shak and DJ Jeffries both have the potential to be solid shooters as well. DJ in particular needs to step up and be the aggressive perimeter offensive guy that we need. Right now we have no true perimeter scorer that can take the game over, the potential is there for him to be that guy, he just has to go get it.

I worry about our post depth, when Tolu sits we have no post presence at all. Will Mcnair brings size but that's about it.

Right now Jans is figuring out who he can rely on, our defense and rebounding look really good, if we can get some consistent scoring we will be a tough out for everyone. I do worry about the future and his recruiting, the guys he brought in didn't impress me in game 1 and the guys he signed next year are all 3 star players and below with minimal offers. He's gotta recruit better to be consistent in the SEC.

Post depth is a real problem. The offense is Tolu. Jans will have to hit the portal hard and find someone to replace Tolu and has to find a scoring guard. Like absolutely has to find a shooter.

Good to see us mix things up defensively but pressing that much against a low major team is concerning. However it was nice to see an adjustment.

As for the hump?yikes. It?s a shitshow.

[Jarius]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

[msstate7]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

You need to slow down


Lol

[Jarius]

You need to slow down


Lol

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

[msstate7]

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

Hanging out in a bar. It was a joke.

Might have to watch it on your phone wherever you go

[PGHBulldogBG]

Akron is going to be a really tough win on a nuetral court. If I recall they won the MAC last year and have some key players returning. This honestly might be a tougher game than Marquette

[NCMSTFAN]

Huh? I would like to watch our game Friday but not sure which ones would be able to carry it since it's being streamed by barstool.

You may be able to download barstool app on your t.v. if you have a smart t.v. I plan on checking when I get home. But you can definitely watch it off your phone or computer

[yjnkdawg]

Does anyone know if a bar in the district will be streaming the game Friday?

Don't know of any bars that will be streaming it, but these are the different ways you can watch it for free.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/download

[Thick]

Why all the love for DJ??? That guy has not done one thing impressive to me in an SEC game. Never shoots consistently from anywhere on the court, and has never defended well. Maybe, he kills it this year, but up to this point, the best game I saw him play was vs MRA at Oxford HS when he was a sophomore?.he was dominant bc he could out athlete everyone on the court. Please be better!

[NCMSTFAN]

Why all the love for DJ??? That guy has not done one thing impressive to me in an SEC game. Never shoots consistently from anywhere on the court, and has never defended well. Maybe, he kills it this year, but up to this point, the best game I saw him play was vs MRA at Oxford HS when he was a sophomore?.he was dominant bc he could out athlete everyone on the court. Please be better!

I can't disagree.. He has all the potential but hasn't shown it yet. I'm just hoping Jans can unlock something that Penny Hardaway or Howland couldn't. We really need his perimeter scoring this year

[Coach34]

But we completely negated it by scheduling 2 swac schools

We arent making the NCAA Tourney anyway- so why does it matter?