Former Coach Posted January 27, 2025 Share Posted January 27, 2025 16 hours ago, Insideradvantage said: Hold on now, we are the kings of just dribbling around the perimeter without attacking the basket until the clock runs out and Murray has to chunk up something. You’ll just have to settle for second place on this one. we'll call it a tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 27, 2025 Author Share Posted January 27, 2025 State about to start a stretch of eight Q1 games in a row. Gonna be an intense month before a somewhat softer landing to end the year. We will learn exactly how good this State team is in this stretch, IMO. They’ve kinda had the expected results to this point. Now they enter a stretch with a ton of toss ups and games that could go either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Coach Posted January 28, 2025 Share Posted January 28, 2025 20 hours ago, Dawg83 said: State about to start a stretch of eight Q1 games in a row. Gonna be an intense month before a somewhat softer landing to end the year. We will learn exactly how good this State team is in this stretch, IMO. They’ve kinda had the expected results to this point. Now they enter a stretch with a ton of toss ups and games that could go either way. Unless the half court offense, or lack there of, improves it is going to be a long disappointing stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 28, 2025 Author Share Posted January 28, 2025 2 hours ago, Former Coach said: Unless the half court offense, or lack there of, improves it is going to be a long disappointing stretch. I would take 4-4 in the next 8 no questions asked. Don’t need to start the stretch by going 0-2 at home, though. Need to beat either Bama or Mizzou this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted January 29, 2025 Share Posted January 29, 2025 1-1 would be good this week but we need to beat Bama. I know they are really good but it is a game that we need to find a way to win. 2-0 would really put us in a good position to make a run during the second half of the conference season. Kind of like KY has had a mental edge over us it has been the same with Bama. Close but no cigar. Would like to get over that HUMP … no pun intended … tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 29, 2025 Author Share Posted January 29, 2025 No big surprise but Kanye Clary officially out for the season. Unless he returns next year which I don’t expect, that makes two years in a row of State getting a much hyped transfer point guard and neither guy ever played in an SEC game. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Coach Posted January 29, 2025 Share Posted January 29, 2025 8 hours ago, Dawg83 said: No big surprise but Kanye Clary officially out for the season. Unless he returns next year which I don’t expect, that makes two years in a row of State getting a much hyped transfer point guard and neither guy ever played in an SEC game. Oh well. He is applying for a red shirt, but that doesn't mean it will actually be at State. Hopefully it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 29, 2025 Author Share Posted January 29, 2025 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Former Coach said: He is applying for a red shirt, but that doesn't mean it will actually be at State. Hopefully it will. I don’t think they are expecting him back. There is an injury but I think it’s possibly a situation where the player would rather preserve his eligibility for next year (likely somewhere else) rather than burn it for a partial season now. If anyone recalls the order of things last offseason, Clary was the first transfer in the boat for State and was thought to be a focal point. But then they added other guards and it became more of a committee of guards thing and there’s only so many points to go around. Kugel was kind of a late surprise, he was headed to Kansas but it fell through due to academic reasons and State was able to get him after that happened. I’m wondering if the Clary deal plays out differently if Kugel is able to get in to Kansas. Edited January 29, 2025 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 29, 2025 Author Share Posted January 29, 2025 State a very slight home favorite over Bama tonight. I’m a little surprised by that honesty. I think this is a poor matchup for State and I’m kinda in “I’ll believe it when I see it” mode with these Bama and Kentucky games. My expectation is it’s competitive but ultimately Bama lures State into another track meet and State can’t quite keep up. Big home game for OM against Texas. This feels like a must win game with Auburn and Kentucky up next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted January 29, 2025 Share Posted January 29, 2025 I wouldn't touch the State-Bama game tonight with a 10 foot pole. The line goes one way and the ESPN matchup predictor goes the other. I tend to think the matchup predictor seems to be the more accurate forecast, but we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsmaniac10 Posted January 29, 2025 Share Posted January 29, 2025 If Ole Miss can’t fix the rebounding issue, they’re doomed and going to have some ugly losses ahead. You’re not gonna beat many teams losing the rebounding battle by 15-20 every night. A lot of it is just ball watching and bad effort (I’m talking to you Mr. Pedulla). The state loss didn’t hurt. I thought State was phenomenal crashing the boards and was very disciplined in their game plan. Ole Miss got the 1 point lead in OT and lost its composure. Started forcing shots and got out of the game plan and State took advantage. The Texas A and M game was ugly, but somehow we found ourselves up late. The last 90 seconds was about as disastrous of a performance as I have seen in D1 power conference basketball game. Zero composure. Just like someone let the 3 stooges (well 5 in this case, 6 if you count beard) on court. That loss was tough to swallow even though you had a feeling most of the game that we were gonna find a way to blow it. The Mizzou game was the back breaker but not even because it was the third straight loss. Technically nothing to be ashamed of losing in the road to a top 25 team. But it was just the way Ole Miss lost. You never really felt like they were in the game and Mizzou figured out the Ole Miss defense and Beard didn’t change a thing. Gave up the corner 3 all night and Mizzou feasted on it. Offense was abysmal. Looked a lot like we did against Memphis. It’s up to Beard to figure things out and make adjustments now because everyone saw the Alabama game, took notes, and has figured out ways to beat Ole Miss. Also for the love of god , this team has to try to get in the paint and draw a foul. Besides getting destroyed on the boards, all 3 losses, Ole Miss’s opponents shot double the amount of free throws as the Rebs did. Fingers crossed that the man being paid millions can figure out a way to make this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted January 30, 2025 Share Posted January 30, 2025 Good win for Ole Miss. Heartbreaking loss for State. We had our opportunities but a missed layup, a missed defensive rebound and a costly turnover was the difference. Great game we just came up short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 30, 2025 Author Share Posted January 30, 2025 If you have seen one State vs Bama or State vs Kentucky game in the Hump the last few years, you have seen all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted January 30, 2025 Author Share Posted January 30, 2025 State is not very good on the perimeter offensively or defensively, but Hubbard always has the potential like last night to shoot you into a game. I thought Murphy had a great game overall, the miss at the end stings but State isn’t in the game without Murphy. He’s had a really nice season overall. State’s biggest problem is the perimeter, on offense and defense. They aren’t efficient shooting the 3 and they give up a ton of 3’s at a high %. That’s what separates them from the elite teams they can’t quite keep up with. Saturday vs Mizzou is a huge game. Quick turnaround with that game being at noon on Saturday and Mizzou has had a week to prepare. Dangerous spot against a good team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Coach Posted January 30, 2025 Share Posted January 30, 2025 Matthews has been non existent on offense since the Kentucky game. I think he maybe took 2 or 3 shots last night. Offensively they rarely attack the goal with an inside post or dribble drive. It's normally high ball screens, without the roll to the basket, or pass and dribble until they have to throw up a prayer. Hubbard did attack several times lase night. And please, if you are 6'10 and and get to the rim rip the goal off the backboard. On defense we double when the ball goes inside or try and trap the dribbler, both which lead to wide open 3 pointers. People talked about Coleman hasn't shot like that all year. He probably hasn't been left wide open like that all year. It was the same the Kentucky game. I would rather take our chances 1 on 1 and possibly give up 2 points than leave the 3 wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted January 30, 2025 Share Posted January 30, 2025 We need to pick our spots on doubling/trapping a player and not do it all the time. We are definitely leaving too many shooters open for three pointers. It definitely bit us against KY and again last night against Bama. But even with that we still had our chances. Just did not cash in at the end. Tough loss but it is only one game. Gotta find a way to beat Mizzou. And yes Matthews has disappeared recently. Give Jones/Kugel some more of his minutes. At least until he gets out of this funk he is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 1, 2025 Author Share Posted February 1, 2025 Two big home games today in a couple of hours. State hosts Mizzou and Ole Miss hosts Auburn. Feel like roles are reversed from Wednesday, kind of a free shot for OM, but State needs a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 1, 2025 Author Share Posted February 1, 2025 Mizzou up 14 on State at half. If your strategy against State isn’t to bomb away from 3 then you’re doing it wrong. Mizzou is 9-18 so far. State somehow seems to be getting worse at perimeter D as the year goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 1, 2025 Author Share Posted February 1, 2025 This is arguably the low point of the Jans era in many ways. Getting run out of the gym on your home court as a 7 point favorite. Just a truly terrible performance that changes the conversation on what this team’s ceiling is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 1, 2025 Share Posted February 1, 2025 Well part of me is not surprised. After Wednesday I was afraid we would be flat. And then we seem to bring out the best in other team’s three point shooting. Plus Missouri has just totally dominated this game in every aspect. Where do we go from here? Team will need to flush this one in a hurry. Some of our best players have just disappeared recently. Basketball is a team game but we played poorly as team today. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 1, 2025 Share Posted February 1, 2025 Additionally this is another example of letting one team beat you twice. Alabama effectively beat us twice. Same thing with KY. Now granted Auburn was going to be loss but the way we started that game was a direct result of the KY game. Certainly very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted February 1, 2025 Share Posted February 1, 2025 I don't know the actual stats, but I bet if you checked, the opponent 3pt percent is like the football pass complete percent - the season high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted February 1, 2025 Share Posted February 1, 2025 And one last comment. We get a whole week to let this one stew in our pot. Next Saturday will tell us a lot about this team when we play at Georgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 1, 2025 Author Share Posted February 1, 2025 35 minutes ago, hasbeen67 said: I don't know the actual stats, but I bet if you checked, the opponent 3pt percent is like the football pass complete percent - the season high. State is statistically one of the worst teams in the country at defending the 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted February 1, 2025 Author Share Posted February 1, 2025 Tight game in Oxford. OM giving the number one team in the country all they can handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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