Arkansas-Mississippi State game thread

[hogfankb]

we need one of townes/thomas/hunter in to run the high post. without that little jump shot we are having to settle for 3s

[lunchbox72703]

play by play...someone?

[Razor6]

well are we planning on scoring 44 points in the 2nd half.... i hope so...

[Tomhog™]

Could our post players not just stand there while the guards pass around the perimeter?  If we can't beat a young MSU with their leading scorer out, we are screwed this conference season.  I am surprised we are playing so badly...

[msudawgs64]

note: MSU is still missing their leading scorer in this game

yeah but Gordon is still playing and he is only .09 points behind Edmonson.

[RazrHog4Life]

1 for 8 from 3 land.

[HeathHateMe]

play by play...someone?

SSDS  Same stuff Different Season

[hogfankb]

36-26 MSU at the half

[Sonofahog]

what a crappy half of basketball.  this has got to change

[pbjones81]

play by play...someone?

36-26 them halftime

[stevenglennn]

I agree with Tomcat, I also thought we would play better

[HeathHateMe]

Here's what I don't get, Heath calls a TO, we score 4 or 5 to cut it to 4 then MSU reels off 6 straight to lead by 10 at the half what the hell?

[taintlint]

Hope the Heath huggers are happy. Same ole' BS. Wait til next season........

[msudawgs64]

I bet old Heath's comments about our schedule seem pretty hollow right about now..

Up by 10 at the half..

State 36-Hogs 26..

[Zen_Hog]

hehe, i got the game. just looked haah

this uscks that were down so early

[Sonofahog]

i think i am going to change the channel and watch matt jones

[Razor6]

also... MSU is scoring and playing better than probablay anticipated... they are putting points on the board... and downing the 3s  and getting the rebounds

[lunchbox72703]

man...this is surprising....I hope heath can fire em up like he did at the rice game....

[Razor6]

need a huge furnace for that fire lunchbox

[msudawgs64]

well we are probably better than folks want to give us credit for or at least getting better as the season progresses.

[taintlint]

I called anyone who believed in all of this Heath BS a "FOOL" earlier in the year and I was told that I was the only "FOOL". Looks like I was right all along. Same players as 9 months ago. Why would they all of a sudden be able to beat a zone with the exact same players and coach in just 9 months. Face it. We suck.

[stevenglennn]

All I know is that it is hard to win when a team can't score

[RazrHog4Life]

at half:

Them--> FG:50.0%  3FG:55.6%  FT:42.9%   
Hogs--> FG:36.4%  3FG:12.5%  FT:50.0% 

[HeathHateMe]

Two teams playing each other one with supposedly better talent and experience, then on top of that take out 2 starters for lesser talented team.  Besides the players on the floor the other factor is coaching.  So why is the more talented team getting beat by 10?

Did Heath's comments contribute to maybe our players coming in and expecting MSU to just rollover.

[pbjones81]

also... MSU is scoring and playing better than probablay anticipated... they are putting points on the board... and downing the 3s and getting the rebounds

seems like all of our opponents have their "best game" against us.....our shooting is horrible.  come on hogs!!

[ballhog™]

disgusting half.  Poor transition defense, poor 3 point defense, poor rebounding, no half court offense.

We better figure something out for the second half.

[GrizzledHogFan]

Seems the reffing is heavily favoring MSU

8 fouls to 6 fouls don't sound that heavy..sounds like they are letting them play but then again I am only listening to it and relying on stats only.  Can't see what is going on.

It wasn't so much what was being called on Arkansas as what wasn't being called on MSU.

[Fletch]

I see Thomas is doing his usual disappearing act when conference starts.

[taintlint]

I called anyone who believed in all of this Heath BS a "FOOL" earlier in the year and I was told that I was the only "FOOL". Looks like I was right all along. Same players as 9 months ago. Why would they all of a sudden be able to beat a zone with the exact same players and coach in just 9 months. Face it. We suck.

[stevenglennn]

hey ballhog other than what you said, we are playing well don't ya think

[FaulknerHogfan]

Stan needs to light a fire under his teams A*s!!  Is it me or does this years team have all the talent to be successful, but not the drive?!? 

Come on Hogs and go get some Mississippi !

[GrizzledHogFan]

I called anyone who believed in all of this Heath BS a "FOOL" earlier in the year and I was told that I was the only "FOOL". Looks like I was right all along. Same players as 9 months ago. Why would they all of a sudden be able to beat a zone with the exact same players and coach in just 9 months. Face it. We suck.

The game's not even over yet, and we're usually a much better team in the second half.  Chill out.

[Sonofahog]

The game was over when they announced the schedule,  and it wasn't a home game

[ballhog™]

i think we've made all our dunks

[Razor6]

stans press conference stated that... today would tell the story (or something along those lines)...

we've got 20 minutes left to see that story

[msudawgs64]

Seems the reffing is heavily favoring MSU

8 fouls to 6 fouls don't sound that heavy..sounds like they are letting them play but then again I am only listening to it and relying on stats only.  Can't see what is going on.

It wasn't so much what was being called on Arkansas as what wasn't being called on MSU.

ah ok, that is why I referenced the fact that I can only listen to it, without watching the game, I cannot see what is going.  Not unusual though, home teams in the SEC get that advantage, I hate it sure, I would rather them call the game correctly.

[Razor6]

gmb... you are right...

im hoping for the usual 40-50 point second half

[taintlint]

I called anyone who believed in all of this Heath BS a "FOOL" earlier in the year and I was told that I was the only "FOOL". Looks like I was right all along. Same players as 9 months ago. Why would they all of a sudden be able to beat a zone with the exact same players and coach in just 9 months. Face it. We suck.

The game's not even over yet, and we're usually a much better team in the second half. Chill out.

The game is over.It's been 4 years of this same crap. Not sure if you have been watching that long.

[ghog23]

Why won't he play McCurdy, Jefferson and Ferguson can't bust a zone, we haven't had a good point guard since Corey Beck!

[Razor6]

lsu took on number 2 till the bitter end  today and lost by 1 at UConn

we host LSU on wednesday =\

[hogfankb]

Nice to see you back taint. Where did you run off to when we were winning?

[Tomhog™]

IF they can intensify their pressure and create transition buckets, we can still win.  Without transition baskets, we are dead in the water.  There has been very few times that we've gone on a run with just perimeter shooting.  In fact, I really can't think of any...

[taintlint]

gmb... you are right...

im hoping for the usual 40-50 point second half

It wont be. Heath is just a big of a used car salesman as Nutt. We have been so miserable witrh football that we drank the bball kool-aid and now they are exposed, once again, as the sub par team they are with sub par coaching.

[arkhogdog61]

the refs SUCK i just thought i would through that in!

[stevenglennn]

1 out of 8 for hogs from 3 point range......scary

[hogfankb]

IF they can intensify their pressure and create transition buckets, we can still win. Without transition baskets, we are dead in the water. There has been very few times that we've gone on a run with just perimeter shooting. In fact, I really can't think of any...

We do need transition buckets but we can't get so out of position trying to get them that we give up threes.

[Razor6]

need 20 minutes of press potentially

[cream$$$]

Heath may have lost this game with his starting line-up.  Miss. St. was ready to lose and then scored the first 6 against Townes which Hill would've kept out of the basket.  That gave Miss St. momentum which they never should have had.  Now we're down ten at the break.  You can't just give a team momentum when you're on the road and that's exactly what Heath did by not starting Hill.  Win or Lose, Heath made a stupid mistake.  Miss St. thinks they can win now, and we could have avoided that with better coaching.  And by the way, why in the Hell switch to zone after they just made two three's in a row?  Brilliant.  But, needless to say, GO HAWGS!

[Pig Squeak]

Hill has a bone bruise.  Brewer is going to have worse than that if the SEC officials keep letting people maul him without calling anything.  Is Shows our designated ref this year?  Seems like he and Clougherty have been in about half our games this year.
Our ineptness against the zone is beginning to look like the last 3 years.  Thank God for Modica.

[taintlint]

Nice to see you back taint. Where did you run off to when we were winning?

I just got on. I dont know if I could have posted fast enough to say something while we were winning. We have been winning what like 20 seconds tonight? If you are talking about the season in general, should I get on and boast about wins against crappy non conference teams?