Another Big win for the Hogs tonight this one on the road

[forrest city joe]

So proud of our players and coaches. they could have given up when they were down 12 like some people on here did. but they kept fighting,and came back and won. proud of our players and coaches.GO HOGS.

[Kevin]

Showed a lot of fight.

[Knot2brite]

Good to have a road win...got to steal about three more and notmlose at home again but it is possible

[Letsroll1200]

Joe the hogs are right were they need to be 3-3. How about them Hogs.

[PharmacistHog]

So proud of our players and coaches. they could have given up when they were down 12 like some people on here did. but they kept fighting,and came back and won. proud of our players and coaches.GO HOGS.

Quit dragging the posters you disagree with into your damn threads. You are just begging them to engage you in a pissing match.

[pigsooie1000]

it's hard for me to really process that game.

the good
-big time props to Cook and Watkins
-the 4-4 3 point shooting we got from Kinglsey and Watkins was enormous
-Cook was only player rebounding until late in the game when Kingsley got those 3 ORebs on the one possession before finally scoring (most crucial possession up until that point)
-great toughness overall, and great defense late. held them without a FG final 7 minutes, they didn't play well but we need to get some credit for it (especially rebounding)
-Macon heady on drawing fouls at the end of the game

the bad
-no CJ Jones is simply ridiculous at this point to me, the guy is scoring at an elite rate whenever he plays and easily over 50% on a 40-shot sample going back to Spain. he's 6-5 and athletic, he needs double digit minutes
-Barford's inconsistency is frustrating. he goes from incredibly awful (Florida) to our best player (Kentucky and Tennessee) to incredibly awful (tonight). he mentally doesn't look strong and games go too bad quickly too often
-Kingsley only having 1 board until final minutes is awful

[forrest city joe]

Joe the hogs are right were they need to be 3-3. How about them Hogs.

I love it.and we wion this game with defense and toughness.did not shoot the ball well. but still won. i love this team.

[WorfHog]

Yeah they did, I thought it would be more of the same, but they proved me wrong.

Good win for Mike and the team!

[PharmacistHog]

it's hard for me to really process that game.

the good
-big time props to Cook and Watkins
-the 4-4 3 point shooting we got from Kinglsey and Watkins was enormous
-Cook was only player rebounding until late in the game when Kingsley got those 3 ORebs on the one possession before finally scoring (most crucial possession up until that point)
-great toughness overall, and great defense late. held them without a FG final 7 minutes, they didn't play well but we need to get some credit for it (especially rebounding)
-Macon heady on drawing fouls at the end of the game

the bad
-no CJ Jones is simply ridiculous at this point to me, the guy is scoring at an elite rate whenever he plays and easily over 50% on a 40-shot sample going back to Spain. he's 6-5 and athletic, he needs double digit minutes
-Barford's inconsistency is frustrating. he goes from incredibly awful (Florida) to our best player (Kentucky and Tennessee) to incredibly awful (tonight). he mentally doesn't look strong and games go too bad quickly too often
-Kingsley only having 1 board until final minutes is awful

Good post

[Dropkick]

Any road win is a good win. Gutty performance by our guys.

[BDSCT51]

Not jumping on the sunshine pumper wagon nor the debbie downer wagon. Let's see some consistency. It was another SEC win on the road and that's good!

[Youngsta71701]

Showed a lot of fight.

Yep, and with all the help A&M was getting from the stripes that could have been easy for them to do. If we breath on them it was a foul. That stuff is getting old.

[forrest city joe]

I love this team. and it's time for all Hog fans to get behind our players and coaching.this team is 14 and 4. and has 2 sec road wins.everyone should be happy.GO HOGS.

[forrest city joe]

Yep, and with all the help A&M was getting from the stripes that could have been easy for them to do. If we breath on them it was a foul. That stuff is getting old.

You got that right. the refs tried to give A&M the game and they still lost i wish the Hogs could get calls like this at home. we get nothing! that's the reason this win feels so good.

[HouSwine]

Impressed with the second half defense. Moses is beginning to deliver on his potential. As is the team.

[26.2Hog]

it's hard for me to really process that game.

the good
-big time props to Cook and Watkins
-the 4-4 3 point shooting we got from Kinglsey and Watkins was enormous
-Cook was only player rebounding until late in the game when Kingsley got those 3 ORebs on the one possession before finally scoring (most crucial possession up until that point)
-great toughness overall, and great defense late. held them without a FG final 7 minutes, they didn't play well but we need to get some credit for it (especially rebounding)
-Macon heady on drawing fouls at the end of the game

the bad
-no CJ Jones is simply ridiculous at this point to me, the guy is scoring at an elite rate whenever he plays and easily over 50% on a 40-shot sample going back to Spain. he's 6-5 and athletic, he needs double digit minutes
-Barford's inconsistency is frustrating. he goes from incredibly awful (Florida) to our best player (Kentucky and Tennessee) to incredibly awful (tonight). he mentally doesn't look strong and games go too bad quickly too often
-Kingsley only having 1 board until final minutes is awful

Yes, and I agree about Watkins.  I've always thought he receives too much undue criticism.

And YES about Jones.  Figuring out why he is not playing major minutes is like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube. 

[hogsanity]

Yep, and with all the help A&M was getting from the stripes that could have been easy for them to do. If we breath on them it was a foul. That stuff is getting old.

You got that right. the refs tried to give A&M the game and they still lost i wish the Hogs could get calls like this at home. we get nothing! that's the reason this win feels so good.

Hogs only had 5 fouls after like 17 mins of 2nd half.

[jst01]

I can't stand our offensive sets. We look lost at times and have no plan. But I'm really pumped our players pulled that win out. They played really hard and I never wanna see disappointment on our players faces.

[labb]

re:Jones..    Macon, Barbord, Hannahs, Beard are the players in front of him. He is really weak on D and with the ball. So who are you going to take the minutes away from

[PonderinHog]

Yes, and I agree about Watkins.  I've always thought he receives too much undue criticism.

And YES about Jones.  Figuring out why he is not playing major minutes is like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.

Has to be his defense, which didn't look too bad against Mizzou.  Just too many guards ahead of him?

[ArkansasI]

Whew!  I'll take the win!

That was some ugly b-ball. Never gets old beating the Ags.

Manny did a nice job taking the open shots. I thought our defenive rotations were better. This team really has to work hard to be successful. Glad to know our guys are happy tonight.

Has CJ done something wrong? 

[forrest city joe]

Hogs only had 5 fouls after like 17 mins of 2nd half.

Good.that means they were playing defense without fouling.refs still tried to steal the game from them.Dusty was fouled on that baseline play with a No call.which was pure BS.

[rude1]

re:Jones..    Macon, Barbord, Hannahs, Beard are the players in front of him. He is really weak on D and with the ball. So who are you going to take the minutes away from

Are you kidding, Barford, Hannahs, Beard and Mannie have all struggled at times this year with their shot, yet we have a potential weapon just sitting, not even bothering to put him out there to see.

[labb]

Lots more to the game of Basketball than shooting the ball. But then most only see how many points a player scores.

[Knot2brite]

This cannot be the last road game we grind out...we have to use the talent we have to scrap wins on the road and hold our own at home...we just cannot lose at home...

[Razorod]

This cannot be the last road game we grind out...we have to use the talent we have to scrap wins on the road and hold our own at home...we just cannot lose at home...

We need to finish at least 5-4 on the road and not lose again at home.

[cardsNhogs]

Happy to get a win on the road. We Did not look good tonight.

[rzrbkf4n]

Amazing win. This team can make the tourney

[KC_archHOG]

I vote CMA gives the halftime speech in Arlington this September. 

[Knot2brite]

Amazing win. This team can make the tourney

Everyone keeps talking about recruits down the line...there is a nucleus of talent here NOW to go to the dance..they are missing a dominate low post and a point guard who can control the game but they get good minutes from what they have and they can scrap out wins

[The Boar War]

I'm very pleased with this teams willingness to fight on the road.

[ShadowHawg]

Quit dragging the posters you disagree with into your damn threads. You are just begging them to engage you in a pissing match.

Is this a joke?

No mention of other posters just a celebration of win at a place we have been blown out the last several times

[dsims2k3]

Is this a joke?

No mention of other posters just a celebration of win at a place we have been blown out the last several times

This

[realistichog]

A&M folded like a cheap tent just like they have done in 4 out of their 5sec loses. The other was a 40 point loss to Kentucky. How is beating the worst team in the sec an AMAZING win. It's good that A&M handed us the game in the last 5 minutes to make our record look good but I think we have a lot of work to do before we start buying NCAA tourny tickets.

[Youngsta71701]

Hogs only had 5 fouls after like 17 mins of 2nd half.

And those fouls were weak touch fouls that bailed them out at times...

[forrest city joe]

Is this a joke?

No mention of other posters just a celebration of win at a place we have been blown out the last several times

Bingo!

[forrest city joe]

And those fouls were weak touch fouls that bailed them out at times...

Yep. it was pitiful.

[Youngsta71701]

A&M folded like a cheap tent just like they have done in 4 out of their 5sec loses. The other was a 40 point loss to Kentucky. How is beating the worst team in the sec an AMAZING win. It's good that A&M handed us the game in the last 5 minutes to make our record look good but I think we have a lot of work to do before we start buying NCAA tourny tickets.

There she goes! Negative Nancy... ...Smile! Any road win is tough in the SEC no matter the opponent. BTW did Kentucky not struggle at Mississippi State tonight...

[PharmacistHog]

So proud of our players and coaches. they could have given up when they were down 12 like some people on here did. but they kept fighting,and came back and won. proud of our players and coaches.GO HOGS.

Bingo!

You could have left out the bolded part.

[forrest city joe]

There she goes! Negative Nancy... ...Smile! Any road win is tough in the SEC no matter the opponent. BTW did Kentucky not struggle at Mississippi State tonight...

[JONAS]

We are right where I thought we would be at 3-3 after 6 games.  I just thought we would beat Mississippi State at home and lose to Texas A&M on the road.

[dsims2k3]

We are right where I thought we would be at 3-3 after 6 games.  I just thought we would beat Mississippi State at home and lose to Texas A&M on the road.

I prefer it this way. I was thinking  3-3 as well.

[forrest city joe]

A&M folded like a cheap tent just like they have done in 4 out of their 5sec loses. The other was a 40 point loss to Kentucky. How is beating the worst team in the sec an AMAZING win. It's good that A&M handed us the game in the last 5 minutes to make our record look good but I think we have a lot of work to do before we start buying NCAA tourny tickets.

Sound like you are mad that we won.give me a break.A&M did not lose it,our guys won it. you are part of the problem.

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

I cannot take too much away from the win but I do agree with the posters who think cj jones needs more minutes. With as much trouble as we have scoring he should get out there at least 8-10 minutes just to see if he has anything.

[JONAS]

I prefer it this way. I was thinking  3-3 as well.
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While I am glad to finally beat the Aggies, I live in Mississippi and cannot stand losing to Mississippi State or Ole Miss.

[ShadowHawg]

I cannot take too much away from the win but I do agree with the posters who think cj jones needs more minutes. With as much trouble as we have scoring he should get out there at least 8-10 minutes just to see if he has anything.

We don't have trouble scoring folks. We are in the top 40 of scoring efficiency in the country.

We have trouble stopping the other team from scoring and CJ struggles in that area as well as does little to help in rebounding.

There are 2 ends of the court and this staff has always stressed defense first. It might help some of you if you start watching our games from that perspective instead of concentrating on the offensive end. Heck, even the broadcasters talk about how dangerous we are offensively and how we need to work more on defense.

[deserthog]

Sorry but after watching this game, I think college basketball has gone to hell in a hand-basket.

[pigsooie1000]

We don't have trouble scoring folks. We are in the top 40 of scoring efficiency in the country.

We have trouble stopping the other team from scoring and CJ struggles in that area as well as does little to help in rebounding.

There are 2 ends of the court and this staff has always stressed defense first. It might help some of you if you start watching our games from that perspective instead of concentrating on the offensive end. Heck, even the broadcasters talk about how dangerous we are offensively and how we need to work more on defense.

can always score more. and Jones is certainly a better defender than Hannahs, yet Hannahs plays pretty big minutes. take a few minutes away from Beard/Barford (when he's struggling) and Watkins but mainly from Hannahs to give Jones a run. maybe even some 4 guard looks with Watkins and Jones out there, but just see if he really is a very good SEC scorer. he has shown so far he very well might be and we could really really use that, we don't know if he's sub-Hannahs on defense (which it's hard to imagine he would be with his size and athleticism)

[hoglady]

Man, we tried to give that game away toward the end and A&M just wouldn't take it.
Lots of mistakes by both teams.
Props to our guys for coming back.
And Manny did some really, really good things at crucial times.
Hustle, getting to loose balls, fighting for rebounds, playing defense, causing a turnover.
Everything he does doesn't show up in the stats but he plays an important role.

[rude1]

We don't have trouble scoring folks. We are in the top 40 of scoring efficiency in the country.

We have trouble stopping the other team from scoring and CJ struggles in that area as well as does little to help in rebounding.

There are 2 ends of the court and this staff has always stressed defense first. It might help some of you if you start watching our games from that perspective instead of concentrating on the offensive end. Heck, even the broadcasters talk about how dangerous we are offensively and how we need to work more on defense.

So CJ gets penalized for not playing good defense, yet we are a bad defensive team. How does this make sense? Obviously the guys playing in front of him aren't good defenders either.