#13 Kentucky @ #12 Mississippi St - 1/03/21

[Dwilliams02]

See y'all in the Texas thread lol

 

[SECbbfan24]

MSU is great offensively but IMO they aren't as fundamentally sound defensively under McCray as they were under Vic

 

[Plebe]

A Kentucky win helps the BE and DePaul in particular. "Enhancement by association".

This is a good point.

So that means DePaul would be 2nd in the SEC and South Florida would be close behind LOL.

 

[eebmg]

Plebe clearly motivated Howard who probably was monitoring the BY thread.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Didn't A&M beat Depaul?

 

[DeeHusky]

One will upset SC.

I don’t think so. Not from what I seen. SC has gotten better since that NC State loss

 

[WFFL]

Howard showed why she’s the best player in the country . Her takeover ability is unmatched!

 

[Dwilliams02]

Didn't A&M beat Depaul?

Yes. They is the biggest question mark until they play State, Ark, uk, or SC. I'm tempted to say they are the #2 team in conference

 

[SECbbfan24]

I don’t think so. Not from what I seen. SC has gotten better since that NC State loss

Not saying SC loses but it's definitely not out of the possibility. Especially if they struggle shooting from 3 which they have at times this year.

 

[Plebe]

MSU is great offensively but IMO they aren't as fundamentally sound defensively under McCray as they were under Vic

To put it very mildly. Leaving Howard all alone on the 3-point line throughout the 4th quarter, failing to make any attempt to even guard her off screens...

Didn't A&M beat Depaul?

That was before the Kentucky game so it doesn't count as much as the KY win

 

[Shades]

92-86 KEN final in OT

Howard 33 pts (10-19, 4-6 3P, 9-10 FT), 10 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk

 

[Alydar]

Huge performance from Howard, at least in the 4th and OT which was all I saw. She had only 8 pts in the first 3 periods?

 

[SimpleDawg]

I think you can only move us up, not drop us down despite this final result, but that's just my opinion! Kentucky has gotten better, definitely a Top 10 team imo - possibly 2nd best team in the SEC.

 

[SECbbfan24]

That was before the Kentucky game so it doesn't count as much as the KY win

 

[Dwilliams02]

I don’t think so. Not from what I seen. SC has gotten better since that NC State loss

I'm not knocking SC. At all. But they can be beaten. Especially if they are forced to shoot. If they want to beat SC. It's better now than later.

 

[Alydar]

I don’t think so. Not from what I seen. SC has gotten better since that NC State loss

They were also better before the loss. The team with a legit post beat them.

 

[Dwilliams02]

I just don't think the margin in the sec is wide. Let me elaborate. From 1-5.

 

[Plebe]

I think you can only move us up, not drop us down despite this final result, but that's just my opinion! Kentucky has gotten better, definitely a Top 10 team imo - possibly 2nd best team in the SEC.

If Kentucky's top 10 then DePaul is top 5.

Just no excuse for all those defensive lapses to blow the lead down the stretch. Vic would've had a stroke watching that.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Who is your top 10 Plebe?

To be quite frank I have watched a lot of sloppy basketball overall so far. I think especially during COVID year some teams were definitely impacted much more than others.

 

[MSUFan2003]

Good game. I'm actually pleased with most of the play even though we lost. We improved in turnovers, free throws, and rebounds. The offensive flow looked much improved. Key turnovers and bad decisions at the end did us in along with Rhyne Howard proving why she was the SEC POY last year. I still think we lack some maturity and strong leadership on the court, but I'm hoping that can be developed this year.

Give Kentucky credit. They are a good team that has collected some talent through the transfer portal. We didn't defend the 3, and they made us pay.

 

[DeeHusky]

They were also better before the loss. The team with a legit post beat them.

So basically Boston is not a legit post? Ok shade

 

[DaBball]

Rickea Jackson needs to turn those 10-22 shooting games into 14-16/22 for Mississippi State to be a top ten team.

Howard is so impressive. Truly the total package.

 

[Plebe]

Who is your top 10 Plebe?

Let's just say South Carolina is still in it

 

[SCGamecock]

Both teams will be better going forward, elevated their level of play. Howard had a quietly great game, if it's possible for 33 points to be quiet.

 

[Jmsdawg]

Good game. I'm actually pleased with most of the play even though we lost. We improved in turnovers, free throws, and rebounds. The offensive flow looked much improved. Key turnovers and bad decisions at the end did us in along with Rhyne Howard proving why she was the SEC POY last year. I still think we lack some maturity and strong leadership on the court, but I'm hoping that can be developed this year.

Give Kentucky credit. They are a good team that has collected some talent through the transfer portal. We didn't defend the 3, and they made us pay.

I loved the game, exciting throughout. I thought our defense was fine, Kentucky was lights out from outside and it is hard to beat a team hitting that many 3, but you live by the 3 when they are going in, you die by the 3 when they don’t.

I think Matharu deserves to start. My starting five would be Matharu, Jackson, Carter, Mingo-Young(Love the way she plays ), and Taylor. If Wiggins can return to form she should be considered as a starter.

IMHO, we are better than I believed we would be with Nikki as the new coach. PLAY BALL!

 

[Alydar]

So basically Boston is not a legit post? Ok shade

Where did I say that? Or even imply that? Actually I was complimenting Boston. But who, other than Kinnane, has Boston matched up against?

My implication was that if you can limit Boston then S Car is vulnerable.

 

[GoDawgs4]

Give UK credit. We are still a work in progress. Lots of talent but we still have a ways to go before we gel as a team but as some of noted we are making progress. Still early in the season.

 

[donalddoowop]

For anyone who watched this game, review the third quarter and see how many times R. Jackson traveled, especially when she drove to the basket. It was at least three times and obvious.

 

[SimpleDawg]

Rickea Jackson needs to turn those 10-22 shooting games into 14-16/22 for Mississippi State to be a top ten team.

Howard is so impressive. Truly the total package.

Jackson and Howard had a similar stat-line from the field. Howard just added free throws for a higher point total. MSU has better contributors around Jackson..in this game at least. Not saying Kentucky doesn't have anyone around Howard, but they went cold to end the game and it was pretty much all Howard.

 

[DefenseBB]

MSU is great offensively but IMO they aren't as fundamentally sound defensively under McCray as they were under Vic

Wait what? Um, 1 game does not a season make...show me a >80 average against P5 opponents and I will grant you a great offensive team but with scores of 62, 63 and 78 (before Overtime) I am not granting them a "great offensive team"....They aren't even a good offensive team yet.