#14 Mississippi St @ #7 Texas A&M - 1/17/21

[SECbbfan24]

If they act fast they could transfer out and hitch on another team right away and keep on playing without missing a beat.

Notre Dame coaches rush to the transfer portal page

 

[Plebe]

Nothing will top this


This really summed up White and Holly's career at Tennessee and Vandy.

I can't decide which part is more amusing, when Tennessee absolutely vandalizes the backboard with a barrage of bricks or when the two Tennessee players on transition defense both run simultaneously away from the Vandy player with the ball, who then gets her wide open layup stuffed by the bottom of the rim.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I watched our games with Georgia, Ole Miss and today. I am going to stop short of "the sky is totally falling" but see some glaring issues.

1. The adjustment to Nikki is more than I expected. Peck today discussed the youth of the team. This team returned 7 of its top 9 players in terms of minutes from last year. This was a team that went to the SEC finals and was looking to be a 3/4 seed in the tournament. That's not youth.

2. This team looks as though they are playing under water. I see no fire, quick movements that are smart basketball plays and they are beaten too often for loose balls and rebounds.

3. Today there was no adjustments made when the inside was bottled up. Vic could make adjustments. Nikki doesn't seem able or willing to do that yet.

4. Few teams with their top 2 scorers having career worst nights are going to win. Jackson is the most talented player but doesn't seem dialed. Maybe her heart isn't in the program right now, maybe it's something else.

5. There is enough talent to pull out of a tailspin but they need to lose the idea they are a top tier team. They are at best a middle of the road squad that would be a bubble team if this keeps up. There is no flow to the offense and the defense has too many lapses.

I was a basketball fan before the rise of Vic's teams and still will be. I hope the team comes together and plays up to their potential. I also give A&M some credit for bouncing back after what was a shocking loss. This is a good team with lots of experience and talent.

 

[DefenseBB]

5. There is enough talent to pull out of a tailspin but they need to lose the idea they are a top tier team. They are at best a middle of the road squad that would be a bubble team if this keeps up. There is no flow to the offense and the defense has too many lapses.

Whoa there Nellie...While I did think the over-exuberance of the 'Dawgs fanbase was a bit much but this is still clearly a NCAAT worthy team and a top 25 team. So even if they completely fall apart, while maybe being bumped from the top 25, they will be in the tournament.

 

[MSUFan2003]

Too bad we could not convince Jeff Watz to leave Louisville!

Per our mods, Walz was never going to come. That was blown out of proportion, and the same thing happened with the Tennessee opening a few years ago.

 

[MSGRET]

After watching this game, I don't consider either on of them to be a Top 10 team, Top 25 yes but not Top 10. Now if either one of them can knock off SC, then they might just rate a Top 10 ranking.

 

[triaddukefan]

So does Mississippi State's and Baylor struggles take some of the luster off of South Florida's victory and close loss?

 

[Sched234]

So does Mississippi State's and Baylor struggles take some of the luster off of South Florida's victory and close loss?

In reality, most likely, but I don't love how that happens. If the voting panel has labeled a team as one of the top 25 in the nation and that team loses a few times down the road, I don't like discrediting the opponents. Put another way, I don't like how winning teams pay the price when the voting panel is shown to be wrong in its evaluation. I think the game should be evaluated based on the ranking given and personnel available at the time the game was played.

 

[donalddoowop]

Nikki remind me of Holly Warwick, she has no answers when the team is struggling, simply sit on bench and stares at floor. Vic would be on the sidelines screaming at the lack of effort.

Vic is having his problems at Texas. They lost to Texas Tech today.

 

[SimpleDawg]

You guys should check out the McCray thread on our forum. 280 replies, and counting. Absolutely vitriolic. Worse than VolNation. Epic.

 

[GoDawgs4]

State is very discombobulated at the current time. Certainly very disappointing to this point. It is understandable that a new coaching staff would have some struggles in their first season. Unfortunately when a team is talented there is additional pressure and when a team loses some unexpected games and then gets blown out like we did today it makes it even worse.
Still a lot of games left in the season. Hopefully, the team can regroup and make a turnaround.
We will see.

 

[LETTERL]

You guys should check out the McCray thread on our forum. 280 replies, and counting. Absolutely vitriolic. Worse than VolNation. Epic.

Linky??? I'm off tomorrow and can stay up late. Should I make a bowl of popcorn?

 

[SimpleDawg]

Linky??? I'm off tomorrow and can stay up late. Should I make a bowl of popcorn?

It was deleted because people were hurling personal insults, and I think you have to be a member, but it was real ugly. Some people wanted her gone, the rest of her haters said she sucked, and a quarter defended her saying "let's wait and see," and the rest drew comparisons to Vic, and finally the smallest contingent compared to her to some of the worst coaches we've ever had.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Too bad we could not convince Jeff Watz to leave Louisville!

I think that would be a step down in terms of prestige.

 

[Jmsdawg]

I think that would be a step down in terms of prestige.

Prestige does not mean a lot when the university cuts your salary, unfortunately, money rules with big time sports coaches and I really wish we had being wiling to spend the bucks to get a big name coach.

 

[SimpleDawg]

Prestige does not mean a lot when the university cuts your salary, unfortunately, money rules with big time sports coaches and I really wish we had being wiling to spend the bucks to get a big name coach.

I tried to tell people. You can't place all your confidence on a nobody. There's a reason nobody talks about McCray apart from her playing career.

I tried to tell people McCray was a train wreck waiting to happen, and all I got for it was abuse. These same people are "liking" lots of my posts now. 7 months too late.. eh?

 

[SimpleDawg]

Here's the new thread link if you guys can see this. It's still highly critical, but less vitriol than the previous thread.

Nikki McCray - Be Patient. #year3

 

[SECbbfan24]

Here's the new thread link if you guys can see this. It's still highly critical, but less vitriol than the previous thread.

Nikki McCray - Be Patient. #year3

I get that it takes time to get your system enforced and it is a little tricky given its COVID. But lets not act like McCray was walking into some major rebuild that will take a few years.

I followed Miss St very closely under Vic and I have watched MSU a bit this year. I know things weren't always perfect under Vic but the players really don't appear to be playing very hard for McCray. Giving up on plays, walking back up the court after turning it over, bad body language. Something is off, McCray sits on the bench with no emotion and Rickea and Carter look like they don't want to be there half the time.

Maybe she turns it around soon but I get the impression there are bad apples or some aren't happy with current situation.

 

[SimpleDawg]

I get that it takes time to get your system enforced and it is a little tricky given its COVID. But lets not act like McCray was walking into some major rebuild that will take a few years.

I followed Miss St very closely under Vic and I have watched MSU a bit this year. I know things weren't always perfect under Vic but the players really don't appear to be playing very hard for McCray. Giving up on plays, walking back up the court after turning it over, bad body language. Something is off, McCray sits on the bench with no emotion and Rickea and Carter look like they don't want to be there half the time.

Maybe she turns it around soon but I get the impression there are bad apples or some aren't happy with current situation.

Vic was pretty much perfect in his last 4 years. Only UConn consistently looked better.

Here's another thread about how Kyra Elzy is a first year coach, and Kentucky doesn't look HORRIBLE like McCray

Kyra Elzy is a first year coach


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[SECbbfan24]

Here's another thread about how Kyra Elzy is a first year coach, and Kentucky doesn't look HORRIBLE like McCray

This is debatable to be honest lol. I honestly don't think Kentucky has reached their ceiling at all and they probably won't under Elzy but she is doing what she can given the circumstances last minute with Coach Mitchell. They are solid but very up and down. They returned a lot from last year and have a bunch of big transfer additions.

@Plebe would agree with me that Kentucky has talent but hasn't come close to its potential which I don't think will happen under Elzy. They could get hot and go on a tear in the NCAAT or they could lose very early. Nothing would honestly shock me.

 

[SimpleDawg]

This is debatable to be honest lol. I honestly don't think Kentucky has reached their ceiling at all and they probably won't under Elzy but she is doing what she can given the circumstances last minute with Coach Mitchell. They are solid but very up and down. They returned a lot from last year and have a bunch of big transfer additions.

@Plebe would agree with me that Kentucky has talent but hasn't come close to its potential which I don't think will happen under Elzy. They could get hot and go on a tear in the NCAAT or they could lose very early. Nothing would honestly shock me.

Don't think Kentucky is the bees knees, but they haven't had any bad losses. Leading SC at halftime, and lost on the last play. They also beat Indiana, Mississippi State, and Arkansas.

We beat...... Georgia. Blasted by A&M, and lost to Alabama. That Ole Miss-Alabama-A&M streak reeks badly of the stench of McCray.

 

[DefenseBB]

You guys should check out the McCray thread on our forum. 280 replies, and counting. Absolutely vitriolic. Worse than VolNation. Epic.

Wait, what? MSU has THEIR OWN forum? Then what the heck are all you guys doing here?
If I may ask, what is the name of this forum for those of us who like to lurk?

 

[Plebe]

Wait, what? MSU has THEIR OWN forum? Then what the heck are all you guys doing here?
If I may ask, what is the name of this forum for those of us who like to lurk?

You have to ask? Because the Boneyard brings the boys to the yard! Others may imitate but cannot duplicate

For the record, I welcome our heterogeneous fanbase representation. Hybrid vigor.