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Anriel Howard to Miss St

Certainly will be a different team from last year when they thrived from behind the arc. Will be much deeper in the front court where they add two incoming five-star posts in addition. Teams will sag a lot if a true perimeter threat doesn’t emerge, but Danbury and Holmes are as quick as any guards in the SEC. Potentially another final four team for Vic?
 
Few of the SEC teams wouldve been able to handle McCowan alone, but I see her and Howard grabbing lots of boards on both ends. SC and TN don’t have the height to hang with them IMO
 
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Good for her! I’m no sore loser so congrats on her decision and I wish her the best!
 
That front court is gonna be beastly. I'll have an opportunity to see it when they come to Seattle. I'm afraid that might get ugly for the home team.
 
Huge get for Mississippi State. If their guard play is consistent taking care of the ball and passing to the right players, I think they have a good shot to get back in the Final Four. That rebounding duo is going to be extremely difficult for anyone to match up with.

I know Howard mentioned she wanted to play in a role that will help her draft stock....guessing we’ll see more of a perimeter game from her.
 
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Considering that Howard has been in College Station all summer finishing up her degree, and presumably working out at A&M’s facilities from time to time, it is noteworthy that Gary Blair was unable to persuade her to remain an Aggie. Clearly Howard wants a shot at a championship under a formidable coach, and she doesn’t see that opportunity at A&M.
 
MS State also has a very exciting redshirt freshman point guard in Myah Taylor. Don't sleep on her. She was one of the best guards in the country in her class, and Vic elected to redshirt her last year even though she wasn't injured with all of the guard depth they had.
 
nwhoopfan said:
That front court is gonna be beastly. I'll have an opportunity to see it when they come to Seattle. I'm afraid that might get ugly for the home team.
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I think Mississippi State is also playing Oregon in December. That should be a great game. I'll probably go to this game if UO will allow an OSU Beaver Fan in the door. What a great addition to Mississippi State's team. They are going to be a dominant rebounding team.
 
BballFanTX said:
MS State also has a very exciting redshirt freshman point guard in Myah Taylor. Don't sleep on her. She was one of the best guards in the country in her class, and Vic elected to redshirt her last year even though she wasn't injured with all of the guard depth they had.
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#50 ESPN and 3-star (not in top 150) PN
 
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LOTRADER said:
I think Mississippi State is also playing Oregon in December. That should be a great game. I'll probably go to this game if UO will allow an OSU Beaver Fan in the door. What a great addition to Mississippi State's team. They are going to be a dominant rebounding team.
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MS was already going to be tougher than a $2 steak. Add Howard to the mix, and their team rebound totals per game just went up. McCowan can't get all of the rebounds, but what she doesn't get Howard most likely will. She likes to rebound and takes pride in doing so. You know Schaefer will give her a lot of minutes.
Like Pheesa, she's also a ball magnet. :eek:
 
MilfordHusky said:
So Anriel switched from Gary Blair to his former assistant. Interesting.
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I was quite taken aback by this announcement. I'd think that if she's on good terms with Blair that she wouldn't transfer into the SEC, and definitely not to his protege. I could be wrong.
 
Bigboote said:
I was quite taken aback by this announcement. I'd think that if she's on good terms with Blair that she wouldn't transfer into the SEC, and definitely not to his protege. I could be wrong.
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She’s made it clear she wants to play where she can have the best chance to improve her draft stock and have a prominent role. Maybe she wanted to stay in the south too. Not sure there are any other schools in the area that have a need for a player like her along with great coaching. I don’t see why is it considered an insult to transfer to another team in the same conference, or why there are specific rules to deter athletes from doing so. Any player should be able to transfer to any program IMO.
 
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Vic signed 2 SEC transfers in the off season. Howard and 6' 5" Freshman All SEC Team Promise Taylor from Ole Miss. Taylor will have to sit out a year
 
bballnut90 said:
She’s made it clear she wants to play where she can have the best chance to improve her draft stock and have a prominent role. Maybe she wanted to stay in the south too. Not sure there are any other schools in the area that have a need for a player like her along with great coaching. I don’t see why is it considered an insult to transfer to another team in the same conference, or why there are specific rules to deter athletes from doing so. Any player should be able to transfer to any program IMO.
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Since I posted, I remembered Doug Bruno's remark about Jasmine Lister -- that he always discourages lateral moves. But that since she was going to UConn (and his good friend Geno), he didn't consider it a lateral move, and gladly released her from her contract. Gary Blair also isn't like other coaches, and he may have given Anriel his blessing to go play for his good friend Vic.

I believe Howard also said she wanted to go to a school with a good graduate program in media communications.
 
I'm excited to see what she can do with McCowan. Make no mistake, the post can get crowded and one thing I liked about the MSU offense last year was McCowan took up the middle yet Vivians had good size for a guard and their shooters could space the floor. Hopefully Holmes, Danberry and the much anticipated Mya Taylor will be able to hit outside and create opportunities for Howard and McCowan.

As far as our crowded post, Promise will sit out a year and the two freshmen will probably need some time to develop. Even some of the best inside players need a year to grow up.
 
I also think it will be interesting to see how McCowan and Howard work things out. One thing is that Howard has an uncanny ability to grab rebounds far from the hoop. I have no doubt that her numbers will be down, but I suspect she'll still be close to double-digits. Another thing is that she runs the floor, so will be in position to rebound or score before McCowan.

I love Jazz Holmes. I think she could has a shot at working her way into a first-round draft pick this season.
 
eebmg said:
The student has far surpassed the master.
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Agreed. Ol' Vic snatched the pebbles out of "master's" hand a long time ago. :cool:
 
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Bigboote said:
I also think it will be interesting to see how McCowan and Howard work things out. One thing is that Howard has an uncanny ability to grab rebounds far from the hoop. I have no doubt that her numbers will be down, but I suspect she'll still be close to double-digits. Another thing is that she runs the floor, so will be in position to rebound or score before McCowan.

I love Jazz Holmes. I think she could has a shot at working her way into a first-round draft pick this season.
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I think Holmes is one of the most underrated guards in the country, but I don't see her as a first round draft pick or WNBA player. Needs to work on her shot, but I think she's the type of PG that can help guide Mississippi State back to a Final Four since she'll get the ball to the right players and plays fantastic defense.

The comment about Howard getting long rebounds is true, and that's what really makes her and McCowan an intriguing tandem since McCowan gets every board that's within 5 feet of the basket. If you have McCowan cleaning up everything inside and Howard grabbing every long rebound....their rebounding abilities should compliment each other well. Both are also terrific offensive rebounders, so Mississippi State will get a lot of looks at the basket...they just need perimeter players who can score. Both of their numbers will go down a bit on the rebounding side of things. I expect Howard to be more efficient at Mississippi State and I'm guessing she's spent most of the offseason working on perimeter skills. Mississippi State is going to be a handful this year.

The only potential downside to this for Mississippi State is that 2019-20 is going to be another year where they lose a lot to graduation. I know they have AEH and Taylor coming, but they'll lose McCowan, Holmes and Howard who are likely their 3 best players this upcoming season. It's another deep draft for talent, so Notre Dame/UCONN/Louisville are all getting hit hard too, but thought it's worth mentioning.
 
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