Louisiana St @ Mississippi St (10) - 1/16/20

[militarydog]

Will WNBA teams draft Mitchell if she can't make free throws?

Obviously not making free throws will be a factor. However she is a four player with limited range and thus her size may be an issue in the WNBA. She has a big time motor and is very strong but I can’t see her being able to consistently play down low at the next level.

 

[SECbbfan24]

It's easy to see why we're leading by double digits. We have 8 or 9 players all contributing something. LSU has 2 or 3.

Mitchell, pointer, Aifuwa are the entire team. If we get production from anyone else, its a win for us. Young has a lot of potential but she plays so out of control at times. Pointer turning it over a bunch and picking up 2 fouls has hurt a lot. We don't have playmakers outside the post play right now.


I cannot recognize Jessica Carter today. Where did she come from? Showing a lot offensively I normally haven't seen from her.

 

[militarydog]

This is what LSU is prone to at times. Going cold for a long stretch of time.

It's easy to see why we're leading by double digits. We have 8 or 9 players all contributing something. LSU has 2 or 3.

Depth wins games, but not quite enough to win a championship.

I’m still not comfortable with winning this game as we don’t seem to have much flow offensively. J Carter has got to get more physical and make their post players guard her down low.

 

[SimpleDawg]

I cannot recognize Jessica Carter today. Where did she come from? Showing a lot offensively I normally haven't seen from her.

She's learning a little each game. And she has responded to Vic's coaching really well. She won't dominate like T in the post, but she's playing smart. All of her shots today were made from being gentle. Through playing smart, her efficiency is showing.

Liking her game a lot lately. She's playing sometimes small forward sometimes power forward, and if she can do that well, maybe all she needs to do in the post is play defense.

 

[SECbbfan24]

LSU 0-8 from the free throw line lmao

How do division 1 players shoot this bad from the line?

 

[DaBball]

Even Espinoza-Hunter missing FTs. Now 2-15 combined.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Carter is having her way right now scoring in the paint

 

[SECbbfan24]

Both teams a combined 3-18 from the free throw line. Not sure I have ever seen anything like that.

 

[SECbbfan24]

miss st choking here

M. Taylor can't make layups

 

[SECbbfan24]

Both teams are flopping and the refs are still calling it lol

 

[SECbbfan24]

LSU cut a 10 point lead to 3 points in just 2 minutes

19 seconds left LSU ball

M. Taylor looks overwhelmed. Not playing well. MSU went stagnant the last 7 minutes with 2 players jacking up shots. LSU has been able to cut the lead down.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Well that looks like that does it

Good game state. Y'all have some good players, MSU needs better PG play badly. M. Taylor plays some good defense but her decision making and shooting has been awful.Not sure she knows how to run a offense. She stalled a lot of offense down the stretch than someone would throw up a last minute Hail Mary shot.

 

[SimpleDawg]

LSU clearly improved. Don't think this game is a fluke at all. I had LSU in my top 25, and I knew they belonged there and this game showed it. They were playing A&M tough even with Carter. They can play with anyone in the conference tough and I wouldn't be surprised if they beat anyone - except South Carolina.

9 points in the 4th quarter. 5 of those were free throws...... and we still won. This is a true SEC game, imo. Sure it's a lot closer than what most of what Starkville is used to seeing, but it shouldn't be surprising at this point. Definitely the best game played at the Hump this year in terms of some actual sauce for the crowd.

 

[militarydog]

Well that looks like that does it

Good game state. Y'all have some good players, MSU needs better PG play badly. M. Taylor plays some good defense but her decision making and shooting has been awful.Not sure she knows how to run a offense. She stalled a lot of offense down the stretch than someone would throw up a last minute Hail Mary shot.

Her play until recently had been much better. She looked for her shot too much instead of initiating sets.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Surprised matharu didn’t see more time in the 2nd half. She looked great in limited minutes

 

[Plebe]

LSU 0-8 from the free throw line lmao

omg are you serious? Is this a record of some sort?

 

[SECbbfan24]

omg are you serious? Is this a record of some sort?

Miss St and LSU were both embarrassments from the free throw line tonight. Mitchell hit the backboard with no rim on multiple of her free throws. Tiara Young airmailed one free throw. There is no way we practice them much looking at the numbers. Pointer is at least reliable at the line.

 

[Plebe]

Miss St and LSU were both embarrassments from the free throw line tonight. Mitchell hit the backboard with no rim on multiple of her free throws.

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Between the UConn-UCF, Duke-ND, and MSU-LSU games, I have had my fill of ugly basketball for at least a decade.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Between the UConn-UCF, Duke-ND, and MSU-LSU games, I have had my fill of ugly basketball for at least a decade.

Don't watch any of my teams play, okay? You've got the ugly game mojo going apparently.

 

[Plebe]

Don't watch any of my teams play, okay? You've got the ugly game mojo going apparently.

Too late. Oregon State already played at Arizona State

 

[militarydog]

Surprised matharu didn’t see more time in the 2nd half. She looked great in limited minutes

Matharu is good for spurts. However once a few shots start falling then she will jack up some “horse” type shots. It doesn’t matter if it’s four guarding her.

 

[DaBball]

Miss St and LSU were both embarrassments from the free throw line tonight. Mitchell hit the backboard with no rim on multiple of her free throws. Tiara Young airmailed one free throw. There is no way we practice them much looking at the numbers. Pointer is at least reliable at the line.

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@Plebe Don’t be fooled by those percentages. Both teams heated up late from the FT line

 

[nwhoopfan]

Too late. Oregon State already played at Arizona State

I'll give you that one. Maybe just don't watch them this weekend.

 

[Jmsdawg]

Hard to understand MSST play, sometimes they look like an elite team and suddenly the switch gets toggled and we look like a playground junior high team. Team is so fragile that we get rattled when shots do not fall, we do not have that player that can settle the team down. Sure miss Jazz.

 

[militarydog]

Hard to understand MSST play, sometimes they look like an elite team and suddenly the switch gets toggled and we look like a playground junior high team. Team is so fragile that we get rattled when shots do not fall, we do not have that player that can settle the team down. Sure miss Jazz.

J Danberry is a great complimentary player and she is a great example of how an athletically gifted player can be dominant in spurts. However she is not “the straw that stirs the drink”. Right now we also don’t have that go to player when we need a basket. J Danberry’s range is too limited to isolate her against another player in a half court set. I think we have two and maybe three freshmen that will be capable of that sooner rather than later as R Jackson and A Matharu physically can do things others can’t physically guard. Both just need experience to make better decisions.