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Mississippi St (10) @ South Carolina (1) - 1/20/20

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Really entertaining back and forth game. Was rooting for MSU and thought a couple of calls were questionable against them but overall just a great WBB game this year. Really frustrating finish but great game for the SEC and women's basketball nonetheless.

Outstanding play by Harris and Boston for SC. Boston is already one of the very best posts in the country, her sheer size, hands and touch around the basket are elite. None of the MSU posts could keep up defending her or keeping her off the glass. Experience came through in the end with great play by Harris down the stretch. She's the top PG in the SEC this season.

Mississippi State looked really really good tonight offensively IMO. Their crop of guards are just outstanding at getting in the lane and hitting shots around the basket. Mingo Young was a star tonight, as was Jackson for much of the game. Matharu also came out of nowhere and just took over for a stretch in the 2nd half. This freshmen class is the real deal. Mississippi State hasn't been as consistent as South Carolina, so they need to bottle this effort and disappointment and bring more consistency throughout the SEC season. No reason they can't finish with just 1-2 losses and position themselves for a good seed in the NCAAs.
 
Wbbfan1 said:
Miss St 5 Assists on 33 Made Baskets. Need I say more.
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...did you watch the game? Their guards absolutely shredded SC's defense with the dribble drive and scored so many points in the paint without any post contribution. They shot almost 50% from the floor and scored 79 points. Assists does not automatically equate great offense. MSU's offensive attack tonight was stellar.
 
bballnut90 said:
...did you watch the game? Their guards absolutely shredded SC's defense with the dribble drive and scored so many points in the paint without any post contribution. They shot almost 50% from the floor and scored 79 points. Assists does not automatically equate great offense. MSU's offensive attack tonight was stellar.
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Well said. Boston wasn't leaving her mark and challenging dribble drives much, so the guards took what was available.
 
Boston is going to be scary over the course of her career. Holy cow. She already plays like a senior, I can't imagine her when she's actually one
 
Reypl21 said:
Boston is going to be scary over the course of her career. Holy cow. She already plays like a senior, I can't imagine her when she's actually one
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maybe a little conditioning and really extending that jumper, which is already pretty good.
 
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bballnut90 said:
Mississippi State hasn't been as consistent as South Carolina, so they need to bottle this effort and disappointment and bring more consistency throughout the SEC season. No reason they can't finish with just 1-2 losses and position themselves for a good seed in the NCAAs.
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I think we've been consistent. Both teams have dropped one game to teams they were supposed to beat. West Virginia and Indiana. WVU got thumped by Baylor and Indiana is weakening badly, so obviously those kind of teams don't have the legs to play an entire season.

I think both teams have been pretty consistent, but South Carolina obviously has a pedestal on us right now being that they're 2-0 against top 10 teams, and we're 0-2.
 
Just got home from the arena.

A few thoughts:

-Miss State is very good. Those guards will dribble drive you to death and absolutely torched our defense all night. Is State the best team we've played so far this season? It's easy to look at results and say so, but you have to remember.. these two teams are rivals. They know one another better than anybody so when they play you may as well throw the rankings away.

-Jackson, Mingo-Young, and Matharu....If you're a State fan then that's your future right there. They rose to the challenge tonight and that's great to see in young players

-Aliyah Boston, enough said. The sky is really the limit for her. A freshman and legitimately one of the best post players in the country. She's our anchor for the next few years and that feels good.

-Our seniors, Harris and KiKi were HUGE. I'm glad Harris had a great game tonight because she's definitely a pro and she showed it. A true point guard to the core.

-ZIA COOKE is fearless. Every program in the country wants players that thrive in big games and Cooke is just that. Her ceiling is scary high.


All in all, a great game.. great environment.. great result. State fans should be proud of their team tonight. It's amazing how talented the youth are for both teams.
 
Jmsdawg said:
You must be an Ole Miss fan, Danberry is the heart and soul of this team!
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Nope. LSU. N she did better and became more aggressive the second half. Maybe its just the fact that her and Taylor together isn't good. And it takes away from her game with Taylor being the ball handler. I don't get to watch state all the time. And when I do. I route for them. Her and Jaz last year had a great connection that I'm not seeing from her and Taylor.
 
I think the Gamecocks felt a little pressure of their ranking tonight and MSU played a great game. Losing Victaria Saxton hurt; she was on crutches after the game, so I hope she's not out too long.
 
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Am I the only one confused at to why Wiggins got zero time in the 2nd half? She had 8 points with 3 rebounds in 8 minutes in the first half. Her length is disruptive defensive side as well. She was very successful in limited minutes. Its like the coaches forgot about her. This was a game I really thought we would see a heavier dose of her with her size and length.

I just don't understand the rotations sometimes.
 
SimpleDawg said:
Sorry Baylor fans.... I apologize our 2 point loss couldn't propel you to the #1 spot.
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We accept your apology.
I had a 'The Baylor Lady Bears are the Number One Team in the Nation' post on the tip of my fingers.

Not to worry, the Dawgs left everything on the court. :)
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Am I the only one confused at to why Wiggins got zero time in the 2nd half? She had 8 points with 3 rebounds in 8 minutes in the first half. Her length is disruptive defensive side as well. This was a game I really thought we would see a heavier dose of her with her size and length.

I just don't understand the rotations sometimes.
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I think it's just that there's too many players. Put in Wiggins and you lose a Matharu or Mingo-Young. We went 10 deep tonight... damn that depth Vic is building is some sick.
 
SimpleDawg said:
I think we've been consistent. Both teams have dropped one game to teams they were supposed to beat. West Virginia and Indiana. WVU got thumped by Baylor and Indiana is weakening badly, so obviously those kind of teams don't have the legs to play an entire season.

I think both teams have been pretty consistent, but South Carolina obviously has a pedestal on us right now being that they're 2-0 against top 10 teams, and we're 0-2.
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MSU has had some close calls against teams I think they should handily beat IMO like LSU, Georgia and Marquette. They played Stanford and SC neck and neck but the negative for MSU is they need a marquee win IMO to get a high seed and there arent many options left on their schedule, especially since A&M isnt looking good without Carter.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Am I the only one confused at to why Wiggins got zero time in the 2nd half? She had 8 points with 3 rebounds in 8 minutes in the first half. Her length is disruptive defensive side as well. She was very successful in limited minutes. Its like the coaches forgot about her. This was a game I really thought we would see a heavier dose of her with her size and length.

I just don't understand the rotations sometimes.
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If I remember correctly she subbed for C Bibby. In the second half C Bibby was rebounding very well and bodying M Herbert Harrigan on both ends of the court. I imagine he felt like C Bibby was the hot hand in the second half. However I agree X Wiggins was much better on the drives to the basket.
 
bballnut90 said:
MSU has had some close calls against teams I think they should handily beat IMO like LSU, Georgia and Marquette. They played Stanford and SC neck and neck but the negative for MSU is they need a marquee win IMO to get a high seed and there arent many options left on their schedule, especially since A&M isnt looking good without Carter.
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At this point, I'm satisfied with a 2 seed. I'm far from gonna fight for seeding this year.... right now we're looking at the 3 line with a great chance to move up. There are some legitimate threats (A&M, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky), but the main one will hopefully be the rematch with SC that NEEDS to happen win or lose that one.
 
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bballnut90 said:
MSU has had some close calls against teams I think they should handily beat IMO like LSU, Georgia and Marquette. They played Stanford and SC neck and neck but the negative for MSU is they need a marquee win IMO to get a high seed and there arent many options left on their schedule, especially since A&M isnt looking good without Carter.
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If they win out against the teams they should beat, they'll be at least a 3 seed IMO, and in practical terms there's not usually a big difference between a 2 and a 3.
 
Helluva game. Boston still scary good, I wasn't aware of Cooke (now I am), and Herbert Harrigan seems stronger than in earlier years and Ty Harris almost as good as Crystal (don't quote statistics, I'm biased). But some rising stars on Miss. St. were very impressive, like Mingo-Young & Matharu; and Danberry might have found a way to win for Miss if she hadn't fouled out, though some of her decisions in her final minutes seemed dubious. Too bad UConn doesn't have an out of conference game with Miss. St. Glad the game got national coverage cause the Bama-Tenn game was one of those tight games that still looked like a traffic accident you want to look away from. Hope Tenn continues to play that way on Thursday.
 
TheFarmFan said:
Barring something crazy later in the week, I plan to, as they were already neck and neck. I really wish Cox had been available for their non-conf tournament matchup - the lingering questions about woulda-coulda-shoulda make it hard for me to separate what are two very compelling overall #1 seeds, because the Baylor team I've been watching since Cox returned looks like a very, very legitimate top team.
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I already had Baylor as #1. In fact I've had them there since Stanford's loss to Texas.
 
Mulder said:
We accept your apology.
I had a 'The Baylor Lady Bears are the Number One Team in the Nation' post on the tip of my fingers.

Not to worry, the Dawgs left everything on the court. :)
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I believe Baylor is the number 1 team in the nation. I did not see the Baylor South Carolina game but I did see you guys against UConn and West Virginia. Baylor deserves number 1 ranking IMHO.
 
TheFarmFan said:
Barring something crazy later in the week, I plan to, as they were already neck and neck. I really wish Cox had been available for their non-conf tournament matchup - the lingering questions about woulda-coulda-shoulda make it hard for me to separate what are two very compelling overall #1 seeds, because the Baylor team I've been watching since Cox returned looks like a very, very legitimate top team.
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Are you an AP voter?
 
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I mean it really doesn’t matter to me or probably Dawn if Baylor were ranked #1 at this point. SC is striving to win the SEC and be placed in the Greenville regional. I highly doubt they care about being #1 mid January...
 
Jmsdawg said:
I believe Baylor is the number 1 team in the nation. I did not see the Baylor South Carolina game but I did see you guys against UConn and West Virginia. Baylor deserves number 1 ranking IMHO.
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If you go by the eye test maybe Baylor looks like the number 1 team. However if you look at the resume it is not even close. So I don't understand why you think they deserve it. SC did beat Baylor by 15 points. Maybe Cox would have made a difference but that we will never know.
 
shiverz45 said:
If you go by the eye test maybe Baylor looks like the number 1 team. However if you look at the resume it is not even close. So I don't understand why you think they deserve it. SC did beat Baylor by 15 points. Maybe Cox would have made a difference but that we will never know.
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I go by the games that I see the teams play and the Baylor wins against UCONN and WVA really impressed me. Baylor, IMHO, has the best team that I have seen play.
 
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