No, his implication was that in blowout wins the bench was “piling it on”. Read the quote again:
Oh, I agree about Clempsun. Indeed, they can generally be a Quad 2 program. But MS VSt? Quad 4 and at the bottom of that? Those type of games, if scheduled at all, should be against SCState, CoC, Wofford USC upstate etc.
Where did you hear that MV St. was a fill in for Stanford? I thought I had read it was a fill in for Coastal Carolina who backed out at the last second.
Oh heck, I don’t remember where I read it among the many things I’ve read but it was a very late addition to the schedule after it became clear that Stanford was a no-go. I’ll accept you version.
The issue for all those second guessing this game is that it takes two to tangle. Because of our success, there were a number of high division 1 schools who refuse to schedule us. This leaves us with trying to complete a schedule to ensure that we play the maximum number of games allowed. Since we have recently played in overseas tournaments, this was not an issue, but you have to find a team that one is willing and has the availability to play the game and also will be willing to come to us. We gave Stanford a big gate last year, and they back out of our home game. The girls did what they had to do so I have no problem with this game. It was beyond their control.
Very interesting. It's still early in the season, but several of those are probably quite unexpected I would think.
They won! I'm starting to become a believer in Lamont Paris! Mississippi State men's team lost so we're the last standing undefeated men's /women's teams in the SEC.
Whole different team from last year. As a MBB season ticket holder the last 10 years, it has been fun to attend the games. Terrific crowd today. Lower bowl was at least 90% full - likely greater. Good crowd up top. A lot of fans curious if this team is for real.
Lower bowl was less than 90% full?Whole different team from last year. As a MBB season ticket holder the last 10 years, it has been fun to attend the games. Terrific crowd today. Lower bowl was at least 90% full - likely greater. Good crowd up top. A lot of fans curious if this team is for real.
Basketball squads avenging the Gator Bowl loss.
“Was at least 90% full - likely greater.”
Kind of like what the Clemson football team does for the Gamecocks!
No. We’ve played Georgia the past three yearsThats the highest level
Good point. Arkansas looks like they might be pretty tough.I just looked at the schedule. Don't start to believe yet...
Clemson is undefeated as well.... should be interesting on Wednesday night. They are legit.
I'm looking at it from a different perspective of building a program that was left in shambles after Frank Martin was let go. Sure, we may not have a winning record at the end of the season but unlike the past we're winning the games we should win and they actually look like a well coached team for once. To me right now it's more about the team chemistry and execution of LPs system. I think LP is taking the right steps towards building a program that can compete in NCAA tournament on a consistent basis. That is where my hope is built. I'm not expecting to be in the top half of the SEC but I also don't expect to be a bottom dweller either.I just looked at the schedule. Don't start to believe yet...
Clemson is undefeated as well.... should be interesting on Wednesday night. They are legit.
Martin lost plenty in his first two seasons and inexplicably continued to lose to non conference cupcakes deep into his tenure. The basketball program was spinning its wheels in mud and going nowhere under Frank. His recruiting was very middling, either very late to the party with high level recruits or not even bothering at all whereas Lamont has reportedly been aggressive going after 4 and 5 star talent, that will likely be beneficial down the road in his rebuild. And of course we no longer have Martin’s embarrassing demeanor on the sidelines. The change in atmosphere in the CLA was vastly evident even from Paris’ first game as Gamecock HC.