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Message: [QUOTE="Ricker, post: 2129880, member: 1245"] I hope the consensus view prevails but I am far far less confident than everybody else. I've watched Miss State several times and along with Baylor I've felt they were the 2 teams that could beat us. They have quick guards, size, depth and scoring at center, and a capable wing. Our 'A' game beats their 'A' game, and they don't always play their best, especially when Vivians can be off, but I think we are at risk if we play less than our 'A' game. These big margins of victory occur when we can get a transition game going with turnovers, when we hit threes, when we collect a large number of offensive rebounds, and when we keep our starting 5 on the court. If we are not lethal from 3, they can back off and present real challenges for us to score down low and rebound. Their quickness in the backcourt and size in the frontcourt are a recipe for foul trouble on Collier and Gabby. Either of those players on the bench for extended time in the first half means the game is 10 points closer. I think the game is ours to win, but only based on solid 3 point shooting that forces the paint to stay open. I'll also be impressed if we can get any running game going off of turnovers since they only had 1 first half turnover vs Baylor. Rather than going through the motions to mow down another pretender, I will be super impressed if we handle this team as easily as the boneyard expects. I could easily see both teams in the 60 to 70 point range. I am much more confident vs South Carolina or Stanford. [/QUOTE]

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