Basketball, I haven't kept up well but based on what you have seen what would

[coach66]

our record be right now and how would you be feeling about SEC play if we
had not suffered all the injuries and had hung onto Hood?

 

[QuaoarsKing]

With a Hood who wants to be here, we probably beat Troy, Providence, Loyola, and Alabama A&M to be 9-3.
With a Hood who only returned begrudgingly and doesn't care, we'd be 6-6 or 7-5.

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

our record be right now and how would you be feeling about SEC play if we
had not suffered all the injuries and had hung onto Hood?

There's no way to know for sure, but I think we would look a lot like the 82-83 edition which featured the great Jeff Malone.

"Jeff Malone (1980-83): MSU’s all-time scoring leader with 2,142 career points. … Three-time All-SEC guard (1981-83) as a four-year starter. … Nation’s No. 2 scorer (26.8 ppg) as a senior. … Chosen UPI’s 1982-83 SEC Player of the Year in addition to being named first-team All-American by The Sporting News. … MSU’s all-time leader in field goals made (906), field goals attempted (1,768) and minutes played (3,851). … Served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. … Enjoyed a successful 13-year NBA career. … Two-time NBA All-Star (1986 & ‘87).
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[patdog]

With Hood and no injuries, we'd be close to .500 in the SEC.

 

[fishwater99]

I agree, and probably another NIT bid this year..

And if I had grown in 9th grade instead of 12th, I would have played college ball somewhere..

 

[kired]

I'd guess middle of the pack SEC team. Unless there is a miraculous improvement we'll probably be in the bottom four. I think we'd rank somewhere around 6-8 best team in SEC with Hood & a full healthy roster.