Okay we barely beat Arkansas…..
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I agree but they are a terrible matchup for us. Especially if we aren’t at full strength with Tolu and DJ being hurt
Huh? Their post players are trash. Sure he’s tall but he sucks. We should beat them by 20 at least
Arkansas has an amazing coach, they are improving and MSU got their best shot yet still hung on with a struggling Tolu and crappy FTs. Ark is better than their record suggests.
They are a terrible match up if we play their game and don't play defense like we did in Oxfart. They want to play fast pace like Auburn. We have to play good defense and deliberate offense with high percentage shots. If we play the wife beaters brand of basketball it will be tough to win. This is a must win game.
We had our best offensive game of SEC play in Oxford even with Tolu and DJ not being very effective. Difference in the game was turnovers and OM making a dozen three pointers.
Auburn's pace of play is 70-75th nationally. Ole Miss is in the 240s. We are somewhere in the middle of that, closer to Ole Miss than we are to Auburn. In SEC games we are playing at virtually the same speed as Ole Miss.
What was the scores when we played in Oxford? They got us into a running game which took us out of our game plan. That's the only game I've watched them play so they will want to run against us to prevent our defense from being effective.
The score was 86-82. The high totals weren't because the game was played at a fast pace. It was because they were 12-30 from three and because they only turned it over seven times. The 12 made threes and the 7 turnovers are both their best results of the year in those two areas.
Wait what? Tolu is hurt? When did he get hurt?
If you are just being general and saying he isnt at full strength due to being injured to start the season...he has averaged 16.1ppg and 8.2rpg since his return about 7 weeks ago. And that is on 60.8% shooting.
His FG% is higher than prior years, he is scoring more than prior years, and he is rebounding at the same rate. All this while playing the fewest minutes per game since coming to MSU(only slightly less).
Yeah he had only 8 points vs Arkansas. But he had 23 vs Bama and 19 vs UGA a few games ago. His prior 2 games to the Arkansas game were double-doubles.
If Tolu’s fro doesn’t grow back quickly, the season is sunk. He needs it to play well. The braids and the fade have cursed this team.
Mizzou this year is one of the most trash teams in recent memory in the SEC. Arkansas has had a down year, but Muss is one of the best coaches in the SEC. He had them playing well last Saturday and they have plenty of talent. It's an apples to oranges comparison.
They are a terrible match up. They have speed and shooters. They always play their best offensively against us. We can’t shoot with them.
Tolu did seem 'off' on Saturday - he missed a lot of shot he'd normally make. That would have put him at ~16 or so and we win pretty comfortably.
He was also playing with 4 fouls late so the defense wasn't as tenacious as it normally would be. We gave up a lot of interior shots that I think they normally wouldn't make.
Oh also we can't seem to hit free throws to save our lives. That's not new.
He was also playing with 4 fouls late so the defense wasn't as tenacious as it normally would be. We gave up a lot of interior shots that I think they normally wouldn't make.
Oh also we can't seem to hit free throws to save our lives. That's not new.
We may win or lose. Even if we lose, we are not out of it by a long shot. Stay positive and focused.
I mean…Murray is a junior and Hubbard is a true freshman.
Murray averages 14, 2.4, and 4.
Hubbard averages 15, 2.4 and 1.8
It wouldn’t be Sixpack if the Ole Miss football team wasn’t compared to the New England Patriots and their basketball team was the Showtime Lakers.
State had every opportunity to win the game in Oxford and y’all act like they got blown out.
State had every opportunity to win the game in Oxford and y’all act like they got blown out.
And I haven’t seen a line yet for tomorrow night but we will absolutely be favored. Probably anywhere between 5 and 10 points.
What’s Tolu’s injury ?
Something clearly wasn’t right with tolu on Saturday against Arkansas
His appearance has been an under upon every player/mTrix line upon every game. If he plays, expect a 10 and 10 at best. It’s up to our offsprings and fisher to deliver.
81-76 dawgs
Then I hope Austin Peay kicks our *** so that the team with an actual chance of making the tourney can continue on.
I’m glad to know you didn’t understand his answer either . Totally indecipherable