Rocky Top Game Thread...

[57stratdawg]

MSU -5.5
O/U 129

TV: ESPNU

 

[57stratdawg]

2 quick fouls for Ado.

 

[dawgman42]

Uh, that's Otto. (apparently)

 

[57stratdawg]

Our offense can get really ugly at times

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Our offense can get really ugly at times

Are our guys just not conditioned? They seem to stand a lot and have no designed offensive plays.

 

[DoomSlayer]

Gotta get something going on offense here.

 

[BluishHueDawg]

The whales ****** is lighting us up**

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

They always hit this stretch of being lazy on offense and just shooting jumpers. When they start taking the ball to the goal more, they score and get offensive rebounds as well.

 

[dawgman42]

Hope Tyson gets going, because he's garbage right now.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Carter needs to play a lot better.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

If they weren't hitting over 60% from 3 we would be up by 10. That should fix itself in the next half when they tire.

 

[57stratdawg]

No Perry or Ado in this lineup.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

There's a guy with his hand all over him when he gets on the floor.

 

[Dawgtruc]

Feazell. What does he bring to the table exactly?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Tennessee has been playing really physical today. Lots of borderline stuff too.

 

[57stratdawg]

We look terrible in end of half / game situations. Carter didn’t pass the ball that possession before taking a deep 3.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

They have to quit just shooting jumpers as the clock ends AND block that big commie out on defense.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Barnes knows how to beat Howland. He runs the same defense every time he plays us and our guys don't handle the manhandling well.

 

[msstate7]

We look terrible in end of half / game situations. Carter didn’t pass the ball that possession before taking a deep 3.

Carter should be sit immediately every time he does that crap. He does it often

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Carter should be sit immediately every time he does that crap. He does it often

Well to be fair, that is our offense. UT moves the bell around, passing it. Our guys dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, then when the play clock gets low, they either Jack it or fumble it and we occasionally find the fumbled ball and get a score.

You know what that makes us?

“Dribblers coach?” Dribblers!

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Tenn shooting over 50% and 55% from 3 when they have not been shooting well at all. We have to pick up the defense.

We shot 43% and 14% from 3.

We need to wake the 17 up!

 

[57stratdawg]

Come on, Ado. Don’t make that foul.

 

[Dawgtruc]

We look terrible in end of half / game situations. Carter didn’t pass the ball that possession before taking a deep 3.

Norman Dale to replace Ben Howland****

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

We have to draw fouls on this bunch like we are doing.

 

[57stratdawg]

Great start to the 2H from Weatherspoon. Pushing the action and getting the ball down low. UT has 7 fouls in 6 minutes in large part to his play even though it’s been Perry and Ado at the line.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Some life in he Hump finally. When we want to play defense, we play fantastic defense

 

[TBone.sixpack]

17 yes! Let’s go!

 

[Crazy Cotton]

D. J. Stewart might be the X factor for the rest of the season. Putting together his best SEC game right now on both sides of the court

 

[Bulldogg31]

D. J. Stewart might be the X factor for the rest of the season. Putting together his best SEC game right now on both sides of the court

Reminds me of when that other DJ emerged about halfway through that 1996 season....

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

That's two tricky tack calls in a row from the same beta ref.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

IF he can do this every night, we REALLY might make some noise this month.

 

[vandaldawg]

D. J. Stewart might be the X factor for the rest of the season. Putting together his best SEC game right now on both sides of the court

He’s so damn athletic and quick. Good touch around the rim too. When the deep ball starts falling for him, damn, he impossible to guard. Really opens up our offense.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

letting them get by with murder in the press. Never understood why it isn't a foul when you're running full court press but it is everywhere else.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Extra passes in the last few games have made a huge difference.

 

[maroonmania]

Think how incredible our team would be if every game started in the 2nd half!!

 

[vandaldawg]

Think how incredible our team would be if every game started in the 2nd half!!

Just don’t know how we’d play in the third half.

 

[DoomSlayer]

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[Lowdog]

I’d been critical of this team and sorta off the Howland bus. But that was very solid win and with a decent atmosphere in the hump!

 

[fishwater99]

D. J. Stewart might be the X factor for the rest of the season. Putting together his best SEC game right now on both sides of the court

No doubt if he can shoot 3’s Like today, it’s huge.