X

[Hankp22]

Pretty tough / gritty effort tonight right guys?

 

[Dawgcap]

Emotional player! Great when he is on offensively but bad when he’s not. He plays with heart on defense against bigger and taller players. Love him and I think if they can reign in his emotions he can be a difference maker. I love his fight and emotions just have to teach him to control the emotions

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Pretty tough / gritty effort tonight right guys?

Yep I’m an X hater but he played well tonight and I didn’t see him run his mouth one time at the refs. More of that please.

 

[57stratdawg]

He’s going to be a heck of a 6th-man next year. Our bench players next year might X, Carter and Reggie Perry.

Thats as much depth as a MSU basketball fan can hope for.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I don’t think Reggie’s coming off the bench.

 

[DAWG61]

He’s going to be a heck of a 6th-man next year. Our bench players next year might X, Carter and Reggie Perry.

Thats as much depth as a MSU basketball fan can hope for.

I don’t think Reggie’s coming off the bench.

I don't think X is coming off the bench. He's a dangerous 4. The only thing he sucks at is getting in foul trouble and running his mouth/pouting. He is effective on the offensive glass and he's dangerous in the open floor. He makes up for his lack of height for the 4 with his athleticism. The more he plays the more I like Stapleton. When we have Peters, Spoons, X and Ado on the court we are deadly on the fast break.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Don't forget Holman, I think he's actually been better coming off the bench. Somehow he's started making dunks now

 

[preacher_dawg]

1A and 1B, anyone? (Let the downvotes begin)

 

[BiscuitEater]

Pretty tough / gritty effort tonight right guys?

Effort & talent have never been his problem. Reminds me of what Yogi said .. ‘Baseball is 90 per cent mental. The other half is physical’

Same with X .. it's the 'mental' part; like letting Kegler get 'inside his head' during the Baylor game.

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

We’re going to have to have some really good players coming off the bench out of necessity. Peters, the Weatherspoons, and Ado will start. Then we’ve got one spot for X, Perry, and Holman. Seeing as the other two are seniors, we may have a McDonald’s All-American that doesn’t start. Two off those three will come of the bench, along with Carter, Jethro, Wright, and Woodard. Finding roles for everyone will not be easy, but it’s a good problem to have. The guard play is nasty and we finally have quality depth in the front court.

I’d love to redshirt Feazell and Stewart. Both will be good players, but there’s just too much depth on this team to get them any significant minutes.

 

[Dawgzilla]

We’re going to have to have some really good players coming off the bench out of necessity. Peters, the Weatherspoons, and Ado will start. Then we’ve got one spot for X, Perry, and Holman. Seeing as the other two are seniors, we may have a McDonald’s All-American that doesn’t start. Two off those three will come of the bench, along with Carter, Jethro, Wright, and Woodard. Finding roles for everyone will not be easy, but it’s a good problem to have. The guard play is nasty and we finally have quality depth in the front court.

I’d love to redshirt Feazell and Stewart. Both will be good players, but there’s just too much depth on this team to get them any significant minutes.

Could be our deepest bench ever. Keep X around and then feel free to bench him whenever he starts yapping.

Last night X looked happy, and he didn't even get upset at those one or two cheap fouls he picked up.

 

[57stratdawg]

We have a lot of options. If Perry is the starting lineup, Holman and X are coming off the bench.

 

[dawgstudent]

As long as he accepts the role of a 6th man - he can be of great benefit. I just worry he won't accept it.

 

[DAWG61]

Don't forget Holman, I think he's actually been better coming off the bench. Somehow he's started making dunks now

As long as he accepts the role of a 6th man - he can be of great benefit. I just worry he won't accept it.

Holman has been better as the 6th man. Sometimes the lineup takes a game or two before it really clicks but DJX as the starting 4 seems to be the catalyst to me for our great play in the NIT. We have a great flow on offense right now that we haven't had all year and it's because we are essentially starting 4 guards & Ado. Q and X move like guards but can rebound like forwards. Q had 14 rebounds from the 3 position last night. That's insane. We are complementing Ado with two good rebounders in X and Q. Then Holman and Carter come in off the bench and can add points quickly so we basically have two 6th man's coming in at the same time. Perry is gonna have to be patient next year. He's our 8-9th man as it sits right now.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Holman made some positive comments about him coming off the bench, acted like he enjoyed it.

 

[kired]

I've always said you've gotta respect a guy who puts in the effort to come back from a couple of knee injuries. I'd be a huge fan if he didn't complain about every single foul & wouldn't run his mouth so much.

 

[Moe Cabelle]

There's no question that our bench is deeper than EVER before. I bet we've had 7 different guys lead the team in scoring and just about all but maybe 1 or 2 schollie players look talented beyond our recent teams already at their current stage.

I like X in the starting lineup also. He's a match up problem for some.

The great news is that we have an entire team that can play. We can mix and match with just about everyone.

If we could match our back court today with our front court in two years... good lord that would be a top team for sure. Men's basketball is back.