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GarradJ21 12-10-2018 07:30 AM

Mississippi State
 
Cincinnati Bearcats (9-1) @ Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-1)
Saturday night 8:30 PM SECN

Mississippi State is currently ranked #22 and after beating Clemson this weekend will probably #20 or #19.

This is the 4th game of the 5 hard game stretch. This will be the most difficult test of 5 games and maybe that hardest all year.

Worried about this game for not only playing a top 25 team on the road but also the game after the shootout. I trust Cronin to have our team ready.

Being in the AAC we only have so many chances for good quality road wins. We have had one extremely good road win in each of the past two years, Iowa State (2 years ago) and Wichita State (last year). We will have a few more chances this year with Houston & UCF, but still this could really help our resume.

Many people said they'd be satisfied over the 5 game stretch with going 3-2. We really need to start thinking 4-1 or 5-0 now. Lets goo!!!!

cincycpaw 12-10-2018 07:56 AM

A win here would be great! Cautiously optimistic...

WAITE HOYT 2 12-10-2018 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cincycpaw (Post 193259)
A win here would be great! Cautiously optimistic...

Need to board and guard the 3 pt line. Miss St had 19 3's last game. A team record I believe. They are long and athletic. In my opinion this is the toughest game of the 5. A win here would be really impressive.

cincrulz11 12-10-2018 08:20 AM

2 weeks ago i didn't like our chances very much but i think we have a decent shot now.


its all about keith williams. we all wondered all offseason how could we score after cumberland. williams has answered the call. he can get to the rim whenever he wants and he's the best offensive rebounding guard ive seen in a while.



the 7 man rotation is becoming clear and its pretty solid. nsoseme is a rebounding machine and cane can give us a kick as long as he isn't settling for 80% 3's.



if we bring the defense like we did vs xavier i like our chances. have to make sure peters doesn't get any open looks, but can probably treat quinndary weatherspoon like we did goodin and marshall. nick weatherspoon is shooting 55% but only 20 attempts (shot 30% last year on 87 attempts).

waterhead 12-10-2018 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GarradJ21 (Post 193256)
Cincinnati Bearcats (9-1) @ Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-1)
Saturday night 8:30 PM SECN

Mississippi State is currently ranked #22 and after beating Clemson this weekend will probably #20 or #19.

This is the 4th game of the 5 hard game stretch. This will be the most difficult test of 5 games and maybe that hardest all year.

Worried about this game for not only playing a top 25 team on the road but also the game after the shootout. I trust Cronin to have our team ready.

Being in the AAC we only have so many chances for good quality road wins. We have had one extremely good road win in each of the past two years, Iowa State (2 years ago) and Wichita State (last year). We will have a few more chances this year with Houston & UCF, but still this could really help our resume.

Many people said they'd be satisfied over the 5 game stretch with going 3-2. We really need to start thinking 4-1 or 5-0 now. Lets goo!!!!

I will still take 4-1 in a heartbeat! But 5-0 would probably up my expectations to a whole other level. I have already moved them up a couple of notches.

sedziobs 12-10-2018 10:43 AM

Statistically, these are two very similar teams in many aspects. Miss St is a very balanced team, ranking #25 in offensive efficiency and #26 in defensive efficiency. We hold the edge in all but 3 of the 8 "Four Factors", those being shooting, defensive rebounding, and preventing free throws. One key to the game may be limiting their free throw attempts. Miss St has the 12th lowest free throw rate in the country, but when they get to the line they convert at 77%, which is 22nd best in the country.

cincrulz11 12-10-2018 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sedziobs (Post 193282)
Statistically, these are two very similar teams in many aspects. Miss St is a very balanced team, ranking #25 in offensive efficiency and #26 in defensive efficiency. We hold the edge in all but 3 of the 8 "Four Factors", those being shooting, defensive rebounding, and preventing free throws. One key to the game may be limiting their free throw attempts. Miss St has the 12th lowest free throw rate in the country, but when they get to the line they convert at 77%, which is 22nd best in the country.



hopefully the refs allow a physical game in general. sometimes, like against unlv, we don't really have much of a chance to keep them off the free throw line if the refs call a foul any time 2 players touch.

justinhub2003 12-10-2018 06:26 PM

Interested to see what kinda crowd miss state brings in.

This is their first good home game.

Either way, what I see when I watched miss state last year was tons of athleticism and talent but very little basketball IQ.

I truly think we can confuse this team with our defense

icehole3 12-11-2018 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cincrulz11 (Post 193266)
its all about keith williams

I agree with this some, to me it's all about getting Moore, Johnson and Frederick up to where Williams is at. They mist be fully developed by the Tourney.

Cin City 12-11-2018 05:51 AM

Defensively we must set the tone. After their 19 3's against Clemson, they are going to be trigger happy. Can't let them get comfortable on the perimeter. Rebounding is key.


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