*** Game Thread: #7 Texas A&M @ #21 Miss State ***

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Opponent: #21 Miss State (18-7, 6-6)
Time: 6:00pm
Date: February 18
Location: Humphrey Coliseum - Stark Vegas
TV: SEC Network
Game Quadrant: Quad 1
Opponent NET: 29
Opponent KenPom: 20
Opponent Offensive / Defensive Rating: 25/45
Spread: Miss State -2.5
Stats: https://12thman.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary


10 more days till the month of March begins. 6 more games till the regular season is over. You can almost feel it in the air. We are currently a sixth overall seed. We are tied for 3rd in the conference standings. Man what a season it's been for us to follow. There is still so much basketball left to play. So buckle in Ags!

Tonight we begin our last 6 game stretch stretch before we conclude the regular season. Currently sitting a 9-3, the Aggies have some impressive road wins this year including at Mizzouri, at Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. So why can't we pick up another one in Starkville tonight. The Aggies are rolling, defense is starting to lock down, the offense is finding a rhythm. Let's prove to everyone why we're a 2 seed.

They are 2-4 at home, with those two wins being Ole Miss and South Carolina. They have lost at home to Mizzou, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida… all tough teams. But shows they are beatable at home. They also call their place "The Hump" so they deserve to lose there.

As most know, they are led offensively by #12 Josh Hubbard. He had 24 points against us last year in their win over us. He is a high volume shooter, who when hot, can really take over a game. But on an off day, his inaccurate shooting can be detrimental. Against Bama he took 28 shots and on the season he's shooting 39% from the field. He's averaging 17 ppg on over 14 attempts per game. I think Phelps can really shut him down and further cement himself as one of the better defenders in this league.

Miss State is a solid rebounding team and a team with great size. However they do have a tendency to foul a lot. So I hope we're aggressive in the paint tonight. I think tonight we see both Payne and Coleman in double digits! Let's flex our post strength! Winning on the road is tough, but what helps is solid shooting and MAKING FREE THROWS! We all know our free throw woes, however, we are 15th in the conference, tonight we play the 16TH FREE THROW SHOOTING TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE LOL! So this game may be an ugly physical game. It'll be interesting to see how the refs call it.

We are 9-3. Lots of Ags on here said we'd only win 9 conference games, that the conference is too hard, that it'll be nearly impossible to win on the road. Maybe we're scarred by Aggie sports, maybe we're afraid to admit we're a good team, there's a reason we're ranked where we are and why our record is the way it is. Our defense is meant to stop anyone, no matter the arena. Our offense is clicking at the right time. We're rolling! Don't be that Ag who pencils in losses before the game starts. We may have never had a season as good as this one, enjoy it, embrace it, cherish it. Talk trash to your co workers and family. We are a great team. We can absolutely go on the road and win this game. LETS BTHO MISS STATE!
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Blank the bulldogs!!

Gig' Em Ags!!
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Taylorswift13's Pre Game Questions

1. Which current Aggie wins the dunk contest and which one wins the 3 point contest?

2. Will Hefner get a dunk today lol?

3. Which player scores the most tonight: Coleman, Obaseki, Garcia, or Solo?

4. When I think of Mississippi, I think of mud pies, what is your favorite pie?
kcar1020
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Good luck tonight men. Play hard and win!
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taylorswift13_
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They also have a player named Kanye so I really hate this team
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BEAT THE BELL OUTTA MISSISSIPPI STATE!
Henry Taylor
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1. Manny for dunk contest. Wilcher for 3pt.
2. Absolutely.
3. Manny has a big game for a tough road game.
4. Moon pies.
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taylorswift13_ said:

Taylorswift13's Pre Game Questions

1. Which current Aggie wins the dunk contest and which one wins the 3 point contest?

2. Will Hefner get a dunk today lol?

3. Which player scores the most tonight: Coleman, Obaseki, Garcia, or Solo?

4. When I think of Mississippi, I think of mud pies, what is your favorite pie?
1. Solo for the dunk contest, IV for the 3 pointer
2. No
3. Feel like Solo
4. Cherry
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1. Solo for the monster jam and IV for 4 3's
2. Hell no
3. Hans SOLO
4. Apple crumb with Blue Bell Vanilla
AggieArchitect04
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Why is MSU favored in this game?
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1. Solo and Taylor
2. Unlikely
3. Solo
4. Easy - creampies
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AggByMarriage
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1. Solo / Wade
2. Yes
3. My first thought is Manny… second is Hank
4. Pumpkin
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AggieArchitect04 said:

Why is MSU favored in this game?

Cowbells.
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1. Which current Aggie wins the dunk contest and which one wins the 3 point contest? Manny and Wilcher
2. Will Hefner get a dunk today lol? Yes
3. Which player scores the most tonight: Coleman, Obaseki, Garcia, or Solo? Coleman
4. When I think of Mississippi, I think of mud pies, what is your favorite pie? My wife's
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1. Manny and Wilcher

2. No

3. Coleman

4. Pecan
DTP02
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It will be interesting to see how we play things with Manny.

We've been using more 3 big lineups, which limits minutes for our guards. And Wilcher has been playing more lately, which I expect to continue as he's been better (not good, but definitely better) defensively and he's shooting it really well.

As long as Phelps and Wade are healthy and out of foul trouble, I'm not seeing a ton of burn available for Manny. If he goes on a heater like he did last year, then he'll take some minutes for sure, but he's going to have to earn the chance with less opportunity to do so.
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Manny will probably play 10-20 min as the third guard like he always has. If he's playing really well those minutes will get extended. Don't think his role has really changed at all
AggieEyes
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I've been excited about Wilcher's production lately.

He gets very little time but seems to be making the most of it.

Having another 3 PT threat would be amazing for this team.
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AggieCrew44 said:

Manny will probably play 10-20 min as the third guard like he always has. If he's playing really well those minutes will get extended. Don't think his role has really changed at all


He's played 9 and 14 minutes the last two games after playing 20+ the previous three. His role as the third ball handler hasn't changed, and won't, really, given the lack of options, but there are only so many minutes to go around.

With Payne, especially, getting more run, and all of the bigs playing really well, seems very likely we're going to be playing more lineups with 2 and 3 bigs.
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AggieEyes said:

I've been excited about Wilcher's production lately.

He gets very little time but seems to be making the most of it.

Having another 3 PT threat would be amazing for this team.


Catch and shoot, no dribbling
Complete Idiot
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$4 tickets available on Seatgeek
Rec
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$4 is a lot in Mississippi
Complete Idiot
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Rec said:

$4 is a lot in Mississippi
Probably takes forever to get in the arena as they count out dimes and nickels.
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1. Which current Aggie wins the dunk contest and which one wins the 3 point contest? Solo

2. Will Hefner get a dunk today lol? Yes

3. Which player scores the most tonight: Coleman, Obaseki, Garcia, or Solo? Obaseki

4. When I think of Mississippi, I think of mud pies, what is your favorite pie? Cream Pies
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LFG!!!!
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DTP02 said:

AggieCrew44 said:

Manny will probably play 10-20 min as the third guard like he always has. If he's playing really well those minutes will get extended. Don't think his role has really changed at all


He's played 9 and 14 minutes the last two games after playing 20+ the previous three. His role as the third ball handler hasn't changed, and won't, really, given the lack of options, but there are only so many minutes to go around.

With Payne, especially, getting more run, and all of the bigs playing really well, seems very likely we're going to be playing more lineups with 2 and 3 bigs.
Thats practically exactly what I said. Third guard. Third guard minutes. For certain matchups or he's playing extremely well the minutes will get extended. No different than like 90% of his career
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AggieArchitect04 said:

Why is MSU favored in this game?
Forget rankings and standings. Don't get too hyped about us having 2 more wins than State. They've already played the toughest part of their schedule, and we are coming into our toughest. This will be a dog fight! Gig'em!
-TK
Bunk Moreland
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Cmon Wade. We need you to hit oen shots.
BLSmith04
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Gotta have one of those from IV. Now we're gonna waste time with a pointless review.
ChemEng94
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He is usually pretty good at second shots.
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Playing much faster than normal
BuzzFan24
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MSST athleticism concerns me with the way we ISO to score. Let's see if our depth can win us this one
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Phelps may be getting hot
 
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