Jackson St. (12/18/11)

Worth the trip to hear the roar after tony's 1st dunk

NT 45

JSU 26

Timeout on the floor after a fight almost broke out. We're playing awesome.

What's the attendance for tonight's game?

NT 46

JSU 28

15:54 to go

By the time we get to Sunbelt play, we're gonna be clicking on all cylinders.

NT 52

JSU 36

11:53 to go

We're kind of on cruise control right now.

NT 60

JSU 47

Tigers timeout

What's the attendance for tonight's game?

About what you'd expect for the first home game of winter break. Kinda surprised by the pit crew.

NT 60

JSU 47

5:58 to go

We've had a rough night from the charity stripe. Also, we got a bit careless with out passes in the backcourt once we built the commanding lead. Otherwise, not a lot to complain about.

Tony had some great plays, but there were a lot of times he didn't seem to give one flip about the game.

Tony had some great plays, but there were a lot of times he didn't seem to give one flip about the game.

I think you're confusing effortless ability with lack of effort.

NT 61

JSU 52

3:52 to go

Can't put the Tigers away...letting them hang around.

Edited December 19, 2011 by CMJ

I think you're confusing effortless ability with lack of effort.

Don't think so...maybe you're watching a different player?

NT 69

JSU 55

Final

hmmmm with a 5-star recruit playing, we can't beat a 2-9 team by at least 15 points. This team has a lot of work ahead, but I am hopeful they'll get to that expected level and end up winning the Sunbelt and performing solidly at the NCAA tournament. Good game Tony, welcome to the Mean Green Nation.

We shot under 50% from the line. If we had shot our normal percentage, we would have won by 20 plus.

I don't think they are going to win the subelt this year. Maybe next. Hopefully Tony will stay with us for a while.

hmmmm with a 5-star recruit playing, we can't beat a 2-9 team by at least 15 points. This team has a lot of work ahead, but I am hopeful they'll get to that expected level and end up winning the Sunbelt and performing solidly at the NCAA tournament. Good game Tony, welcome to the Mean Green Nation.

Jackson State isnt a bad team, look at who they played this year.. Baylor, Ohio State, Flordia and beat SMU last week...

Tony will only stay if he isnt a lotto pick... If he is, hes gone... But having these type of players will bring top players here.

Edited December 19, 2011 by Dr. Seuss

This wins just too damned wrinkled.

Hope we have less and less of these infamous "If's" as the season progresses...

Honestly I don't care what the margin is if we win. I wasn't trying to make an excuse, we were never really threatened tonight.

Jackson State isnt a bad team, look at who they played this year.. Baylor, Ohio State, Flordia and beat SMU last week...

Beating SMU by one point isn't transfere overly-impressive. I know they (JSU) are better than what their record indicates, but look by how much they've lost to those teams you mention. It is obvious if you watched the game that this team has got more practice and discipline to go through before we can start being a truly solid team. I saw lots of errors that can be corrected in the near future. I think these observations are positive though, since I'm expecting big things from this team.

Edited December 19, 2011 by bleedgreen4ever

Honestly I don't care what the margin is if we win. I wasn't trying to make an excuse, we were never really threatened tonight.

I never insinuated that we were threatened, but part of becoming a great team requires acknowledging your weaknesses and working hard on them to get to that level you aspire. We have the talent to be a pretty solid team and play better at a higher level. I'd like to see how the team progresses coming into conference play.

I never insinuated that we were threatened, but part of becoming a great team requires acknowledging your weaknesses and working hard on them to get to that level you aspire. We have the talent to be a pretty solid team and play better at a higher level. I'd like to see how the team progresses coming into conference play.

You complained about not beating this team by more than 15. That implies we should have annihilated JSU. I guess I feel that for the most part we utterly dominated the game, so I'm not concerned with what the end point spread was.

And we shall get much better after they all play together for a few weeks. Mitchell just joined the team yesterday.

Edited December 19, 2011 by CMJ

I don't think they are going to win the subelt this year. Maybe next. Hopefully Tony will stay with us for a while.

I don't see why we couldn't win the belt with this level of talent. If we can get the team to improve with each game, I don't see a team in the belt that would stop us. No, not Denver, not MTSU, nor any other.

You complained about not beating this team by more than 15. That implies we should have annihilated JSU. I guess I feel that for the most part we utterly dominated the game, so I'm not concerned with what the end point spread was.

And we shall get much better after they all play together for a few weeks. Mitchell just joined the team yesterday.

Winning by 15 is not transfere annihilating an opponent. However, I think that with the talent we have, we could get to a very high level with a lot of effort, and if we were anywhere close to that level,, we would have won this game by a wider margin, I think. I am not too concerned about the margin, but more about the errors the team made tonight. I expect the team to get better as they find more chemistry and learn more from the coaches. By then, hopefully the team will start getting close to it's real potential.

Edited December 19, 2011 by bleedgreen4ever

Winning by 15 is not transfere annihilating an opponent.

No, but by complaining about that, it makes it seem as though your expectation for winning the game was more like a 24-30 point margin.

Edited December 19, 2011 by CMJ

No but by complaining about that, it makes it seem as though your expectation for winning the game was more like a 24-30 point margin.

I don't know if those were my expectations, but when watching the game and I see that the team could have played better and easily gotten to that margin, then I do recognize that the team needs to improve. And yes, even Tony Mitchell has a few things he'll need to work on. I'm excited though because I know the team will get better soon and I am hopeful for a conference title.

Edited December 19, 2011 by bleedgreen4ever