LSU vs MISS ST

Get that Cowbell shite outta here...We Ridin' Tomorrow

I thought McMahon did a really poor job in the first game. MSU is a great defensive team. So you knew it was going to be a struggle to score. Particularly when your best catch-and-shoot player, Ward, left the game with injury. But MSU had not (to that point) been a particularly good offensive team. Hubbard was having a great night, but McMahon never made any adjustments to try to make MSU uncomfortable. I would have liked to see him extend the defense a bit to try to speed up the game. MSU was playing at their pace in the halfcourt. LSU could have maybe had a bit more success offensively if they played at a faster pace, got some points in transition, and kept MSU from consistently being able to set their halfcourt defense.

Ultimately, MSU would have still likely won the game because they hit an uncharacteristically high 10 three pointers and LSU, usually a solid three point shooting team, couldn't throw it into the ocean. But you still would have like to see McMahon try a few things rather than just accept dying a slow death.

Moving forward, it seems unlikely MSU will shoot as well from 3 as they did that night and LSU will shoot as poorly. And that might just be the story of the game because LSU and MSU were pretty much even in every other category when they played a few weeks ago.

Thought this was a baseball preview thread