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I have not seen Liberty play. But everyone is picking them over MSU.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:17 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:17 am
First ESPN and then some dude on CBS. Is Liberty good or something? Why are people picking them to beat us in the first round?
I admit that I know nothing about them other than they are supposed to have a pretty good coach. Did we get a bad draw for our first round? Figured some of you guys might know .
I admit that I know nothing about them other than they are supposed to have a pretty good coach. Did we get a bad draw for our first round? Figured some of you guys might know .
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:24 am to MullenBoys
IIRC almost every year a 12 seed upsets a 5 seed. Its almost a guaranteed "cinderella". You all drew that straw I guess, since the other 5 seeds are Auburn, Wisconsin, and Marquette.
A couple years back Steve F Austin was "the" upset pick. Media does what it does
A couple years back Steve F Austin was "the" upset pick. Media does what it does
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:26 am to MullenBoys
Deep Bench
Won Their Conference
1.36 A/TO Ratio
77.1% FT% as a team
36.7% 3p%
Won Their Conference
1.36 A/TO Ratio
77.1% FT% as a team
36.7% 3p%
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:27 am to pioneerbasketball
And that answer's better than mine, PSPN doin work 
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:39 am to MullenBoys
No. I was just about to make a thread about liberty being any easier matchup than yale. Yale (27-7) has sos is 136, liberty(25-6)sos 279...liberty also loss to vandy
And yale has more size and upperclassmen in the starting 5. I think its a great first round matchup for state, those guys just being sec doubters
And yale has more size and upperclassmen in the starting 5. I think its a great first round matchup for state, those guys just being sec doubters
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:41 am to thatguy45
Just FYI I have State and Auburn as the only 5 seeds winning their first game. Marquette and Wisconsin are very very VERY overrated, especially Wisconsin. There's nothing special to me about them.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:47 am to MullenBoys
Upset is possible but honestly ignore the media hype. Go do your thang dawgs!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 6:49 am to MullenBoys
I read somewhere not to read much into them losing to Vandy. Vandy had a key player get hurt after that game. If he had not gotten hurt, things may have players out differently for Vandy.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:16 am to HotRock
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read somewhere not to read much into them losing to Vandy. Vandy had a key player get hurt after that game. If he had not gotten hurt, things may have players out differently for Vandy
Yeah, Garland the 1st round PG who put up 33 in that game.
FWIW, I think all four 5 seeds win this year.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:40 am to HotRock
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read somewhere not to read much into them losing to Vandy. Vandy had a key player get hurt after that game. If he had not gotten hurt, things may have players out differently for Vandy
Thats true and still a decent close game. Everything I have read since is that Liberty is deep where we are not. I think our 5 on 5 is more athletic, but making a deep run unless Howland lets Nick play is probably not gonna happen. I would settle for sweet 16 in that case.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:42 am to MullenBoys
Just my opinion but Liberty seems like the weakest of the 12 seeds. States a 7 point favorite for a reason. I think Dayton and Wofford are much better and State defeated them.
The 4/13 upset is actually more likely than 5/12 imo. 2 4 seeds lost last year in the first round and 0 5 seeds did.
The 4/13 upset is actually more likely than 5/12 imo. 2 4 seeds lost last year in the first round and 0 5 seeds did.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:54 am to The Winner
Yeah I would agree but we MSU fans know we are Jekyll and Hyde. My only hope is that Nick gets to play and Aric Holman picks up where he left off last game. He played one of his best off the bench.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:09 am to MullenBoys
We played a pretty poor ballgame against them in Huntsville and led by 5-10 the entire game and won by 9. They may have had an off night but I wasn't super impressed.
State could lose if they play poorly and Liberty makes shots, but it doesn't stick out as a "DANGER DANGER" 12/5 game to me.
State could lose if they play poorly and Liberty makes shots, but it doesn't stick out as a "DANGER DANGER" 12/5 game to me.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 8:11 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:12 am to MullenBoys
The only 12-5 win will be oregon over Wisconsin so go fix your brackets
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:14 am to MullenBoys
I don't really equate two talking heads as "everyone". I think something like 80% will end up picking State in online brackets.
We should not lose to Liberty. That doesn't mean we won't if we play like we have at times.
We should not lose to Liberty. That doesn't mean we won't if we play like we have at times.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:18 am to The Winner
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The 4/13 upset is actually more likely than 5/12 imo. 2 4 seeds lost last year in the first round and 0 5 seeds did.
That's just looking at one year. Here are the stats on seeded upsets in round 1:
16/1 - 1/136 games (.74%, LOL UVA)
15/2 - 8/136 games (5.88%)
14/3 - 21/136 games (15.44%)
13/4 - 28/136 games (20.59%)
12/5 - 47/136 games (34.56%)
11/6 - 51/136 games (37.5%)
So there's a siginifcant jump up from 13/4 to 12/5 upsets, and 12/5 is very similar to 11/6 actually.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 8:19 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:41 am to MullenBoys
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:59 am to MullenBoys
Rest assured, im not!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:10 am to MullenBoys
MullenBoys-Why is Nick not playing? Is he suspended, hurt?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:15 am to TeamLSU
Suspended. Rumored to be academic.
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