It's hard to believe that we actually had a chance to win this game with 2.30 or whatever it was left. We were absolutely terrible offensively in the last three quarters--looked like last year. Only the fact that Miss. State was called for a ton of fouls kept us in it--we've got 30 points from the line. And, fans, Miss. State is not that good: Vivians is an outstanding athlete with skills--but she's like DD--misses a ton of shots. They've got a big center who's not bad, but other than they don't seem special. They do play hard and are better coached than we are. You don't have to be a genius to out-coach our staff--let's just say that. In terms of prospect talent on the floor, we had more of it--but our coaching is awful. This was a vivid example of why will never win anything.
We didn't have a single three-point shot in this game (unless it came in the last 20 seconds). You can't beat a solid/good team without making some treys. DD played hard, made some plays defensively, scored some points, but she was not good: Again, erratic; again, too many missed shots, and was really lucky not to be called for at least one charge. Nared was horrible--tried to do too much, forced shots, missed shots. Our offense from the midway point of the 2nd period on was a joke--basically DD and Nared throwing up a lot of contested or off-balance shots. Did not get enough out of Reynolds, as usual. Warlick should have given Russell a blow in the first half--don't think she did--and she got tired and that was a big reason Miss. state rallied at the end of the first half. Poor game management. Nunn should be playing FOR Russell, not with her. Yea, we're strong inside with both on the floor--but Russell needs some rest. An ugly game all around.
