Survive and Advance but need help

[muskieman]

Posters,

First of all, my apologies for being off the Board for nearly a week. Please stop "PM-ing" me, as I've already been chastised and received dozens of messages from my co-moderators demanding I start posting again. Apparently, Ollie's Outlet is threatening to pull their ads unless I'm back in action. Unfortunately, I didn't see a minute of the game, but based on the score, it seems like it was another stellar defensive effort (defense at X means outscoring the other team).

The conference I attended was in Fla, and I heard today that one of FSU's best players is injured. I hate to hear of any player getting injured, but if so, X will have caught a major break. I thought X would beat FSU by 6-7 points with them being at full strength anyway, but take away one of their best players (if not the best), and we should be going to the SW 16 will even less stress.

Looking at the box score, it's good to see that JP had a very good offensive game. We'll need more of that, especially against the Zags. They are off to a hot start against OSU. Hopefully, the Buckeyes come back, even if it wrecks one of my polls. I'm not a fan, but Mark Few has our number.

So you call Comic con a conference now. I told you to stop sending me those photos of you in that assless Chewbacca outfit because they will not influence the mods to vote for you as a mod and some of us cannot stop the retching. I understand you have issues of grandure but moderating is not in your future. As for the Ollie's ads the ads are based analytics based on the quality of post's which should make you happy because it is one step above the dollar store but ten steps from the half away point in ad sophistication.

As for the game, FSU is a deep team so one player should not be a problem for them although I am sure they would rather be at full strength. FSU plays a solid four off the bench with three other guys making appearances. Their bench, against Missouri, scored almost twice as many points from their bench as they did starters. FSU came in having lost three of four but they are the ACC's third-highest scoring team, averaging 81.8 points. Leading scorer Terance Mann is the guy you mentioned might not play but he has not been ruled out by their coach. He has a groin muscle strain. Mann is their most experienced player and averages a little more than 13 point but has a shooting percentage of 56%. One weakness of FSU is their 3 point defense.

Mman,

Even though FSU is deep like X, losing Mann is a significant loss. He along with Cofer lead FSU in minutes played and points averaged per game this year, and he also is their leading rebounder as a guard, along with being a versatile defender, and is very good on the break. X struggles mightily in transition D as you know. It would have been like losing Tu or Lyons with the 12' Team, but he is built more like Wells. He does not shoot treys well, but shot a ridiculously high percentage from 2 point range (56%), the best for anyone who plays significant minutes and can score outside of CJ Anderson's range. He would have been a nightmare matchup for X, because JP or Trey would have likely guarded him.

However, with/w-o him, I thought X would win, especially if they rebound it well limiting second chances. I think X will mix in zone today, and Gates will probably see more minutes than normal. X dismantled FSU as a dog last year, and Mann is the only player on this team's roster to play significant minutes last year.

X wins 83-75.

CBS sports says X is a 5.5 point favorite but they say because X does cover normally that means X will lose. I believe in you AH except for that serenade you tried to pull off last night at the team hotel. Waking up JP just to show your love is fine but painting your naked body tasked the plumbing facilities at the hotel and they ask you not to return.

FSU might have been dismantled last year but they have greater length this year and greater balance. X needs to play like a #1

[mumuskie87]

Leonard Hamilton is an awful basketball coach. His team will have to win in spite of his incompetence. That said, they can throw a lot of guys at you, and they will likely remember 2017.

Yea....Hamilton reminds me of Mick Cronin.

[muskieman]

Leonard Hamilton is an awful basketball coach. His team will have to win in spite of his incompetence. That said, they can throw a lot of guys at you, and they will likely remember 2017.

Yea....Hamilton reminds me of Mick Cronin.

let's hope he makes as stupid a mistake as Mick did in their comeback loss from being 22 up with 11 to go in the game