*** USC MBB (16-10/7-7) vs. Mississippi St. (16-11/7-7) Game Thread ***

[kingofnerf]

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[doublea1971]

I hear ya, but Jermaine wasn't really healthy for the first half of the season.

Then AJ Wilson tweaked his knee in December, which thankfully didn't require surgery, and Josh Gray suffered a broken wrist during the 78-64 MSST loss on 2-1. We might still get him back in the postseason if he is required to be in a cast for only six weeks or so.

Woodley played flat-footed and lost like a true FR would in December but he's made remarkable process and will be great for us the next few years. He also missed the first MSST game we lost due to the birth of his daughter. Realistically, stuff like that affects anyone's focus as well.

I believe the pieces will fall into place and we just might win out and have a good run in the NCAAT. We are not there yet, but my gut tells me we are going to have a good run in March if we can get there.

The team has the same confident body language it had in December and I think we're are going to do pretty good from here on out.

I'm with you on the reasons that some players have not had their best seasons so far (though most are coming along nicely now). The one, though, that you DIDN'T mention is Wildens Leveque. That one has been a head scratcher for me, and again... just not happy with the overall play at that position. We get production from those guys at any given time, and we win a LOT more games than we have so far.