Winning at home is simple for the Bulldogs but on the road, it has been a struggle. Currently, 0-4 on the road in SEC play, Mississippi State seems to come up short each time.
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00:00 Winning at home is simple for the Bulldogs, but on the road, it's been a constant struggle.
00:03 Currently, 0-4 on the road in SEC play, Mississippi State seems to come up short each time.
00:09 Over the past couple of road games, they are 5-22 from what the record shows, and
00:14 against their most recent opponent, Ole Miss, things just didn't seem to click on the defensive end. Offensively, it was one of their most complete games.
00:21 However,
00:23 inconsistencies on defense, bad turnovers, and missed free throws continue to hurt the Bulldogs. On the road,
00:28 the Bulldogs turn the ball over more frequently, and that could be due to the crowd or just the nervousness,
00:32 but now that Josh Hubbard is starting and he's the primary point guard,
00:36 he had a career-high and assist in seven while playing against Ole Miss.
00:39 So, if that little extra wrinkle can be implemented more, more people will be able to get open and the offense will be able to
00:45 bloom. The issue is the defense. There's no... the effort seems to be
00:50 there some nights and not there other nights.
00:53 Chris Johns and players have talked about how gritty and grimy they want to be like they were last season,
00:58 but they seem to come up short on the road.
01:00 What are ways that they can improve that, though? They got to turn the ball over less.
01:04 They have to hit their free throws, and on defense,
01:06 they just have to give the effort that they want to give. With an easier schedule coming up in February,
01:11 the Mississippi State Bulldogs have a chance to bounce back from these quad one losses and build up a nice decent resume before March starts.
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