The formula seemed simple to those of us on the outside looking in at this season’s Mississippi State Basketball team. A new coach and a one-and-done player being added to a team full of veterans was sure to produce a lot more wins in 2015-16. What has actually been the case is a team that is sputtering along to find a way to gain traction in the early portion of the schedule. So were expectations too high for this year’s team?
We told you why we thought there was plenty of room for optimism. The logic seemed strong.