Shane Power on Josh Hubbard.

[patdog]

 

[onewoof]

Josh has put on some muscle. Looking like a little Mike Tyson out there

 

[Lettuce]

His first step will make ESPN.com freeze up instantaneously

edit to add…I was grateful enough to watch Chris at Gulfport and remember…I need Shane to pump the brakes, slightly, with all do respect.

 

[TNDawg1]

I was reminding my brother how we’d set everything aside to tune in for Chris Jackson and Hubbard is like that for a lot of mon-State eyes and ears. We should cast a wide net in the portal, who wants a year playing with Hubb ? I know we won’t have as many needs this year but it would be great to get some icing.

 

[onewoof]

His first step will make ESPN.com freeze up instantaneously

edit to add…I was grateful enough to watch Chris at Gulfport and remember…I need Shane to pump the brakes, slightly, with all do respect.

He is in the same conversation.

Chris Jackson played 37 minutes a game and put up 23 shots a game. 47% field goal. 85% free throws. Averaged 28 points per game (adjust that for points per minute played and # of shot attempts for Josh). Needless to say, Chris got the 100% green light in minutes and shots.

Josh Hubbard freshman year played 27 minutes a game and put up 14 shots a game. 38% field goal. 85% free throws. Averaged 17 points per game.

Both were all SEC freshman and all SEC. Chris got POY each of his two seasons but lets be honest, he was the only one at that level in the SEC back then.

2024-2025 season is looking really good for Josh so far stat wise.

 

[dawgman42]

He's much more like Darryl Wilson to me than Chris Jackson.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

Are we allowed to call him Chris Jackson because we are talking about him before he converted to Islam? I don't know the rules on this stuff. I just don't want anyone to get canceled, or whatever

 

[QuadrupleOption]

I would say he reminds me a lot more of Darryl Wilson. If he's a DW clone we are in for 3 more great years out of him.

 

[Darryl Steight]

Are we allowed to call him Chris Jackson because we are talking about him before he converted to Islam? I don't know the rules on this stuff. I just don't want anyone to get canceled, or whatever

No worries, I think we grew out of that canceling-over-stupid-stuff phase a couple weeks ago**

In all seriousness, I don't know what the official answer is, but he was still Chris Jackson when he was doing all that stuff in college, so it seems logical and appropriate to me. I'm pretty sure the olympic history books still say Cassius Clay won the gold in 1960. And I assume they still say Bruce Jenner won the decathalon in 76. Those guys changed their names later.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

He’s still playing in the Big 3 league. Looks like an old man out there ballin’.

 

[onewoof]

I was in the court with Chris in 1988. Unreal accuracy. When I saw him he was better than any NBA shooter I've ever seen. He didn't try to merely make his shots in the scrimmage. He was bored with that. He was hitting the back on the rim on every shot and it was going straight down. 30-40-50 shots in a row. While being guarded, on the move, hands in his face. He was already at 10,000 hours as a senior in high school. The only guy I've seen in that conversation is Curry. A+++ game.

I do think Hubbard will get close to similar production in college as Chris got. The difference is when Chris was in the zone. You'll never see that in your life probably.

 

[HRMSU]

He's much more like Darryl Wilson to me than Chris Jackson.

Super D!!

 

[Seinfeld]

I was skeptical of how much better Hubbard could get, but based on what I’ve seen so far, he’s playing on another level.

Legit conference player of the year potential

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

I think he’s already our most beloved men’s basketball player of the last 15 years. Gotta go back to Gordon or Varnado for anyone close to as popular. And he very likely ends up surpassing those guys by the time he’s done.

 

[mstateglfr]

I think he’s already our most beloved men’s basketball player of the last 15 years. Gotta go back to Gordon or Varnado for anyone close to as popular. And he very likely ends up surpassing those guys by the time he’s done.

Woah there, Q was kinda great on the court and kinda beloved by the fans.
...and kinda is an understatement.

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

Woah there, Q was kinda great on the court and kinda beloved by the fans.
...and kinda is an understatement.

Q was great but our fans did not support the men’s program at all when he was here.

 

[idog]

"In practice at Gulfport High, coach Bert Jenkins would put a player on the free throw line and tell him the more consecutive free throws he made, the less running and fewer drills he and his teammates would do that day.

One day when Jenkins chose Jackson, he drilled 283 consecutive free throws. Jenkins cancelled the rest of practice."

 

[FreshAsHail]

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That's pretty high praise. He was the best college player I've ever seen

 

[mstateglfr]

Q was great but our fans did not support the men’s program at all when he was here.

Q was wildly popular and the program was absolutely supported by fans. Avg attendance was 7954 in 18-19, Q's last season. Thats higher than Varnado's last year when they went to the NCAA Tournament.
That avg attendance is also lower than last season and lower than some other seasons back in the '00s.


But average attendance doesnt mean a player was beloved or not beloved. Thats a bad metric to use. Q was beloved- simple as that. The dude was homegrown, played hard all the time, stayed out of known drama, and was successful. He was beloved, regardless of attendance.

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

Q was wildly popular and the program was absolutely supported by fans. Avg attendance was 7954 in 18-19, Q's last season. Thats higher than Varnado's last year when they went to the NCAA Tournament.
That avg attendance is also lower than last season and lower than some other seasons back in the '00s.


But average attendance doesnt mean a player was beloved or not beloved. Thats a bad metric to use. Q was beloved- simple as that. The dude was homegrown, played hard all the time, stayed out of known drama, and was successful. He was beloved, regardless of attendance.

I would argue Hubbard is already more popular than Q ever was, but that’s just my sense on the matter. Not a perfect way to gauge that. Not a knock on Q at all. I just think interest in the program is much higher now than it was 5-6 years ago, when our men’s team wasn’t even the most popular basketball team on campus.