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Title: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 11:18:51 am
The time is now upon us.... Beat those Longhorns  ;D

-I am going to go optimistic and say we go 10-8 in the SEC and lose 3 non conference games


- I think that will be good enough to get us in the NCAA tournament as about a 10 seed, maybe 9 seed at best
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: sportsguy80 on November 07, 2018, 02:16:53 pm
I'm curious to see how fast our youngsters will come along. Another interesting year in conference with a bunch of solid teams again.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 02:26:38 pm
Quote from: sportsguy80 on November 07, 2018, 02:16:53 pm
I'm curious to see how fast our youngsters will come along. Another interesting year in conference with a bunch of solid teams again.


-Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi State should be a cut above the other 11

- I think Auburn falls back to earth and gets in the 2nd tier along with LSU who is set to rise

- After that we have as good as anyone to get the 6th & 7th spots which should get them in the NCAA tourney



Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 02:31:23 pm
I will be brave enough to pick the league....... I think everyone will be solid except for Ole Miss and Georgia.

1.Tennessee 15-3
2.Mississippi State 12-6
3.Kentucky 12-6
4.Auburn 11-7
5. LSU 11-7
6.Arkansas 10-8
7.South Carolina 9-9
8.Missouri 9-9
9.Florida 8-10
10.Vanderbilt 8-10
11.Alabama 7-11
12.Texas A&M 7-11
13. Ole Miss 4-14
14. Georgia 3-15
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: sportsguy80 on November 07, 2018, 05:13:37 pm
Quote from: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 02:31:23 pm
I will be brave enough to pick the league....... I think everyone will be solid except for Ole Miss and Georgia.

1.Tennessee 15-3
2.Mississippi State 12-6
3.Kentucky 12-6
4.Auburn 11-7
5. LSU 11-7
6.Arkansas 10-8
7.South Carolina 9-9
8.Missouri 9-9
9.Florida 8-10
10.Vanderbilt 8-10
11.Alabama 7-11
12.Texas A&M 7-11
13. Ole Miss 4-14
14. Georgia 3-15
I can go along with this list. Mizzou may surprise some but who knows...
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 08, 2018, 06:39:23 pm
I see from 6-10 depending on how these freshmen come along. I don't think Kentucky loses 6 league games. I wouldn't hold that Duke throttling against them to much. Duke is freaking loaded and it wouldn't be surprising to see them win it all. I do think that game really showed who the better coach was though.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on November 09, 2018, 08:32:48 am
Well....we are finally going to see what this class can do. This class and the 2019 class is what MA has been waiting on....

Hopefully it comes to fruition for him....

Go hogs! Beat those horns!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: High Voltage on November 09, 2018, 09:47:51 am
I think Kentucky will improve as time goes by and will not lose 6 conference games and I think Arkansas will be better than 10-8 in conference barring any major injuries. I say 12-6 in conference and we lose 1 noncon game.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 09, 2018, 09:25:01 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on November 09, 2018, 08:32:48 am
Well....we are finally going to see what this class can do. This class and the 2019 class is what MA has been waiting on....

Hopefully it comes to fruition for him....

Go hogs! Beat those horns!

To lose that way absolutely stings..... from the highlights though I can tell we have a real point guard and Isiah Joe is going to be the real deal for the future. We are going to be just fine the next few years if he can add pieces to this.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 10, 2018, 12:02:12 pm
Free throws cost us big time. Absolutely should have fouled them before that 3 to send it in to OT
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 10, 2018, 12:32:55 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on November 10, 2018, 12:02:12 pm
Free throws cost us big time. Absolutely should have fouled them before that 3 to send it in to OT


Spot on analysis.... Free throws can be the factor between finishing with a 3-6 or 6-3 in record in games decided by 5 or less points. I worry a bit that may be a trend with this team's front court.


I will say though that was the first time in years to see an Arkansas team not have defensive break downs all the time. Could that be cause Texas wasn't good offensively? We'll see as time goes by, but the defense is certainly better. I am not saying we are an NCAA tourney team, but its obvious we are not bottom 3 or 4 in the SEC with what we have. Now, its just that more vital to beat Indiana and Georgia Tech coming up. I wanted 2 out of 3 of those and we got to get the other two now.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 10, 2018, 05:26:50 pm
I think the reason we didn't see as many breakdowns is we are more athletic now. Over the past couple years we have had guys that were challenged defensively. Also some that wanted to concentrate on scoring more.

I think we are for sure middle of the pack. Bench has to do some scoring. Think we got 4 points from the bench or something like that.

IMO we will do good to make the NIT and once these new guys get some seasoning we should be pretty good hopefully.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 12, 2018, 09:19:43 pm
A little bit of a lull late in the first half and early in the 2nd half, but we finally pulled away from UC Davis 81-58.... Mason Jones has been the surprise for me the first two games.... Bailey had a career high too and seems to have improved his jumper. On to Indiana on Sunday. We got to have this after the Texas loss in OT
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 14, 2018, 10:16:52 pm
Indiana will be a tough one. They just punished Marquette. Will have to play solid to beat them
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 17, 2018, 09:24:18 am
Anybody going tomorrow to the Indiana game? I work a 12 hour day on Sundays so I am quite sad I can't make this one as it was the game I wanted to go to more than any on the home slate.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: sportsguy80 on November 17, 2018, 12:13:36 pm
Quote from: beach bum on November 17, 2018, 09:24:18 am
Anybody going tomorrow to the Indiana game? I work a 12 hour day on Sundays so I am quite sad I can't make this one as it was the game I wanted to go to more than any on the home slate.
I may go but I'm still debating myself due to me having some weekend work to catch up on since this we'll be a short work week.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 17, 2018, 12:48:29 pm
Quote from: sportsguy80 on November 17, 2018, 12:13:36 pm
I may go but I'm still debating myself due to me having some weekend work to catch up on since this we'll be a short work week.


Should be a great atmosphere and hopefully our freshmen and transfers in handle it.... I hope someone on here gets to see it in person tomorrow.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 18, 2018, 03:27:24 pm
Solid first half. Had some opportunities to be up 6 or 8. Crowd is really in to it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: sportsguy80 on November 18, 2018, 03:33:21 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on November 18, 2018, 03:27:24 pm
Solid first half. Had some opportunities to be up 6 or 8. Crowd is really in to it
I agree. If we can cut down on the turnovers and missed layups, we should be in good shape. I'm liking our balance scoring too.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: HorseFeathers on November 18, 2018, 04:32:16 pm
Free throws!!!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: sportsguy80 on November 18, 2018, 04:39:53 pm
Quote from: HorseFeathers on November 18, 2018, 04:32:16 pm
Free throws!!!
Almost cost us but we pulled it out.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 18, 2018, 04:42:21 pm
Gafford was a beast in the second half. FTs are gonna cost a few games. But great poise down the stretch, could have folded when IU took the lead . That's a solid win.

Ball bounced our way at the end. I'm expecting a lot of games like this one this year. A lot of nail biters
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on November 18, 2018, 05:52:33 pm
Good win.

I feel like these young folks will really start gelling as the season goes on.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 18, 2018, 06:00:23 pm
Just saw the highlights and box score.... Gafford was a monster on 12/15 shooting, 12 rebounds, and a few blocks. He is such an easy guy to root for too with his laid back personality. We needed that cause all in all that was an awful weekend for U of A athletics as a whole. I know some others may not follow the non revenue sports, but I try to follow most and it was such an underwhelming weekend until this Indiana win to boost the spirits cause....

The football team did not even look like it cared about anything!

Men's and women's cross country had its worst showing ever at the NCAA Championship Meet  finishing 25th in mens when we were expected near the top 10. The women where in slight consideration for the title, and finished 14th. Some people had horrible races at the wrong time when they had been running faster times in earlier season meets. That was just awful by their standards.


The women's soccer team lost in the round of 32 when they were the superior team. We were a 5 seed and Virginia Tech was a 13 seed and barely made the NCAA tournament. Va Tech upset Texas and now upset our women on their way to now being a 13 seed in the sweet 16 there.


So glad the basketball team got that huge win.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 18, 2018, 06:27:24 pm
The series where he had the dunk then the steal was awesome. He was gassed and still made the plays.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 21, 2018, 12:33:43 pm
I'll be at the game tonight and Friday. We should win them comfortably and I imagine MA will try to get some guys in certain spots to see how he needs to use the second unit when conference play starts. Our starting lineup is fine, but we're going to need better play from the bench. I still think MA is about a year or two away from getting his top 8-10 guys how he truly wants it.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: BannerMountainMan on November 22, 2018, 10:03:37 am
This team is about to surprise a lot of folks! WPS, with the way the schedule is we could be 11-1 going into SEC play but we are going to have to not have a really bad game.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 22, 2018, 10:34:43 am
Got to see them in person last night.... Came out hot. We ended up winning by 25 and that was playing our 2nd unit a lot the last 25 minutes of the game. Montana State had a starter from Hot Springs which I thought was pretty cool. Our state is starting to produce players even if its at the lower tier DI's that is still nice to see. If they're not good enough to play here its still nice seeing them at schools like Montana State.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on November 22, 2018, 12:51:48 pm
Breath of fresh air from what we have gotten during football season.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 22, 2018, 01:54:28 pm
Our conference schedule will determine where this team ends up.

Main concerns are what we will look like when starters get in foul trouble. Scoring drops off a bit when those guys are out. Hopefully some of those guys step up. We also still leave a lot of open shots from the perimeter.

Think we will still have a lot of 50/50 ballgames in league play.

Still better than what's happening on the field by a long shot. That's one thing you don't have to worry about is effort with an MA team.

Gafford is an absolute beast. Man to have him for another year would be great, fairly sure that ain't happening. But adding Justice Hill next season could make this a deepnrun team. We will see.

When this team can get up and down they are really fun to watch
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 23, 2018, 07:36:01 pm
Ugly game right now. To much turkey and ham yesterday
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 24, 2018, 08:23:08 am
Heck of a night at the line. Ugly game throughout. Tons of fouls called on both teams. Kept both teams from getting in to any rhythm.

Pulled away in the end and young guys are getting some valuable minutes
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 24, 2018, 09:17:52 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on November 24, 2018, 08:23:08 am
Heck of a night at the line. Ugly game throughout. Tons of fouls called on both teams. Kept both teams from getting in to any rhythm.

Pulled away in the end and young guys are getting some valuable minutes


Got to go to the last two games, and it was very pleasant to see us win a game stylistic like that cause we never could the last few years. We shot 13% from the three point line and less than 40% from the field and still won by 18. I will say UT Arlington has by far the best defense we have faced out of the three mid majors so far. They will have a chance at an NCAA tourney berth in their conference unlike UC Davis or Montana State cause their defense was light years beyond those two we had previously played. They did a great job getting back on defense and it really took us time to adjust in the half court (again we could not play in the half court the last few years and can now it appears)..... The last 25 minutes or so of the game it was great to see us finally knock free throws down. We took so many charges which the previous years teams would never do. And to add we have a point guard with about 20 assists and only 2 turnovers in the last 3 games. So great to have a real point guard running the show.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 24, 2018, 04:07:14 pm
Last year was to much one on one with Macon and Barford.

I noticed when we played IU we had way more assists than they did. Just shows we are playing as a team. And these guys don't stand around waiting for someone to make a play.

I still think we are gonna have a lot of close games this year.

Wanna see what the Phillips Kidd looks like when he gets in shape. I'd expect him to move up the depth chart.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on November 24, 2018, 04:31:14 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on November 24, 2018, 04:07:14 pm
Last year was to much one on one with Macon and Barford.

I noticed when we played IU we had way more assists than they did. Just shows we are playing as a team. And these guys don't stand around waiting for someone to make a play.

I still think we are gonna have a lot of close games this year.

Wanna see what the Phillips Kidd looks like when he gets in shape. I'd expect him to move up the depth chart.


Phillips should get some minutes at least as the season progresses. Cheaney is just the type of guy you like in his role. He is so aggressive. The one guy who has laid on egg is Ethan Henderson. Honestly, the 12-15 minutes I have seen him play he looks clumsy and lost. He was the highest rated player in the whole class is the head scratching part. I agree with you its great to see us get way more assists and ball movement.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: PokeyRedskinStudentScout on November 24, 2018, 05:48:36 pm
Chaney seems like a slightly more polished version of Qualls and I can see him maybe sliding into 6th/7th man later on this season. He'll be a staple in the lineup in a couple years, maybe sooner than later
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on November 24, 2018, 06:25:18 pm
Quote from: beach bum on November 24, 2018, 04:31:14 pm

Phillips should get some minutes at least as the season progresses. Cheaney is just the type of guy you like in his role. He is so aggressive. The one guy who has laid on egg is Ethan Henderson. Honestly, the 12-15 minutes I have seen him play he looks clumsy and lost. He was the highest rated player in the whole class is the head scratching part. I agree with you its great to see us get way more assists and ball movement.
Henderson seems skinny to me. Needs to develop some more. At least that's what it looks like to me.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 06, 2018, 11:41:32 am
Beat FIU and Colorado State back to back.... Albeit they are bad teams they like to go up and down and we got to play the type of game MA likes. We also against UT Arlington & Indiana played slower, grind it out type games. I like that we are being successful no matter the style the game takes over that night.


Also, how about Jalen Harris being 2nd in the nation so far in assists/turnover ratio. He has another 12 assists last night in Fort Collins. He may just lead the SEC in assists and just think we have him two more years after this. Its amazing how a true unselfish point guard with a tenacity will totally change a team for the positive. We have not had a guard who can alter a game without even scoring in about two decades until now.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: PokeyRedskinStudentScout on December 06, 2018, 05:53:27 pm
Harris and Bailey have developed into key players on the team. Gabe O. is also getting a spot in the rotation ironed out. The depth is honestly probably better than we've had in a while. The SEC isn't very deep outside Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ms. St/LSU so far, so this team could go far
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on December 06, 2018, 06:13:57 pm
Quote from: PokeyRedskinStudentScout on December 06, 2018, 05:53:27 pm
Harris and Bailey have developed into key players on the team. Gabe O. is also getting a spot in the rotation ironed out. The depth is honestly probably better than we've had in a while. The SEC isn't very deep outside Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ms. St/LSU so far, so this team could go far

Adrio looks great this year!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on December 06, 2018, 10:06:44 pm
If these guys stay away from the selfish attitude of the previous teams, then I like our chances!  It's nice to see the ball movement versus Beard jacking some dumb shot.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: WPWells on December 07, 2018, 08:01:11 am
This team is fun to watch. This feels like what I expected MA teams to feel like this whole time.

The best part is that everyone should be back next year (besides Gafford), and we'll be adding Justice Hill!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 07, 2018, 02:00:25 pm
I remain cautiously optimistic
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 08, 2018, 04:00:01 pm
May want to guard number 2 maybe
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 08, 2018, 04:35:35 pm
That's a bad loss.... I hope we end up getting this right cause if we end up on the bubble that's one of those losses that ends up in the "bad loss" category and keeps you out. We absolutely can not lose another non conference game cause our SOS out of conference honestly is not as strong as last year.

I will say the big guy they have has to be one of the best mid major big guys in college right now.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 08, 2018, 04:48:28 pm
Shouldn't lose that game at home. Same problems continue to plague MA teams. Shooters being left wide open and not being able to score when the game is slowed down.

That's why I have not gotten to overly excited. Say what you want this is a bubble team at best in my opinion. We haven't beaten anyone yet. Indiana is an ok win, not a great one. And this loss trumps that win for now. Wouldn't be surprised if we didn't drop a couple more before conference play.

Really this league hasn't looked to good overall.
Gafford has to man up on that last defensive possession. Not a good time to try and flop to get a call.

On to the next one
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on December 08, 2018, 04:56:27 pm
Tough loss, especially at home. First home non-conference loss in 3 seasons. If there's a silver lineing, Kentucky lost at home today by 1 to Seaton Hall in OT.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: PokeyRedskinStudentScout on December 08, 2018, 05:15:59 pm
Western Kentucky planned well for what we were gonna throw at them, but you'd think we'd at least try to change some things up in the second half. And just when it looks like free throws are fixed, they go back down. The SEC is not deep this year, and if we can fix some minor things that are major components, we can be a tourney team.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 08, 2018, 07:18:00 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on December 08, 2018, 04:56:27 pm
Tough loss, especially at home. First home non-conference loss in 3 seasons. If there's a silver lineing, Kentucky lost at home today by 1 to Seaton Hall in OT.
Madison Square Garden
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 08, 2018, 07:39:42 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 08, 2018, 07:18:00 pm
Madison Square Garden

It should have essentially been a home game for Seton Hall considering their campus is only 17 miles from MSG..... however when that guy made the half court shot to send it to OT you saw how well the Kentucky fan base travels and is national when 90% of the crowd was UK fans going nuts in excitement lol.

The two times I have seen us play Kentucky at the Bud there is about 500-600 Kentucky fans there. They are national fans and rabid.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 08, 2018, 10:12:57 pm
Quote from: beach bum on December 08, 2018, 07:39:42 pm
It should have essentially been a home game for Seton Hall considering their campus is only 17 miles from MSG..... however when that guy made the half court shot to send it to OT you saw how well the Kentucky fan base travels and is national when 90% of the crowd was UK fans going nuts in excitement lol.

The two times I have seen us play Kentucky at the Bud there is about 500-600 Kentucky fans there. They are national fans and rabid.
They do travel well
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on December 08, 2018, 10:16:32 pm
20-11 (10-8) would probably have Hogs in, depending on what they do in Nashville.

I bet a 22-12 Hog team would be a 9 or 10 seed. Maybe an 8 depending on what the bubble looks like.

Based on what they had to replace, would be terrific. And who knows, maybe they will make up for this loss by winning at Texas Tech or winning a couple of league games that they weren't supposed to. 22-9 wouldn't shock me.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 09, 2018, 06:53:40 am
I wouldn't predict 20 wins. This is a wait and see year and has been since the start. There's already people saying wait til the 2020 recruits get in with this group.

There will be plenty of games like this with this group. No way around that. This is mainly a group of 4 year players that are going to have to develope and gel. Our bench doesn't produce in a consistent basis. Gafford is a beast but he's not unstoppable. 60% is not going to cut it at the line, it has to get better.

Every time we have stepped up in competition this year it's its been a 50/50 game pretty much. We are 1-2 in those games. Hoping we turn that around.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: High Voltage on December 09, 2018, 10:58:43 am
And the meltdown begins. This team is young and inexperienced. They are not a threat in my opinion. I did think we had the talent to lose only one noncon game. It looks like they are not mentally tough. MA has never been just a great floor coach as well. My question is, how many years does it take to rebuild. We as Hog fans keep saying wait until next year.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: HorseFeathers on December 09, 2018, 04:09:28 pm
Quote from: High Voltage on December 09, 2018, 10:58:43 am
And the meltdown begins. This team is young and inexperienced. They are not a threat in my opinion. I did think we had the talent to lose only one noncon game. It looks like they are not mentally tough. MA has never been just a great floor coach as well. My question is, how many years does it take to rebuild. We as Hog fans keep saying wait until next year.

This is what I keep wondering.....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 09, 2018, 06:48:05 pm
Quote from: High Voltage on December 09, 2018, 10:58:43 am
And the meltdown begins. This team is young and inexperienced. They are not a threat in my opinion. I did think we had the talent to lose only one noncon game. It looks like they are not mentally tough. MA has never been just a great floor coach as well. My question is, how many years does it take to rebuild. We as Hog fans keep saying wait until next year.


I'd say we are past rebuilding when we have made 3 of the last 4 March Madness's ..... Outside of the blue blood programs, most would take that. The thing is getting to the second weekend every once in a while is the next step. People have to remember that in basketball there are 300+ teams unlike 130 ish for football. Getting to the last 8 or 16 teams is a big deal. That's the next step. We are obviously way past rebuild. It's about not going backward now, and getting to the sweet 16 or elite 8. I can live with every 3 of 4 years making the NCAA tourney as long as we do something there from time to time. Unlike, 1st round exits.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 09, 2018, 06:51:39 pm
Quote from: DerekOxford on December 08, 2018, 10:16:32 pm
20-11 (10-8) would probably have Hogs in, depending on what they do in Nashville.

I bet a 22-12 Hog team would be a 9 or 10 seed. Maybe an 8 depending on what the bubble looks like.

Based on what they had to replace, would be terrific. And who knows, maybe they will make up for this loss by winning at Texas Tech or winning a couple of league games that they weren't supposed to. 22-9 wouldn't shock me.


I worry about our SOS out of conference this year. I think it will take a 10-8 record as you predicted to get in cause 9-9 with the SEC not quite at last years level probably will not get us in. It may even take 11-7 if we lose another non conference outside of Texas Tech. Like bdubya 60 said in another post. I am not getting my hopes up until its February and we have a legit shot. Until then I don't want the let down.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 09, 2018, 11:10:28 pm
I kind of predicted NIT this year. Unless the wheels fall off I can still see that and possibly getting in the tourney.

At some point though there has to be a run in the tourney an SEC title or something. Just getting in is not going to cut it forever.

Gafford more than likely turns pro after this year. Leaving another huge hole for MA to fill. Wait until we get this guy or that guy isn't going to cut it either.

MA is stubborn to a fault. Today's rules aren't built for his style. Just when WKU was about to hit the wall they get a free throw stoppage, a timeout and then a media timeout. We were unable to play around that and put the game away. But that's today's game.

And just once draw up a play to get a good shot. We were lucky the kid stepped out to give Gafford a last shot.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on December 15, 2018, 06:07:04 pm
No tv for tonight's game in LR, radio only. I won't be able to listen.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 15, 2018, 08:33:18 pm
Probably best not to right now. Losing to a 3-6 team.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 15, 2018, 08:40:51 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 15, 2018, 08:33:18 pm
Probably best not to right now. Losing to a 3-6 team.

Gafford and Bailey have played horrendous two games in a row now. If not for Isiah Joe we would have lost by double digits last game to WKU and we would be down by at least 8 tonight without him. He is the only person who can consistently make a shot. The only one....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 15, 2018, 09:20:15 pm
Yeah this one was a lot closer than the score looks. Just glad to get a win. I'm still in the NIT and bubble bus after watching some other SEC teams today
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 08:19:32 pm
Struggling early
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 19, 2018, 08:24:05 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 08:19:32 pm
Struggling early


This is hideous to watch.... Georgia Tech is not even playing that good either and they are smoking us early. Again, if Isiah Joe is not scoring we can't score at all and he is not getting his shots to fall. Again, nothing from Bailey or Gafford for the third night in row.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 19, 2018, 08:33:19 pm
Just like that.... Joe gets us back in it.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 10:00:04 pm
And back out and back in but to late I believe
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 19, 2018, 10:06:30 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 10:00:04 pm
And back out and back in but to late I believe


Ga Tech just lost to Gardner Webb in their last game.... If we play like this the rest of the way out we probably finish in the 11th or 12th spot in the SEC. Anyone can come in our place and win is the sad thing.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 10:12:41 pm
I can't figure out why Gafford is playing over the top and outside of his man on defense and allows his man has a straight lane to the basket.

This really worries me for SEC play though. We haven't played well at home.

This right at a .500 ball team. Ive seen nothing to lead me to believe otherwise. 1-3 against major conferences. Yeah all close games, still losses though.

Youth is an issue. That's MAs fault for not balancing the roster to have some senior leadership.

Positive, team never quits. Hopefully we start to possibly win some of these close games
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 19, 2018, 10:13:50 pm
Quote from: beach bum on December 19, 2018, 10:06:30 pm

Ga Tech just lost to Gardner Webb in their last game.... If we play like this the rest of the way out we probably finish in the 11th or 12th spot in the SEC. Anyone can come in our place and win is the sad thing.
Im with you
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on December 19, 2018, 10:58:40 pm
Back to back losses at home, definitely a rarity!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 20, 2018, 06:44:59 am
Yes it is.

There were a lot of folks though, just talking to in general. On sites and out in public. That early on man this team may be Anderson's best team. I haven't seen that yet.

Everyone was cheering about this class in another site. That it was MAs highest ranked. We signed like 6 or 8 players. I wasn't overly impressed and got blasted for stating that it was ranked that high because or the number we took. Many teams ahead of us with fewer players. I think only one player in the top 100, he doesn't touch the floor hardly. Still some good players though.

There are old issues that still come up and it's the same with all MA teams.

1. Once the game is slowed down we are in for a fight. We don't have leadership this year unlike teams past to bail us out.

2. We have a bunch of athletes, not basketball players. Gafford is a beast because of his athleticism but still needs work offensively. If he ain't dunking he's not scoring consistently. Joe is a ball player, our best all around. Everyone else looks like an athlete playing ball.

3. The press has been neutralized for years now. MA still has not adjusted. GT looked fresher than us throughout the game.

4. Poor substitution patterns. We will be in a run and MA will pull hot hands and put in a wrought without a consistent scoring threat in a heartbeat.

5. As many close games as we been in yiu would think MA would be a better game manager. No go to this year.

6. Still no answer for a zone defense. If 3s are falling, got us back in the game, we are ok. If not there is no offensive flow at all.

There are more but these are hallmarks of an MA coached team. He refuses to change the slightest thing.

As I said we are 1-3 against out "better" competition. All close games so we are competitive. We usually are. That's not my issue.

We can spin this anyway you want to. Here we are year 8. With the youngest team in all of college basketball. Due to MA being unable to build a balanced roster, most coaches have this done by year 2-4. Basketball is easier to turn over players as it only takes one or two to make a difference. Zero conference titles and never really a threat to win it except for one year if memory serves. Yeah 3 of 4 in the tourney but it's still 3 out of 8 to me. MA chose to keep what he had when he got here instead of actually rebuilding the roster. Never passed the second round though. We can somewhat claim we almost did once. Not a single top 20 finish.

MA has ran a solid middling clean program. But that's not my expectations and I've posted them before.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on December 21, 2018, 09:27:39 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 20, 2018, 06:44:59 am
Yes it is.

There were a lot of folks though, just talking to in general. On sites and out in public. That early on man this team may be Anderson's best team. I haven't seen that yet.

Everyone was cheering about this class in another site. That it was MAs highest ranked. We signed like 6 or 8 players. I wasn't overly impressed and got blasted for stating that it was ranked that high because or the number we took. Many teams ahead of us with fewer players. I think only one player in the top 100, he doesn't touch the floor hardly. Still some good players though.

There are old issues that still come up and it's the same with all MA teams.

1. Once the game is slowed down we are in for a fight. We don't have leadership this year unlike teams past to bail us out.

2. We have a bunch of athletes, not basketball players. Gafford is a beast because of his athleticism but still needs work offensively. If he ain't dunking he's not scoring consistently. Joe is a ball player, our best all around. Everyone else looks like an athlete playing ball.

3. The press has been neutralized for years now. MA still has not adjusted. GT looked fresher than us throughout the game.

4. Poor substitution patterns. We will be in a run and MA will pull hot hands and put in a wrought without a consistent scoring threat in a heartbeat.

5. As many close games as we been in yiu would think MA would be a better game manager. No go to this year.

6. Still no answer for a zone defense. If 3s are falling, got us back in the game, we are ok. If not there is no offensive flow at all.

There are more but these are hallmarks of an MA coached team. He refuses to change the slightest thing.

As I said we are 1-3 against out "better" competition. All close games so we are competitive. We usually are. That's not my issue.

We can spin this anyway you want to. Here we are year 8. With the youngest team in all of college basketball. Due to MA being unable to build a balanced roster, most coaches have this done by year 2-4. Basketball is easier to turn over players as it only takes one or two to make a difference. Zero conference titles and never really a threat to win it except for one year if memory serves. Yeah 3 of 4 in the tourney but it's still 3 out of 8 to me. MA chose to keep what he had when he got here instead of actually rebuilding the roster. Never passed the second round though. We can somewhat claim we almost did once. Not a single top 20 finish.

MA has ran a solid middling clean program. But that's not my expectations and I've posted them before.

Can't really disagree with anything you said. Fans expectations for what Mike would accomplish back in 2011 versus what has happened, there's really no way to spin it other than it's been disappointing.

That being said, I'll give them a chance to turn it around. Don't lose the last two non-cons, get off to a good start in SEC play and maybe try and pull an upset down in Lubbock and these two games would be forgotten.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 22, 2018, 01:17:07 pm
Texas State up 19-6 early on us..... Yes, Texas State
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on December 22, 2018, 01:53:51 pm
Lots of steals lead to us getting easy buckets and taking a little lead into the half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 22, 2018, 06:22:41 pm
Didn't watch but looks like we squeaked that out
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 28, 2018, 07:31:20 pm
Struggling again. We literally have 3 1/2 basketball players and the rest are just athletes. One series looked like some per wee kids throwing up shots
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on December 28, 2018, 08:44:04 pm
Finally a run
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on December 29, 2018, 01:05:10 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on December 28, 2018, 07:31:20 pm
Struggling again. We literally have 3 1/2 basketball players and the rest are just athletes. One series looked like some per wee kids throwing up shots
Athletes have to be coached in order to be good/great team players!  A good athlete without out coaching is just a player that never reaches their potential!  My question has always been -- Can Anderson coach good athletes and turn them into great athletes???
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 05, 2019, 05:11:12 pm
Hogs out to a lead early at A&M!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 05, 2019, 07:06:10 pm
Hogs 73 Aggies 71

10-3 (1-0, SEC)


Free throws almost let them take this, and they will cost us probably 2 SEC wins at this rate.

Mason Jones 3 pointers in the 2nd half were the difference.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 05, 2019, 07:07:25 pm
Quote from: beach bum on January 05, 2019, 07:06:10 pm
Hogs 73 Aggies 71

10-3 (1-0, SEC)


Free throws almost let them take this, and they will cost us probably 2 SEC wins at this rate.

Mason Jones 3 pointers in the 2nd half were the difference.
+1
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 05, 2019, 10:54:05 pm
Road wins are good
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 05, 2019, 10:56:00 pm
Just don't understand why we can't shoot free throws!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 06, 2019, 12:57:18 am
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 05, 2019, 10:56:00 pm
Just don't understand why we can't shoot free throws!
I don't either! Almost cost us the game!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 06, 2019, 09:01:10 am
We are what we are. FTs will more than likely cost us a few games. Especially against better opponents
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 06, 2019, 05:32:00 pm
Gotta hit those free throws. Practice
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on January 12, 2019, 10:38:26 am
Have to beat LSU today or it could get really ugly. At Tennessee, at Ole Miss and at Texas Tech 3 of the next 4 after tonight.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 11:02:24 am
Quote from: DerekOxford on January 12, 2019, 10:38:26 am
Have to beat LSU today or it could get really ugly. At Tennessee, at Ole Miss and at Texas Tech 3 of the next 4 after tonight.


Ole Miss is so improved its probably now the toughest stretch in the schedule by a long shot.... Tennessee and Texas Tech are for real so we got no shot at their places. If we lose tonight you are right we could easily end up dropping 6 out 7 or something like that.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 12, 2019, 01:07:02 pm
Quote from: DerekOxford on January 12, 2019, 10:38:26 am
Have to beat LSU today or it could get really ugly. At Tennessee, at Ole Miss and at Texas Tech 3 of the next 4 after tonight.
No doubt!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 07:07:09 pm
Down 12 with less than 10 minutes left and we send it to OT ..... We got to stop waiting until the end to finally play. Gafford has been a monster this half.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 07:21:24 pm
Lose in OT to go to 10-5 (1-2 SEC)

Look at the schedule and we'll probably be 11-8 (2-4 SEC) in two weeks.....   :-X
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 12, 2019, 07:49:53 pm
Love the effort to get it to OT, but the inability to make shots, especially freethrows, is killing us! Fixing to turn into a long season!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 12, 2019, 07:51:23 pm
Quote from: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 07:21:24 pm
Lose in OT to go to 10-5 (1-2 SEC)

Look at the schedule and we'll probably be 11-8 (2-4 SEC) in two weeks.....   :-X
It's kindly looking that way
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 12, 2019, 08:13:48 pm
We have to be the worst free throw shooting team in college basketball! No confidence! Ridiculous!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 12, 2019, 10:41:26 pm
Quote from: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 07:21:24 pm
Lose in OT to go to 10-5 (1-2 SEC)

Look at the schedule and we'll probably be 11-8 (2-4 SEC) in two weeks.....   :-X
And that's if we have some things go our way. Serious question to everyone or more of my opinion I guess. This to me really looks like MAs first losing season.

Free throw shooting and consistently are not going away and will continue to cost us games.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 12, 2019, 10:42:23 pm
And it's not like other teams aren't going to get better either folks
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 12, 2019, 10:50:49 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 12, 2019, 10:41:26 pm
And that's if we have some things go our way. Serious question to everyone or more of my opinion I guess. This to me really looks like MAs first losing season.

Free throw shooting and consistently are not going away and will continue to cost us games.


You look to be correct cause Texas Tech we are going to get wallopped so that means in total we will finish 9-4 in the non conference. That means we must go 7-11 in SEC play to avoid that and be 16-15 headed to the SEC tourney where a first game loss would finish us 16-16. I can't see us finishing 7-11 right now so that looks to be headed that way. Right now this is a 4 to 6 win SEC team that finishes between 11th-13th out of 14 SEC teams probably with what we are seeing as of now. Just getting to 7 or 8 conference wins seems like Mt Everest looking from the outside.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 12, 2019, 11:04:08 pm
I'm sure we will win a few but inconsistent play is not a recipe for winning
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 12, 2019, 11:10:57 pm
Not to mention this team continues to hoist up threes at record pace and missing them. 3-16 no consistent deep threat. Yeah Joe and Mason have runs but they have horrible shot selection which leads to missing shots.

Just getting tired of watching the same thing year after year. Different teams, same mistakes and problems
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 12, 2019, 11:14:44 pm
If I were the AD, MA would be in my office tomorrow for a talk!  Are we watching him do to basketball what Bielama did to football?  It appears to me that he is getting a little bit to comfortable, needs a little heat on his butt!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on January 13, 2019, 02:26:22 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 12, 2019, 11:14:44 pm
If I were the AD, MA would be in my office tomorrow for a talk!  Are we watching him do to basketball what Bielama did to football?  It appears to me that he is getting a little bit to comfortable, needs a little heat on his butt!

MA isn't as bad as Bielema, but he certainly hasn't achieved to this point what conventional wisdom pointed towards when he was hired. Obviously there's a lot of season left and they could get on a roll but a lot of the same stuff that we've seen before is happening. No faith that anything is going to be different this time.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 13, 2019, 08:07:48 pm
Hot seat
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 15, 2019, 06:55:59 pm
Getting drilled
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 15, 2019, 07:02:32 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 15, 2019, 06:55:59 pm
Getting drilled
Yep, and it could be much worse!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 15, 2019, 07:42:24 pm
Mike just got t'd up
They may hit 100 before it's over!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 15, 2019, 07:43:45 pm
Just look at what Anderson lost from last year. Who's darn fault is that
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 15, 2019, 07:44:18 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on January 15, 2019, 07:42:24 pm
Mike just got t'd up
They may hit 100 before it's over!
About time he showed some fire
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 15, 2019, 09:01:53 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 15, 2019, 07:44:18 pm
About time he showed some fire
Once again we are paying big bucks for a under performing coach!  Same problem, different sport!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 15, 2019, 10:19:19 pm
We'll be catching Ole Miss in a bad mood Saturday! They just lost at home to LSU 83-69
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 04:55:20 am
Ole Miss are our best chances for wins the next two weeks I think
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 05:26:35 am
As for last night that should have opened a lot folks eyes. We are in year 8 and still haven't been relevant in the national stage. TN, Barnes is in year 4 and relevant and a title contender. At freaking TN.

Last night looked like men amongst boys. Yeah TN has a veteran group but even their bench looked huge compared to our starters. All the way down the line. ALL of them looked like they could play ball as well. Also mostly 2 and 3 star players.

Outside of Joe and Jones we have no complete BASKETBALL players. Athletes yes, basketball players no. When Gafford and those two were in the bench we had nothing to score effectively. Completely looking like something I could go down to the park and watch. TN literally left Gabe open at the 3 point line for 5 seconds before he decided to travel with the ball.

When you have to rely on turnovers to be offensively good it's not good.

There will continue will continue to be detractors and I guess supporters. I want us to win and big. I'm a Razorback fan. Not a coach fan.

This program should be where TN is now and should have been years ago. Just getting in should no longer be accepted. We aren't making it in this year unless there is a huge turn around and I haven't seen anything to lead me to believe we are anything other than bubble team material next year as well.

IMO it's to time to make a change at the end of the year. And I'll stick by that even if there is a huge turnaround. Because 8 years is enough to tell us what we have in a coach and I keep seeing the same thing every year in our weaknesses.

I root for us to win every game, want us to win every game. I want to be excited that we are good and not just losing close games. I want to have confidence that when we play that we are going to win most of the time and not have to make a late season run to get in the tourney. I want teams to fear playing us. For them to know the Hogs are coming to town and you better be ready. I want to go in to a top 10 teams place and it be a pickem game.

We should be that good by now. A coach can win and win big at Arkansas. There is no excuse

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on January 16, 2019, 07:03:53 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 05:26:35 am
As for last night that should have opened a lot folks eyes. We are in year 8 and still haven't been relevant in the national stage. TN, Barnes is in year 4 and relevant and a title contender. At freaking TN.

Last night looked like men amongst boys. Yeah TN has a veteran group but even their bench looked huge compared to our starters. All the way down the line. ALL of them looked like they could play ball as well. Also mostly 2 and 3 star players.

Outside of Joe and Jones we have no complete BASKETBALL players. Athletes yes, basketball players no. When Gafford and those two were in the bench we had nothing to score effectively. Completely looking like something I could go down to the park and watch. TN literally left Gabe open at the 3 point line for 5 seconds before he decided to travel with the ball.

When you have to rely on turnovers to be offensively good it's not good.

There will continue will continue to be detractors and I guess supporters. I want us to win and big. I'm a Razorback fan. Not a coach fan.

This program should be where TN is now and should have been years ago. Just getting in should no longer be accepted. We aren't making it in this year unless there is a huge turn around and I haven't seen anything to lead me to believe we are anything other than bubble team material next year as well.

IMO it's to time to make a change at the end of the year. And I'll stick by that even if there is a huge turnaround. Because 8 years is enough to tell us what we have in a coach and I keep seeing the same thing every year in our weaknesses.

I root for us to win every game, want us to win every game. I want to be excited that we are good and not just losing close games. I want to have confidence that when we play that we are going to win most of the time and not have to make a late season run to get in the tourney. I want teams to fear playing us. For them to know the Hogs are coming to town and you better be ready. I want to go in to a top 10 teams place and it be a pickem game.

We should be that good by now. A coach can win and win big at Arkansas. There is no excuse



There is a recent article the Athletic did on the Tennessee strength program. You have to be a subscriber to read it, but their strength coach apparently puts them through a very brutal workout program and its shows from the players physique. There's a before and after picture of #5 where it looks like he went from J.J. from Good Times to Terry Crews.

https://theathletic.com/760398/2019/01/14/fat-camp-inside-the-program-that-has-helped-shape-tennessee-into-a-title-contender/
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on January 16, 2019, 07:53:33 am
Quote from: Romeo on January 16, 2019, 07:03:53 am
There is a recent article the Athletic did on the Tennessee strength program. You have to be a subscriber to read it, but their strength coach apparently puts them through a very brutal workout program and its shows from the players physique. There's a before and after picture of #5 where it looks like he went from J.J. from Good Times to Terry Crews.

https://theathletic.com/760398/2019/01/14/fat-camp-inside-the-program-that-has-helped-shape-tennessee-into-a-title-contender/

Our strength programs at Arkansas have a long standing history of being garbage.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 08:18:32 am
Quote from: Romeo on January 16, 2019, 07:03:53 am
There is a recent article the Athletic did on the Tennessee strength program. You have to be a subscriber to read it, but their strength coach apparently puts them through a very brutal workout program and its shows from the players physique. There's a before and after picture of #5 where it looks like he went from J.J. from Good Times to Terry Crews.

https://theathletic.com/760398/2019/01/14/fat-camp-inside-the-program-that-has-helped-shape-tennessee-into-a-title-contender/
They covered it during the game some. We got bullied
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 16, 2019, 12:31:02 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 04:55:20 am
Ole Miss are our best chances for wins the next two weeks I think
Next week we're back at home to face Mizzou and Georgia, both winnable.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 01:15:43 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on January 16, 2019, 12:31:02 pm
Next week we're back at home to face Mizzou and Georgia, both winnable.
Fir some reason mizzou disappeared. But the way we play nothing is a given. We aren't protecting home court. I actually think we have played worse at BWA.

Right now I'm not seeing a magical run in this team. And we will go through all of this and be a bubble team next year, again.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 01:24:19 pm
I don't care what anyone says. It's 3 visits to the tourney now in 8 years and we are completely rebuilding. It's like year one again and MA doesn't have his players. That's what we were waiting on right. Him to get his guys.

He's gonna get his guys and then it's just gonna be rolling again.

Well it ain't rolling. It's staying afloat. Not the worst it's been but not as good as it should be.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 16, 2019, 08:46:37 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 16, 2019, 01:24:19 pm
I don't care what anyone says. It's 3 visits to the tourney now in 8 years and we are completely rebuilding. It's like year one again and MA doesn't have his players. That's what we were waiting on right. Him to get his guys.

He's gonna get his guys and then it's just gonna be rolling again.

Well it ain't rolling. It's staying afloat. Not the worst it's been but not as good as it should be.
we definitely aren't rolling.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 17, 2019, 07:14:38 am
This year it's gonna be we were young. Wait til these guys get the experience. It's every presser, MA takes no blame for how we start games. Just imagine the narrative if we don't dig double digit holes against at least two of our opponents and wait to start playing with 5 minutes to go.

Next year it's going to be Gafford left for the NBA wait til we get another good center in here. Bubble team, bubble team.

And all these folks were high on Perry and then mad when he went to MSU and can't touch the floor there. That's the kind of players MA is recruiting

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 17, 2019, 09:16:01 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 17, 2019, 07:14:38 am
This year it's gonna be we were young. Wait til these guys get the experience. It's every presser, MA takes no blame for how we start games. Just imagine the narrative if we don't dig double digit holes against at least two of our opponents and wait to start playing with 5 minutes to go.

Next year it's going to be Gafford left for the NBA wait til we get another good center in here. Bubble team, bubble team.

And all these folks were high on Perry and then mad when he went to MSU and can't touch the floor there. That's the kind of players MA is recruiting

What's crazy is that Ethan Henderson was like the 29th rated player in the nation, highest rated player from the state and can't see the floor on a struggling team so that's technically two top 30 recruits at the 4 position not seeing playing time in the conference both who were committed here to start. MA honestly owes people an explanation as to why the player who was ranked the highest in this class is not playing at all especially when Bailey and Gabe are playing horrendously who play the same position as Henderson. You're telling me Henderson was that much of a bust he can't play over those two guys??
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 17, 2019, 10:05:32 am
Quote from: beach bum on January 17, 2019, 09:16:01 am
What's crazy is that Ethan Henderson was like the 29th rated player in the nation, highest rated player from the state and can't see the floor on a struggling team so that's technically two top 30 recruits at the 4 position not seeing playing time in the conference both who were committed here to start. MA honestly owes people an explanation as to why the player who was ranked the highest in this class is not playing at all especially when Bailey and Gabe are playing horrendously who play the same position as Henderson. You're telling me Henderson was that much of a bust he can't play over those two guys??
Agree +1
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 17, 2019, 10:18:05 am
Quote from: beach bum on January 17, 2019, 09:16:01 am
What's crazy is that Ethan Henderson was like the 29th rated player in the nation, highest rated player from the state and can't see the floor on a struggling team so that's technically two top 30 recruits at the 4 position not seeing playing time in the conference both who were committed here to start. MA honestly owes people an explanation as to why the player who was ranked the highest in this class is not playing at all especially when Bailey and Gabe are playing horrendously who play the same position as Henderson. You're telling me Henderson was that much of a bust he can't play over those two guys??
That's true as well. And the main reason he doesn't play those guys is because he plays his experienced guys no matter how good they are. Gabe and Bailey would be examples. They contribute very little besides hustle plays now and then.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on January 17, 2019, 10:02:59 pm
I would've never dreamed we would be at this point with Mike, but here we are.

If they don't find a way to beat Missouri or Georgia at home, finishing 13th or 14th in the SEC becomes very realistic.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 17, 2019, 10:56:44 pm
When does baseball start?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 18, 2019, 07:04:12 am
We have Ole Miss Saturday. A team that was picked dead last that we have more talent than. With a first year head coach, who doesn't have his players. They are ranked in his first year, go figure.

But I continue to see people fine with where our program is.

At any rate, this is a winnable game imo. Lots of folks had it written down as one st least
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 18, 2019, 08:45:37 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 18, 2019, 07:04:12 am
We have Ole Miss Saturday. A team that was picked dead last that we have more talent than. With a first year head coach, who doesn't have his players. They are ranked in his first year, go figure.

But I continue to see people fine with where our program is.

At any rate, this is a winnable game imo. Lots of folks had it written down as one st least
It should be a winnable game but I don't know now.We are not playing well at all for the most part
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 18, 2019, 08:56:07 am
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 17, 2019, 10:56:44 pm
When does baseball start?
Not soon enough
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 18, 2019, 05:11:30 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 17, 2019, 10:56:44 pm
When does baseball start?
Lol IKR, 4 weeks from today! I'm ready!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 18, 2019, 07:55:44 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on January 18, 2019, 05:11:30 pm
Lol IKR, 4 weeks from today! I'm ready!
Me to.That's a sport we are good at.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 19, 2019, 02:01:11 pm
Today went about the way I thought it would. Ho-hum
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on January 19, 2019, 02:01:30 pm
The program has gotten to the point where its reached the definition of insanity. Eight years, and we still have the same issues. Can't rebound and can't guard the perimeter. Puzzling substitution patterns. I've already said after last season that we've reached the ceiling with MA as the coach. We'll never get any further than the second round of the tournament. There's no point at even caring any more until a coaching change is made.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 19, 2019, 02:03:23 pm
I was hoping but it as a fools hope. Davis is doing this first year folks and doesn't even have his guys
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 19, 2019, 03:28:08 pm
So sitting at 10-7 with 14 games to go. Schedule does lighten up in spots.

The way we are playing. I see 5-9 the rest of the way.

15-16 overall, no post season.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 19, 2019, 06:55:18 pm
Quote from: Romeo on January 19, 2019, 02:01:30 pm
The program has gotten to the point where its reached the definition of insanity. Eight years, and we still have the same issues. Can't rebound and can't guard the perimeter. Puzzling substitution patterns. I've already said after last season that we've reached the ceiling with MA as the coach. We'll never get any further than the second round of the tournament. There's no point at even caring any more until a coaching change is made.
My question is - Is Arkansas afraid to make a move on Anderson after the Nolan ordeal?  He seems to have gotten pretty comfortable!  After 8 years we are still in the "wait till next year's recruits get here" mode.  Enough all ready!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 19, 2019, 07:52:49 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 19, 2019, 06:55:18 pm
My question is - Is Arkansas afraid to make a move on Anderson after the Nolan ordeal?  He seems to have gotten pretty comfortable!  After 8 years we are still in the "wait till next year's recruits get here" mode.  Enough all ready!
I think MA has done about as much as he's ever gonna do
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: HorseFeathers on January 19, 2019, 07:58:24 pm
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 19, 2019, 07:52:49 pm
I think MA has done about as much as he's ever gonna do

Definitely looks like we're on the backside of his peak....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 20, 2019, 12:49:01 pm
Yep. On the down hill side of things for sure. Bubble bubble bubble
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on January 20, 2019, 02:14:00 pm
The movers and shakers over on Hogville are predicting a change at the end of the season. We'll see what happens.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 20, 2019, 04:40:00 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on January 19, 2019, 06:55:18 pm
My question is - Is Arkansas afraid to make a move on Anderson after the Nolan ordeal?  He seems to have gotten pretty comfortable!  After 8 years we are still in the "wait till next year's recruits get here" mode.  Enough all ready!


Not what I think should or should not happen, but as a guess if we have another dud season next year he will be gone next spring.... An NCAA appearance next year will save his job even if its a 1st round bounce.... We have to remember how the U of A is ran and their loyalty to MA. I think for the first time in his tenure here he will be coaching for his job next year. New AD does not go way back with MA obviously so he won't keep him for the sake of keeping him. I can't see the big wigs at the U of A canning him this year unless they under the table have a home run hire. This is not my opinion on what I would do, just trying to take a guess as to what the people who call the shots think.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 20, 2019, 10:22:58 pm
I don't think they are firing MA. I think they should though, that's my opinion. Let's say he finishes .500 this year. Gafford more than likely leaves for the NBA, but who knows. At best this is a bubble team next year even with Gafford.

Some fans are happy with just getting in the tourney. That's fine and dandy. I've posted mine and just making it is not going to cut it.

Being out of the SEC race by the end of the first two weeks of conference play is not going to cut it.

I've seen folks saying well if we hadn't have gotten such a bad draw. Well if we weren't such a roller coaster of a team each year guess what happens. You get better seeding.

We shouldn't be the youngest team in the country. MAs roster management and retention has been horrible. And pointing out that not many of those that have transferred haven't really done much doesn't help either. MA recruited those players. So then we would have still had mediocre players here.

It's time to move on. Not everything has been bad. Just not good enough or where the program should be after 8 years. Especially when we the SEC was down when MA took over and now we see a handful of programs make turnarounds in half the time that we have

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 22, 2019, 04:33:49 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 20, 2019, 10:22:58 pm
I don't think they are firing MA. I think they should though, that's my opinion. Let's say he finishes .500 this year. Gafford more than likely leaves for the NBA, but who knows. At best this is a bubble team next year even with Gafford.

Some fans are happy with just getting in the tourney. That's fine and dandy. I've posted mine and just making it is not going to cut it.

Being out of the SEC race by the end of the first two weeks of conference play is not going to cut it.

I've seen folks saying well if we hadn't have gotten such a bad draw. Well if we weren't such a roller coaster of a team each year guess what happens. You get better seeding.

We shouldn't be the youngest team in the country. MAs roster management and retention has been horrible. And pointing out that not many of those that have transferred haven't really done much doesn't help either. MA recruited those players. So then we would have still had mediocre players here.

It's time to move on. Not everything has been bad. Just not good enough or where the program should be after 8 years. Especially when we the SEC was down when MA took over and now we see a handful of programs make turnarounds in half the time that we have
We are definitely not where we should be after 8 years and the way it looks we won't be much better off in the next 8 years unless changes are made
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: OB11 on January 23, 2019, 09:57:23 am
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 22, 2019, 04:33:49 pm
We are definitely not where we should be after 8 years and the way it looks we won't be much better off in the next 8 years unless changes are made

What does MA's contract situation look like?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 23, 2019, 10:41:54 am
2 years left after this one I think
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 23, 2019, 08:22:40 pm
Down 14-2 at the 1st media timeout!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: HorseFeathers on January 23, 2019, 08:26:33 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on January 23, 2019, 08:22:40 pm
Down 14-2 at the 1st media timeout!

Yawn
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 23, 2019, 08:54:59 pm
Down by 2 at half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 23, 2019, 09:07:20 pm
Luckily mizzou tried to get Helter skelter with us so it git to our pace. They just seem to hit a 3 every time we get close.

2-2 in these next 4 shouldn't be unreasonable. Anything less unacceptable
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 23, 2019, 09:50:23 pm
Would not surprise me if we lose this game.  No reason for it to be this close at home! 5 to go.  Soft coaching.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 23, 2019, 09:52:04 pm
Come on Hogs
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 23, 2019, 10:04:07 pm
Hey a win
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 23, 2019, 10:09:07 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 23, 2019, 10:04:07 pm
Hey a win
Is a win!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 23, 2019, 10:19:50 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on January 23, 2019, 10:09:07 pm
Is a win!
A much needed win
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on January 23, 2019, 11:24:35 pm
A win is a win!  Certainly will take it!  Doubts are still there!  To me Anderson is playing games with his team rather than cracking the whip!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 24, 2019, 09:16:16 am
This does nothing to change my mind of needing change. There is enough evidence that we are what we are with MA at the helm.

Mizzou is not very well coached either in my opinion.

Yes we played well at times. Shots were falling, still only 72 points after forcing 25 turnovers. Getting turnovers is a plus. But with that many this should have been a destruction of mizzou.


I'll take the win and every one of them that we can get
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 24, 2019, 08:18:11 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 24, 2019, 09:16:16 am
This does nothing to change my mind of needing change. There is enough evidence that we are what we are with MA at the helm.

Mizzou is not very well coached either in my opinion.

Yes we played well at times. Shots were falling, still only 72 points after forcing 25 turnovers. Getting turnovers is a plus. But with that many this should have been a destruction of mizzou.


I'll take the win and every one of them that we can get
I hope we can turn this season around, But I don't see it happening
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 26, 2019, 06:03:26 pm
Harris with the 3 as the 1st half clock expires!
Up 33-30 at half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 26, 2019, 07:08:48 pm
I'm a firm believer that we do nit practice freethrows
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 26, 2019, 07:18:13 pm
Well executed play there. More evidence of great coaching
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 26, 2019, 07:19:25 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 26, 2019, 07:08:48 pm
I'm a firm believer that we do nit practice freethrows
I agree!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 26, 2019, 11:35:52 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 26, 2019, 07:08:48 pm
I'm a firm believer that we do nit practice freethrows
It sure doesn't look like we do
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 27, 2019, 10:41:17 am
It really looks like we just scrimmage al the time and do conditioning. Frethrows are horrible. Just imagine the narrative if we had made say around 8 more this year in select games.

Late game execution has always been an issue. Yes we have won our fair share. But can anyone point out an example of a play MA has drawn up and it been executed properly. These things should be done in practice until they are second nature on the floor.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on January 28, 2019, 09:14:10 am
Also good to see a Springdale, Arkansas kid starting for the the #14 team in the nation playing opposite of Arkansas.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 28, 2019, 12:52:35 pm
Then tack on the rumor that none of the staff is present when players are shooting free throws. They are supposed to work on it on their own. If this is happening MA should be fired immediately. It is literally costing us games.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 29, 2019, 07:47:14 pm
I think we got this one.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on January 29, 2019, 08:20:53 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on January 29, 2019, 07:47:14 pm
I think we got this one.
Ugly at times, but we found a way! We blocked 14 shots, and only turned it over 4 times, while forcing 16.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 29, 2019, 08:33:52 pm
Again you would figure that would have been an easier win. Think we hit crushed on the boards though. Haven't looked at the numbers.

It's helped that we have played teams that are around the offensive efficiency as is or it seems that way.

If we hadn't of went 2-2 over these last four I probably would have stopped watching
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on January 29, 2019, 08:42:38 pm
Can these guys show some grit and go get a win in Baton Rouge to redeem our woes against them? I believe we can. If we do the following game against Vandy at home gives us a shot to go above .500 in SEC play
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on January 29, 2019, 08:54:29 pm
I'm not seeing a win against LSU. Vandy should be a win. But I really don't wanna count anything as a win
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on January 29, 2019, 10:32:33 pm
Quote from: beach bum on January 29, 2019, 08:42:38 pm
Can these guys show some grit and go get a win in Baton Rouge to redeem our woes against them? I believe we can. If we do the following game against Vandy at home gives us a shot to go above .500 in SEC play
It would be nice if we could some how get a win over LSU and then Vandy. Anything is possible right
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 04:51:28 pm
Maybe LSU looks past us tonight to their upcoming game with MSU. Trap game?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 02, 2019, 05:00:41 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 04:51:28 pm
Maybe LSU looks past us tonight to their upcoming game with MSU. Trap game?
Possible
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 05:17:41 pm
Off to a good start for once
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 05:49:50 pm
When you 65% from the floor good things happen
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 02, 2019, 06:17:25 pm
Embery Simpson plays so much better on the road. If he played like he does on the road at home we probably win those close losses in non conference instead to WKU and Ga Tech

And I don't care what LSU's record is.... They will get stomped in the NCAA tournament cause their defense is suspect game after game. They keep getting lucky and pulling out these close wins.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 06:24:58 pm
Dang Sills that hurt me watching it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 06:32:07 pm
And that 14 from LSU can jump out of the building
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 02, 2019, 06:41:24 pm
Can we hang on?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 02, 2019, 06:45:58 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on February 02, 2019, 06:41:24 pm
Can we hang on?


LSU is mugging us now every time and the refs only call a foul like 1/3 of the time so they may come back

And here come the missed free throws... 7 point game with 6 to go
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 02, 2019, 06:51:57 pm
And they have shot like 3 times more foul shots!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 06:52:34 pm
We have to be stronger with the ball. Bailey has no business bring the ball up against the press.

And yeah here comes our FT struggles.

Offensively we have quit moving the ball like we were
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 06:55:29 pm
And we always end up on the short end of the foul count. Just check the numbers since MA has been here. We slap a lot.

But yeah we should have gotten some more calls this game for sure
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 02, 2019, 06:59:12 pm
When they called that foul on Mason Jones the LSU was like 30 lbs heavier and just bullying him away from the ball and somehow that was a foul on Jones  ???
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 02, 2019, 07:00:57 pm
Finally it takes a replay to help us out.... That guy just slapped Gafford across the face.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 07:06:20 pm
Just hoping we can hold on
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 07:08:30 pm
I haven't seen MA challenge one call
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 02, 2019, 07:12:28 pm
I bet we just throw it around the 3 point line.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 07:15:23 pm
Wow. Huge mistake by LSU trying to throw that oop. Huge play by jones.

Best win this year. I'll take it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 02, 2019, 07:17:19 pm
LSU just went to my most hated team in the conference this year.... Yes, we did not handle the press well. But the refs were literally letting them mug us the last 12 minutes of the game. I hope a good ACC or Big Ten team puts them in their place in the NCAA tournament by dictating tempo on them cause LSU's defense sucks when they aren't allow to mug you.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 07:19:50 pm
We will probably mess this win up with a head scratching loss though. I hope not but we usually do
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 02, 2019, 07:22:38 pm
Unbelievable!
Did we win or did they just hand us a gift?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 07:27:55 pm
A little of both. What a bonehead play by Waters. Just not the kind of pass you make up one with under a minute to go. It was there but you don't make that in that situation.

Then Jones just takes it in himself to get a bucket. I thought he had left it short put it went.

I sure thought they would come down and get a bucket as the buzzer went off
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 02, 2019, 09:57:17 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 02, 2019, 04:51:28 pm
Maybe LSU looks past us tonight to their upcoming game with MSU. Trap game?
Good call!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on February 02, 2019, 10:09:54 pm
Commentators. Sec network. Refs. All garbage.

Good win hogs.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 04, 2019, 03:26:17 am
A win the Hogs needed.Way to go HOGS
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 04:43:24 pm
Hope we don't return the favor that LSU did
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 07:13:37 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 04:43:24 pm
Hope we don't return the favor that LSU did
yea me to but you never can tell how the hogs will show up
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 08:26:30 pm
That early 6-0 lead disappeared quickly
6 turnovers already
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 08:46:43 pm
Truthfully I thought we would never trail in this game. But getting outplayed right now
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 08:49:29 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 08:46:43 pm
Truthfully I thought we would never trail in this game. But getting outplayed right now
Yep
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 08:57:57 pm
We made 4 of 5 shots to end the half. Joe had 5 3's!
Vandy 35
Arkansas 34
Half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 08:58:41 pm
Joe to the rescue
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 09:02:21 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 08:57:57 pm
We made 4 of 5 shots to end the half. Joe had 5 3's!
Vandy 35
Arkansas 34
Half
The Hogs need to step it up in the second half.This should be the hog show tonight.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 09:03:50 pm
I figure we will take care of business in second half. Vandy has been barely hanging on most of the year. Played some folks tough here and there but they are what they are. Bad
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 09:23:07 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 09:03:50 pm
I figure we will take care of business in second half. Vandy has been barely hanging on most of the year. Played some folks tough here and there but they are what they are. Bad
So far so good!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 09:36:59 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 09:23:07 pm
So far so good!
yeah just keep it up
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 09:53:20 pm
Come on hogs don't let it slip away
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 10:07:42 pm
Dodged a bullet there
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 05, 2019, 10:08:16 pm
As unlucky as we were earlier in the year as far as losing a couple games I thought we should and could have won...... I think we are getting equally as lucky to win these last two cause we could and possibly should have lost these last two. You'll take all the luck you can get in these close ones.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 10:19:22 pm
I wouldn't have doubled Gafford. At worst you are tied If Gafford makes the bucket. Yiu cant give up an open 3. 2 critical errors we have benefited from in the last two games.

I'll take them though.

And nope I'm still on the wagon of change. All this does is get us closer to the bubble which is where we usually are.

Still some tough games down the road. Only thing I'm really surprised by so far is the win over LSU on the road.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 10:29:04 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 10:07:42 pm
Dodged a bullet there
We for sure dodged a bullet alright,But I'll take it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 05, 2019, 10:33:52 pm
It was ugly, but we'll take it!😌😌😌😌
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 05, 2019, 10:46:41 pm
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 05, 2019, 10:29:04 pm
We for sure dodged a bullet alright,But I'll take it
Winning is better losing
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 09, 2019, 03:02:50 pm
With Gafford out most of this half with him in foul trouble it kind of gives you a look into the future of how we will have to play next year to have success in the future without Gafford after this season. I have not seen us play this fast on offense in a long time. Of course, South Carolina can't buy a bucket so its allowing us to play this way. I could see if where Carolina was making some buckets we could struggle mightily in the half court. But it is interesting to see the success we are having playing at this crazy, fast tempo.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 09, 2019, 03:11:11 pm
I feel like I am watching a middle school game cause we are literally picking their pocket getting steals.... Their offense is so suspect we need to not let off the gas. This is the type of game with South Carolina's woeful offense if we can get a 15 point lead its over. South Carolina ain't LSU lol. Don't let up guys!!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:16:12 pm
They are bad with the ball. But I consider each time Gabe or Bailey shot the ball from further than two feet a turnover
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:19:15 pm
And yeah this shows us what we will look like without Gafford. I'm not impressed. SC has several stupid turnovers and we still aren't able to pull away. UK did the same and crushed this team
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:22:04 pm
15 turnovers in half and we are up 4, 4. Nice to have the lead without Gafford in the game. But our offense is better when he's in there. We just get better shots for the shooters
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:46:20 pm
Posterized
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 09, 2019, 03:47:36 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:46:20 pm
Posterized

Bailey's dunk  :o ..... That will be on the ESPN top 10
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 03:57:26 pm
Yeah it will. But this choke job may be too. Wide open shots are killing us. 70% from 3 for SC and they aren't turning it over like they were
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 04:06:56 pm
22-4 run by SC
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 04:14:30 pm
Another nail biter
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 04:23:18 pm
How come we are the tired team
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 09, 2019, 04:24:10 pm
That's what happens when you can't get a stop in the 2nd half to save your life.... South Carolina gets to play half court defense that way and we can't buy a bucket.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on February 09, 2019, 04:27:40 pm
Gafford is getting manhandled by Silva. Its frustrating watching him jostle for position.  I hope NBA scouts aren't watching this game.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 09, 2019, 04:28:21 pm
What a 2nd half meltdown!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 09, 2019, 04:47:09 pm
Chernobyl. SC closed out on 40-15 run or something like that. Gafford played bad and again we fall in to jacking up 3s with no real offensive flow. Up 13 and had just posterized a guy. Then all our fire went out and we looked like the gassed team.

This is a game we should have won handily. Only 4 turnovers forced in the second half and should have been up 20 plus points after as many as we forced in the first half.
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Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 09, 2019, 08:01:27 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 09, 2019, 04:24:10 pm
That's what happens when you can't get a stop in the 2nd half to save your life.... South Carolina gets to play half court defense that way and we can't buy a bucket.
we definitely could not get a stop, we completely went away in the second half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on February 10, 2019, 02:21:37 pm
at Mizzou
MSU
at Auburn
A&M
at UK
OM
at Vandy
Bama

8 to go. Need to go 6-2 to feel comfortable about at-large chances. 5-3 and they'd need to make it to Sunday in Nashville. Unless one of those 5 was at Kentucky, which would give the team two Quadrant 1 road victories.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 10, 2019, 04:27:40 pm
I'm thinking 4-4 the rest of the way is what we do. We will win one we aren't supposed to and drop one we aren't supposed to.

BPI showed us 45% against Missouri. Basically a 50/50 against a not really good MO team.

The defense now is we are over achieving compared to where we were picked by the coaches to start the year. We are actually about where I figured us. Middle of the pack.

Still probably NIT bound unless we go 6-2. And you can't lose another head scratcher. MO is a must win imo.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 10, 2019, 04:33:01 pm
And tired of hearing about youth. We are 2/3 through the season and for sure battle tested now. 3 games in a row we AH e given up large leads in the second half. That's an issue
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 10, 2019, 10:02:56 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 10, 2019, 04:27:40 pm
I'm thinking 4-4 the rest of the way is what we do. We will win one we aren't supposed to and drop one we aren't supposed to.

BPI showed us 45% against Missouri. Basically a 50/50 against a not really good MO team.

The defense now is we are over achieving compared to where we were picked by the coaches to start the year. We are actually about where I figured us. Middle of the pack.

Still probably NIT bound unless we go 6-2. And you can't lose another head scratcher. MO is a must win imo.
I think NIT is  what we will be seeing.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 10, 2019, 10:05:47 pm
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 10, 2019, 10:02:56 pm
I think NIT is  what we will be seeing.
we won't go 6-2
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 10, 2019, 10:23:15 pm
I think we will go either 5-3 or 4-4
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 11, 2019, 01:04:21 am
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on February 10, 2019, 10:23:15 pm
I think we will go either 5-3 or 4-4
That's kinda what I think to
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 12, 2019, 08:30:37 pm
Luckily MO can't hit anything in the lane lol. Looks like we got our hands full right now
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 12, 2019, 08:56:28 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 12, 2019, 08:30:37 pm
Luckily MO can't hit anything in the lane lol. Looks like we got our hands full right now
Yeah our hands are full its not looking good for the hogs tonight
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 12, 2019, 08:57:22 pm
Ugly
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 12, 2019, 09:20:41 pm
I'm sure we will make a run. It's missouri. Commentator said a loss wouldn't hurt our tourney chances bad though. I call BS on that
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 12, 2019, 09:34:05 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 12, 2019, 09:20:41 pm
I'm sure we will make a run. It's missouri. Commentator said a loss wouldn't hurt our tourney chances bad though. I call BS on that
if we don't make a run I think our tourney chances are over.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 12, 2019, 09:48:08 pm
I agree, we play as we are coached!  This sucks, we have too much talent to watch crap like this.  And I will say that Gafford was better out of high school than he is now!  A testament to Anderson's coaching!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 12, 2019, 10:17:20 pm
In MAs defense the first play he called out of the timeout ended with a dunk. The one he called with the game winner in the line though that's another story.

NIT bound couldn't lose this one. Serious ground to make up now
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 12, 2019, 10:18:58 pm
Just sad 😢, we can't even coach up a decent shot at the end with plenty of time!
Time for a change! IMO
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 13, 2019, 02:41:39 pm
Again MA says we came out with no energy. Why does this continue to be an issue. Always coming out and digging a deep hole or a big lead.

This is more than youth. This is every year the same
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 13, 2019, 08:14:47 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on February 12, 2019, 10:18:58 pm
Just sad 😢, we can't even coach up a decent shot at the end with plenty of time!
Time for a change! IMO
yep we've done about as much as we are ever gonna do under MA
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 08:37:43 pm
Decent first half. See if we can keep it up
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 08:46:01 pm
With Nick Weatherspoon suspended and Peters in foul trouble we should be embarrassed if we can't win this at home.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 09:03:59 pm
And we have literally scored 1 point since my post above about 17 or 18 minutes ago.... Sad
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:04:57 pm
We have given up like 8 straight dunks
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:05:35 pm
18-1 run
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 09:09:48 pm
South Carolina game ..... Part Two
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:11:28 pm
Just so everyone knows and the folks that talk about the recruits coming in. One top 100 recruit offered, pretty much zero chance to get him. All other offers all the recruits are ranked higher than 100. Highest ranked is 136 all others are above 150. All athletic projects.

Ridiculous
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 09:14:52 pm
I had noticed that I haven't heard diddly about recruiting... Not a good sign
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:16:05 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 09:09:48 pm
South Carolina game ..... Part Two
Im sure we will make a run and get back in it. Just enough to give us hope
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:17:04 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 16, 2019, 09:14:52 pm
I had noticed that I haven't heard diddly about recruiting... Not a good sign
Supposedly justice is killing everyone in practice. By what I'm watching it's no wonder he is
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 09:18:28 pm
Biggest game of the year with the most on the line. Everything in our favor and we are playing like this so far
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 16, 2019, 09:44:25 pm
20 turnovers
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 16, 2019, 09:47:28 pm
When Gafford picked up his 3rd foul with 18 minutes left, I knew we were in trouble!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 10:07:04 pm
We were in trouble before that. For a coach that prides himself on depth. We have none.

We have a few decent players. But past Gafford, joe, and Jones we don't have a single consistent offensive threat.

Our experienced players haven't gotten better. Gabe can barely dribble and Bailey is right with him. Simpson and Sills have some potential and Chaney as well.

We need basketball players not athletes and projects

Only way we get in the tourney is win out or the SEC tourney. And I'm not so sure with the schedule we have if we don't finish out of the NIT
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 16, 2019, 10:58:39 pm
This is beyond the point of sad!  Anderson has gotten too comfortable and can no longer motivate his players.  It is time for him to go!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on February 17, 2019, 01:36:25 am
Was there tonight. The Mrs got me tickets for valentines. Scarce crowd. Boring crowd.

Apathy.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 17, 2019, 05:06:18 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 16, 2019, 10:07:04 pm
We were in trouble before that. For a coach that prides himself on depth. We have none.

We have a few decent players. But past Gafford, joe, and Jones we don't have a single consistent offensive threat.

Our experienced players haven't gotten better. Gabe can barely dribble and Bailey is right with him. Simpson and Sills have some potential and Chaney as well.

We need basketball players not athletes and projects

Only way we get in the tourney is win out or the SEC tourney. And I'm not so sure with the schedule we have if we don't finish out of the NIT
we won't make the tournament this year would loose the first round if we did.Very sad.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 17, 2019, 09:38:03 pm
So for the folks holding out hope for the future. And don't get me wrong we got a few good players.

We have Justice Hill, everyone says is underrated 3* ranked 140ish

2 bigs they are looking to replace Gafford if he leaves. Both 3* ranked 170ish and 180ish.

Javon Franklin- unranked and coming of a serious broken leg that required surgery and is still noticeably limping.

Another guard unranked.

Now I'm well aware that low ranked players can develop and some are underrated. It's just concerning that we aren't in on any higher rated recruits
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 18, 2019, 12:40:50 am
It seems we can't recruit any top ranked recruits we can only hope to develop them
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 18, 2019, 05:59:22 am
The only top ones we get are in state guys who want to be Hogs. So MA is abou 50/50 on the highest rated in state guys
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 18, 2019, 07:47:57 am
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 18, 2019, 12:40:50 am
It seems we can't recruit any top ranked recruits we can only hope to develop them
Develope players is another thing that Anderson can not do!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on February 20, 2019, 10:43:09 am
How does Hog nation feel about a Kelvin Sampson hire? Yuracheck brought him on at Houston and look at the success they are having.

They are also good friends and I get that its a risky moved based on precedent, but the man wins games.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:12:02 pm
Quote from: dirtybird12 on February 20, 2019, 10:43:09 am
How does Hog nation feel about a Kelvin Sampson hire? Yuracheck brought him on at Houston and look at the success they are having.

They are also good friends and I get that its a risky moved based on precedent, but the man wins games.
Think of what all these other coaches have done here recently. Paying players, prostitutes and who knows what else.

Sampson texted recruits during no contact periods . That was his violation if I remember correctly. Buy the guy a burner phone
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:35:20 pm
Look how full auburn student section is
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:43:45 pm
14-1 auburn just minutes into the game
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:44:02 pm
Wow what a start. I think we are about to be like a Texas oil well. Gonna get drilled
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:44:49 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:43:45 pm
14-1 auburn just minutes into the game
MA said they actually worked really hard in defending the 3 point shot
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:46:45 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:44:49 pm
MA said they actually worked really hard in defending the 3 point shot


It might help if our guys quit flailing themselves on the ground after horrible shot selction allowing 4 on 2's and 3 on 1's ... I don't even know what they are doing at this point
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:51:05 pm
What does it take to play Henderson before Gabe O? Literally if Ethan Henderson is not better than him why on Earth was he ever listed as the #29 recruit in the nation last year? Seriously why does Gabe ever step on the court? It's like watching junior high basketball.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:51:41 pm
Anyone that thinks osa helps this team is crazy. Anything he does hustle wise he completely negates with plays like that.

That's what 6 treys already and all wide open
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:54:10 pm
You have admitted it way before me and this is the first time me acknowledging it but..... if we don't win 3 or 4 of the last 5 games I think MA is sent packing by the AD
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 07:55:48 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:51:05 pm
What does it take to play Henderson before Gabe O? Literally if Ethan Henderson is not better than him why on Earth was he ever listed as the #29 recruit in the nation last year? Seriously why does Gabe ever step on the court? It's like watching junior high basketball.
One reason. Mike plays his upperclassmen as much as he can. It's as simply as that. After the MSU loss he was asked what he thought of Witherspoons game. Well he's a junior that's what juniors do. I see freshman better than juniors every time I watch a game
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:58:13 pm
Texas A&M, Alabama , and Ole Miss @ home are all on paper winnable games


Vanderbilt on the road you can't lose.... They can't beat anyone and if we lose to them that is horrible


Kentucky will beat us by 30 at Rupp


A 1-4 or 2-3 record in those 5 I think he won't be here.... 3-2 may even be iffy at this point
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 08:00:10 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:54:10 pm
You have admitted it way before me and this is the first time me acknowledging it but..... if we don't win 3 or 4 of the last 5 games I think MA is sent packing by the AD
Im a HOG fan. Not a coach fan. This program is better than anything MA has led us to so far. I have no confidence it will change. There's nothing in the pipeline that says it will and MA needs seasoned players to make things happen. His poor roster management isn't going to allow that to happen.

Tired of hearing about the no losing seasons. Look at our OOC schedule. MA is smart in that regard. We literally have one good win this year. One
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 08:01:33 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 07:58:13 pm
Texas A&M, Alabama , and Ole Miss @ home are all on paper winnable games


Vanderbilt on the road you can't lose.... They can't beat anyone and if we lose to them that is horrible


Kentucky will beat us by 30 at Rupp


A 1-4 or 2-3 record in those 5 I think he won't be here.... 3-2 may even be iffy at this point
I actually think we lose to Vandy in the road
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 08:06:39 pm
Remember when we shot 70% and barely won. This is what it should look like when you shoot 70%
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 08:15:50 pm
Bench him
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 08:32:05 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 08:06:39 pm
Remember when we shot 70% and barely won. This is what it should look like when you shoot 70%

I was actually thinking how is our record not better when we have a guy who shots 44% from three's and at a high volume too, a guy who is 7th in assist/turnover ratio, and a first round NBA big man..... Honestly it makes no sense we aren't at least sitting at like 4 more wins than we have.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 20, 2019, 08:54:00 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 08:32:05 pm
I was actually thinking how is our record not better when we have a guy who shots 44% from three's and at a high volume too, a guy who is 7th in assist/turnover ratio, and a first round NBA big man..... Honestly it makes no sense we aren't at least sitting at like 4 more wins than we have.
we should have a few more wins but we don't we have no guidance
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 20, 2019, 09:06:13 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 20, 2019, 08:32:05 pm
I was actually thinking how is our record not better when we have a guy who shots 44% from three's and at a high volume too, a guy who is 7th in assist/turnover ratio, and a first round NBA big man..... Honestly it makes no sense we aren't at least sitting at like 4 more wins than we have.
Because overall that % is around 30% and mid 60s on free throws. And all the talk about our defense is when it's good it's just really ok but when it's bad it's really bad.

And I've seen a lot of folks hey we are still on the bubble. Would I take making the tourney? Yes of course. But just think of how bad the field is for us to make it as an at large bid. But I mean hey we aren't as bad as those teams.

One time under MA we didn't have to play out way in at the end of the year. Once. The other two years we had to go on runs late in the year to get off the bubble.

I wanna be in the conference title talk late in the year. Be solidly in with 10 games to go. In the talk for a 1, 2 or 3 seed. Getting the prime spot in ESPN in a major match up.

Remember on Saturdays win it was the highly ranked HOGs against the highly ranked whoever. I do. This program is still capable of this
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on February 21, 2019, 08:58:57 am
I honestly think he has lost this team. LR and Arkansas has too much talent to let go to waste like he has done. Also, Mike does not do a good job of recruiting. Period. It has just become a monkey dung flinging crap show at this point.

Yes, this is a VERY young team. But when you have Daniel at the top of the key guarding a PG due to the way our defense is set up, that is an issue. DG is not Lebron, he cannot play C, PF, or G like he can. Unfortunately, it is time for Mike and his staff of homies to go. 

With that said, I did not even watch the game last night. I am not going to waste my evenings any more just like I stopped wasting my Saturdays on the football team until things show improvement.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on February 21, 2019, 09:40:03 pm
From what I'm hearing, it's going to be up to Mike whether or not he wants to be the coach here for 2019 and beyond.

He can either shake up his staff (which he has never done short of reassigning Zimmerman to radio and putting Scotty on bench) and remain or say no and be given his buyout and be thanked for his services.

It will be a test to see how loyal Mike is. As frustrating as Mike can be, he has also been married to a very unengaged, unmotivated staff for too long. Recruiting is what assistant coaches do. His assistants aren't good at it. Other than landing two in-state kids that wanted to be Hogs regardless, and then talking the number of JUCOs and transfers in (C. Clarke, A. Harris, F. Gulley, D. Hannahs, D. Macon, J. Barford) they haven't landed any true game-changing players.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 21, 2019, 09:59:40 pm
I honestly think mike is through at Arkansas
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 22, 2019, 12:45:36 am
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 21, 2019, 09:59:40 pm
I honestly think mike is through at Arkansas
I hope he is!  It should not be his decision whether he is here next year or not.  IMO
FIRE MIKE!!!!!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 22, 2019, 04:47:36 pm
Quote from: DerekOxford on February 21, 2019, 09:40:03 pm
From what I'm hearing, it's going to be up to Mike whether or not he wants to be the coach here for 2019 and beyond.

He can either shake up his staff (which he has never done short of reassigning Zimmerman to radio and putting Scotty on bench) and remain or say no and be given his buyout and be thanked for his services.

It will be a test to see how loyal Mike is. As frustrating as Mike can be, he has also been married to a very unengaged, unmotivated staff for too long. Recruiting is what assistant coaches do. His assistants aren't good at it. Other than landing two in-state kids that wanted to be Hogs regardless, and then talking the number of JUCOs and transfers in (C. Clarke, A. Harris, F. Gulley, D. Hannahs, D. Macon, J. Barford) they haven't landed any true game-changing players.
Mike is loyal to a fault. Admirable as it is he need to get with today's game if he is to take the next step.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 23, 2019, 08:15:43 pm
Cannot lose this game
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 23, 2019, 09:33:09 pm
Out rebounded 35-17
Bet we don't win another game
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 23, 2019, 09:48:09 pm
Not looking like it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 23, 2019, 09:48:54 pm
This team hasn't been the same since the collapse at South Carolina
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on February 23, 2019, 11:44:55 pm
Sad....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on February 23, 2019, 11:57:56 pm
I dont even know what to say
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 24, 2019, 08:21:41 am
And the mantra from Anderson continues about the youth. MA is now hot in the JUCO trail to try and find the next Macon and Barford to save his job next year
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 24, 2019, 08:51:50 am
He did at least say he has to do a better job
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on February 24, 2019, 01:43:44 pm
In regards to recruiting, a lot of fans are not aware of the negative aspect of recruiting. There is a lot of shadiness that goes on behind the scenes among coaches when recruiting players. Mike Anderson got a lot of attention from Kentucky fans after the blowby handshakes he gave Calipari. That wasn't for no reason. If what I've heard Calipari was saying is true when recruiting Archie Goodwin and Malik Monk, he was lucky he didn't get clocked. That's still not an excuse for the sub-par recruiting, but I can at least give credit to MA for doing things the right way and not stooping down to the level of other coaches. He's a good guy who's loyal to his assistants and has integrity, and unfortunately, that'll probably be what get's him fired at Arkansas.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 24, 2019, 06:54:39 pm
To add more to the Monk story and I was hoping they would change their mind when the time came. But his freshman year at EPC I was told by someone extremely close to him that Mike was to old fashioned and that they preferred Calipari. That was straight to me.

As far as MA though I do admire that he is extremely loyal, seems to do things the right way and no he isn't the worst coach. Just hasn't taken that next step to relevance, only brought us back to the middle of the pack.

You cannot raise a program to the relevance/prominence this program is capable of. If you don't eaither recruit at a high level or build consistent depth and develop players. To many transfers for Mike to do this the way he is trying to do it. He knows only one way to coach and won't change his style to fit today's game. We don't wear anyone down anymore and actually we often times look like the tired team and playing teams with shorter rotations. Yiu have to have basketball players not just athletes and projects.

Arkansas should be firmly behind Kentucky at the top of the SEC. we technically are in wins but it's just numbers. There is no substance to the numbers. Mike has padded his OOC for the most part with moderate to easy wins and just about every time we have had a chance to take the next step we have failed miserably.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 24, 2019, 07:45:56 pm
Arkansas should have a quality program in basketball and football but we don't.So sad
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 24, 2019, 09:53:28 pm
We are a young team with no senior leadership, why is this?  To me it all goes back to Anderson!  He owns this!  How many of these current players will want out after this year?  Maybe one of them will take him with them.  He is just happy to be cashing his paycheck and providing employment for his inept staff!  Fire Anderson!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 08:29:25 pm
Playing tough right now. But listening to the announcers tells you what's wrong in the program.

If we can win one I would like it to be this one
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 08:55:03 pm
Can we do it for another half
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 26, 2019, 09:09:02 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 08:55:03 pm
Can we do it for another half
I sure hope so!🤞🤞
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on February 26, 2019, 09:12:27 pm
I don't want my hopes let down again..... Honestly this performance so far is kind of annoying. Lose 5 games in a row in which 4 were completely winnable. Then come to Rupp and start competing this well  ???
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 09:32:08 pm
Agree we seem to shoot better in the road. Helps that UK is probably looking past us to Tennessee
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 09:35:20 pm
Too much dribbling
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on February 26, 2019, 09:39:16 pm
Having to work for everything now!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on February 26, 2019, 09:53:43 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 26, 2019, 09:12:27 pm
I don't want my hopes let down again..... Honestly this performance so far is kind of annoying. Lose 5 games in a row in which 4 were completely winnable. Then come to Rupp and start competing this well  ???
Maybe Anderson has figured out that he can be fired!  I do hope that they can pull out the win.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 26, 2019, 10:19:59 pm
Make some FYs and who knows but another L. Appreciate the effort
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on February 26, 2019, 11:16:05 pm
Quote from: beach bum on February 26, 2019, 09:12:27 pm
I don't want my hopes let down again..... Honestly this performance so far is kind of annoying. Lose 5 games in a row in which 4 were completely winnable. Then come to Rupp and start competing this well  ???


I agree. But i will say this. You could tell there was a plan that was executed to perfection for about 32 minutes of this game. Then for 8 minutes players stood and watched. During those 8 minutes KU took advantage. Then back to moving and playing like a team and we make a run at it. Coaches can coach but players gotta play. Mike has to make them understand that it has to be 40 minutes. Not 32. I think mike is still the man for the job. But incould be wrong.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on February 27, 2019, 06:12:53 am
What you can't have in that stretch is the dribbling around. Harris a black hole sometimes at the point. He gets the ball and no one else is getting it. You cannot have a lineup of Gabe, Harris, Bailey, sills (who played well tonight) and whoever else. There is no offensive consistency in that group. When that group was in other tha Sills KY didn't have to do much guarding.

Bailey and Gabe's men just hung back in the paint. Their hustle and effort are to be admired. But their lack of offense is astonishing
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on February 27, 2019, 11:24:30 am
Just another loss expected it
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on February 27, 2019, 02:47:16 pm
Did not watch.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 06, 2019, 01:24:47 pm
Hogs lock up a 1st round bye in Nashville with a win tonight!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 06, 2019, 04:16:31 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on March 06, 2019, 01:24:47 pm
Hogs lock up a 1st round bye in Nashville with a win tonight!


If we win the last 2 games we will be at the top half of the bracket of the SEC tourney, and as of now LSU is the 1 seed and will be there. That would make us be opposite of Kentucky and Tennessee which would be a plus. The top half of the bracket is currently where you want to be if LSU maintains that 1 seed
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 06, 2019, 08:22:34 pm
Quote from: beach bum on March 06, 2019, 04:16:31 pm

If we win the last 2 games we will be at the top half of the bracket of the SEC tourney, and as of now LSU is the 1 seed and will be there. That would make us be opposite of Kentucky and Tennessee which would be a plus. The top half of the bracket is currently where you want to be if LSU maintains that 1 seed
This is true!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 06, 2019, 09:36:20 pm
Isaiah Joe!!! I know it was against Vandy, but what an accomplishment!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 06, 2019, 09:44:32 pm
Hey another win. Shot pretty well in that crazy gym
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 06, 2019, 09:54:31 pm
A win that they needed
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on March 06, 2019, 10:33:45 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on March 06, 2019, 09:36:20 pm
Isaiah Joe!!! I know it was against Vandy, but what an accomplishment!
Got to agree with you there!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 09, 2019, 01:49:50 pm
Quote from: beach bum on November 07, 2018, 02:31:23 pm
I will be brave enough to pick the league....... I think everyone will be solid except for Ole Miss and Georgia.

1.Tennessee 15-3
2.Mississippi State 12-6
3.Kentucky 12-6
4.Auburn 11-7
5. LSU 11-7
6.Arkansas 10-8
7.South Carolina 9-9
8.Missouri 9-9
9.Florida 8-10
10.Vanderbilt 8-10
11.Alabama 7-11
12.Texas A&M 7-11
13. Ole Miss 4-14
14. Georgia 3-15


Tennessee got their record right, but 15 wins was not enough to win the league

Miss State almost will get to 12 wins but won't be even close to get them 2nd. Looks like they'll be 6th or so at 11-7

Kentucky finishes near 3rd , but way more than 12 wins

LSU overachieved but now we know why  ;D

I was too optimistic with the Hogs

South Carolina overachieved, that may be the ugliest looking team I have seen get a winning conference record

Missouri I expected to be at least a bubble team, they had no depth or offensive firepower is what killed them

Ole Miss was the suprise of the season. They need a win today to stay above .500 in SEC play though


Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 09, 2019, 05:51:26 pm
Up by 5 at the break
We win, we're 9 seed and play 8 seed Florida
We lose, we will be 10 seed and play 7 seed Ole Miss
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 09, 2019, 06:48:51 pm
Great performance today.... What a funky season of streaks of wins and losses. Win 4, lose 5, win a few after that
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 09, 2019, 06:56:03 pm
Yeah just imagine if we hadn't lost 6 in a row before this one. Flip just 2 games.

Gafford played like he was a senior tonight
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 09, 2019, 07:06:30 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 09, 2019, 06:56:03 pm
Yeah just imagine if we hadn't lost 6 in a row before this one. Flip just 2 games.

Gafford played like he was a senior tonight


That's the saddening part.... I'm not saying we're a sweet 16 team or anything like that cause we aren't.... But I know we're good enough to get 2 more SEC wins somewhere along there and finish 10-8 in the league.... Florida & Texas A&M at home, South Carolina & Mizzou away are all games that come to mind to split those at least. Then we should not have lost to Western Kentucky and Ga Tech. At that point you're 21-10 and not 17-14 then probably a 8, 9, or 10 seed in the big dance at that point. That looks so much better. Even had we lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney it would have been massive for the freshmen and first year transfers to get that experience under their belt for when they are upperclassmen.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 09, 2019, 08:15:10 pm
Quote from: beach bum on March 09, 2019, 07:06:30 pm

That's the saddening part.... I'm not saying we're a sweet 16 team or anything like that cause we aren't.... But I know we're good enough to get 2 more SEC wins somewhere along there and finish 10-8 in the league.... Florida & Texas A&M at home, South Carolina & Mizzou away are all games that come to mind to split those at least. Then we should not have lost to Western Kentucky and Ga Tech. At that point you're 21-10 and not 17-14 then probably a 8, 9, or 10 seed in the big dance at that point. That looks so much better. Even had we lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney it would have been massive for the freshmen and first year transfers to get that experience under their belt for when they are upperclassmen.
Its pretty much guaranteed MA is here next year. My expectations are getting past the first weekend of the tourney.

2 wins in the tourney minimum. Some significant movement in the upward trajectory of this program. Enough of this hanging in the middle. It's time to take a step or two forward
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 09, 2019, 08:31:51 pm
And a shout out to the Lady Razorbacks. Putting in work in the SEC tourney
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 09, 2019, 09:11:37 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 09, 2019, 08:31:51 pm
And a shout out to the Lady Razorbacks. Putting in work in the SEC tourney
Absolutely!!!! In the title game for the 1st time!!!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 09, 2019, 10:37:58 pm
Now that was ARKANSAS BASKETBALL tonight.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 10, 2019, 11:48:00 pm
Yeah the Hogs played good ball.They can play when they want to
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 11, 2019, 09:44:41 am
Even if we made a run and won 2 games in the SEC tourney, we are nowhere on the bubble watch. Texas, with a 17-14 record however is projected to get in. They have strong non-conference wins (UNC, etc) but I just cannot get by the notion of getting a bid into the NCAA tourney with a losing record in conference play.

Id rather see teams like Belmont (28-6) Lipscomb, st. Marys, etc get in over very mediocre teams from power conferences.

Anyways, looks likely the Hogs will secure an NIT bid. We have turned down this tourney in the past. Opinions on a bid this year?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 11, 2019, 12:06:12 pm
Quote from: dirtybird12 on March 11, 2019, 09:44:41 am
Even if we made a run and won 2 games in the SEC tourney, we are nowhere on the bubble watch. Texas, with a 17-14 record however is projected to get in. They have strong non-conference wins (UNC, etc) but I just cannot get by the notion of getting a bid into the NCAA tourney with a losing record in conference play.

Id rather see teams like Belmont (28-6) Lipscomb, st. Marys, etc get in over very mediocre teams from power conferences.

Anyways, looks likely the Hogs will secure an NIT bid. We have turned down this tourney in the past. Opinions on a bid this year?
I think it will be the NIT and we should except the bid if invited.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 11, 2019, 03:07:54 pm
Sometimes deserve isn't in the numbers of wins. But the quality of wins. As much as most of us have been down on this season we do have a couple of nice wins. But some bad losses too.

We beat UF and LSU back to back in the tourney it for sure puts us in the conversation.

If we do that I think that puts us at 4 or 5 Q1 wins. That and being in a tougher conference could outweigh Belmont's better record and I think only one Q1 win, not sure on those.

So there is a chance

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 11, 2019, 05:25:04 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 11, 2019, 03:07:54 pm
Sometimes deserve isn't in the numbers of wins. But the quality of wins. As much as most of us have been down on this season we do have a couple of nice wins. But some bad losses too.

We beat UF and LSU back to back in the tourney it for sure puts us in the conversation.

If we do that I think that puts us at 4 or 5 Q1 wins. That and being in a tougher conference could outweigh Belmont's better record and I think only one Q1 win, not sure on those.

So there is a chance
I'd love to see that scenario play out.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 14, 2019, 12:50:03 pm
Florida by 2 at the break, 30-28.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 14, 2019, 02:05:35 pm
Couldn't score and got blitzed on the glass
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Former, Coach Jacobs on March 14, 2019, 02:08:02 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on March 14, 2019, 02:05:35 pm
Couldn't score and got blitzed on the glass

Blood bath on the glass  :-X
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 14, 2019, 02:15:29 pm
:)
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 14, 2019, 07:40:17 pm
Didn't watch it and looks like we got beat up pretty good
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 14, 2019, 09:00:45 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 14, 2019, 07:40:17 pm
Didn't watch it and looks like we got beat up pretty good
neither did I didn't miss anything
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 14, 2019, 09:27:47 pm
They literally had the ball for two and half minutes straight somewhere in the 2nd half. I can't remember the exact point but it was around 15 minutes left in the game. They kept getting offensive rebound after offensive rebound and then taking 30 seconds to shoot only to get the rebound again. Florida is garbage offensively, but I guess you can get away with that when you get 2 to 4 chances to shoot on your offensive possessions all throughout the game. Eventually, odds say it has to go in the basket if you give yourself that many chances.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 15, 2019, 07:51:37 pm
The villa is alive with rumors. Anderson was asked to make wholesale changes to the staff and has refused. I always thought if asked he would do just this. Loyalty is an admirable quality but not for keeping. At least 3 players have expressed they would transfer if MA is retained.

This is also coming from a media guy along with others
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on March 15, 2019, 11:21:35 pm
As so many stated earlier in the season - "It is time for Mike to go!". He is way over paid for the results that we are getting.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 17, 2019, 02:55:55 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 15, 2019, 07:51:37 pm
The villa is alive with rumors. Anderson was asked to make wholesale changes to the staff and has refused. I always thought if asked he would do just this. Loyalty is an admirable quality but not for keeping. At least 3 players have expressed they would transfer if MA is retained.

This is also coming from a media guy along with others

Saw that. It's time for Mike to get some good assistants instead of a group of homies. One of which is a "hero" just because of who he is and the other is a family member. If he doesn't do that, time to clean house.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 17, 2019, 07:42:35 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on March 17, 2019, 02:55:55 pm
Saw that. It's time for Mike to get some good assistants instead of a group of homies. One of which is a "hero" just because of who he is and the other is a family member. If he doesn't do that, time to clean house.
MA is to loyal and stubborn to change his style.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: VHSCoach2 on March 17, 2019, 07:45:38 pm
Well, the season isn't over. The Razorbacks get a 5-seed in the NIT and will face 4-seed Providence in the first round.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 17, 2019, 08:12:55 pm
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on March 17, 2019, 07:45:38 pm
Well, the season isn't over. The Razorbacks get a 5-seed in the NIT and will face 4-seed Providence in the first round.

Providence then Indiana if we win.... I wish they would have made Memphis as a 4 seed instead of a 3 then we could have had a regional matchup pitting us against them
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: DerekOxford on March 17, 2019, 09:16:51 pm
It will be interesting to see what happens if Gafford doesn't play Tuesday night and the Hogs lose by 20-25 points.

I don't think the NIT bid means Mike is back for a ninth year. If they have a coach that is in the NCAAT that wants the job, they will wait for that guy.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 18, 2019, 11:45:28 am
Gafford won't play in the NIT!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 18, 2019, 12:56:55 pm
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on March 18, 2019, 11:45:28 am
Gafford won't play in the NIT!

Smart move on his part.... The NIT is honestly a pointless tournament. Hope nothing but the best for him in the NBA.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 18, 2019, 03:17:25 pm
I still think it is unlikely Mike is shown the door. Will be interesting to see how the Hogs handle the quick turnaround going up to Providence. This game could be a harbinger of things to come since we will not have Gafford next year.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on March 18, 2019, 07:28:06 pm
A Warren Lumberjack wrote this: http://hitthatline.com/gafford-not-playing-in-nit-disrespects-teammates-coaches-ua-fans/
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 18, 2019, 08:14:36 pm
Quote from: Romeo on March 18, 2019, 07:28:06 pm
A Warren Lumberjack wrote this: http://hitthatline.com/gafford-not-playing-in-nit-disrespects-teammates-coaches-ua-fans/

Lol... Ok. He should have never came back in the first place. We were lucky to have him another year. And who cares what the fans think. They don't own Daniel Gafford and his ability to make a smart business decision. Only first round picks are promised a contract, not 2nd round picks. He blows his knee out he quickly becomes 2nd round, not around 20-25 where he is projected as far as what I mostly see. And his teammates are smart enough to not care about it cause they know its his financial decision to better himself and family. And last, who cares what fans think again. There are bigger fish to fry than being a Razorback when you have a shot at the NBA to make money. Has any person seen what marginal NBA players make now. Heck, JJ Redick made 22 million in a season.

Again, I never questioned Daniel's effort. Thank you for being a Hog DG. It was fun to watch you play. Hope you get to that second contract after year 4 cause that's where they big bucks come. Just watch what Bobby Portis signs for this summer. He is just a marginal player by NBA standards and he may sign a 60 million plus deal over 4 or 5 years depending on where he goes. Our fans can be so ignorant sometimes. Players owe you nothing fans.....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 18, 2019, 08:18:58 pm
The guy that wrote it sounds jealous to be honest of a young mans success. He also sounds like someone who has no clue that there are bigger things than college for guys who are going to get drafted. That mindset will happen when you have never lived anywhere, but Arkansas to see pro sports on a daily basis. I hope any player who could be one and done or two and done never comes to the U of A no matter who the coach is in the future for decades to come because of our ignorant fan base who does not understand the finances behind NBA contracts. I've seen so many comments from fans who don't have a clue.


Again, go get PAID Daniel
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 18, 2019, 08:21:47 pm
Quote from: dirtybird12 on March 18, 2019, 03:17:25 pm
I still think it is unlikely Mike is shown the door. Will be interesting to see how the Hogs handle the quick turnaround going up to Providence. This game could be a harbinger of things to come since we will not have Gafford next year.
And rumors of a least 4 others leaving. 2 that played heavy minutes
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 18, 2019, 08:26:33 pm
As far as Gafford leaving. Any fan giving that young man flack for leaving is a jack wagon and just mad cause they think it hurts our chances of keeping Anderson for some reason.

Gafford played his heart out and is now going to get developed the way he should. Kids got a lot of potential and I wish him nothing but the best.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on March 18, 2019, 09:49:45 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 18, 2019, 08:21:47 pm
And rumors of a least 4 others leaving. 2 that played heavy minutes
We better cut our losses while we can!
FIRE MIKE!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on March 19, 2019, 12:19:09 am
Thanks Big Dan!! Good luck! Thanks for being a hog! If only all the other Arkansas kids would've stayed at home like Dan did. I wish him nuthn but the best. Go make that money.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 19, 2019, 08:36:05 pm
Ethan Henderson actually doing some positive things.... Providence literally looks asleep while it looks like we have the fresh legs.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 19, 2019, 08:37:00 pm
And we actually found a team that shoots free throws worse than us.... Seriously they can't make anything.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 19, 2019, 10:06:59 pm
Rematch with Indiana coming up... Great job by the guys. Providence looked so slow and sluggish. They would have been ran out of the gym on a nightly basis in the SEC.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 20, 2019, 06:41:52 am
I didn't watch but it seems like players played last night. Meaning, not hesitating and waiting to see what "big dan was going to do".
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 20, 2019, 06:19:41 pm
You would figure the coach would be able to get the players to play with and without Dan through the regular season
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on March 20, 2019, 10:41:44 pm
That was an ugly game. Providence may be a good team but they were terrible last night.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 22, 2019, 04:50:44 pm
I didn't watch but heard. Not only from fans but people who are usually all hogs on the radio and media.

Providence was slow and looked like they didn't wanna be there for the most part. Widened lane and extended 3 point line were to our advantage. I like the win but not reading to much in to it.

Rumors have calmed and looks like MA will be back. If he is any thing less than a tourney appearance and absolutely must win two in the tourney. No if ands or buts about it. That just my expectation.

This program is better than what it's been period. Just fired two people for mediocre performance.

Bama and Vandy let coaches go as well. We weren't as bad as those two schools but we should have higher standards than middle of the pack. Especially in basketball
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 11:16:46 am
Playing well early... That #13 is the only thing hurting us right now in the paint without Gafford. He is going to have his way today, we just got to keep the perimeter guys in check like we are so far.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 11:38:22 am
Both teams playing hard, you can't say they don't care about this one. The games getting a little bit more up and down with some aggressive play on defense.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 12:38:17 pm
Gabe and Bailey are nightmares offensively. Literally the reason IU is leading right now. Inside game from IU seems to be a bad match up for is but they can't handle our drive.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 12:46:32 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 12:38:17 pm
Gabe and Bailey are nightmares offensively. Literally the reason IU is leading right now. Inside game from IU seems to be a bad match up for is but they can't handle our drive.

Too much for us in the paint, and their fans are insane for an NIT game. Way better than the few games I went to in person at Bud Walton where literally half our own crowd is yelling at our players to shoot when there is still 15 seconds left on the shot clock and hounding our own team.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 12:51:27 pm
Quote from: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 12:46:32 pm
Too much for us in the paint, and their fans are insane for an NIT game. Way better than the few games I went to in person at Bud Walton where literally half our own crowd is yelling at our players to shoot when there is still 15 seconds left on the shot clock and hounding our own team.
Yeah they have a good crowd. I'm kinda of hounding them now for dribbling to much. Some of the same weaknesses keeping popping up.

I expected a competitive game. But we aren't better without Gafford in the paint. This is a team with athletes as well. We need more scoring options. Our bench has 5 points at last check
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 12:55:00 pm
How on Earth does Bailey miss that shot?? Now Gabe just missed two free throws instead
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 01:05:28 pm
Quote from: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 12:55:00 pm
How on Earth does Bailey miss that shot?? Now Gabe just missed two free throws instead
What did I just say. And they are starting over Henderson and Chaney just because they are upperclassmen. I admire hustle but they cost us all year long
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 01:06:34 pm
Season over....

Next year will be the year MA is gone or he buys himself time. We'll be watching a page turning moment in Arkansas basketball either way it goes next year. People who want MA gone will get that if we have another poor year. People that want MA around better hope we get to the tourney and do something next year or March of 2020 will be MA's last in Fayetteville. These players need to show some improvement in the offseason. Our defense is fully capable of being a really good team. Some guys are going to have to take their offensive game to another level or we'll be in the same boat all over again next year.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 01:07:01 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 01:05:28 pm
What did I just say. And they are starting over Henderson and Chaney just because they are upperclassmen. I admire hustle but they cost us all year long

Yes, Chaney needed to be in there!!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 01:33:42 pm
I stated my expectations earlier. With what we have returning and if MA can swallow some pride and play his best players the most minutes, replace Gafford with a serviceable big then the conference is a little weaker next year.

LSU is about to lose its coach probably and recruiting should take a hit, Tenner graduates half its roster, Ole miss graduates its best players, MSU the same, Bama and Vandy in rebuild mode. Florida graduates a few I think.

If everyone stays except for the couple of minor transfers since Jones said he was staying. We should have a good core returning. That should be an upper 3rd SEC squad, anything less he should go. Anything less in the tourney than what I stayed earlier he should go.

Wins of relevance need to be won period. We aren't some mid major to settle for an upset every once in a while
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 23, 2019, 01:47:02 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 01:33:42 pm
I stated my expectations earlier. With what we have returning and if MA can swallow some pride and play his best players the most minutes, replace Gafford with a serviceable big then the conference is a little weaker next year.

LSU is about to lose its coach probably and recruiting should take a hit, Tenner graduates half its roster, Ole miss graduates its best players, MSU the same, Bama and Vandy in rebuild mode. Florida graduates a few I think.

If everyone stays except for the couple of minor transfers since Jones said he was staying. We should have a good core returning. That should be an upper 3rd SEC squad, anything less he should go. Anything less in the tourney than what I stayed earlier he should go.

Wins of relevance need to be won period. We aren't some mid major to settle for an upset every once in a while

Totally agree with all that.... And I'd love to see us make some progress to get to the top 3 or 4 in the conference cause the SEC is definitely going to take a step back like you said. And I really wish we could do something in postseason. But we got to win at the Bud regularly again. Get back to just a loss or two each year. If not, it will be a long year again.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 02:16:19 pm
I agree and then it should maintained with an occasional drop with higher peaks. Enough of the middle of the pack.

Even folks I work with who are fans of so called blue blood programs say Arkansas is no worse than the top 2 or 3 in the SEC. it's time to take our place back
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 23, 2019, 02:47:19 pm
And at the end of the day this is simple. Enough about rumors and crap.

It's this simple. You at the totality of what he's done. Has that met expectations. Look at what we AH e coming backs d is that going to meet your expectations. Hard to tell on the this but you have to base it in the totality of his career and what he's done here. If he has met your expectations then you keep him and move forward. One other factor will eventually be ticket sales as well.

If not you move on from it and try and get someone new.

Memphis did this as Tubby was driving Memphis in to the ground. They couldn't afford it but they did it. They will be more relevant than Us next year with a top 10 recruiting class and the #1 recruit coming in. Memphis May have averaged more in attendance than us based on Hardaway alone
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 25, 2019, 12:15:00 am
It Will probably be another long year.It is what it is.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 25, 2019, 11:06:39 am
So, Kelvin Sampson to the Razorbacks after the season ends? His team plays tough and will beat Kentucky this week.

He has a good relationship with Yuracheck and Arkansas is (perceivably) a step up from Houston. Thoughts?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Former, Coach Jacobs on March 25, 2019, 11:14:08 am
Quote from: dirtybird12 on March 25, 2019, 11:06:39 am
So, Kelvin Sampson to the Razorbacks after the season ends? His team plays tough and will beat Kentucky this week.

He has a good relationship with Yuracheck and Arkansas is (perceivably) a step up from Houston. Thoughts?

He will have bigger opportunities. He's one of the best. IF Mike was let go Yuracheck would hit a home run if he could hire Sampson. I can't see it though. The big boys will be calling after what he's done at Houston.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 25, 2019, 11:49:02 am
Quote from: Former, Coach Jacobs on March 25, 2019, 11:14:08 am
He will have bigger opportunities. He's one of the best. IF Mike was let go Yuracheck would hit a home run if he could hire Sampson. I can't see it though. The big boys will be calling after what he's done at Houston.
If we are not considered a big boy, then what is your criteria for a big boy? I think we classify being in a power conference, huge arena, only major basketball team in the state.. huge potential.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on March 25, 2019, 12:55:44 pm
🔥 Mike!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Jack1990 on March 26, 2019, 03:39:36 pm
https://katv.com/sports/hog-central/arkansas-fires-mike-anderson-sources-tell-katv (https://katv.com/sports/hog-central/arkansas-fires-mike-anderson-sources-tell-katv)

Looks like Mike is gone
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 26, 2019, 04:20:59 pm
Yep he's gone. Looks like something changed after they had a meeting yesterday.

Hope they don't bungle this coaching search
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on March 26, 2019, 05:00:29 pm
Hate to see MA get fired but I think it's time for a new direction.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 26, 2019, 05:02:39 pm
Sampson
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on March 26, 2019, 05:28:18 pm
My dream coach would be Buzz Williams. He wanted the job in 2011. He's probably Texas A&M's primary target though.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 26, 2019, 06:32:50 pm
Chris Beard
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 26, 2019, 06:44:54 pm
Rumors are already a swirling on the ville. Folks who predicted MA being out say our top two targets are still in the big dance, both interested and Hogs will Ingram to pay for the right guy 4 mil.

Sampson, Williams and Beard atemy guesses.

Who knows though
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 26, 2019, 06:55:45 pm
Quote from: Romeo on March 26, 2019, 05:00:29 pm
Hate to see MA get fired but I think it's time for a new direction.

Agreed. Just didnt pan out.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on March 26, 2019, 06:56:46 pm
I would say Sampson and Williams. I'd be very surprised if Beard left Texas Tech. He loves in West Texas, for some strange reason. Tech is dream job and his daughters are close by.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 26, 2019, 07:15:42 pm
Sampson
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bleudog on March 26, 2019, 08:14:34 pm
John L. Smith
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 26, 2019, 08:21:20 pm
Quote from: bleudog on March 26, 2019, 08:14:34 pm
John L. Smith
😂😂😂
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 26, 2019, 08:40:23 pm
Quote from: Romeo on March 26, 2019, 06:56:46 pm
I would say Sampson and Williams. I'd be very surprised if Beard left Texas Tech. He loves in West Texas, for some strange reason. Tech is dream job and his daughters are close by.

Believe he is from Lubbock.

Can't blame him though. God bless Texas.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: CageMonsterNWA on March 26, 2019, 09:23:44 pm
Quote from: bleudog on March 26, 2019, 08:14:34 pm
John L. Smith

I am SMILING!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on March 26, 2019, 09:34:00 pm
Quote from: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 26, 2019, 07:15:42 pm
Sampson
He's the front runner according to Saturday Down South.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on March 26, 2019, 10:11:48 pm
Quote from: bleudog on March 26, 2019, 08:14:34 pm
John L. Smith

Heck naw!!! John L sucks!! Beilema gotta be in the top 2!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: mack on March 27, 2019, 10:48:00 am
Quote from: bulldoghistorian on March 26, 2019, 09:34:00 pm
He‘s the front runner according to Saturday Down South.

Sampson.....

If he's hired, not one of the guys on here is ever allowed to disparage Kentucky/Calipari again. 

Personally, I'm about done with my Foundation donations, season tickets and support for the UA in general. From the Nutt days till now, we are a joke nationwide in dealings with coaches.  Anderson will be fine.  He's been well paid, and will have no problem whatsoever finding another job at a major institution.  I hope he lands at an SEC school where Karma can have fun with us. 
He'll have plenty of highly ranked recruits that will follow him, and he'll build a solid program.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on March 27, 2019, 02:20:22 pm
Quote from: mack on March 27, 2019, 10:48:00 am
Sampson.....

If he's hired, not one of the guys on here is ever allowed to disparage Kentucky/Calipari again. 

Personally, I'm about done with my Foundation donations, season tickets and support for the UA in general. From the Nutt days till now, we are a joke nationwide in dealings with coaches.  Anderson will be fine.  He's been well paid, and will have no problem whatsoever finding another job at a major institution.  I hope he lands at an SEC school where Karma can have fun with us. 
He'll have plenty of highly ranked recruits that will follow him, and he'll build a solid program.

Dont hold your breath. All but 1 "highly ranked recruit" chose not to follow mike. Why would you wish un needed "karma" upon the school ypu currently support. Im not ginna lose any sleep over a millionaire losimg his job. I would have been fine if they kept him. But middle of the pack isnt going to fill seats so something had to be done. I like Mike amd was one who thought he was still the man for the job. With that being said i wont wish negatively toward my home state university because they thought other wise. And in now way do i think Mike will start stacking up blue chippers unless he landed at duke, NC, Kansas, or kentucky. Which i have a feel8ng isnt going to happen.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: mack on March 27, 2019, 02:44:41 pm
Quote from: bigworm on March 27, 2019, 02:20:22 pm
Dont hold your breath. All but 1 "highly ranked recruit" chose not to follow mike. Why would you wish un needed "karma" upon the school ypu currently support. Im not ginna lose any sleep over a millionaire losimg his job. I would have been fine if they kept him. But middle of the pack isnt going to fill seats so something had to be done. I like Mike amd was one who thought he was still the man for the job. With that being said i wont wish negatively toward my home state university because they thought other wise. And in now way do i think Mike will start stacking up blue chippers unless he landed at duke, NC, Kansas, or kentucky. Which i have a feel8ng isnt going to happen.

Ever since the Nutt debacle, we have increasingly gone downhill with a social media feeding frenzy fan base, and our administration is not any better.  Maybe a good dose of Karma will bring the UA to it's senses.  MA excelled at AL Birmingham and Mizzou.  He stumbled for a couple of years here.  Stick around on FF for a few years.  I'll bet anything you want to bet that Anderson has success at his next school, and has it quicker than the guy we hire here.

And.......That's the troof.....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 27, 2019, 07:59:45 pm
They fired him cause they knew we would win 5 or 6 more regular season games next year and they wouldn't have a reason to fire him anymore. They knew he could get to 22, 23, maybe even 24 wins and that easily gets you in the tourney. People don't like MA just cause he isn't a butt kisser to the public or media like the hammer down guy with a 16-32 record as a HC who runs the football program. MA isn't going to play fake just to appease people publicly and say all these dumb clichés like "hammer down". I liked that he was a man of few words.

They made this decision based upon emotion.... He deserved one more year and if we did happen to stink next year it would have worked out that no one could have justifiable argued to keep him around and he would have been gone in everyone's eyes. The AD and board knew exactly what they were doing that they couldn't give him another year cause we would have been better next year and he would have been here more years to come.

This AD will never be what MA has meant to Arkansas as an assistant in the 90's and his 8 years as HC... Seems like the AD and board just wanted to flex their power of "who's in charge" now
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 27, 2019, 08:11:00 pm
Quote from: mack on March 27, 2019, 10:48:00 am
Sampson.....

If he's hired, not one of the guys on here is ever allowed to disparage Kentucky/Calipari again. 

Personally, I'm about done with my Foundation donations, season tickets and support for the UA in general. From the Nutt days till now, we are a joke nationwide in dealings with coaches.  Anderson will be fine.  He's been well paid, and will have no problem whatsoever finding another job at a major institution.  I hope he lands at an SEC school where Karma can have fun with us. 
He'll have plenty of highly ranked recruits that will follow him, and he'll build a solid program.

Exactly, why are these people that are calling into the radio stations wanting coaches who previously committed NCAA violations to come in. I have seriously heard people say Pearl, Pitino, and Sampson? All who have a checkered past? And I even heard bozos say Frank Martin? You mean the guy who has one NCAA tourney appearance in 7 years at South Carolina? Just cause you went to the final 4 that one time does not make 1 out of 7 acceptable.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on March 27, 2019, 10:18:28 pm
Quote from: mack on March 27, 2019, 02:44:41 pm
Ever since the Nutt debacle, we have increasingly gone downhill with a social media feeding frenzy fan base, and our administration is not any better.  Maybe a good dose of Karma will bring the UA to it's senses.  MA excelled at AL Birmingham and Mizzou.  He stumbled for a couple of years here.  Stick around on FF for a few years.  I'll bet anything you want to bet that Anderson has success at his next school, and has it quicker than the guy we hire here.

And.......That's the troof.....

Haha. Da trooooof!! I love it. I guess we will see. I hope we have great success and mike does as well.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 27, 2019, 10:53:12 pm
I have no doubt MA wilmhave as much succes as he did here at his next job. Yeah it's probably true that we may have won a couple more games next but also could have been less. This team was .500 without Gafford and the staff had no real clue who was going to replace him even though they have known he was leaving for over a year now.

MA seems like a stand up guy. I've admired his loyalty and the way he has represented with class is to be admired as well.

But at the end of the day he won zero games of consequence. Each time he had a chance to get over the hump he failed. We were never in the chase for an SEC title, always out of the race after the first couple of weeks of conference play. Even the year we finished 2nd we were like 3 games out of first the entire year. This is why Anderson was fired. Not by emotions but by the simple fact as stated by the AD.

I will never be a fan of a coach. I've liked plenty of our coaches. Liked MA, liked Beliema, Nutt, Petrino, Nolan.

But none of them will ever be more important to me than the success of the program. And if you've read my posts MA was not meeting them and if the next guy doesn't we move on to the next. Same goes for Morris. He will get his chance and if he doesn't get us not liking like we have played football before he should be gone.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on March 27, 2019, 11:39:21 pm
Arkansas "powers at be" logic....

-Hire man with 14-22 record at his time at a non power 5 school for football

- 16 months later fire the guy who never has had a losing record in basketball


And don't give me "look at the football recruiting" .... You mean the recruiting that still has no offensive line quality at all. Good luck winning SEC games consistently with a Big 12 roster with all your eggs in the skill position basket



Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 06:39:14 am
I don't think we are going to get that in a basketball hire.

And again. Morris will get it done or he won't. I wasn't enthused about his hire either and surely wasnt impressed with last year.

This is the first time the Hogs have been will to pay more for a basketball coach than the football coach.


Anderson did not win enough or at least not the right games to keep his job. He had more time than anyone else to get it done and didn't. If Jeff Long was here though I have no doubt MA would still be here with another 3 year pass.

Anyone happy with the results he's provided is happy with mediocrity and that's not where this program should be. Especially in basketball.

Tell me why just about every other coach in America thinks that Arkansas should and can be at the minimum the second best program in the SEC. Year in and Year out bit our fans are happy with where we are. A coach that recruits by the seat of his pants even when he knows what's coming. Who schedules cream puffs for non conference to keep his winning record. Has some of the most head scratching losses you'll ever see and has to pull an upset to get a good win.

You don't stick with mediocrity and a known mediocrity that is coming because you are scared of change
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 06:48:04 am
If you have hired someone to do a job. And you set the results the goals they must achieve and they don't perform up to those goals. Then you get someone else. It's that simple.

I believe Jeff Long told MA just win games. It's better than what we been doing. But when one of the biggest arenas in the league if not the country is just about dead silent and you hire a new AD. Who obviously has different goals this is what happens and should have happened.

I hope MA goes off and wins a thousand games. But I hope we make a great hire, which there will be B and moaning no matter the hire. And I hope the Hogs and their fans win HUGE.

You can be mad at the firing. Completely acceptable. You can change teams to be fans of. Completely acceptable.

But if you are a Razorback fan then be a Razorback fan. If yiu do the second above you were a coach fan and not a Razorback fan.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on March 28, 2019, 06:53:00 am
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 06:48:04 am
If you have hired someone to do a job. And you set the results the goals they must achieve and they don't perform up to those goals. Then you get someone else. It's that simple.

I believe Jeff Long told MA just win games. It's better than what we been doing. But when one of the biggest arenas in the league if not the country is just about dead silent and you hire a new AD. Who obviously has different goals this is what happens and should have happened.

I hope MA goes off and wins a thousand games. But I hope we make a great hire, which there will be B and moaning no matter the hire. And I hope the Hogs and their fans win HUGE.

You can be mad at the firing. Completely acceptable. You can change teams to be fans of. Completely acceptable.

But if you are a Razorback fan then be a Razorback fan. If yiu do the second above you were a coach fan and not a Razorback fan.

Yeah but this coach is more than some random coach. This coach was one of us. He was with us as we were rolling as a basketball program. He knew what the monster was and the need to feed it. Most of us believed that our program was dead to rights. But there was a lineage out there who took a team to the sweet 16 and a team to the elite 8. We knew we had a chance if we just took it. And we did. Unfortunately, it just didn't pan out and we hung on to nostalgia for 8 years based off 1994.

Mike was basically Houston nutt. Both had about a 64% win percentage. Both took us to sec title games. Both ran clean programs.  Both had some big fun wins. But never could win the big game. Both bled Razorback red but it just wasn't enough.

This one sucked. But it had to be done I suppose. Wonder who those old folks with money in north Arkansas are going to hire.....

Yay.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on March 28, 2019, 08:37:26 am
Sampson is obviously a good coach, but character is questionable. Two schools were put on probation because of recruiting violations made by him. When he went to Indiana, he wasn't permitted to call or text recruits for a period of time due to violations at Oklahoma. Despite that, he still made impermissible phone calls, then lied to the NCAA and school officials about it. If he takes the Arkansas job, which appears likely, it'll be his first power five job in 11 years. Everybody wants to win but at what cost.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bleudog on March 28, 2019, 09:30:49 am
Will "Get'um Paid" Wade might be available.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on March 28, 2019, 09:45:51 am
Quote from: Romeo on March 28, 2019, 08:37:26 am
Sampson is obviously a good coach, but character is questionable. Two schools were put on probation because of recruiting violations made by him. When he went to Indiana, he wasn't permitted to call or text recruits for a period of time due to violations at Oklahoma. Despite that, he still made impermissible phone calls, then lied to the NCAA and school officials about it. If he takes the Arkansas job, which appears likely, it'll be his first power five job in 11 years. Everybody wants to win but at what cost.
The rules Sampson violated are no longer in place or have been amended. If you look at it, the violations could have been much worse. He wasn't paying players or getting hookers for recruits visiting campus.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 01:32:25 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on March 28, 2019, 06:53:00 am
Yeah but this coach is more than some random coach. This coach was one of us. He was with us as we were rolling as a basketball program. He knew what the monster was and the need to feed it. Most of us believed that our program was dead to rights. But there was a lineage out there who took a team to the sweet 16 and a team to the elite 8. We knew we had a chance if we just took it. And we did. Unfortunately, it just didn't pan out and we hung on to nostalgia for 8 years based off 1994.

Mike was basically Houston nutt. Both had about a 64% win percentage. Both took us to sec title games. Both ran clean programs.  Both had some big fun wins. But never could win the big game. Both bled Razorback red but it just wasn't enough.

This one sucked. But it had to be done I suppose. Wonder who those old folks with money in north Arkansas are going to hire.....

Yay.
I liked the hire when we made it. MA is definitely all Hog and all class. I'm sure even he wanted to do better but just didn't do enough imo. He deserves credit for getting us out of the gutter from Heath and Pel.

And I even hate this had to be done. I also knew when they hired him it would be a hard to fire him if or when it came to it.

Facts are if he wasn't MA he would have been gone in year 4 if he was anyone else.

I don't think there were many here or around that didn't think that when we hired he would do better here than he did at his other two stops. I though by his second year no one would want to play us. That we would be high seeded most years and Kentucky along with the rest of the SEC was gonna have to watch their backs. It just never materialized.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 01:33:51 pm
Quote from: bleudog on March 28, 2019, 09:30:49 am
Will "Get'um Paid" Wade might be available.
No one is gonna be able to touch him for a while I think lol
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 28, 2019, 01:41:22 pm
And guys if you think cheating has just started and that's what kept us from getting high ranked recruits. Well I hate to tell you this craps been going on a while. It's just evolved some.

Do I want a guy that's going to blatantly cheat. No

But one that's gonna get in there and tow the line but not get caught up in this mess that's going on. I'm in.

I think MA was a little to nice in recruiting. Believe he dropped off some recruits when they committed to other schools. If you want that player let him know it even if he is committed.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on March 28, 2019, 09:00:51 pm
Quote from: mack on March 27, 2019, 02:44:41 pm
Ever since the Nutt debacle, we have increasingly gone downhill with a social media feeding frenzy fan base, and our administration is not any better.  Maybe a good dose of Karma will bring the UA to it's senses.  MA excelled at AL Birmingham and Mizzou.  He stumbled for a couple of years here.  Stick around on FF for a few years.  I'll bet anything you want to bet that Anderson has success at his next school, and has it quicker than the guy we hire here.

And.......That's the troof.....
Only if he goes to a school where it's easy to recruit at Kentucky,Duke he couldn't recruit at Arkansas same as football
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on March 30, 2019, 07:21:03 pm
That will probably take Beard off the board
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on April 01, 2019, 09:22:57 am
Kelvin is meeting with UH officials this week. Their AD says money will not be a problem. Heard U of A is willing to spend $4M a year. is this enticing enough to get Kelvin to leave? Less pressure at Houston.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 01, 2019, 01:05:18 pm
Not so sure I wouldn't rather have Beard!  A little less baggage, however, I don't know anything about his son!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on April 01, 2019, 02:27:56 pm
We will not be getting a coach, soon to be champ from Texas Tech.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 01, 2019, 05:19:44 pm
I figured this would be done. Then rumors of our coach still coaching and all. But he's in the NIT and rumors of Shaka Smart.

If they hire him I'm done. Won't watch a game. You don't replace Mike Anderson with a .500 coach who had a couple good runs at a mid major. You just don't.

It's absolutely ridiculous his name would even be brought up or even considered. Hopefully a joke or they are talking about when he gets fired.

I agreed with change but if they are gonna be idiots then we were already mediocre.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 01, 2019, 06:50:16 pm
Reports are coming from Las Vegas media that Eric Musselman up in Reno is going to be our coach... They say they Arkansas has been meeting with him all day. We'll see if this rumor has any validity or was all garbage! Could be Vegas people stirring the pot cause Reno and Vegas people have a friendly rivalry between the two.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 01, 2019, 08:17:50 pm
Rumors all over.

I'm figuring Beard is off the table. You don't leave and F4 team unless it's for a ton of money and perks. Supposedly he also loves Texas. So there's that.

I think Sampson has a decision to make and a small window to do it. If he was even offered. Who knows.

It's obvious Musselman is the third option to me and not a bad one.

One things for sure if we get past the title game and still don't have a coach. I thinks we will have been Gussed again.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 01, 2019, 08:56:27 pm
I'm sure we are going to land some mediocre joke who will have us yearning for coach Anderson in a few years.

I may be wrong. But history tells me otherwise.   
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 02, 2019, 06:51:39 am
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmznp0KD448
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 02, 2019, 11:16:02 am
Sampson is staying at Houston

Beard is not leaving a final 4 gig...

This is what you get when you have a delusional fan base that forgets its been 25 years since the mid 90s.... yes TWENTY FIVE YEARS.  We did not make a sweet 16 even for the 15 years before MA's 8 years. This is what happens when your own fans can't realize what fans around the country know when you take emotion out of it. This isn't a glamorous job anymore. Its been 25 years, move on to the reality that is the present day life in 2019
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 02, 2019, 01:00:59 pm
The general Razorback fan probably won't be thrilled about hiring Eric Musselman. However, basketball purists would say this would be a great hire. The biggest question for him would be recruiting. His Nevada teams were built mostly on transfers.   
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 01:29:32 pm
It's really looking like Musselman. Supposedly he is on campus and Kevin McPherson has posted a picture of a press conference being set up.

Me personally I think Beard and Sampson were the 1a and 1b. I think Houston gave Sampson everything he's asked for and leveraged us to get it. Not unusual and all to familiar.

As for Beard if he had lost last week I think we would be on him hard. However he won and is going to command more than we can pay. Texas is my guess after the far Smart.

Musselman I don't think is the big name everyone wanted but is a solid looking hire. Time will tell.

And yes Arkansas may not be the job that it was years ago. But is still a dang good job and easily the second or third best in the SEC.

MA was getting us there and it was time to let go. In 4 or 5 years it may be time to let go again. Who knows but we have to try.

Basketball is my favorite sport and I cannot handle this mediocrity we have been mired in.

All the other schools have put a premium on winning and trying to find the guy. Not settling. I hope the next guy is the guy and I'll give them a chance unless it's just a ridiculous hire
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: YoungThunder on April 02, 2019, 02:57:46 pm
I'm probably going to get bash for this post but I don't care. Arkansas has always been the toughest place to coach at rather it's in football or basketball. Arkansas has a odd fan base, I personally feel like Anderson should still be the coach at Arkansas. Everyone wanted a change but some didn't, Arkansas had a young team this year in basketball. It's going to take a couple years before this new coach can do something. When he hits the five year mark, people will be calling him to get fired because he hasn't done nothing. Arkansas is a hard place to win at, if you're a coach. Not to mention look a the football program, Nutt did decent, Bobby Petrino was good but came with drama when we got him, than we had John L for one year which was a disaster, than we went and got someone who looked very great on paper that would be Bret Bielema, look how that turned out for us after 5 years?

Is this basketball hire going be another Bret Bielema hire where he looked great on paper but can't show any results after 5 years and his gone? I'm tired of waiting until next year and I'm tired of the rebuilding. That's all Arkansas does is rebuild and wait until next year. The program wasn't broken under Anderson, it was stable, could had been better if there was more wins this year. If Anderson had won more this year and got into the tournament he would still be here at Arkansas.   
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: SUGARTOWN on April 02, 2019, 04:04:00 pm
Quote from: Romeo on April 02, 2019, 01:00:59 pm
The general Razorback fan probably won't be thrilled about hiring Eric Musselman. However, basketball purists would say this would be a great hire. The biggest question for him would be recruiting. His Nevada teams were built mostly on transfers.

Can't get too many 4/5 stars out to the Mountain West conference, got to survive on transfers and jucos. I'm not too worried about his recruiting. I would be thrilled if he's hired.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 04:30:12 pm
Quote from: YoungThunder on April 02, 2019, 02:57:46 pm
I'm probably going to get bash for this post but I don't care. Arkansas has always been the toughest place to coach at rather it's in football or basketball. Arkansas has a odd fan base, I personally feel like Anderson should still be the coach at Arkansas. Everyone wanted a change but some didn't, Arkansas had a young team this year in basketball. It's going to take a couple years before this new coach can do something. When he hits the five year mark, people will be calling him to get fired because he hasn't done nothing. Arkansas is a hard place to win at, if you're a coach. Not to mention look a the football program, Nutt did decent, Bobby Petrino was good but came with drama when we got him, than we had John L for one year which was a disaster, than we went and got someone who looked very great on paper that would be Bret Bielema, look how that turned out for us after 5 years?

Is this basketball hire going be another Bret Bielema hire where he looked great on paper but can't show any results after 5 years and his gone? I'm tired of waiting until next year and I'm tired of the rebuilding. That's all Arkansas does is rebuild and wait until next year. The program wasn't broken under Anderson, it was stable, could had been better if there was more wins this year. If Anderson had won more this year and got into the tournament he would still be here at Arkansas.
It's not hard to win in basketball at Arkansas. It may be hard winning enough. Arkansas turns out a pretty steady crop of good basketball players. We have to land them though. Anderson would land one in a group.

And with Anderson it was always if. Why were we having a complete rebuild on year 8. Yiu can understand a down year. But this was basically floor up again and was actually going to be our 3rd under Anderson in his 8 years. And you say you are tired of rebuilding? He never built on any success we had. We get ranked and promptly lose the next game. Almost beat UNC then turn around the next year and get smoked by them with arguably a better team.

Having to win out in February to get in every year isn't good enough for any coach at Arkansas. That's where we were.

It was time to move on. We cannot be afraid of change. You must challenge the status quo.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 06:24:40 pm
All that set up at BWA and crickets now lol
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 06:45:38 pm
From his wife's tweets it ain't Mussleman
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: SUGARTOWN on April 02, 2019, 06:54:53 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 06:45:38 pm
From his wife's tweets it ain't Mussleman

Everybody says they're staying.....until they leave.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 09:34:44 pm
Quote from: SUGARTOWN on April 02, 2019, 06:54:53 pm
Everybody says they're staying.....until they leave.
True. But if momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy lol

However still a lot of coaches out there. Beginning to think this is a next week thing
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 03, 2019, 11:38:58 am
I'm starting to get the feeling HY is going to completely jack up this hire.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 03, 2019, 01:05:31 pm
Quote from: Romeo on April 03, 2019, 11:38:58 am
I'm starting to get the feeling HY is going to completely jack up this hire.

Everyone is turning it down... Now Musselman is apparently staying at Nevada. HY is a complete idiot to fire MA when 3 other schools within the conference got rid of their coach too. There is too much competition between schools right now within the league for a new coach and we have a percentage of fans  that think we are better than where we are currently as a program to deserve a high end coach. Outsiders don't have the emotional attachment to the school and see it for what it really is.... A program with 23 years no sweet 16 appearances including the 15 years before MA even.

MA deserved one more year and if we stunk again next year then no fan could have argued to bring him back. It would have worked itself next year one way or the other, and we would have not had as many schools in our own conference to compete with in the coaching searches. Our new AD is proving to be a man of emotional knee jerk reactions instead thinking out the process. We are the laughing stock in the league right now cause of his quick yanking of MA.


With this desperation I see him being so desperate to go after a Pitino or something. Pitino has so much shadiness behind him and I am afraid to get a hire of any note now we are going to go for someone with baggage like no other now.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 03, 2019, 02:58:36 pm
No one has really turned us down yet. Truthfully haven't seen anything but rumors coming out.

So who knows what is going on. All I e been doing is repeating rumors myself. Yiu can go on Twitter and see a who's who of nobody's spouting off that Eddie is coming back.

I'm still of the opinion they are waiting on Beard and are going to throw a crap ton of money at him. If for some reason we land him is it not worth the wait
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: mack on April 03, 2019, 03:11:26 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on April 02, 2019, 01:29:32 pm
It’s really looking like Musselman. Supposedly he is on campus and Kevin McPherson has posted a picture of a press conference being set up.

Me personally I think Beard and Sampson were the 1a and 1b. I think Houston gave Sampson everything he’s asked for and leveraged us to get it. Not unusual and all to familiar.

As for Beard if he had lost last week I think we would be on him hard. However he won and is going to command more than we can pay. Texas is my guess after the far Smart.

Musselman I don’t think is the big name everyone wanted but is a solid looking hire. Time will tell.

And yes Arkansas may not be the job that it was years ago. But is still a dang good job and easily the second or third best in the SEC.

MA was getting us there and it was time to let go. In 4 or 5 years it may be time to let go again. Who knows but we have to try.

Basketball is my favorite sport and I cannot handle this mediocrity we have been mired in.

All the other schools have put a premium on winning and trying to find the guy. Not settling. I hope the next guy is the guy and I’ll give them a chance unless it’s just a ridiculous hire

Second or third best in the SEC.....  really?

Answer it this way .....  Tell me, which schools on this list Arkansas has a recruiting area advantage on.

Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M.
Arkansas might have been the second or third best SEC job in 1994, but now?  No way.

We are going to replace MA with a coach who has had no more success than he had.  You're a fairly logical poster it appears.  You know that he inherited a crap-storm that should negate 3 of the 8 years he was here.  Regardless, what's done is done.  He had success at two schools that are not basketball hot beds.  He'll have success at the next, he'll do it cleanly and he'll graduate his kids..  the new coach will inherit some very talented kids that by their Jr years, will be studs.  Let's see how he does.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: mack on April 03, 2019, 03:15:39 pm
Quote from: bdubyab60 on March 27, 2019, 10:53:12 pm
I have no doubt MA wilmhave as much succes as he did here at his next job. Yeah it’s probably true that we may have won a couple more games next but also could have been less. This team was .500 without Gafford and the staff had no real clue who was going to replace him even though they have known he was leaving for over a year now.

MA seems like a stand up guy. I’ve admired his loyalty and the way he has represented with class is to be admired as well.

But at the end of the day he won zero games of consequence. Each time he had a chance to get over the hump he failed. We were never in the chase for an SEC title, always out of the race after the first couple of weeks of conference play. Even the year we finished 2nd we were like 3 games out of first the entire year. This is why Anderson was fired. Not by emotions but by the simple fact as stated by the AD.

I will never be a fan of a coach. I’ve liked plenty of our coaches. Liked MA, liked Beliema, Nutt, Petrino, Nolan.

But none of them will ever be more important to me than the success of the program. And if you’ve read my posts MA was not meeting them and if the next guy doesn’t we move on to the next. Same goes for Morris. He will get his chance and if he doesn’t get us not liking like we have played football before he should be gone.



Zero games of consequence...

Back to back wins over Kentucky when he had Portis and Qualls... there are others, but this is the best example...
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 03, 2019, 03:28:26 pm
Quote from: Romeo on April 03, 2019, 11:38:58 am
I'm starting to get the feeling HY is going to completely jack up this hire.

THIS.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 03, 2019, 07:43:27 pm
Quote from: mack on April 03, 2019, 03:15:39 pm
 

Zero games of consequence...

Back to back wins over Kentucky when he had Portis and Qualls... there are others, but this is the best example...
Yes we pulled some "upsets". But there weren't enough of these wins to make us relevant. And any great win was usually swiftly followed by a head scratching loss of some kind.

How about winning 4 or 5 more in a row after we finally got ranked. Yes some games with some consequences in the line. Like bringing this program back to relevance.

If HY did this and didn't have a plan to get a good Coach he should be fired immediately. If we end up having to settle for a coach then I think Arkansas has settled for mediocrity.

You don't fire Anderson to get equivalent or lesser coach. They better be backing the truck up if they are passing by on good coach's
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on April 03, 2019, 09:28:34 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 03, 2019, 01:05:31 pm
Everyone is turning it down... Now Musselman is apparently staying at Nevada. HY is a complete idiot to fire MA when 3 other schools within the conference got rid of their coach too. There is too much competition between schools right now within the league for a new coach and we have a percentage of fans  that think we are better than where we are currently as a program to deserve a high end coach. Outsiders don't have the emotional attachment to the school and see it for what it really is.... A program with 23 years no sweet 16 appearances including the 15 years before MA even.

MA deserved one more year and if we stunk again next year then no fan could have argued to bring him back. It would have worked itself next year one way or the other, and we would have not had as many schools in our own conference to compete with in the coaching searches. Our new AD is proving to be a man of emotional knee jerk reactions instead thinking out the process. We are the laughing stock in the league right now cause of his quick yanking of MA.


With this desperation I see him being so desperate to go after a Pitino or something. Pitino has so much shadiness behind him and I am afraid to get a hire of any note now we are going to go for someone with baggage like no other now.

So 3 other SEC schools are lookin this year but we shouldn't be? Whats the difference in this year or next year. Those 3 will have 1st year coaches and wont be available I'm sure. Im just saying this year is no different at the end of the day than next year. I dont know if you will pick up what im laying down. I guess im saying at this point the coach we hire this year would potentially be the same coach available and willing next year since the other 3 would have coaches unavailable after 1 year. Make sense?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 03, 2019, 10:45:26 pm
With all that has been said above, my guess is that we haven't had a quality coach since Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson! Everyone wants to go to the big dance, but yet you want to hang on to a mediocre coach, makes no sense. Sorry guys, but it was and still is time for Mike to go!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 04, 2019, 06:01:10 am
Quote from: bigworm on April 03, 2019, 09:28:34 pm
So 3 other SEC schools are lookin this year but we shouldn't be? Whats the difference in this year or next year. Those 3 will have 1st year coaches and wont be available I'm sure. Im just saying this year is no different at the end of the day than next year. I dont know if you will pick up what im laying down. I guess im saying at this point the coach we hire this year would potentially be the same coach available and willing next year since the other 3 would have coaches unavailable after 1 year. Make sense?
And none of those 3 SEC schools are going after the targets we are going after that I've seen. Bama is filled. Vandy looking like they are hiring a G league coach.

Right now the hold up really seems to be they are chasing Beard. IMO we should have moved in from that. However Texas may keep smart now but who knows. And as many in here hate Texas we can't out spend them.

I'd love to have beard as a coach. There are some draw backs though. Say he's really wanting the Texas job and Texas is rally serious about winning basketball games. They will absolutely still fire Smart. But let's say they don't fit him. We back up the truck and get Beard. In two years Texas comes open again. And now we are again in a bidding war with Texas unless the contract that we have is to dang good.

Right now not a single source has anything solid. Not even sources of sources know anything. Just folks throwing crap at a wall until it sticks
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 04, 2019, 06:11:16 am
Quote from: Trojanbird on April 03, 2019, 10:45:26 pm
With all that has been said above, my guess is that we haven't had a quality coach since Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson! Everyone wants to go to the big dance, but yet you want to hang on to a mediocre coach, makes no sense. Sorry guys, but it was and still is time for Mike to go!
It was time for him to go. Whether or not some believed he deserved another year. Young team, blah, blah blah. Fact is if you don't think he's the guy you get rid of him.

Again what leads anyone to think we would be significantly better than we were this year. Looking to catch a Macon and a Barford again. Again he's had to known Gaffird was leaving. Why wasn't he on a somewhat serviceable big before this. He was even pretty much striking out on every player they were chasin here lately.

It was just time plane and simple
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 04, 2019, 06:58:48 pm
How's everyone feel about Gregg Marshall I'd it happens
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 04, 2019, 08:24:04 pm
I truly feel like we are going to hire a Lame Duck, Jr as head coach.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 04, 2019, 08:49:35 pm
The Koch Brothers pretty much own Wichita... Heck, the arena is called the Charles Koch Center. They have pockets as deep as the ocean and they aren't letting Marshall get away from Wichita that easily. I have been to a game there actually and hate to say it that it beats a game at the Bud anyday. Those are some true blue hardwood fans.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 04, 2019, 08:51:42 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on April 04, 2019, 08:24:04 pm
I truly feel like we are going to hire a Lame Duck, Jr as head coach.

If HY fired Mike thinking he could land Beard, and does not land him waiting all this time then he literally needs to resign immediately for being completely incompetent and letting his own ego get in the way of making sound decisions as the AD.

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 05, 2019, 02:14:44 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 04, 2019, 08:51:42 pm
If HY fired Mike thinking he could land Beard, and does not land him waiting all this time then he literally needs to resign immediately for being completely incompetent and letting his own ego get in the way of making sound decisions as the AD.



The dog and pony show continues in the northern part of the state. Reports that Greg Marshall has now joined Sampson in the "no thanks" department.

The GOBN continues to screw the pooch over and over again.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 06, 2019, 08:30:41 am
The only thing is, is that no one really knows who we have really offered.

It really looks like they are waiting on Beard. It is going to take anywhere from 5-7mil to get Beatd after this run. If UCLA doesn't hire someone we have seen they are prepared to pay at least 8mil. From their worthless offer to Cal.

Then if for someone reason Texas let's Smart go and they decide basketball is just as important as football. Then they could pay more as well.

If they really offered Marshall, an established good coach what they do then they are ignorant. You give the guy a solid offer. Not some back loaded incentive based contract. That's not how you pull someone else's coach away.

If Beard was the first option then you don't let these rumors that have gotten out get out. They have obviously done some things to lead to these rumors. A simple statement like. We have made no offers to anyone. We are simply gauging interest in our head coaching position and won't make a decision until after the final 4. Rumor mill done and it saves us from looking like idiots in the national.

Also the narrative that we are afraid to pay the basketball coach more than the football coach. That has to stop. We can be way better at basketball than we will ever be at football. If you hire the same level of coach as Morris then fine. Morris has had zero real success except for a few recruits so far and needs to earn his raise. But if we are trying to get an established coach away from another program then they need to pony up and quit playing games.

Yiu sonr fire MA to have a search look just like the darn fiasco this has looked like. And maybe this has been the plan all along. But it really looks like all the decision makers can't sit down all in one room. Put a list together and go down it. Instead it looks like they are flying all over the dang place throwing darts at walls until one sticks.

IMO no way we get Beard. I can't think of a P5 coach that left a F4 team in the same year. I think this opportunity was gone when he made it passed the E8. I am sure he will listen to an offer though

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 06, 2019, 08:45:41 am
Beard ain't coming to Arkansas. He has three daughters in Texas that is his priority. And this is his dream job. People need to let it go.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 06, 2019, 09:31:07 am
I didn't know that Arkansas had this many AD's on staff!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 06, 2019, 09:36:46 am
Quote from: Trojanbird on April 06, 2019, 09:31:07 am
I didn't know that Arkansas had this many AD's on staff!

I'm telling ya. But many of us have seen this story line before.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 06, 2019, 10:22:24 am
Quote from: AirWarren on April 06, 2019, 08:45:41 am
Beard ain't coming to Arkansas. He has three daughters in Texas that is his priority. And this is his dream job. People need to let it go.

Exactly, and he even was coach at UNLV for 10 days before this Texas Tech job came open and he bailed on UNLV. You don't do something like that unless its for a dream type job.

Also, LSU just had 3 guys enter the draft yesterday leaving early. All the signs are on the wall saying the SEC is going to drop and we were going to move into the top 4 next year even without Gafford. Now who knows what is going on....
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 06, 2019, 06:17:20 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on April 06, 2019, 08:45:41 am
Beard ain't coming to Arkansas. He has three daughters in Texas that is his priority. And this is his dream job. People need to let it go.
I don't think he is either. I do admire the effort to try and get him. But in the meantime you don't slow roll other coaches.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: JacketFan on April 06, 2019, 09:55:33 pm
If Beard wins this game, he will be able to name his price, and Arkansas definitely can't afford it.  His defense is mind blowing.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 06, 2019, 10:09:13 pm
Quote from: JacketFan on April 06, 2019, 09:55:33 pm
If Beard wins this game, he will be able to name his price, and Arkansas definitely can't afford it.  His defense is mind blowing.

He was never coming and we had an AD that literally banked on being able to get him with no back up plan. With what Sampson settled for at Houston tells me he never really considered coming here or was never even an option on our side.... Beard is about to get 5 million a year minimum from Texas Tech. The only school who could potentially pull him away is UCLA with the cash they have out there and the Pac 12 is ripe to be dominated on a yearly basis plus easy recruiting area in Cali and Vegas. Who really thought he would come here before UCLA or the more likely scenario of staying at Texas Tech. Our AD is a joke.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 06, 2019, 10:21:36 pm
Has a university ever called a coach they just fired to ask him to take his job back  ;D
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 06, 2019, 10:26:56 pm
This is a good article on Beard. It's amazing in 2011 he made $11,000 as the head coach of an ABA team. Now he makes $3.3 million and will play for the national championship on Monday. https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaab/chris-beard-texas-tech-final-four-aba-south-carolina-warriors
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 06, 2019, 10:28:28 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 06, 2019, 10:09:13 pm
He was never coming and we had an AD that literally banked on being able to get him with no back up plan. With what Sampson settled for at Houston tells me he never really considered coming here or was never even an option on our side.... Beard is about to get 5 million a year minimum from Texas Tech. The only school who could potentially pull him away is UCLA with the cash they have out there and the Pac 12 is ripe to be dominated on a yearly basis plus easy recruiting area in Cali and Vegas. Who really thought he would come here before UCLA or the more likely scenario of staying at Texas Tech. Our AD is a joke.
HY was not on the Beard train according to a lot in the know. Some BOT members were forcing that its seems. Supposedly we have money for a coach like Beard but anyone else they aren't willing to pay. Sampson never had a real offer. But the interest was enough to get him what he wanted in an extension.

Even Marshall supposedly had no real offer but some numbers thrown at him to gauge interest or to see if he was just playing at a raise from WSU. I still don't think you low ball that offer.

As soon as TY made the F4 they should have moved on and started making serious pushes for a coach.

This is just my opinion. Beard is off the table, if they keep trying well they are stupid. It would a miracle if they did. I can't think of a single coach that has left after a run like this. You've taken GM off the table by playing games. You might go back to him and he might listen but I doubt it.

Now we are back to Musselman who supposedly they actually voted on with 9 for and one no vote because Musselman has a temper supposedly.

After that it's a who's who of unemployed, up and comers or guys equal to or worse than what we had.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 06, 2019, 10:29:35 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 06, 2019, 10:21:36 pm
Has a university ever called a coach they just fired to ask him to take his job back  ;D
That would be something. But someone else would have to go for sure lol
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bulldoghistorian on April 07, 2019, 10:14:55 am
Looks like we are for sure getting Musselman
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 07, 2019, 10:18:06 am
Yeah a lot of reports out now. Unless something falls though he's the guy. He is not my first choice. But looks to be a solid hire. The question is recruiting. Lots of jucos And transfers but he wins. It should be easier to recruit here than Nevada one would think.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 07, 2019, 10:48:15 am
Musselman probably would have been hired a week and a half ago if the BOT hadn't mettled around.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 07, 2019, 02:35:23 pm
Musselman it is.... He is one of the couple guys I was ok with getting. Took a while to get it done but we got him.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bigworm on April 07, 2019, 06:24:44 pm
110-34 in NCAA Basketball. Id say its a good hire. They all are a shot in the dark being as how they havent coached a game here. But if numbers dont lie this is a good hire. Only time will tell
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Lumberjackfan1978 on April 07, 2019, 09:43:54 pm
Hopefully it's a good hire I think it will be.Time will tell.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: SUGARTOWN on April 08, 2019, 09:15:18 am
Musselman was my first choice of the realistic candidates. This is a great hire, dude is enthusiastic, motivated and knows X and O's a well as anyone. The former NBA coaches that know him give him rave reviews.

Folks just need to wait and let the AD do his job before complaining. I saw plenty of that last week...
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: dirtybird12 on April 08, 2019, 04:50:02 pm
Quote from: SUGARTOWN on April 08, 2019, 09:15:18 am
Musselman was my first choice of the realistic candidates. This is a great hire, dude is enthusiastic, motivated and knows X and O's a well as anyone. The former NBA coaches that know him give him rave reviews.

Folks just need to wait and let the AD do his job before complaining. I saw plenty of that last week...

I watched Nevada a couple of times this year and was not too impressed with their execution. Coming off a sweet 16 the year before, with 5 seniors returning expected a bit more. But, willing to wait and see here.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 08, 2019, 05:00:11 pm
Quote from: SUGARTOWN on April 08, 2019, 09:15:18 am
Musselman was my first choice of the realistic candidates. This is a great hire, dude is enthusiastic, motivated and knows X and O's a well as anyone. The former NBA coaches that know him give him rave reviews.

Folks just need to wait and let the AD do his job before complaining. I saw plenty of that last week...

This is the one guy I said I could really get behind.... I like all the basketball aspects of him and somewhat a person's personality and character matters and he by all accords checks that box too. I absolutely never want a Frank Martin type representing our school who looks stressed out 24/7 and blue in the face, or a sleeze ball like Kelvin Sampson here. At some point college athletics is still..... well amateur sports and who a person is matters. Looks like we landed another solid person as well as all the actual basketball side he has to offer which ultimately be what matters if he stays here long term.

I see zero negatives in this hire.... Just playing devils advocate here you always worry about lets say he does good in year 2 and 3 with just as an example a couple sweet 16 runs or an elite 8/final 4 type run and a bigger school came calling would he leave to greener pastures? That has less to do with him, and more to do with Arkansas being the type of school any great coach can use to rocket them to a better job. Not a bad spot to be though as a program so you can't really even call that a negative.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 08, 2019, 10:16:46 pm
I tell you what. After watching the press conference I'm impressed with HY. The plan was not near as scattered as the rumors let out. Very respectful of MA. Explained what happened pretty well. Muss is sharp as a tack and how they handled the players was awesome.

Muss says he will have individual plans for each player. Going to be bringing in ex Hogs.

This may be a really good hire and if Morris doesn't work out I'd have no problem keeping my mouth shut and letting HY do his thing.

I'm excited to see what this group can do next year. Muss says the talent is there to make the tourney
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 09, 2019, 06:00:42 am
And the other thing I noticed was that when HY said he called him to finally offer Muss was super excited and couldn't contain himself.

Shows that he was really excited to get this offer
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 09, 2019, 08:18:54 am
Wife is all in. Her father is from Magnolia. Kids look happy. Muss looks excited. Talking the right talk.

So far. So good. Let's see the team on the court first. But I'm certainly warming up to him. Love that his wife and kids are here and are right by his side.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 09, 2019, 08:45:27 am
Quote from: AirWarren on April 09, 2019, 08:18:54 am
Wife is all in. Her father is from Magnolia. Kids look happy. Muss looks excited. Talking the right talk.

So far. So good. Let's see the team on the court first. I'm certainly warming up to him. Love that his wife and kids are here and are right by his side.

I did not know that about her family... that is pretty cool actually. Also, Musselman as a west coast guy I didnt think he would come. He did spend a couple years with the Memphis Grizzlies. His wife's dad as well as those couple years in Memphis gave hime enough connection that I am not sure he ever comes here otherwise. And I do like that they are such a tight knit family. Shows how grounded they are and makes them all so likeable. Like I said above winning will decide everything, but to people like me, you, and others this is still classified as amateur sports and who people are as individuals still matters to us. I am liking it so far as well
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 09, 2019, 07:15:58 pm
We had three other coaching hires since Nolan left, four if you count Altman's, and I've gotten a chance to listen to all of their press conferences and initial actions as coach. This is the first time I feel like we have a coach that's really legit.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: RZback on April 09, 2019, 07:55:41 pm
Looks like a potentially good pick.  His NCAA record pretty darn good, just don't look at his NBA jobs. LOL.     Hopefully he gets off to a fast start.  I'm hearing there needs to be some firm control of the locker room.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 09, 2019, 08:33:44 pm
Quote from: Romeo on April 09, 2019, 07:15:58 pm
We had three other coaching hires since Nolan left, four if you count Altman's, and I've gotten a chance to listen to all of their press conferences and initial actions as coach. This is the first time I feel like we have a coach that's really legit.

You're always a voice of reason. I like when you are positive because I believe you and can get behind your opinion.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 09, 2019, 11:06:24 pm
Just amazes me at how all of the assistant AD'S pivot so quickly!  Guys we have to be patient and trust the system as well.  Just a few days ago HY had blown hireing opportunities and should be fired according to the FF AD's!  IMO he ran a great search for a coach and kept everyone barking up the wrong trees.  To me "the Muss" is exactly what we need - someone with some fire in his belly.
Reminds me of a previous band director that lit Barnhill up,  can't remember his name!  Before your time assistant AW!  Go Hogs
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: RATTLER43 on April 10, 2019, 08:40:39 am
Jim Robkin?
Correction:  Robken
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bleudog on April 10, 2019, 12:01:09 pm
Quote from: RATTLER43 on April 10, 2019, 08:40:39 am
Jim Robkin?

Robken is an El Dorado Wildcat alum. Graduated in the late 60's.

He left Fayetteville to go back to his college alma mater.


"Current Band Director

Jim Robken (1991-current)

The band is currently under the direction of Mr. Jim Robken (one of the founding fathers of basketball bands, from his time as director of the University of Arkansas Razorback Marching Band and the Hogwild Basketball Band in the 1980s). Mr. Robken came to Louisiana Tech in 1991, where he brought his ideas and enthusiasm with him.

The Hoop Troop travels to all post-season games played by the Bulldogs (men) and Lady Techsters (women), and is known nationally as one of the best basketball bands in college basketball. In the 2005 post-season, the Hoop Troop was featured in a Sports Illustrated's College Edition article, "TOP 65 THINGS WE WANT TO SEE DURING MARCH MADNESS" in which states, "30) The Louisiana Tech pep band, a.k.a. the Hoop Troop, the funniest band in the land."[1] The Hoop Troop was the only basketball band to be listed.

Mr. Robken or jRob as his students call him -- is best known around campus as the man in the hat. His motto is "Oh Lord, it's hard to be Humble!" He is quite humble when it comes to his talents as both a music composer and marching band drill designer. His drill designs are intricately unique to Tech Band and fans come from all over, especially from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas to enjoy good music and great teamwork."


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Pride
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 10, 2019, 03:51:26 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on April 09, 2019, 11:06:24 pm
Just amazes me at how all of the assistant AD'S pivot so quickly!  Guys we have to be patient and trust the system as well.  Just a few days ago HY had blown hireing opportunities and should be fired according to the FF AD's!  IMO he ran a great search for a coach and kept everyone barking up the wrong trees.  To me "the Muss" is exactly what we need - someone with some fire in his belly.
Reminds me of a previous band director that lit Barnhill up,  can't remember his name!  Before your time assistant AW!  Go Hogs

Lol. Assistant.

The program, basketball and football, has been a mediocre joke for the majority of my 33 years on this earth. This assistant AD's opinion won't sway the pendulum of success very much I assure you.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 10, 2019, 05:41:45 pm
20+ years of watching mediocrity, I could give two you know what about being an assistant AD. Forget being patient as well. We've been two years away for the last twenty years. We've had three hires since Nolan and we completely jacked up two of them. You ask most college basketball experts around the country and they will tell you Arkansas should be at least the number two program in the SEC and were not because of dumb choices in the past. Frankly, the school administration hasn't earned the right to be trusted.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 10, 2019, 10:10:54 pm
Quote from: Romeo on April 10, 2019, 05:41:45 pm
20+ years of watching mediocrity, I could give two you know what about being an assistant AD. Forget being patient as well. We've been two years away for the last twenty years. We've had three hires since Nolan and we completely jacked up two of them. You ask most college basketball experts around the country and they will tell you Arkansas should be at least the number two program in the SEC and were not because of dumb choices in the past. Frankly, the school administration hasn't earned the right to be trusted.

This.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 10, 2019, 10:33:02 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on April 09, 2019, 11:06:24 pm
Just amazes me at how all of the assistant AD'S pivot so quickly!  Guys we have to be patient and trust the system as well.  Just a few days ago HY had blown hireing opportunities and should be fired according to the FF AD's!  IMO he ran a great search for a coach and kept everyone barking up the wrong trees.  To me "the Muss" is exactly what we need - someone with some fire in his belly.
Reminds me of a previous band director that lit Barnhill up,  can't remember his name!  Before your time assistant AW!  Go Hogs

Doesn't change the fact he was dumb enough to wait 7 or 8 days at the start thinking he could land Beard until Tech made it another weekend to the final 4...(hint we were never landing Beard no matter when Tech got bounced) ...Muss was not his first option. It was his third or even fourth option. How does that make HY great for landing his 3rd or 4th candidate? It's the one I am ultimately happy we got though compared to when I was afraid Sampson was coming here. I don't want a Sampson type ever representing this university.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 11, 2019, 03:26:28 am
Has the U of A come out with a list of candidates from 1 through 4?  Don't think so!  Just more speculation by the assistant AD's!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: bdubyab60 on April 14, 2019, 08:44:57 am
Quote from: beach bum on April 10, 2019, 10:33:02 pm
Doesn't change the fact he was dumb enough to wait 7 or 8 days at the start thinking he could land Beard until Tech made it another weekend to the final 4...(hint we were never landing Beard no matter when Tech got bounced) ...Muss was not his first option. It was his third or even fourth option. How does that make HY great for landing his 3rd or 4th candidate? It's the one I am ultimately happy we got though compared to when I was afraid Sampson was coming here. I don't want a Sampson type ever representing this university.
I think the Beard thing was on one of the BOT members. If TT had lost first or second round yeah we probably would and should have offered. But someone was hung up on this and I don't think it was HY.

And rumors made this search look worse than it actually was and if you get one of your top 3 targets in this business you have actually done a decent job. After that it's just whether it works out or not.

After this decision I would have much rather had HY lead the search for the FB coach. Morris has to be an on down the line hire imo

Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:00:35 pm
Mike Anderson is the new coach of Saint John's University... Wow

I think he will actually do well there. From what I saw of the Big East that is a slow league the last two years and he could take much better advantage there as opposed to the athletes in the SEC. Not saying the Big East stinks cause its a good league, just different matchups. I hope nothing but the best for him there! I really am not sure he could have landed in a better spot for what he likes to do. Plus the NYC area is full of some basketball players that know how to play.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 18, 2019, 10:17:40 pm
Mike who?
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:23:39 pm
Quote from: Trojanbird on April 18, 2019, 10:17:40 pm
Mike who?

I know you probably are half joking but you may not be. I honestly don't see why people like you hate the man so much? He literally had perfect character and class in his time here and just didn't work out the way we all wanted from a wins stand point....   You're literally the worst type of fan we have in this state who wish people ill will who leave the program on good terms whether player or coach. Even worse than the ones with just jaded, delusional expectations. Out of all the coaches who were talked about us getting we got the one in Musselman I wanted. I hope he does good here and MA does good in NYC cause I don't wish ill will to good people.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Romeo on April 19, 2019, 11:37:25 am
Quote from: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:00:35 pm
Mike Anderson is the new coach of Saint John's University... Wow

I think he will actually do well there. From what I saw of the Big East that is a slow league the last two years and he could take much better advantage there as opposed to the athletes in the SEC. Not saying the Big East stinks cause its a good league, just different matchups. I hope nothing but the best for him there! I really am not sure he could have landed in a better spot for what he likes to do. Plus the NYC area is full of some basketball players that know how to play.

I agree. The Providence game was evidence of what he could do with more athletic players in a slow conference.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: RATTLER43 on April 19, 2019, 11:40:03 am
Quote from: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:23:39 pm
... He literally had perfect character and class in his time here and just didn't work out the way we all wanted from a wins stand point....   ... I hope he (Muss) does good here and MA does good in NYC cause I don't wish ill will to good people.


^^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^^^^
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 19, 2019, 11:16:25 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:23:39 pm
I know you probably are half joking but you may not be. I honestly don't see why people like you hate the man so much? He literally had perfect character and class in his time here and just didn't work out the way we all wanted from a wins stand point....   You're literally the worst type of fan we have in this state who wish people ill will who leave the program on good terms whether player or coach. Even worse than the ones with just jaded, delusional expectations. Out of all the coaches who were talked about us getting we got the one in Musselman I wanted. I hope he does good here and MA does good in NYC cause I don't wish ill will to good people.
BB, you will not see in any of my posts where I said I hated MA!  Nor have I wished any ill will toward the man, so be careful with your baseless accusations!  You are certainly not one to judge any fan of any sport in this state.  If you like mediocrity then just move on to another team.  Most in this state expect more than mediocrity from the hogs, especially when we are paying coaches millions of dollars.  I'm glad that we hired a coach that "you" like, but at the end of the day if he fails, just remember that he will be fired too and once again your feelings/butt will be hurt.  What I said was in jest, we have a new coach and it is time to move on.  I do hope that MA does well, but unlike you, I won't be pulling for him if he ever runs into the hogs!  Happy Easter!  Hopefully you find lots of eggs.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: AirWarren on April 21, 2019, 10:54:26 am
I see they picked up a transfer. 6'11 PF.


Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: Trojanbird on April 21, 2019, 05:37:22 pm
Quote from: AirWarren on April 21, 2019, 10:54:26 am
I see they picked up a transfer. 6'11 PF.
Yes and we supposedly have a 5 star guard interested.  From what I understand his final two schools were Nevada and Memphis.  Go figure!
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: HashThat on May 15, 2019, 05:52:14 pm
Quote from: beach bum on April 18, 2019, 10:00:35 pm
Mike Anderson is the new coach of Saint John's University... Wow

I think he will actually do well there. From what I saw of the Big East that is a slow league the last two years and he could take much better advantage there as opposed to the athletes in the SEC. Not saying the Big East stinks cause its a good league, just different matchups. I hope nothing but the best for him there! I really am not sure he could have landed in a better spot for what he likes to do. Plus the NYC area is full of some basketball players that know how to play.

That will be quite the adjustment for him.  St. John's is a VERY REGIONAL job, you need know the area really really well.  Most of the country recruits more-or-less nationally, but St. John's remains a very regional - even local institution.  It's a Catholic commuter school in Jamaica, Queens... it's not like Fayetteville or Columbia at all.

A weird drawback with St. John's is that it is not near a subway station or the major LIRR hub in Jamaica, it's harder to sell NYC when you're in a residential area of Queens.
Title: Re: Arkansas basketball 2018-2019
Post by: beach bum on July 05, 2019, 08:35:49 pm
Gafford playing well in his first summer league game doing his usually thing of 6-7 from the field right now and running up and down with 15 points mid way through the 4th quarter leading the Bulls summer squad in points so far this game. I think he will make a roster spot even though he landed early in the 2nd round and those spots aren't promised a contract cause the Bulls appear to be headed next year to be one of the worst teams in the NBA so their roster is not very strong especially at his position.

Also, it was nice to see Bobby P get his first big contract after his rookie deal just came up. He got 2 years and 31 million for the Knicks. I think that was a smart move for him getting his first big deal after the rookie deal by going to a bad team where he will play plenty and could get more money. NBA now is all about getting to the contract after your rookie deal cause salaries are so inflated even for average NBA players now. I hope Gafford can make the Bulls roster to get a rookie deal and eventually stay long enough to get his big pay day in a future 2nd deal.