SEC Tournament Opener: Looks like Ark vs Florida

[Porked Tongue]

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[TNhawgfan]

We play one game and come home

[Mr. Porkleone]

One and done again in SEC tourney

[Danny J]

Would rather play them than Bama or the like.....

[hoglady]

One and done again in SEC tourney

Unfortunately, that was my first thought.

[colavito]

Yep.  Look for a Florida beat down of possibly Biblical proportions.

[hogwood]

Will be really hard for this team to get it going again after getting this beatdown on senior night/last game. Lost all momentum tonight. Will be amazing if they can make a run now. Not impossible, but will take a lot of fight. FLA is more beatable than in the past IMO.

[Oliver]

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Pelphrey needs to cover the game.

Oh and mercifully it'll be our last game this season.

[Mr. Porkleone]

Unfortunately, that was my first thought.

Beat you to it...

[ICEman]

If they come out with the energy equivalency of the USCe game, we will be an easy out for the Gators.

[rude1]

This team isn't playing for anything and don't have a snowballs chance of winning this tournament, our pattern all year has been to win then lose a few, already lost the first one, probably time to end the season on a two game losing streak. But oh well  CMA salvaged that all important "never had a losing record" FWIW.

[porkinsons disease]

This team isn't playing for anything and don't have a snowballs chance of winning this tournament, our pattern all year has been to win then lose a few, already lost the first one, probably time to end the season on a two game losing streak. But oh well  CMA salvaged that all important "never had a losing record" FWIW.

spot on...prepare for the barrage of "we won 27 games last year"

[Redbug]

Hell we could just as easy sneak out a win on a neutral court against the gators and then kick a&m's arse again  as to not show up and get blown out by double digits in the opener and call it a wrap..

Watching this team play...and hearing the Ohio Players in the background....Rollercoaster of Love...SAY WHAT...ROLLERCOASTER...WAHOO HOOO HOOOOOO

[mckinneyhog5]

Of course we're gonna lose..we just lost to SC. We lost to them @Florida by 4, now we gonna get blown out.  Hogville is bi-polar.

[hawginbigd1]

Be just freakin awesome seeing Kevaughan Allen sending us home! But we got Whitt, we are #winning!

[razorbackchamps94]

Of course we're gonna lose..we just lost to SC. We lost to them @Florida by 4, now we gonna get blown out.  Hogville is bi-polar.

We hit some garbage 3's at end to make it closer then it was..

[Uberanubis]

well it wasn't a great year but with everything that went on in the offseason it wasn't a bad one either. CMA needs to get off his rump and really start recruiting. this maybe Arkansas, but its not the same Arkansas that can easily grab 4-5start talent and compete year in year out. he needs to work just a bit harder.

[Nipsey Mussle]

JB has been more active after this loss than the last four wins combined.

We could easily beat UF and then go on to beat aTm....easily.  Or we could easily lose to UF by 30...easily.

Our negative fans know for sure we will lose, yet admit at the same time they can't predict what this team will do.

[Jonteviosk]

This team isn't playing for anything and don't have a snowballs chance of winning this tournament, our pattern all year has been to win then lose a few, already lost the first one, probably time to end the season on a two game losing streak. But oh well  CMA salvaged that all important "never had a losing record" FWIW.

This is exactly what I mean by fair weather fans....Doesn't know a thing about Basketball.

[hawgfan4life]

If we shoot well and play with determination, we can play with anybody and beat most, if we don't shoot well and play uninspired, we can be beaten by most and embarrassed by average or better teams.

[ROASHE]

Florida is a bad matchup for Arkansas because Florida defends the perimeter about a well as anyone in the SEC. Also, Florida's guards are difficult to press because they don't turn the ball over and find the open man fairly well. Now, Florida can't shoot at all and that could be the Hogs saving grace....

[3kgthog]

This is exactly what I mean by fair weather fans....Doesn't know a thing about Basketball.

Nice to meet you, James Naismith.

Please. You don't know it all, either.

[Razorpigg]

Some of you are just plain sad...

[rude1]

This is exactly what I mean by fair weather fans....Doesn't know a thing about Basketball.

Interesting that your post was just littered with information on the subject of basketball. I laid out the facts of the season, you offered nothing but complaining that I did so.

[Jonteviosk]

Interesting that your post was just littered with information on the subject of basketball. I laid out the facts of the season, you offered nothing but complaining that I did so.

You didn't point out anything informative about the season all you did was gripe about the kids who played their hearts out and were inconsistent when we all knew they would be and took another shot at CMA. Nothing you said was basketball informative in the least all I did was call you on your BS and expose you for the fair weather fan that you are.

[Jonteviosk]

As for the matchup Im looking forward to Moses Kingsley against Jon Egbunu.

[SuperSid4Ever]

Some of you people are going to be beside yourselves if/when UA beats UF in the conference tourney.  The silence you'll create will be deafening in proportion to that which was created after we beat TN and AL on the road, and after some of you were predicting we would lose both of them.

[wheelspigharvey]

Some of you people are going to be beside yourselves if/when UA beats UF in the conference tourney.  The silence you'll create will be deafening in proportion to that which was created after we beat TN and AL on the road, and after some of you were predicting we would lose both of them.

They'll find something to talk about, especially if we were to lose the following game.

[HawgTrough]

Odds to Win SEC Tournament
Team   Odds
Kentucky   +130
Vanderbilt   +300
Texas A&M   +450
South Carolina   +800
Florida   +900
LSU   +1200
Arkansas   +2500
Mississippi   +3300
Field   +2500

[Letsroll1200]

Florida is a bad matchup for Arkansas because Florida defends the perimeter about a well as anyone in the SEC. Also, Florida's guards are difficult to press because they don't turn the ball over and find the open man fairly well. Now, Florida can't shoot at all and that could be the Hogs saving grace....

I think that gives Arkansas a big chance against Florida. They are almost last in 3pt percentage and free throw percentage. I think we back up and play zone against Florida. Force them to beat you from the 3 point line.

[Polecat]

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[DeltaBoy]

Go Hogs beat those Gators.

[HotlantaHog]

I am not optimistic as the Hogs have tended to win SEC Tourney games only during years in which the team is really, really good -- though it should be said, this Florida team is nothing special either.

[lefty08]

I think that gives Arkansas a big chance against Florida. They are almost last in 3pt percentage and free throw percentage. I think we back up and play zone against Florida. Force them to beat you from the 3 point line.

Florida was something like 30-36 at the line in our first matchup. They won't match that again, although the 36 fts could happen again

[SuperSid4Ever]

They'll find something to talk about, especially if we were to lose the following game.

Sadly, yes.

[wheelspigharvey]

Sadly, yes.

Ha ha, thanks.  That said, I wouldn't be surprised at the outcome, win or lose.  That SC game was hard to handle.

[bphi11ips]

Cool.  Can't wait to go to the game.  This has been one of my favorite teams.  Streaky three point teams sometimes do well in tournaments.

[bphi11ips]

P.S. - Not sure the brackets could have worked out better from a matchup perspective for Arkansas to get to finals. 

[Redbug]

P.S. - Not sure the brackets could have worked out better from a matchup perspective for Arkansas to get to finals. 

THIS^^^^^

[The Hogfather]

Kevaughn Allen's last 5 games:  13-49 (26.5%) and 3-22 (13.6%) from 3

If he shoots like he has been, shoots as much as he normally does, and we don't shoot like we did in the 1st half of that deplorable USCe game, we'll have a great shot at beating the Gators.  However, in typical Hog fashion, Allen will shoot 90% (the rest of the team will shoot 75%) and score 59 points, and Florida will win by 42.

[Atlhogfan1]

Kevaughn Allen's last 5 games:  13-49 (26.5%) and 3-22 (13.6%) from 3

If he shoots like he has been, shoots as much as he normally does, and we don't shoot like we did in the 1st half of that deplorable USCe game, we'll have a great shot at beating the Gators.  However, in typical Hog fashion, Allen will shoot 90% (the rest of the team will shoot 75%) and score 59 points, and Florida will win by 42.

Whitt shoots more frequently than Allen does. 

[The Hogfather]

Whitt shoots more frequently than Allen does. 

Really?

[Atlhogfan1]

Absolutely wrong.

Whitt takes more shots per minute played:  .352 vs .341

Allen
MIN   FGM-FGA
829   114-283
   0.341375151
   
Whitt
MIN   FGM-FGA
542   75-191
   0.352398524

Allen definitely put up more 3 attempts:  133(made 40 for 30%) to 16(made 6 for 37.5%) for Whitt - maybe this is where your impression has been formed

[The Hogfather]

Last 5 games:

Allen:  49 attempts in 146 minutes played:  .34 attempts/min
Whitt:  21 attempts in 70 minutes played:  .30 attempts/min

Allen:  13 makes in 146 minutes played:  .09 makes/min
Whitt:  10 makes in 70 minutes played:  .14 makes/min

Allen:  46 points in 146 minutes played:  .32 points/min
Whitt:  32 points in 70 minutes played:  .46 points/min

Allen:  22 3-point attempts in 146 minutes played:  .15 3-point attempts/min
Whitt:  7 3-pointn attempts in 70 minutes played:  .10 3-point attempts/min

Allen:  3 3-point makes in 146 minutes played:  .02 3-point makes/min
Whitt:  3 3-point makes in 70 minutes played:  .04 3-point makes/min

[Atlhogfan1]

Last 5 games:

Allen:  49 attempts in 146 minutes played:  .34 attempts/min
Whitt:  21 attempts in 70 minutes played:  .30 attempts/min

Allen:  13 makes in 146 minutes played:  .09 makes/min
Whitt:  10 makes in 70 minutes played:  .14 makes/min

Allen:  46 points in 146 minutes played:  .32 points/min
Whitt:  32 points in 70 minutes played:  .46 points/min

You had no idea till you looked it up it was even comparable between the two and you have been ranting all season about Allen.

[The Hogfather]

Whitt takes more shots per minute played:  .352 vs .341

Allen
MIN   FGM-FGA
829   114-283
   0.341375151
   
Whitt
MIN   FGM-FGA
542   75-191
   0.352398524

Allen definitely put up more 3 attempts:  133(made 40 for 30%) to 16(made 6 for 37.5%) for Whitt - maybe this is where your impression has been formed

A lot of your numbers were from early in the year when Whitt was shooting way too much (I still think he shoots a little too much for where he is right now) and the Florida coaches were having to "push Kevaughn to shoot more".

[The Hogfather]

You had no idea till you looked it up it was even comparable between the two and you have been ranting all season about Allen.

I actually did know that.  We've discussed this before during the season.  Like I said, I think Whitt shoots too much for where he is right now.  Kevaughn Allen Iverson still shoots way too much, especially 3s, for his abilities.

[The Hogfather]

Anyway, no reason to derail this thread.  My main point was that if Allen keeps playing like complete dog doo, like he has the last 5 games, and we don't have a horrible shooting night, we have a great shot at winning.

[Atlhogfan1]

Anyway, no reason to derail this thread.  My main point was that if Allen keeps playing like complete dog doo, like he has the last 5 games, and we don't have a horrible shooting night, we have a great shot at winning.

Egbunu gave us problems last matchup and has had some good games recently.  Finney Smith is a difficult matchup for us. 

[The Hogfather]

Egbunu gave us problems last matchup and has had some good games recently.  Finney Smith is a difficult matchup for us. 

Egbunu is a scary dude.  Really hope Kingsley steps his game up for this one!

It really all depends on if Bell/Hannahs are getting their shots off and making a decent amount of them.