Game 3 update

[jjsmitty]

BCAK 21 Hogs 15 after first quarter... 3 pointer galore from Lithuianium team, including one at first quarter buzzer... Wade with 5, hunter with 4, Scott and Wagner both with 2 and young and Clarke both with 1...

[jry04]

Hogs up 43-39 at the half.

[jjsmitty]

Huge 2nd qtr!

[Danny J]

Keep the stats rolling guys. I appreciate it.

[jjsmitty]

Qualls just manning up on their big guy. He's got 9 now, all over the top of the big guy- who he just dunked on.. Arkansas went on a 13-2 run to start the quarter and takes the lead to halftime.. Qualls 9, young 7, WAde and Mickelson with 6, Scott with 4, Clarke 3, WAgner 2 and Williams with 3

[jjsmitty]

Second half has begun.. Arkansas 49-46 with 6:50 left in the quarter

[SWD26]

BCAK 21 Hogs 15 after first quarter... 3 pointer galore from Lithuianium team, including one at first quarter buzzer... Wade with 5, hunter with 4, Scott and Wagner both with 2 and young and Clarke both with 1...

Thanks for the update jjsmitty, Guarding the three seemed to be a major problem for them last season, hope they work a lot on that.

[The Hogfather]

Qualls is going to be so fun to watch.  Can't wait...

[jry04]

63-55 at the end of 3.

[The Hogfather]

63-55 at the end of 3.

Us?

[Dogtown Donkey]

I'd be surprised if Qualls wasn't a regular contributor as a freshman. A lot of people think he's too raw, but I don't care. The athleticism and fit for the system is there. If he puts the work in, he'll be on the court and produce. He could be scary by his senior year if his skill level develops.

[jry04]

Us?

Sorry, yes us.

[jjsmitty]

Wade with two 3 pointers on fast break has Arkansas surging ahead 58-49 with 1:46 to go in third quarter.. He's now got 15 points to lead the way.

[jry04]

Wade with two 3 pointers on fast break has Arkansas surging ahead 58-49 with 1:46 to go in third quarter.. He's now got 15 points to lead the way.

It is actually 63-55 at the end of the third quarter.

[SWD26]

I'd be surprised if Qualls wasn't a regular contributor as a freshman. A lot of people think he's too raw, but I don't care. The athleticism and fit for the system is there. If he puts the work in, he'll be on the court and produce. He could be scary by his senior year if his skill level develops.

I very much agree. He fits Coach Anderson's style.

[jjsmitty]

Arkansas opens the 4th quarter by forcing 5 straight turnovers and is now up 69-55 with 8:31 left in the game..

[jjsmitty]

It is actually 63-55 at the end of the third quarter.

Sorry, trying to keep up!

[jjsmitty]

Arkansas leads 77-60 with 4:37 left... Wade 19, Young 12, Qualls 11, Williams 10, Mickelson 8, Clarke 7, Scott 6, Wagner 2, Bell 2

It's a runaway now.  Arkansas up 82-60 with 2:08 left. BCAK has fallen over and can't get up.. Only 5 points this quarter so far..

[CPL HOG]

jj where are you getting the game info from?

[jjsmitty]

Mickelsons mom, she's texting me updates

[CPL HOG]

oh nice.

[jjsmitty]

Final.. Hogs 84-67.. Largest lead was 22 ..

[TNhawgfan]

Mickelsons mom, she's texting me updates

It's good to know people with connections. Can she get me good floor seats? 

[The Hogfather]

Awesome.

[jjsmitty]

It's good to know people with connections. Can she get me good floor seats? 

She won't even offer up seats to me! 

She did say hunter busted marshawns eye the other day in practice causing stitches. I just hope he stays away from his acl.

[SixtySecondsOfPitino]

Final.. Hogs 84-67.. Largest lead was 22 ..

Thanks for all the updates, JJ.

[UNCLE BACK]

Another nice Victory. Hard to believe that VCU beat those guys by 38 though.

[azhog10]

Another nice Victory. Hard to believe that VCU beat those guys by 38 though.

VCU played things a lot differently. We are playing everybody no one person playing more than 18 minutes. They had a guy go something like 8-9 from three and had 27 points and played something like 30 minutes if I remember right. Not saying we could do that to them, but Mike is going to experiment with different lineups. Shaka doesn't have to do that with his squad. They are a very experienced team that made the Sweet 16 the last two years.

[RazorAg]

"Hunter's Mom" was getting her info from HawgsIllustrated.com's private/pay-for blog.  The updates that were being given were word for word.  There's a live blog on ArkansasRazorbacks.com that you can follow next game, which is Friday.

Good to see us come back out today and beat a decent team.  Marshawn didn't play, but Coty filled in nicely with a double-double.  Wade, Young, Clarke and Qualls have been our most consistent players.

[The Boar War]

I don't want to downplay these games in anyway but I was wondering something.  The other day I heard that the style of play in Europe is much more physical than in college ball.  Are we being allowed to have more contact with our agressive on ball defense?

Either way I'm glad they're getting this time to gel, practice, and play together.  That can't hurt.

Edit:  After reading more of the blog the writer believed that the refs were calling it pretty tight (although inconsistent).

[azhog10]

To me the biggest thing about this trip and how it compares to over here and our style of play is the shot clock. We play fast, however most teams to counter our style of play, they will slow it down. Fortunate for us, over seas they can't really do that since they have a 24 sec shot clock. That will be one big thing that helps us over there, but won't translate over here. We struggled in games like Auburn when teams try to use the full shot clock. The biggest thing is we are getting to see our guys live against other guys. Now the coaches can take what they saw, and work on whatever issues they think they found and address them when the season starts. It also gives us a chance to gel quicker like many have mentioned. Still I think we can all be proud of how our team has played.

[Danny J]

I don't want to downplay these games in anyway but I was wondering something.  The other day I heard that the style of play in Europe is much more physical than in college ball.  Are we being allowed to have more contact with our agressive on ball defense?

Either way I'm glad they're getting this time to gel, practice, and play together.  That can't hurt.

Edit:  After reading more of the blog the writer believed that the refs were calling it pretty tight (although inconsistent).

Well...it could go both ways though especially if the other team is bigger. I know nothing of this team so I can't say for sure. I do think that speaks more towards the officiating in the college level. It is beyond horrible. I thought the officiating in the olympics was much better than at the college level.

[jjsmitty]

"Hunter's Mom" was getting her info from HawgsIllustrated.com's private/pay-for blog.  The updates that were being given were word for word.  There's a live blog on ArkansasRazorbacks.com that you can follow next game, which is Friday.

Good to see us come back out today and beat a decent team.  Marshawn didn't play, but Coty filled in nicely with a double-double.  Wade, Young, Clarke and Qualls have been our most consistent players.

I didn't ask where she was getting her updates...just appreciated getting them and sharing them.

[RazorAg]

I didn't ask where she was getting her updates...just appreciated getting them and sharing them.

Was just providing more information to the poster who asked where you were getting updates.

[Fatmanhog]

havent seen anything on Madden? how has he played?

[mhuff]

havent seen anything on Madden? how has he played?

[secfan1]

Was just providing more information to the poster who asked where you were getting updates.

And he answered with Hunters mom, who is providing him with updates.

[RazorAg]

And he answered with Hunters mom, who is providing him with updates.

I read that very clearly, but figured people would want to know that we don't have to solely depend on Hunter's Mom and can go get live blog updates from ArkansasRazorbacks.com or HawgsIllustrated (for $).

I wasn't being smart, so no need to go there.

[choppedporkextrasauce]

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=205588429

nice write up.

[Adam Stokes]

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=205588429

nice write up.

21, 18, 16, 12.  That was the amount of points the Italian team scored per quarter.  The 40 minutes of hell really tired them out.

[Hogbody]

Looks like other teams have already dominated our next opponent...should hopefully be an easy one

[choppedporkextrasauce]

Looks like other teams have already dominated our next opponent...should hopefully be an easy one

or a very ugly one.

[azhog10]

havent seen anything on Madden? how has he played?

He's been talked about in almost every post game write up, so you shouldn't have to look or read very far. He's leading our team in assists on the trip.

[Hog Fan...DOH!]

Coty Clarke: 10pts, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals

Mike found a good one. 

[Dogtown Donkey]

If Coty Clarke can average around 10 boards a game in SEC play, I'd be through the roof. We finished 10th in the league last season with 34 RPG. If we can get that up there towards the top (somewhere in the 37-40 range), this could be a really good year.

Clarke - 8 RPG
Powell - 6 RPG
Mickelson - 6 RPG
Qualls - 4 RPG
Scott - 4 RPG
Madden - 4 RPG
Young - 3 RPG
Williams - 3 RPG
Wade - 2 RPG

That gets us to 40 RPG. I think it's possible. UK led the league at 39.2 RPG last season. That kind of rebounding + depth + B.J. + Powell + junior/sophomore improvements = good year. Hope everything falls into place and we have no big injuries. Sadly, I'm almost scared to get excited with how the past few years have gone.

[azhog10]

If Coty Clarke can average around 10 boards a game in SEC play, I'd be through the roof. We finished 10th in the league last season with 34 RPG. If we can get that up there towards the top (somewhere in the 37-40 range), this could be a really good year.

Clarke - 8 RPG
Powell - 6 RPG
Mickelson - 6 RPG
Qualls - 4 RPG
Scott - 4 RPG
Madden - 4 RPG
Young - 3 RPG
Williams - 3 RPG
Wade - 2 RPG

That gets us to 40 RPG. I think it's possible. UK led the league at 39.2 RPG last season. That kind of rebounding + depth + B.J. + Powell + junior/sophomore improvements = good year. Hope everything falls into place and we have no big injuries. Sadly, I'm almost scared to get excited with how the past few years have gone.

I agree it would be nice. I wonder how many shots were shot by the these teams in Italy and how it compares to the average amount of shots that were shot against us in a game last year. I am assuming with the lower shot clock teams were shooting a few more shots than norma which leads to more possible rebounds. I am more concerened with the amount of offensive rebounds we are giving up.

[Fatmanhog]

He's been talked about in almost every post game write up, so you shouldn't have to look or read very far. He's leading our team in assists on the trip.

my apologies I looked at the links provided and never his name mentioned. How many asst is he averaging?

[azhog10]

my apologies I looked at the links provided and never his name mentioned. How many asst is he averaging?

I'd have to go back and look but somewhere around 6 a game.

[Breems]

That gets us to 40 RPG. I think it's possible. UK led the league at 39.2 RPG last season. That kind of rebounding + depth + B.J. + Powell + junior/sophomore improvements = good year. Hope everything falls into place and we have no big injuries. Sadly, I'm almost scared to get excited with how the past few years have gone.

Aside from low post defense, rebounding is a big worry... especially when we lost our leading rebounder over the offseason.  Our guards/perimeter players will have to continue fighting for boards.  Oh, and I know we get the "Mike trades rebounds for steals" and "Mike will never have a true big man" speeches, but I believe even Coach A would prefer a taller roster at this point. 

Luckily, it seems we'll still have decent size across the entire roster to pick up the slack.  As far as low post defense, it will haunt us badly this year.  Mickelson will need to attend a Joe Adams seminar on elusiveness to avoid early foul trouble against SEC teams.

[azhog10]

Aside from low post defense, rebounding is a big worry... especially when we lost our leading rebounder over the offseason.  Our guards/perimeter players will have to continue fighting for boards.  Oh, and I know we get the "Mike trades rebounds for steals" and "Mike will never have a true big man" speeches, but I believe even Coach A would prefer a taller roster at this point. 

Luckily, it seems we'll still have decent size across the entire roster to pick up the slack.  As far as low post defense, it will haunt us badly this year.  Mickelson will need to attend a Joe Adams seminar on elusiveness to avoid early foul trouble against SEC teams.

UNC may be calling you pretty soon to see what U of A named and listed that class as.....LOL