These games are going to pay off for us down the road..

[WhatsitHOGabout]

Madden killed us this game.  He and the Hall kid.

We do not deserve to be ranked.

Captain Obvious Out!  😡

[EastMemphisHog]

Feel bad for portis and qualls

[rhinohog84]

This game may pay off for us, in the NIT

[Biggus Piggus]

Portis missed some shots when the team badly needed scores.

[40MINSOFHELL]

Are we sure this is Mike best team?

[WorfHog]

This game may pay off for us, in the NIT

Maybe we can get destroyed by a mediocre Cal team again.

[ThrillaHog]

Madden killed us this game.  He and the Hall kid.

We do not deserve to be ranked.

Captain Obvious Out!  😡

This. This will drop us we'll out of the rankings and we deserve it.

[WhatsitHOGabout]

There is no doubt that MA is not the coach Nolan was.  MA needs to get tougher on these kids.

[Demaghog]

Madden killed us this game.  He and the Hall kid.

We do not deserve to be ranked.

Captain Obvious Out!  😡

Yes, I can do other things this season instead of watch this team lose it's way to the NIT.

[Amityvillehogger]

Go back and watch the Iowa St game. That's what coaching looks like. All the made shots aside from them, those boys are getting coaching. Our boys, psssh.

[acepoker]

There is no doubt that MA is not the coach Nolan was.  MA needs to get tougher on these kids.

mike needs to be tougher. He knows what to do. Portis is a great player, idk if the others are ready yet. We just need to gel by conference play. I don't see Qualls as NBA talent. Great talent but not disciplined yet

[WhatsitHOGabout]

mike needs to be tougher. He knows what to do. Portis is a great player, idk if the others are ready yet. We just need to gel by conference play. I don't see Qualls as NBA talent. Great talent but not disciplined yet

Agreed!  Qualls is a wild man!  He can get better if he can mature.  No doubt he has the talent.

[Pigsear]

Street ball, no defense, no offense, no strategy, just roll the ball out there and get after it.

[razorbackkid]

I don't see this game paying off in any sort of positive way.  Just showed the rest of college basketball that we suck on the road once again.

[Danny J]

Would be different if Clemson was going to be even a decent team. They may not even be .500 this year.

CMA has some hard choices to make going forward.

[Atlhogfan1]

Portis missed some shots when the team badly needed scores.

0 FT attempts for the 3rd time this season.  Only 5 attempts in the last 4 games.  On pace for less than a 100 this season.  Needs to be more physical IMO especially down the stretch. 

[Pork Twain]

Losing to a good team pays off.  Losing to an inferior team exposes you

[HogsBalls]

It's obvious, we don't go hard to the rim and we settle for outside jumpers. We have a hard time blocking out for rebounds and our defense was still sporadic.

One positive I saw was working the offense through Portis. That's what needs to happen.

[william.lane123]

Street ball, no defense, no offense, no strategy, just roll the ball out there and get after it.

This!!!

[Letsroll1200]

It's obvious, we don't go hard to the rim and we settle for outside jumpers. We have a hard time blocking out for rebounds and our defense was still sporadic.

One positive I saw was working the offense through Portis. That's what needs to happen.

There are a couple of players that believe they are better than Portis. One of them missed a easy lay up in Overtime!

[The_Iceman]

How are we in year 4 of Mikes system and we have no speed at guard?

[Danny J]

How are we in year 4 of Mikes system and we have no speed at guard?

I still think the lineups are the issue. Need to make some changes to start and finish the game. I would not play Madden at the 1 especially against smaller PG's. They just eat him alive on offense and defense.

[acepoker]

The defense just lacks intensity especially after the other team does something well. Great players and teams respond, not hang their heads. We we have to stop getting sucked under the rim when the ball is being shot from the perimeter. Either its a made basketball or a long rebound and we always have at least 2 players inside the circle. These issues can be worked out by seasons end. I'm not giving up but we need improvement ASAP.

[HSVhogfan2]

Street ball, no defense, no offense, no strategy, just roll the ball out there and get after it.

It's not even close to street ball. That is what us white folks call any kind of game that doesn't seem to have a structure when we don't know enough about BB to critique it. If AR played "street ball" they would claw your eyes out to take the ball away from you and have at least 2 guys on the court who would not soil themselves when they were passed the ball at winning time. AR style is way closer to "country club YMCA ball" than "streetbball".

[hog golf]

With a good seed in the NIT. Cant wait til selection monday!

[latrops]

Losing to a good team pays off.  Losing to an inferior team exposes you

Losing to an inferior team can pay off if you are able to evaluate and correct the deficiencies.  CMA has been losing to inferior teams on the road with regularity going back to his last season in Mizzou.  I'm no longer confident that he is competent to make the necessary adjustments.  I hope he does, but I saw things today that I didn't expect to still be seeing out of this team.

[lookawayquick]

I sing from the same hymnal as Danny J. Our starting guards are big time defensive liabilities. It amazes me that CMA has not developed or recruited. True floor general.  The current guards don't defend well or distribute basketball. Bell is asset when his shots are falling but that is about one in four games. Need an upgrade at the guard spot in the worst way.  CMA needs to bite the bullet and make some personnel changes.

[ballz2thewall]

Are we sure this is Mike best team?

good question, buster.

[hogsanity]

  I'm no longer confident that he is competent to make the necessary adjustments. 

I am very confident he either CAN'T or WON'T make the adjustments. Either is a huge problem.

[bigred223]

I don't see why we can't start Durham or beard at point and put madden at 2. That way we can have bell come in with the second unit. Williams and Kingsley need more minutes as well.

[Biggus Piggus]

It's not even close to street ball. That is what us white folks call any kind of game that doesn't seem to have a structure when we don't know enough about BB to critique it. If AR played "street ball" they would claw your eyes out to take the ball away from you and have at least 2 guys on the court who would not soil themselves when they were passed the ball at winning time. AR style is way closer to "country club YMCA ball" than "streetbball".

You are right, HSV. Some of these other guys can't resist the racist pejoratives about MA/Nolan. Style does not explain why this basketball team was incapable of executing anything in the last six minutes yesterday.

[TexArkHogFan]

Helping us down the road brings back bad memories.  They once asked me to sing tenor in the church choir and I got all excited until I found out they meant ten r fifteen miles down the road. 

[Inhogswetrust]

There is no doubt that MA is not the coach Nolan was.  MA needs to get tougher on these kids.

Don't confuse not being as vocal as not being as tough. It may be true or it may not. Unless you are intimately connected and see what is going on everyday within the program nobody can really say if he is tough or not.