Congrats to Mike

[uncle bubs]

Congrats to Mike for his 100th win tonight. Here's to 100 more!

[HognitiveDissonance]

Very nice game by the Hogs.
I actually thought we would win all three home games(Aub/Mizz/LSU), so not surprised by beating LS-who. The margin of victory is high, yes. But Tenn thumped them Saturday 81-65 and now we thump them 85-65. No shocker.
We just had a terrible letdown against Auburn.

[hhicNaychaBoi]

Congrats to MA...I see the foundation being set here.  100 wins in 5 years yet his detractors want him gone. He isn't on the hot seat at all and anyone who is basketball savy can see that he has done more with less this season. Next season he should have more returning components than he has had his entire tenure at Arkansas and with the juco all Americans coming I think we should win anywhere from 20 to 25 games next year. These next few years should be fun to watch.

[Hogsolo]

Congrats to MA...I see the foundation being set here.  100 wins in 5 years yet his detractors want him gone. He isn't on the hot seat at all and anyone who is basketball savy can see that he has done more with less this season. Next season he should have more returning components than he has had his entire tenure at Arkansas and with the juco all Americans coming I think we should win anywhere from 20 to 25 games next year. These next few years should be fun to watch.

Nice to see some cooler heads and wisdom on the board.

[intelligence]

Congrats to MA...I see the foundation being set here.  100 wins in 5 years yet his detractors want him gone. He isn't on the hot seat at all and anyone who is basketball savy can see that he has done more with less this season. Next season he should have more returning components than he has had his entire tenure at Arkansas and with the juco all Americans coming I think we should win anywhere from 20 to 25 games next year. These next few years should be fun to watch.

I agree with the sentiment, but in regards to your last two sentences i see reason for concern on both points. It's not a given that next season's team will give us 20 to 25 W's. Arlando Cook is a plug and play rebounder who can give you alot of effort on the boards and play solid defense. he's not going to be asked to score alot, though he can give you offense in the paint due to his rebounding skills. On the otherhand, macon and barford are both used to being the goto guy on their respective teams, so it will be interesting how they react to playing in an offense where they will be asked to take less shots and make most of them. if they turn out to be streaky, volume shooters we're not going to be very good. we lose hannah and kingsley for 2017, and there is an outside possiblity that barford and/or macon could leave for the NBA as well, so 2017 and beyond should certainly be seen as unknown. if bailey and jones turn out to be steals then yes, we might survive those personnel losses, but its hardly a done deal.

[TNhawgfan]

we lose hannah and kingsley for 2017, and there is an outside possiblity that barford and/or macon could leave for the NBA as well, so 2017 and beyond should certainly be seen as unknown. if bailey and jones turn out to be steals then yes, we might survive those personnel losses, but its hardly a done deal.

But Mike has proven this year he does such a good job replacing talent when they leave

[SuperSid4Ever]

Despite all the Negative Nellies on here, congrats on the 100th win, Mike!!

[Sooie71923]

Alright Coach MA!  keep on keeping on!  I BELIEVE! 

[hhicNaychaBoi]

I agree with the sentiment, but in regards to your last two sentences i see reason for concern on both points. It's not a given that next season's team will give us 20 to 25 W's. Arlando Cook is a plug and play rebounder who can give you alot of effort on the boards and play solid defense. he's not going to be asked to score alot, though he can give you offense in the paint due to his rebounding skills. On the otherhand, macon and barford are both used to being the goto guy on their respective teams, so it will be interesting how they react to playing in an offense where they will be asked to take less shots and make most of them. if they turn out to be streaky, volume shooters we're not going to be very good. we lose hannah and kingsley for 2017, and there is an outside possiblity that barford and/or macon could leave for the NBA as well, so 2017 and beyond should certainly be seen as unknown. if bailey and jones turn out to be steals then yes, we might survive those personnel losses, but its hardly a done deal.

In every stat line that I've seen for Barford he had at least 30 points. With his ability to score I think that should translate into at 15 at the d1 level. I also believe he will be a better defender than Bell ever was. Macon is also a pretty good shooter and with Jimmy Whitt's improvement I wonder if there will be enough balls to go around for him Kingsley, Barford, and Hannahs. I'm not sure how Bailey will contribute but he should be an upgrade over Willie easily. Next year's team will have a lot of depth and experience. They should be at least a top 3 team in conference.

[intelligence]

In every stat line that I've seen for Barford he had at least 30 points. With his ability to score I think that should translate into at 15 at the d1 level. I also believe he will be a better defender than Bell ever was. Macon is also a pretty good shooter and with Jimmy Whitt's improvement I wonder if there will be enough balls to go around for him Kingsley, Barford, and Hannahs. I'm not sure how Bailey will contribute but he should be an upgrade over Willie easily. Next year's team will have a lot of depth and experience. They should be at least a top 3 team in conference.

any guess on what the lineup would be?

[hhicNaychaBoi]

any guess on what the lineup would be?

Barford, Hannah's, Whitt/Macon, Thompson, Kingsley.... Beard, Watkins, and Thomas will most likely be the first off the bench.

[hogsanity]

anytime you reach a wins milestone ending in 00 it is something to be appreciated. 

[hhicNaychaBoi]

Exactly and he has ana 86 win % at home

[poloprince]

20 wins per season average, that's better than the previous two coaches.  :razorback:

[Uncommon]

I remember being at Bud Walton for his 1st win against South Carolina Upstate.  Lot of hope back then and there still is some now.

[TomBigBeeHog]

20 wins per season average, that's better than the previous two coaches.  :razorback:

uh oh. bout to be a sheet storm.

[Hawg Red]

any guess on what the lineup would be?

F - Kingsley/Thompson
F - Thomas/Cook/Bailey
G - Whitt/Watkins/Jenkins
G - Hannahs/Macon/Jones
G - Barford/Beard

Barford is an SEC-level athlete. That's a big deal. That overcomes a lot of the usual JUCO transition you see. Macon is a knock-down shooter. That also translates easily. Cook, I'm not sure on him. He could need some adjustment time. But Barford especially, I think will take to it easily with his physical gifts and skillset. There will be a lot of spacing in that starting lineup I posted, and Moses will be allowed to run wild as a result.

[The_Iceman]

any guess on what the lineup would be?

My guess:

Barford / Beard
Hannahs / Macon / Jones
Whitt / Watkins / Jenkins
Cook / Thomas / Bailey
Kingsley / Thompson

[intelligence]

F - Kingsley/Thompson
F - Thomas/Cook/Bailey
G - Whitt/Watkins/Jenkins
G - Hannahs/Macon/Jones
G - Barford/Beard

Barford is an SEC-level athlete. That's a big deal. That overcomes a lot of the usual JUCO transition you see. Macon is a knock-down shooter. That also translates easily. Cook, I'm not sure on him. He could need some adjustment time. But Barford especially, I think will take to it easily with his physical gifts and skillset. There will be a lot of spacing in that starting lineup I posted, and Moses will be allowed to run wild as a result.

I think all 3 juco's are good enough to start

[wheelspigharvey]

anytime you reach a wins milestone ending in 00 it is something to be appreciated.

Unless those are the only two numbers, which is the case in my basketball coaching career (0-1)

[bvillepig]

It was also his 300th overall in 14 seasons.

Congratulations

[jackflash]

Mike has more wins this year than I figured he would

[uncle bubs]

I like this thread. Positive folks. It's all gonna be ok.

[intelligence]

I like this thread. Positive folks. It's all gonna be ok.

Yep. there is enough evidence of his ability for us to still have hope. this season was pretty dismal and should not have happened,but if im honest i would want a second chance if it happened to me. literally everything that could have went wrong did and sometimes these things just happen to the best of people. I think given enough time and patience from the fanbase, mike can right our course. he's already averaged 20 wins in his 1st 5 years, which is a great step in the right direction. the program overall just needs stability, and even if he doesn't take us to another NC, atleast he stabilized the program and returned us to a winning program. i still think there is a good chance he can take us to several deep tourney runs. we just got to be patient while he establishes our brand and identity.

[pigmailyen]

20 wins per season average, that's better than the previous two coaches.  :razorback:

Which seasons other than last year did we win 20 games?
Averages count in tiddlywinks.

[HoopS]

Which seasons other than last year did we win 20 games?
Averages count in tiddlywinks.

UAB
'03 - 21
'04 - 22
'05 - 22
'06 - 24

Missouri
'09 - 31
'10 - 23
'11 - 23

Arkansas
'14 - 22
'15 - 27

[wheelspigharvey]

UAB
'03 - 21
'04 - 22
'05 - 22
'06 - 24

Missouri
'09 - 31
'10 - 23
'11 - 23

Arkansas
'14 - 22
'15 - 27

Previous years don't count.  Future years don't count.  Only this season counts unless we're doing well, then only the seasons where we didn't do well count.

[DeltaBoy]

Congrats to Mike Anderson.

[cardsNhogs]

any guess on what the lineup would be?

I think Dusty will come off the bench next year.

Barford
Macon
Whitt
Cook
Kingley

[The_Iceman]

I think Dusty will come off the bench next year.

Barford
Macon
Whitt
Cook
Kingley

So Daryl Macon is going to come in and send a 16ppg scorer and 44% 3-pt shooter to the bench? Don't think so.

[HoopS]

I don't see that either. My guess:

Barford
Hannahs
Whitt
Thomas
Kingsley

Beard
Macon
Watkins
Cook
Thompson

Extra G/F
Jenkins
Jones (RS possibly)

Extra Big
Bailey

[cardsNhogs]

So Daryl Macon is going to come in and send a 16ppg scorer and 44% 3-pt shooter to the bench? Don't think so.

I could see it happening. Mike likes bringing scorers off the bench. He did it with BJ Young and last year with Qualls at times.

[hogwood]

C Kingsley 17 ppg
PF Cook 7
CG Barford 13
SG Hannahs 16
PG Beard 8

C Thompson 6
SF Thomas 6
CG Whitt 9
SG Macon 8
CG Watkins 5
SF Bailey 3
SG Jones 2
SF Jenkins 2

[pigmailyen]

Previous years don't count.  Future years don't count.  Only this season counts unless we're doing well, then only the seasons where we didn't do well count.

Exactly.  I see what you did there.

[The_Iceman]

C Kingsley 17 ppg
PF Cook 7
CG Barford 13
SG Hannahs 16
PG Beard 8

C Thompson 6
SF Thomas 6
CG Whitt 9
SG Macon 8
CG Watkins 5
SF Bailey 3
SG Jones 2
SF Jenkins 2

We're gonna average 102 points per game?

[SuperSid4Ever]

Previous years don't count.  Future years don't count.  Only this season counts unless we're doing well, then only the seasons where we didn't do well count.

LOL!!  Ain't it the truth??

[wheelspigharvey]

We're gonna average 102 points per game?

Ha ha, sign me up!

[wheelspigharvey]

LOL!!  Ain't it the truth??

Now I feel I've started something I can't take back.  That is how a few folks around here talk though.

[hogwood]

We're gonna average 102 points per game?

Player averages don't always equate to team averages. Of course I don't think we are going to average 102 ppg. More or less it was just what I thought each player is reasonably capable of averaging next year.

[uncle bubs]

I really liked how Mike played both Kingsley and Thompson at the same time. That was nasty. Even if Moses doesn't come back, I think next year at least will be a hoot to watch.

[intelligence]

I think Dusty will come off the bench next year.

Barford
Macon
Whitt
Cook
Kingley

it's a great problem to have ain't it?