Mike's a good coach

[elksnort]

and the record is there to prove it.

But to be great, he has to get the big time player(s) to win it all.

I know this seems over simplistic, but it is the case.

I was wrong to think that the majority of these current players could get it done at a big level.
I'm eager to learn about the new prospects.

[3kgthog]

Top rated players won't be coming here. It'll be done via a group of mid-level players playing as a group. BJ Young types being Hogs will be a rarity.

[elksnort]

You're right, B.J. Young needs some help.

[Spider-Pig]

Top rated players won't be coming here. It'll be done via a group of mid-level players playing as a group. BJ Young types being Hogs will be a rarity.

Bobby portis has a chance to be a 5*, and dederick lee will be a 4* in next class. Jacorey Williams is a top 150 player. Help is on the way

[Mizzoufan1]

Top rated players won't be coming here. It'll be done via a group of mid-level players playing as a group. BJ Young types being Hogs will be a rarity.

And he didn't recruit BJ Young to Missouri, because he didn't fit his system.   I liked Mike, but he is not a good recruiter.  Every good player he got at Mizzou was a Missouri kid that we would have gotten anyway or had some family/friend relationship. 

[870hogfan]

And he didn't recruit BJ Young to Missouri, because he didn't fit his system.   I liked Mike, but he is not a good recruiter.  Every good player he got at Mizzou was a Missouri kid that we would have gotten anyway or had some family/friend relationship.

Why are you on here again??

[Spider-Pig]

And he didn't recruit BJ Young to Missouri, because he didn't fit his system.   I liked Mike, but he is not a good recruiter.  Every good player he got at Mizzou was a Missouri kid that we would have gotten anyway or had some family/friend relationship. 

What factor did BJ's grades play in it? BJ was a grade risk and MA did have his last 2 best players from previous classes not qualify. Did Alden let him recruit him?

[Mizzoufan1]

What factor did BJ's grades play in it? BJ was a grade risk and MA did have his last 2 best players from previous classes not qualify. Did Alden let him recruit him?

I actually heard that the players asked Mike not to offer him because he was such a jerk when he came in for a visit, I don't know about the grades.  BTW that is at best 3rd hand info, so I wouldn't dare claim it as fact.  I would think if Anderson really wanted him, he would have offered regardless.  Either way, it had to be kind of awkward when they met up at Arkansas.

[Mizzoufan1]

Why are you on here again??

Sorry, I forgot to get your permission to put an outside opinion on your message board.  I personally like a little outside perspective on our message board, especially if it was from the school of our new coach.  I don't always agree with it, but it is still interesting, as long as it isn't some moron talking crap.

[3kgthog]

I don't find it coincidental that you showed up tonight after a loss like this. You are here to gloat. Things would go a lot smoother for you if you'd just admit it.

[Mizzoufan1]

I don't find it coincidental that you showed up tonight after a loss like this. You are here to gloat. Things would go a lot smoother for you if you'd just admit it.

If I wanted to gloat I would just do it.  Honestly I was bored and was looking at your guys take on Anderson so far, and had an opinion and expressed it.  Thought it might be interesting for you guys to get an impression from someone that has watched him closely for the last four years.

[HF#1]

If I wanted to gloat I would just do it.  Honestly I was bored and was looking at your guys take on Anderson so far, and had an opinion and expressed it.  Thought it might be interesting for you guys to get an impression from someone that has watched him closely for the last four years.

He's fine.  He has a young team combined with leftovers from the previous staff.  We got some good ones coming in next season.  Like any rebuild job, it takes time.  We are 17-10.  A couple more wins and most would call this season a success with what we had.

[lrcentral]

The excuses will never end. I believe that we were hoodwinked into this hire because of the glory days of Nolan. Can we get a refund?

[Uncommon]

He's fine.  He has a young team combined with leftovers from the previous staff.  We got some good ones coming in next season.  Like any rebuild job, it takes time.  We are 17-10.  A couple more wins and most would call this season a success with what we had.

+1.  Agree 100%.  I think the 17 wins alone with this team is a tremendous accomplishment.  I was only expecting about 13 wins this season.  I think we will continue to get better under Mike Anderson.  With a full roster, hopefully, we will have better depth and win more games.  My expectation for next year's team is 19 wins at least. 

[HF#1]

+1.  Agree 100%.  I think the 17 wins alone with this team is a tremendous accomplishment.  I was only expecting about 13 wins this season.  I think we will continue to get better under Mike Anderson.  With a full roster, hopefully, we will have better depth and win more games.  My expectation for next year's team is 19 wins at least. 

The most pessimistic posters were predicting 16 wins.  I thought we would flirt with 20 but I think 19 is a good aiming point.  That will probably get us in the NIT.

[kaiserhog]

And he didn't recruit BJ Young to Missouri, because he didn't fit his system.   I liked Mike, but he is not a good recruiter.  Every good player he got at Mizzou was a Missouri kid that we would have gotten anyway or had some family/friend relationship.

He left you in pretty good shape. You fail.

[Uncommon]

The most pessimistic posters were predicting 16 wins.  I thought we would flirt with 20 but I think 19 is a good aiming point.  That will probably get us in the NIT.

Yeah I probably was the most pessimistic when it came to feeling good about the basketball team.  The lack of depth and whole new style of basketball didn't have me thinking highly of the Hogs this season.  I've been very surprised and pleased with our basketball team this year.  Next year, I think we will get at least 19 wins with a team that has better depth.  Although, I'm concerned about our lack of a front court.  We'll only have 4 true forwards/centers next season.

[Mizzoufan1]

He left you in pretty good shape. You fail.

You might look at the roster past the seniors, you fail. 

[Spider-Pig]

You might look at the roster past the seniors, you fail. 

Just allows you to get more Haith players to run his system

[Mizzoufan1]

Just allows you to get more Haith players to run his system

Haha, I'm sure every coach wants to fill a whole roster with his own players after one year.

[Mizzoufan1]

He left you in pretty good shape. You fail.

We literally have no freshman or sophomores on our roster that Anderson recruited.  Look it up.

[Smithian]

We literally have no freshman or sophomores on our roster that Anderson recruited.  Look it up.

You've already pointed out Mike Anderson is a bad recruiter. You must consider this a blessing.

[HF#1]

We literally have no freshman or sophomores on our roster that Anderson recruited.  Look it up.

Yes, your new coach will have to both recruit and coach next season.  Mike will have to do the same thing here. 

[Spider-Pig]

Haha, I'm sure every coach wants to fill a whole roster with his own players after one year.

Still have pressey, Dixon, and bowers.  Not bad

[Mizzoufan1]

We literally have no freshman or sophomores on our roster that Anderson recruited.  Look it up.

Sorry, flip is a soph, he is the only one.

[Mizzoufan1]

Still have pressey, Dixon, and bowers.  Not bad

Bowers would be gone too without the injury.  You can't excuse the poor shape Anderson left us in after this class.  I think that was a big part in the reason he left, he knew he was screwed after this season.

[Mizzoufan1]

Yes, your new coach will have to both recruit and coach next season.  Mike will have to do the same thing here.

Didn't he walk into a top 5 recruiting class at Arkansas?

[Smithian]

Bowers would be gone too without the injury.  You can't excuse the poor shape Anderson left us in after this class.  I think that was a big part in the reason he left, he knew he was screwed after this season.

Again, you have pointed out Mike Anderson can't recruit. You should be super pumped up he's gone.

I am sorry Anderson tore your program down. Imagine where you all could be right now if he never coached at Mizzou. Sorry about your struggles

[Spider-Pig]

Bowers would be gone too without the injury.  You can't excuse the poor shape Anderson left us in after this class.  I think that was a big part in the reason he left, he knew he was screwed after this season.

That was in response to Haith's team next season.  CMA most likely would've signed a player last year (Porter) if he stayed anyways

[Smithian]

Didn't he walk into a top 5 recruiting class at Arkansas?

Didn't Frank Haith walk into a top 5 team at Missouri?

[Mizzoufan1]

Didn't Frank Haith walk into a top 5 team at Missouri?

Nope, he walked into an underachieving team that lost in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament and then lost their best skilled big man to an acl tear.  He made them a top 5 team.

[HF#1]

Didn't he walk into a top 5 recruiting class at Arkansas?

Doesn't make what Mike is doing any less than what Frank will have to do next season. 

[kaiserhog]

Nope, he walked into an underachieving team that lost in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament and then lost their best skilled big man to an acl tear.  He made them a top 5 team.

Mizzou needs to stock up on KY Jelly in anticipation of their SEC opener against Georgia.

[Smithian]

Nope, he walked into an underachieving team that lost in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament and then lost their best skilled big man to an acl tear.  He made them a top 5 team.

Dang, you're stuck with just Ratliffe down low? Life must suck.

You can keep gloating all over this board. Eventually Frank Haith will get his own players in there and you'll see how "bad" Mike Anderson really is. Frank Haith didn't piss a drop at Miami, but maybe at the glorious Missouri program he can do something worth bragging about once he gets his own players.

Your comeuppance in football and basketball will be in full swing by your second or third year in the SEC. You guys are doing your damndest to troll the Razorback program and what goes around will come around.

[Mizzoufan1]

Doesn't make what Mike is doing any less than what Frank will have to do next season.

No, but you would hope that a coach that was hired away would leave a team in a better situation than one that was fired.

[Mizzoufan1]

Mizzou needs to stock up on KY Jelly in anticipation of their SEC opener against Georgia.

Good grief, you just gave up that argument and went into football.

[Smithian]

No, but you would hope that a coach that was hired away would leave a team in a better situation than one that was fired.

Mike Anderson left your program with three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

John Pelphrey left with three consecutive non-tournament seasons.

To quote Bobby Petrino, now you're just making **** up.

[870hogfan]

Mike Anderson left your program with three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

John Pelphrey left with three consecutive non-tournament seasons.

To quote Bobby Petrino, now you're just making **** up.

Also took Mizzou to an final 8.

[Mizzoufan1]

Dang, you're stuck with just Ratliffe down low? Life must suck.

You can keep gloating all over this board. Eventually Frank Haith will get his own players in there and you'll see how "bad" Mike Anderson really is. Frank Haith didn't piss a drop at Miami, but maybe at the glorious Missouri program he can do something worth bragging about once he gets his own players.

Your comeuppance in football and basketball will be in full swing by your second or third year in the SEC. You guys are doing your damndest to troll the Razorback program and what goes around will come around.

oh my god.  I never said Anderson was bad.  He brought us back from the crap that was Quin Snyder.  I just showed the facts that Anderson left the cupboard bare.  Nothing but facts.

[Smithian]

oh my god.  I never said Anderson was bad.  He brought us back from the crap that was Quin Snyder.  I just showed the facts that Anderson left the cupboard bare.  Nothing but facts.

In this thread alone you've laid out you feel he is not a good recruiter and he underachieved with this current group of players.

So, you think he is a bad recruiter and apparently not good at getting teams to play to their potential.

What else is there to being a coach?

[Mizzoufan1]

Also took Mizzou to an final 8.

And then quit recruiting.  I will always be grateful for MA bringing us back, but he left us high and dry. 

[870hogfan]

And then quit recruiting.  I will always be grateful for MA bringing us back, but he left us high and dry.

Didn't he recruit those players that is playing right now for Mizzou??

[Mizzoufan1]

In this thread alone you've laid out you feel he is not a good recruiter and he underachieved with this current group of players.

So, you think he is a bad recruiter and apparently not good at getting teams to play to their potential.

What else is there to being a coach?

I think he runs a system that works well in a tournament setting and works in conference until the other smart coaches figure it out. 

[Smithian]

And then quit recruiting.  I will always be grateful for MA bringing us back, but he left us high and dry. 

If he was planning on leaving you high and dry, why'd he turn down financially lucrative deals from Georgia, Memphis, and Oregon? And why did it take Arkansas a small fortune to pry him away from Mizzou?

Took us quite a bit to drag him away from a job he apparently quit at.

[HF#1]

No, but you would hope that a coach that was hired away would leave a team in a better situation than one that was fired.

That is your hope.  My hope is that he continues to build Arkansas to where we need to be.  I have a feeling that it wouldn't matter in what shape he left Mizzou, you would still have something to whine about.   Enjoy what you "little" you got. 

[Mizzoufan1]

If he was planning on leaving you high and dry, why'd he turn down financially lucrative deals from Georgia, Memphis, and Oregon? And why did it take Arkansas a small fortune to pry him away from Mizzou?

Took us quite a bit to drag him away from a job he apparently quit at.

Did you watch out last 10 games last year?  I don't know what he planned, but I know the roster he left.

[870hogfan]

Did you watch out last 10 games last year?  I don't know what he planned, but I know the roster he left.

Yeah a top 5 team and your still over here crying about what Mike left you..

[Mizzoufan1]

That is your hope.  My hope is that he continues to build Arkansas to where we need to be.  I have a feeling that it wouldn't matter in what shape he left Mizzou, you would still have something to whine about.   Enjoy what you "little" you got.

Have fun with Nolan when inevitable criticisms of Anderson come.  I really can't believe the hogs touched that one with a ten foot pole.

[Mizzoufan1]

Yeah a top 5 team and your still over here crying about what Mike left you..

It wouldn't be at top 5 team if he hadn't left.

[870hogfan]

It wouldn't be at top 5 team if he hadn't left.

Enjoy all your final 4's oh wait...