re: Another game below 60% from the line

Yep, usually you are either good or bad and it doesn't fluctuate much. Practice or no practice. He's always been bad and continues to be, same as Gafford.

Yeah 31% seemed crazy bad, but 63% versus 60% last year, more of the same.

Yeah but that's just a freshman night for him there, he's a pure shooter and not someone to ever really worry about at the line as gets older.

He'll probably be one of those 85%+ top 10 SEC guys come soph/jr year.

One of those games...oh well.

We had to have that new practice facility, member? That was gonna catch us up to tSEC


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A couple of good things in this loss.

The team has a full week to reflect on the things they did poorly before the next game. They'll learn from this one. 2, They are pretty good at putting themselves in a good position late. They do not fold shop easily, if ever. These guys are going to put themselves in position to win games people probably won't think they'll be able to win.

The SEC as a whole isn't faring too well early. Arkansas has a shot to contend in this conference this year.

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I can't believe the sky is falling people when the team is 6-2. Idiots.

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Western Kentucky at home is not a good loss no matter how you look at it. People have a right to be upset about that game.

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The SEC as a whole isn't faring too well early. Arkansas has a shot to contend in this conference this year.

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Let me see if I understand this statement correctly....

Contend for what? Conference Title? Because surely you don't believe that. Auburn, Tenner, KY, Miss State, uhhh huh!

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Ironically Gafford was 3-3 tonight.

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Check Gaffords numbers. They should be way up from where they started. Game before last he was 9-9 at the line.

The shooting will get there. This team is still getting used to the big moments. But they're catching on quickly.

Poor shooting tonight did them in. They won't have many games like that.

ETA: The good news is that this team has SEVERAL players that shoot the ball very well. Let them find their roles a little more. Embrey shot a few too many today. Because he hit 4 last time out. He will probably be told to dial it back a little.

ETA2, I would guess Mike would want Joe and Jones to just shoot whenever they feel comfortable, but not get more than say a half dozen from the rest of the guards combined. Unless one of them is feeling good. Then they get the green light too.

This team is going to shoot a lot of threes. And they're going to make a LOT.

Yes Rev, this year. This team will once again finish in the top 3 of the SEC standings. They've done that a lot lately, actually.

It's almost like you guys don't even realize that over the last 5 years or so Arkansas is only trailing Kentucky in overall SEC wins.

That's contending for titles. It's not winning them (yet) but it is contending for them. The SEC is top heavy this year. Middle to bottom of the SEC pack doesn't look nearly as tough as people thought it would. That is going to translate into conference wins for these guys.

Now note, I didn't say they would win a title this year. I said they would contend for one. So let's get the definitions straight and not put words in one another's mouths, alright?

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If it was as easy as "practice shooting free throws and you'll be great!" then everyone would be great at shooting free throws.

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Certainly easier than NOT practicing. And define practicing? Is it 1000 free throws every day? Is it 100? I wonder if top notch programs with top notch coaches could bring in a sports psychologist.