re: Where's the Mike Anderson Haters?

idk if Mike is taking us to the ship or not. but hes got us better than we've been in a long time consistently.

We could have had bill self after Nolan was fired for his racist rant...

But we had to hire another African American because of Franks racist ways....

So we hire heath, then we hired the red headed bastard child from KY,

and now we are back to a Nolan Protégé During the time that hand checks, and petty fouls are constantly called, and pushing round pegs into round holes.. Forcing players in the past few years into a style rather than adapting the style for the players.

And, we have had long enough to do something besides a 1st round exit.. .by now.

Just adding to the conversation....

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Let's what until conference play b4 u start calling names. K bro

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That's fine, but let me ask you this. You can get rid of Mike tomorrow who are you taking that will come?

What we have now is a guy that seems to keep putting competitive teams on the floor, and we know 100% cares and understands what this program is about.

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The question is whether we can we win on the road.

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That is the question every non elite top 10 team has.

Very top heavy. Rest of the league is pretty terrible.

A&M is 2-4 with losses to Minnesota/Washington/UC Irvine/Gonzaga and no even half decent wins

Mizzou is 3-3 with losses to Iowa State/KSU/Temple and no decent wins

USC is 4-3 with losses to Wofford/Stony Brook/Providence and no half decent wins

UGA is 4-3 with losses to Temple/Clemson/Georgia State and no half decent wins

UF is 4-3 with losses to FSU/OU/Butler and a decent win over Stanford

Ole Miss is 5-2 with losses to Butler and Cincy

Bama is 5-2 with losses to Northeastern and UCF

Vandy is 5-2 with losses to Kent State and NC State




That is a whole lot of meh to bad.

So we're top 10, just not elite? I'll take it

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Eventually he will hit, and then we have something to work with in recruiting.

Patience is our friend here.

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Its his 9th year and we are just hoping to get into the tournament

This is the same coach that gave Ethan Henderson a scholarship

Hasn't Mike won more road games in the SEC than anyone besides Calipari since he became our coach.

That narrative should die.

Really like this team, def. have a shot at an NCAA bid if they can steal a big game at home from one of the top teams and take care of the other garbage in the SEC.

Really needed that Texas win but we'll be alright. Have to beat Texas Tech.

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Its his 9th year and we are just hoping to get into the tournament

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fire him and let's see if it goes as well as the football transitions thr last 9 years....

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fire him and let's see if it goes as well as the football transitions thr last 9 years....

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Just look at Missouri since he left them, because you know, he's such a horrible coach.

Basketball isn't a sport where the non-blue bloods can go and snag whoever they want from other P5 or "lesser" programs, this is largely because of the tournament, other factors include some of the "lesser" name programs actually put basketball as a top priority (Big East Schools, WCC, MVC, etc).

Arkansas basketball has never been able to recruit like a blue blood. After Nolan won the NC the recruiting went to a blue blood level when a NCAA investigation, not sanctions and a penalties just an investigation, crippled recruiting that took years to reestablished. At the time the recruiting was getting back to NC contender level, the basketball program is hit with sanctions because Ford/Nutt had players being paid and a track guy rode in a car.

The other factor in today's game compared to then is Nolan had Mayberry and Day, two guys who had long respectable NBA careers, for 4 years and Corliss for 3 years. In today's climate he would have been lucky to have any of the 3 for 2 years. So not only has Arkansas struggled to gather up this level of talent, it is now being asked to do so at a more frequent level.

But I'm all ears on this HC who is better than Mike who is ready to come here and take the program to a higher NCAA tourney level of success, since there isn't much room to improve upon in conference results from where Mike has the program.