Mike Anderson - tell me about him

All crap throwing aside. MA is a decent coach. He requires having a certain type player for his style of play though.

The problem I have and others may have was his lack of honesty when leaving for Arkansas. Most just like it put out there good or bad news. But he chose to decieve the fanbase, so you will have to keep that in mind when it comes to quotes from MA. Believe less of what you hear and most of what you see with him. Haith seems the exact opposite. He either just doesn't tell you or it's in a way you can digest better.

MA, glad you all have him. He will keep your program respectable for the most part playing wise. But as a person to me he is lacking.

Post play - his best post players are typically 6'8" guys who are high energy guys, i.e. DeMarre Carroll. Seven footers who can run the floor all game are rare and with his substitution patterns they aren't on the court that long anyway.

Rebounding - not sure why this is an issue with his teams, usually, but it is. His style doesn't preclude rebounding.

FTs - eh. I think it's a problem that's wider and deeper than CMA. His guys he left Haith shot free throws pretty well last year. So it's probably more just who he has on the team.

He's recruiting better at uA than he did at Mizzou (at least it appears that way). And he can't threaten to go somewhere else every year. So a couple of his weaknesses are being addressed.

My biggest criticism of MA as a coach was his lack of flexibility. If something wasn't working, he didn't change it - his system is his system and he is going to run it regardless. And after he left, the players commented on how they never watched game film to prepare until Haith came in - that their game planning was really lacking. Essentially the same thing, his way of playing regardless. It made things really frustrating when you ran into a team that planned well for us.

And, as others have said, rebounding and road wins were frustrating. I think the free throw issue is more systemic - young players aren't learning the fundamentals like they should. But poor free throw shooting can kill a team.

FWIW, I never blamed Mike for wanting to take the Arkansas job - it was home for him, I get that. But the lying, leveraging himself for raises every year and ultimately how he treated the players when he left? That left a bad impression on me. He'll do a good job at Arkansas, but as I've said before, I don't think he'll get you back in a championship discussion. SEC maybe, but not national.

You wont be a good rebounding team under him. You just wont be. FTs will be questionable too.

He is a decent coach. I was telling my friend towards the end of his tenure here "He will never win us a conference championship, but he will always get us to the tournament." I was ok with that back then, because it was better than what we had but the fact is teams were starting to adjust to his style. He is screwed once they do.

Tell us what your thoughts are. Your comrades are in denial about him

I didn't want him. He cannot develop a true big, his teams aren't able to change tempo when necessary, the NCAA banned hand checking after the 94 NC so the style of play is not near as effective as it once was, only one player on our current team consistently looks to pass to the post, and that same player seems to be the only one who knows how to make an entry pass.

Further, the terrible shooting from the free throw line is an indication of a lack of discipline and focus by the coaches. Same for their terrible rebounding.

This team frustrates the hell out of me, I think MA will make the team better over time but IMO he is not an elite coach.

I'm probably the only Razorback fan who did not want to hire him. But our fan base had to hire him just so they can see what having him as a coach is like. I also believe he had to coach here for the same reason. IMO, both sides have forgotten the shortcomings of the other and if we don't go dancing in year 4 we'll finally see this honeymoon over.

My friends and fellow Hogs think I'm nutts, negative and an Ahole for having this opinion. No I would not have hired him, IMO there were better coaches we could have hired. He is fortunate in that he is following two pretty bad coaches.

I am supporting this team and cheering them on and do hope they prove me wrong, but they won't.

Personally, I think it was a good hire, just won't be a permanent one. He's not a bad coach and given the history, it re-vitalized the fan base and created excitement. You guys will be dancing before year 4. I just don't think he'll take you to the Nolan days. But he'll re-establish the program so that maybe the next hire will get Arkansas there. One step at a time.

I really think the next few years are going to be fun to watch in the SEC. It's down this year obviously, but their are a lot of young and/or new coaches. UK/UF/MU will be UK/UF/MU but I do believe MA will get Arkansas dancing. I think Martin may not win anything but he'll get SC dancing on occasion. Vandy will rebound. UGA is a dumpster fire not seemingly going anywhere and though he hasn't been there long, I'm not sold on Martin at UT. Other than that, I can see the SEC being much more competitive in 2-3 years. Not ACC level, but improved.