MBB Game Thread: @ Arkansas….
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I noticed this as well and was wondering what the hell we were doing. That was a MAJOR blow to our chances to win this game.
Arkansas actually did us a favor by jacking up that needless, stupid 3-pointer, but of course it went in.
Pretty sure that was the game that put us in or out. We can always hope for the SEC tournament championship *****
Very few teams play on the road well in the SEC. Auburn almost got beat by Georgia today at Georgia. LSU lost to Vanderbilt today. We haven't shown anything about being a good team on the road so well we may not be alone in this in the SEC we are probably one of the worst road teams in the conference.
I guess I’m a glass half full kinda fan but given our apparent inability to win on the road and Barnes has his team winning, I’m getting the feeling that Arkansas was the beginning of an 0-4 stretch. That Arky game was critical to set us up for any kind of post season and we blew it in the last 90 secs. LSU is not good and Bama’s success depends on them sinking a ton of 3’s. So I fully expect LSU to find its mojo and AL to get hot this week.
I was at the game tonight and man… we were right there. Brooks is a big man with a guard mentality. He is way too soft with the ball. Had it just taken from him several times and had a few opportunities to go up with two for a shot at a dunk and a foul but went up soft and still missed and then missed free throws. We have to have more out of him or really anyone else. Happy to see Tolu back. If we have him back and healthy 100% we probably win tonight. Could just tell he was a little sluggish especially on defense. Arkansas just has a few dudes with that dog in em to hit clutch shots and make big plays. It doesn’t seem like we have any of that right now from our guys.
There's nothing at all pretty about the way Arkansas plays. They might be the most oddball team in the SEC. They shot at 20% most of the game until the last 3 minutes. At home lol. Those last two 3 pointers - ugly but they went in.
It's funny that we didn't let Rupp arena get in our heads against a much much better KY team. But it did look like Brooks was bothered tonight other than the 3 point line (2 for 4).
We got nothing from DJ (1 banked in 3 that was ruled a 2) or Moore and nothing from our bench. That's going to have to change to win on the road. 100% Tolu helps tonight but we ran out of gas and any momentum at the final 2 minutes We just need to get a win or two to get some momentum for the rest of the season. We are close. That's what makes it so hard to watch.
It's funny that we didn't let Rupp arena get in our heads against a much much better KY team. But it did look like Brooks was bothered tonight other than the 3 point line (2 for 4).
We got nothing from DJ (1 banked in 3 that was ruled a 2) or Moore and nothing from our bench. That's going to have to change to win on the road. 100% Tolu helps tonight but we ran out of gas and any momentum at the final 2 minutes We just need to get a win or two to get some momentum for the rest of the season. We are close. That's what makes it so hard to watch.
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#MeToo. The Kentucky game could have changed all of this but I would not one surprised to lose almost all our remaining games. They've showed nothing to make me think otherwise. All they have to do is play a normal game and score in the 70's but they play at the level of competition... no more, no less. The same team took Kentucky overtime on their home court they couldn't find a basket with two hands a flashlight and a map.
We need to go 2-2 in this 4 game stretch @ Ark, Tenn, @ LSU and @ Bama. Of those, already lost in Fayetteville and a win in Tuscaloosa seems unlikely.
Wednesday’s game hosting Tennessee is massive.
Wednesday’s game hosting Tennessee is massive.
That game is winnable -- especially if they play like they did at the end of the first half of the Arky game
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