2022/2023 Razorback Basketball

[Show-Me Hog]

We need to find a quick PG who can drive, dish, and score. Then we need a killer three point guy. And a big man on the inside that can defend, rebound, and score. That is what a the teams that made it have. And it shows a glaring difference in what we had.

Other than that.....

[Happy Hog Fan]

he doesn't get beat just three or four times a game.

and his per game and 40 minute averages are 5.6 shots made and 5.6 fouls. that's terrible by any metric. he would have to hit like 60% from the field for his offense to outweigh that.

he's not terribly athletic so he needs work on anticipation and not be out of position almost every time someone takes him on the dribble.

Were Dusty Hannahs or Rotenei Clark great defenders? Sure would have been nice to have one of those guys on this squad. That's the upside for Pinion but he's gonna have to learn to move on offense.

[BASS]

So, basically, a whole new team

[DrMongoose]

Oh my!!!

https://twitter.com/travisbranham_/status/1640402718232551426

[jdcatty]

I put that in the portal thread just a few minutes ago.

[BleedinRed]

I put that in the portal thread just a few minutes ago.

[Barton Fink]

No surprise there.

[Gambler]

How much baggage does he bring?

[DrMongoose]

How much baggage does he bring?

not sure, lots of dudes have not meshed well with Altman.
there is not questioning the talent though. The kid has game, he's just like Brazil - can hit 3s and play down low at 7 foot.
Be interesting to know what Nick would tell him about playing for Muss.

[bigpig]

So, basically, a whole new team

well we knew that was coming either way when we signed a bunch of one-and-dones.


Brazile will almost surely be back, along with Devo, but Walsh is almost certainly gone. Black and Smith Jr are gone. RCIV is probably gone, too.

[BleedinRed]

well we knew that was coming either way when we signed a bunch of one-and-dones.


Brazile will almost surely be back, along with Devo, but Walsh is almost certainly gone. Black and Smith Jr are gone. RCIV is probably gone, too.

Can you imagine the pressure those guys would be under if they all were to come back.  

[Pigsmoke]

I think Walsh stays.

[vegashog]

not sure, lots of dudes have not meshed well with Altman.
there is not questioning the talent though. The kid has game, he's just like Brazil - can hit 3s and play down low at 7 foot.
Be interesting to know what Nick would tell him about playing for Muss.

leaving the whole hiring fiasco aside, altman has won 70% of his games at oregon and been to five sweet sixteens, including a final four. not sure how anyone can say he has a problem meshing with his players.

ware seems to be a head case that already turned muss down once. who knows what will happen but he if wasn't from arkansas most on here would be saying he's a hard pass.

[Barton Fink]

If we could get Walsh, Devo, and Brazile that would be a damn good group to build around. All three are outstanding defenders to fill around. I think Walsh will turn into a 35% 3pt shooter in time.

[animal]

Were Dusty Hannahs or Rotenei Clark great defenders? Sure would have been nice to have one of those guys on this squad. That's the upside for Pinion but he's gonna have to learn to move on offense.

Hannahs for sure is/was a pretty underrated athlete. Clark could move and defend when he wanted to. I think Pinion could still develop...they'll work on some things. There was a sequence where he was taking the ball to the cup a couple times and looked pretty good athletically doing it so I'm not giving up hope that this cat is a stiff. Pinion to me is a guy that's really not all that comparable to those guys. He's a bigger guard that's going to have to probably get stronger and play a bit more as a forward type.

Not sure if it was in this thread but someone mentioned Dunning being like Kamani...not sure I see that. If you count no shooting as being like Kamani then fine. Otherwise my understanding he's more of a small forward Stacey Augmon type...could really be a lock down defender on the perimeter but may be ass offensively.

[Pig]

Went to see Dunning in the state championship game in Birmingham.  Clearly the best player on the floor.   Amazingly quick leaper, unselfish to a fault.  Got a double double without being the focus of the offense.  I thought he might be Derek Hood with a better shot and handle.  Sure hope he stays.

[Barton Fink]

NSJ officially gone. MDE can celebrate.
https://twitter.com/lif3nick/status/1641439413719932929?

[Doc Hogaday]

I just looked at updated mock drafts earlier this morning. Most have AB over NSJ at this time, with NSJ falling to the 10-14 range.

[Hogfan58]

NSJ officially gone. MDE can celebrate.
https://twitter.com/lif3nick/status/1641439413719932929?

Not his fault that he was injured for most of the season, but he has to be the biggest disappointment in the history of UA basketball.

[Texzilla]

Well...bye.