In Game: at St. Joe's

[MrMac]

We dribble, pick up our dribble, then hope we can find a teammate to allow us to pass the ball. This is not an effective offensive strategy.

[stan]

If that pass miraculously made it through all the traffic, what was he going to do with it?!

[MrMac]

Plenty of time, but 2nd half has been a disaster so far.

[85Wildcatsky]

We give up good shots to take worse shots or throw bad passes.

[stan]

10-33 in 11 minutes

Another layup that gets nowhere close to touching rim. That is not optimal.

[85Wildcatsky]

I wish we would get Durkin the top of the key trailer shot that Skogman used to shoot. He struggles to get his feet under him and set when shooting from the diagonal.

[MrMac]

Four offensive rebounds in the past two.Hawk possessions seals the deal.

[stan]

box out and we got a shot. Just do the little things and play with effort every possession.

[stan]

I wish we would get Durkin the top of the key trailer shot that Skogman used to shoot. He struggles to get his feet under him and set when shooting from the diagonal.

footwork is fundamental. Could be fixed in a month over the summer. Or less.

[stan]

Another shot from the block with no chance whatever of going in.

At some point, Matt needs to have a conversation about what constitutes a quality shot.

[Bill Cobb]

I was fortunate enough to sit behind the Arkansas bench when a very good Razorback team was playing in the NCAA first rounds.

Nolan Richardson had a meltdown during a time-out when Arkansas was too unselfish - turning down open looks and over passing in hopes of a better shot. He made his point, emphatically, to take the first good shot, as you may not get another good look. He was right - Arkansas played more "selfishly", and ended up running their opponent off the court.

A lesson some of our guys could use.

[JCDC]

Is Lunardi shilling for St. Joe’s. Somebody tell him to shut up.

[stan]

Don't pick up the dribble and get trapped. And then feet aren't set on jumper. Sloppy.

Fundamentals matter. Focus on execution.

[85Wildcatsky]

I was fortunate enough to sit behind the Arkansas bench when a very good Razorback team was playing in the NCAA first rounds.

Nolan Richardson had a meltdown during a time-out when Arkansas was too unselfish - turning down open looks and over passing in hopes of a better shot. He made his point, emphatically, to take the first good shot, as you may not get another good look. He was right - Arkansas played more "selfishly", and ended up running their opponent off the court.

A lesson some of our guys could use.

I think part of the problems is that a lot of the current era players have no mid range shooting skills. If they get a wide open 10-15 footer the first thought is to pass it back for the 3 instead of taking the shot.

[stan]

Air ball. Really bad air ball.

I think we might have gotten spoiled over the years expecting our guys to play smart, fundamental basketball as individuals and as a team.