All I wanna know is....

[batmanthelegend]

What do YALL think bout DEM HOGS?! Yall think we gonna make that tourney?

[BasketballofUF]

dem Hogs got more playas on da bench dis yeah so dat shuld hep fo sho'. BJ Young gonna dominate most odoh teems in da leage and it always heps 2 have da most badass playa on da court. gettin road wins shuld b mediumrare agan for da Hogs, so dat culd keep dem out. i sey dey barley get in

[joehogjoe]

no ebonics, English please.

[BasketballofUF]

no ebonics, English please.

K.

I don't see Arkansas turning into a successful road team this season, but they'll get barely enough great wins at home in order to sneak into the tournament.

[joehogjoe]

we need to win a few, not all but a few.

[kentubbybasketball]

right, joe. Anderson's last Mizzou team (and it was experienced) wasn't that good on the road, because only a handful of teams each year are. If Arkansas can hold serve at home (even maybe lose a game there), but win just two of three home games, that should be enough to get them in the NCAAT IMO. As I've been saying, I just wonder how all the bigs will fit into play. Who comes off the bench or do you play all three in the starting lineup. I'd imagine Mickelson will start either way, becuase of the three he's really the only five.

[joehogjoe]

I think we'll start Wade, Scott or Madden, Clarke, Powell, and Mickleson. Young will continue to come off the bench. Anderson likes to use him as that explosive spark on the first substitution. Young has been okay with it.

[kentubbybasketball]

Who's guarding threes on the perimeter in that lineup tho? Poythressor a team with a three smalls look like Florida could take advantage of that. Mizzou with its options at the 3 could exploit that, too.

[joehogjoe]

say its Dre and Madden at the guards, one is 6-3 the other is 6-5.

Dre is a terrific offense and defensive player, Madden has freakishly long arms for his height. If it's Scott he's 6-4. He's also a terrific man to man defender. And he's quick in our matchup zone. Wagner, Spivey, and Gully will provide decent depth at guard.

We can bring in 6-6 Qualls and 6-8 Williams at the small forward spot. Mike's building a team that's more concerned about what it can do than what other teams can do, like Nolans best teams.

[kentubbybasketball]

I think Qualls is the answer better than a three guard look or a three bigger guys look. The 3s in this leagye are too rangy and quick and athletic to play a small guy on them or a bigger guy that might not be able to hang with them on the perimeter. Qualls is of that mode though.