ArkansasRazorbacks.com: Meeks carries Cats over Hogs
Jodie Meeks scored a Bud Walton Arena-record 45 points to lead Kentucky past Arkansas 79-63 on Saturday.
Also:
- ArkansasRazorbacks.com: Game Stats (PDF), Post-game Quotes, Razorbacks fall to the Wildcats (Video)
- ESPN.com: Kentucky 79, Arkansas 63
- Chris Bahn: Meeks, Kentucky Dominate Razorbacks In 79-63 Victory
Razorback Central
- Ryan Malashock: Meeks Makes History As Kentucky Drills Arkansas
- Robbie Neiswanger: Hogs Struggle Without Fortson, Three-Point Shooting Stings Hogs
- Harry King: Pelphrey Disciplines One And All
WholeHogSports.com
- Bob Holt: Sunk from the start
- Tom Murphy: In the lane
- Rob Keys: Meeks too strong, sets arena record
- Wally Hall: Wildcats star too much for short-handed Hogs
- Nate Allen: Too much Meeks
- Brandon Marcello: Meeks burns the Walton Arena nets
Updated 2/15/09 9:30 a.m.
I'm personally not even concerned about the wins and losses any longer. My only concern now is the future of this basketball team.
I'm not seeing the heart of this team anymore, and focus seems to be a non-issue.
We seem to be playing as if each player is trying to force their hand, and become the go to guy.
There is nothing fluid about the offense, and the defense is erratic and non-consistant, as if our players only pick and choose when they want to play defense, or is it they forget what they are doing?
I don't know, I just hope John hasn't lost his team completely.
Courtney makes a huge difference on this team, but they had their fair share of issues with him.
Pelphrey's main concern right now should just be to keep his team together.
Losing Marcus Monk for good, certainly wasn't the news this team needed.
I disagree with one point. I think we played with as much heart as we've shown all year. The problem is we're playing with less talent that any team we play. We have at least 4 players that should be in the sunbelt.
I regularly agree with your posts. However, I think this time you are off the mark. We all should be a little more patient with Coach P. Where are all the comments about the DISMAL recruiting from two years ago? I find it hard to believe that the previous coach only signed Sanchez, A. Clark, and Brit. Talk about leaving the cupboard dry! We have zero depth. Until we get another inside guy (first and foremost), and some other Henrys (I love his athletism) to go along with Washington and Fortson, we will be unorganized and desperate. We only have one ball handler now. We don't go inside enough. We are nowhere close to 40 minutes of hell. We need to attack defensively more. It takes nothing to break our press. Until we get the talent, these outcomes should come as to no surprise. Let's stay behind them positively while we are concerned about the losses.
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Actually, Pelphrey signed Andre Clark last year. Heath originally recruited Sanchez, and Rakestraw from Springdale, and Britt from Forrest City.
Rakestraw transferred last year. Since then, Patrick Beverly left school, Montrell McDonald decided to leave, and Monk was forced to leave early.
Bad luck has reared it's ugly head on several occasions for our basketball team the last couple of years, and I'll bet it's not over yet either.
At this point who cares. Just try be good fans and stop being critical of John so he can continue to recruit. I think next year with Steph and Michael as sr's and Courtney and a healthy Jason Henry we have a chance to make the field of 64. Then we might be able to get on a roll. It is obvious at this point Texas and Oklahoma were flukes in that they shot horribly and we played our two best games of the year. It is obvious John knows we don't have the talent or he would get out of that 2-3 a little more.