May 22, 2012

“That’s Basketball. That’s Life.”

Whatever you may think about this Razorback basketball season, it certainly has been record-breaking…but not in a good way.

Deflation

Last week was obviously not a good one on the court for Razorback basketball. It was also a bad week off the court, as well.

Playing Hard Really Helps

At the halfway point in their SEC season the Razorback basketball team finds itself in first place in the West. To paraphrase Mark Twain, this “gratifies some and astonishes the rest.”

‘A’ For Effort

Tuesday night’s Texas game was the most enjoyable Razorback basketball game I’ve attended since around this time last year.

Big Hat, No Cattle

The latest announcement of suspensions comes as no surprise. I’ll freely admit that I’ve gotten used to negativity when it comes to news surrounding the Razorback basketball team under John Pelphrey.

What’s Really Important?

Who would have thought that the tough, disciplined Coach John Pelphrey would be in charge of a basketball program seemingly out of control.

‘Something’s Not Working’

I know that this will sound like I’m piling on John Pelphrey, but I can’t hold it in any longer:  The Razorback basketball program has major issues that need to be quickly sorted through.

RBN Virtual Interview: 2009 Basketball Recruiting Class

Where we don’t actually interview John Pelphrey, but we make it sound like we do.  RBN: Coach Pelphrey, tell us about this year’s recruiting class?

RazorBits: Fit To Win

RBN tidbits from around the web. * Billy Gillispie was fired at Kentucky because he was apparently not the “right fit.”  And if “fit” was really what Kentucky wanted right now, then maybe Rick Pitino’s recommendation of John Pelphrey or Travis Ford might be more relevant.

Scattered Shots

I’ve had a number of people ask me why I haven’t written some type of recap of the Razorback basketball season. The reason is pretty simple. There isn’t anything much good to say. To use Tiger Wood’s favorite non-saying – “it is what it is,” or in this case, “was what it was,” which was [...]