If there have been a nuclear silo positioned within the depths of Bud Walton Enviornment, it will be time to push the lever to DEFCON 1.
Arkansas’ fourth consecutive loss pushed John Calipari and the Razorbacks to 0-4 in SEC play after a fellow 0-3 group in LSU took down the Hogs in Baton Rouge, 78-74.
The character of Arkansas’ SEC losses have gotten repetitive: Arkansas is normally in a position to get out to a strong first-half benefit earlier than coughing up its lead. The Razorbacks give up far too many offensive rebounds, and when tasked with getting again right into a recreation, they normally see their offense go chilly.
Turnovers have been additionally pricey for Arkansas within the loss. The Razorbacks turned the basketball over 12 instances, together with an oddity of a play the place guard Johnell Davis merely dribbled the ball off his knee after grabbing a rebound.
Layups continued to be some extent of competition for Arkansas, who had a bunch of photographs blocked on the rim in Tuesday’s loss. After struggling to complete across the rim in its loss to Florida, Arkansas had 11 photographs blocked within the loss.
It is powerful to level at one subject that is plaguing Arkansas essentially the most, however Calipari has his work lower out for him to show issues round. Expectations of a deep NCAA Event run in Yr 1 have been lofty, however an 0-4 begin at a faculty with a wealthy basketball historical past will not sit effectively with Razorbacks nation.
4 video games into SEC play, Calipari and his workers can formally press the panic button.
Arkansas will journey to Missouri on Saturday in what’s undoubtedly a must-win recreation for a Razorbacks squad looking for any semblance of momentum.
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