WALK & TALK: South Carolina 77, Arkansas 64

[@UnbiasedBrim]

Season so bad Trey had to Walk and Talk the basketball team😢

[@daneroberts013]

South Carolina fan here. Arkansas is the SEC team I root for the most when we’re not playing each other. It’s not easy being a non-traditional SEC power in the nation’s toughest conference. Both of us came into the league in ‘92 and have had our fair share of struggles over the year, but you won’t find more loyal and passionate fan bases. Y’all will find your way. You’re lucky you have someone like Trey Biddy to go to for content.

[@nathanjohnson3107]

This was much needed. Good lord, we all feel the same frustrations. Thank you for this, Trey. This is becoming really sad really fast.

[@hoopssouthbound]

I was the guy in front of him lol. Thanks Trey!

[@HawgSports]

You bet!

[@davidcdenton1984]

I so enjoyed your walk & talk! Even the side of Bud Walton Arena you walked out onto I personally have never seen, having lived in North Carolina for years (Cabot now) & not having been to NWA in years. Thank you for the tour of what I assume is a campus trail. Is there another arena anywhere with beautiful brickwork on the exterior like BWA? I've been to a game in the largest arena, the Carrier dome in Syracuse, as well as the largest in the SEC I think, Rupp Arena in KY, NC-Chapel Hill, and others. Those are some large, ugly facilities, in my opinion. But BWA is simply an incredibly awesome looking arena! I hope less traveled Arkansans are proud of it. Since living in North Carolina for years (Cabot now) I have not been to NWA in years. Wally Hall has been my longtime favorite, but I haven't subscribed to his paper in years now. I only listen to parts of a post game news conference, 103.7, & your walk & talk. Keep doing basketball! You are that good! I concur with you on Mussellman being the best coach. What a life story that man has regarding basketball! Did I hear it right that he was a young ball boy for an NBA team his dad coached & he could choose to be on the home or visitors side and he chose visitors so he could understand different coaching philosophies? What a committed young Muss. Hope he stays there forever! That being said, do you think his hot head has had an effect on these same players who beat Purdue & Duke? Slamming chairs down. Having coaches & sometimes players have to hold him back? Thats not a "rare" thing, but seemingly every game. In the least, sure takes from his stature & relegates him to an elementary or middle school playground hothead, rather than who he really is, an incredibly successful and brilliant coach. If we were close, I'd personally tell him this, but otherwise pray someone close to him or the AD actually does. It seems something behind the scenes has happened literally to put this once talented team in a funk. Moreso than something the coach is doing, it may have something to do with the personalities on the team. I sure do not see a leader amongst them. I've heard Muss say he wants 200 passes a game vs what he said was his all-time coaching lowest of 165 passes a few games ago. Then I witness players taking awful shots while guarded while passing up great shots & passing back out almost as if to obtain some quota of passes. Running that 3-man weave out front without purpose or players even looking inside just to do it to obtain some sort of quota seems unproductive. And when players are doing it without even glancing inside or toward the basket I think that is what they are doing. I would think "ball movement" until open in your spot & have the discipline to take it" would be far more productive. That ball movement may be many passes against an incredible defense or it may be one pass & take a shot. In that scenario it would be not knowing when to pass & not knowing when to shoot, rather than x number of passes made. It doesn't take coaching experience to see this team's individuals shoot when they are not open & pass up shots when they should not. And I cannot explain a D1 athlete shooting 40% FTs & missing those field goals that got them their D1 scholarships, along with how many layups I've seen missed this year (anyone else notice that?). One final observation: Once long ago I coached at a large high school in AR. I've watched many basketball games & coached in a bunch of them. This is by far the worst team I've ever observed on any level at when on defense keeping the offensive player in front of you, or as Coach Muss articulates it "taking away the dribble drive". Since this is basically something fundamental learned in the junior high years, I have a theory about this talented bunch. They are the #1 shot blockers in the NCAA I heard last game. And I've observed most of those blocks seem to be from behind. Is it possible they purposely let the player drive around them so they can position themselves to block from behind? Otherwise we must conclude such talented D1 athletes are incapable of not allowing someone to simply dribble around them for a layup. If that is the case, then the great hope would be a winning season by one game & most likely not and on to another recruiting year. About that, some assistant coach assigned to watching film on these recruits did not do his job. The oversight to land this many defensively dysfunctional players on one team would be a feat indeed. Meanwhile, it may be our jobs as fans to continue to enjoy the season's highlights & overlook the lopsided losses that will be forthcoming with such poor defensive fundamentals & rebounding (please grasp the ball with two hands!!) & such low shooting percentages. Lots of grace. I realize no one will most likely be reading such a long comment & mostly its the first and only time I've ever commented in this venue, so I will assume its my exercising my therapeutical skills to alleviate the stress I felt due to lack of hustle & defense in that South Carolina basketball game I just watched :). SO I WILL SUMMARIZE: This coach is an incredible coach for Arkansas! He is a keeper at all cost in my opinion! Great man, great family, who will one day be a legend & UofA will be one of the universities he stopped off at. However, his hothead exhibited during games may be interfering with players potential & most assuredly with the UofA's reputation, & least of all this coach's health & enjoyment in his amazing life's journey. The AD or his close friends should point this out to him. I would if I knew him. He CAN change, I've known others who have. Especially in my sport of participation choice just now - tennis. He has a beautiful family and no job is worth having a stroke over. Nor will recruits continue to show up on UofA's campus if he does this in practice & halftime (I do not know). This team is the worst college team I've witnessed in my memory in keeping the dribble in front of them away from the basket & worst at transitioning to a helping man when player does get around them. I've never witnessed so many easy layups by the opponents. They almost do not know what position on the floor to go to in a helping defense. I have no answers for something that these athletes should have learned in junior high. I sense the coach's frustrations. We fans simply have to relax & enjoy the highlights this year. Doesn't look like it will change. Bud Walton is the best looking facility. AR is so blessed to have it. And lastly, Trey Biddy has to be the best at conveying what just happened in a game to the common folks who simply love sports! That's me! :)

[@finchborat]

Probably safe to say it would be a miracle if we made the NIT at this point.

[@MattThompson-ze7ny]

Miracle is correct.the NIT may just cover their nose and select them

[@johnbrown5276]

Team has give up

[@mattharrington2984]

Love Muss, we started 1 and 5 in the conference last year but ended in th Sweet 16. Our coach will figure it out!

[@billtinnell2206]

Trey, many thanks for your basketball walk and talk. PLEASE keep doing them!!!!! Everyone absolutely loves them. It's so great to hear an honest perspective of hog sports.

[@thunderhog45]

So happy to see a walk and talk for basketball!

[@brettwalker4915]

Trey is the GOAT of Arkansas Sports! Keep going Trey we all love ya brother.

[@Jayshel37]

From Muss being ejected to, Devo and Brazil's childish and immature actions, to no big man presence at all on offense. This team is Legit Terrible. I hate to say it; in the 36 years of being a fan, this is the worst team I've had the unpleasure of watching. I hope they can do some recruiting and work on team building exercises before next year.

[@raygalles2517]

Trey please do a walk and talk for baseball/softball, too.

[@JDR501]

Thanks Trey! I needed this…very therapeutic. 🐗

[@jsteve6537]

Thanks for the walk and talk!

[@thoward4051]

Thanks for the W&T!

[@KnEpH131]

You know it's bad if Trey Biddy Walk & Talks the BBall team.

[@davidcrumpler5714]

MORE! Been missing it. Thanks.

[@edcole8280]

Appreciate you doing it Trey!

[@KingofDiamonds85]

This team is so frustrating because they're so inconsistent. How can you play with great energy and like a team on Tuesday to acting like you don't want to be there and you've never picked up a basketball in your life on Saturday. The only good today is it looks like Ellis is back to form and Marks continues to be our only go to guy. I'm disappointed in the returners the most from last years team. They were expected to lead and be some of the most productive players on this team, but Brazile and Devo since conference play has started have just disappeared. It's frustrating because on paper, this team should be dominant, but they aren't.

[@stevo306]

No they are pretty consistent Consistently bad

[@KingofDiamonds85]

@@stevo306 Hardy har har.

[@stevo306]

@@KingofDiamonds85 record speaks for itself

[@KingofDiamonds85]

@@stevo306 The winningest SEC coach since he arrived compared to all the other coaches. Yep, speaks for itself.

[@stevo306]

@@KingofDiamonds85 yup 1 and 4 is excellent 👌🏻

[@massey3129]

Their final regular season record will be no better than 14-17 this season.

[@ccpbux]

And back to back losing SEC Conference records, and the 3rd in 5 years.

[@massey3129]

@@ccpbux correct. Hard to watch. I still vividly recall Sutton teams from my college years when everyone gave 100%, especially on defense. This team not fit to tie the shoes of a single member of any Razorback team from 1975 to 1996.

[@ccpbux]

Exactly. Truth be told, the lack of effort is probably driving the Eddie and Nolan “legends” absolutely crazy!! If Ark finishes with a losing record, Muss’ win/loss %, overall and in conference play, will be close to Anderson’s win/loss % in his 8 years at Ark. The only difference will be Muss’ NCAA Tournament play with 3 sweet 16’s and 2 elite 8’s.

[@johnrhodes4238]

Nailed it!!! No energy out there. Bench the players that don’t want to play!! Trevon I’m talking to you.

[@aidanwatson910]

I would criticize Miss for not playing Layden Blocker more. Pinion needs to get a little bigger, he deserves more minutes but I think he doesn’t play mainly due to body size more than it is ability and knowledge.

[@shaunadams6611]

It’s not a Musselman issue imo. It’s an effort issue.

[@stevo306]

Back to back losing records in the sec yes he is the issue

[@peterjones9355]

I LOVE this Trey. I miss the walk and talks so much in the football off-season.

[@danehubbs5072]

Battle is freaking terrible lol. Razile doesn’t ever fight for position. He stands 75% more than he runs out there. It’s terrible.

[@JamesPhillips-cp4vn]

Make it make sense, Trey Welcome back

[@JamesPhillips-cp4vn]

For me You nailed it-this team has no heart & no energy or effort on defense. The frontcourt does not play D outside of shot blocking & shot blocking rarely changes the possession. Next team needs defensive dogs especially on the inside. 3 pt defense is awful & when the opponent misses, they get the rebound way too often.

[@Anna-zw2pu]

Thank you Trey for doing the Walk and Talk for us we understand better cause you analyze so well…..waiting for football is so long to hear you. I would subscribe to walk and talks they are that good. There are some of us that have minimal knowledge of the games and you really inform us. I follow you on radio every day this is a real treat!

[@davidphillips3834]

Chemistry.

[@redraptor9688]

They don't bring it this year most of the time. There's no fire in this year's team. Muss is a great coach, and we're lucky to have him

[@billkaldem5099]

Yes he is. I don’t blame him

[@Shawn-gr8yj]

He doesnt get a free pass ill say this i was always happy we had muss but he has some blame imo but next year im sure we do better its all involved this year ​@billkaldem5099

[@marthaashley2211]

Yes muss is great I like him great coach 4 us let's go hogs

[@Blake_Hawgfan24]

Are people really talking trash about Muss already. It’s unbelievable how quick people jump ship. Muss is the man for the job and he will figure this out. Maybe not this season, but he learns from his failures quicker than any other coach we’ve had since Nolan.

[@HawgSports]

It's unreal.

[@midnightrider1639]

It’s easy stop turning over the whole basketball team every year.

[@oldschoolrockmetal1631]

At least you didn't get locked in.

[@mohawg6635]

The answer is clear: we must figure out how to clone Trey Biddy.

[@danielsmith2253]

Thanks for this

[@Whytewtr]

They are just awful

[@kemmuckleroy8587]

Trey…you always shoot us straight and I appreciate and respect you for that. Everything you said I have been thinking and feeling but you have a way of putting it together that makes me feel I’m not alone in the way I’m viewing this team and somehow what you say always makes me feel better…so thanks!!! The team does have talent but they seem arrogant for no reason whatsoever and plays with no energy or drive. Have never seen anything quite like this on the hill. My gut tells me they will not pull it together. Not from a talent standpoint but from a could careless standpoint. Menifield looked so good but then he looks like the had the air knocked out from him. There is NO REASON why Brazile only had a few points and Devo’s attitude…something isn’t right on the hill…sooner or later it will come out but I’m afraid it will be to late. First football and now basketball…has LSU put a voodoo curse on Hog sports…lol. I’m disabled and watching our Hogs always gets me through the hard times but now they are the ones that are keeping me sad and depressed. ❤️🐗❤️

[@johnforealdoe8999]

The only thing I hate about winter is that Biddy's liddy is covered up.

[@noahkarp1087]

the offensive stagnation is difficult to watch at the best of times. Lotta standing and watching, late clock iso. Hard to win college games like that without ELITE NBA quality 1 on 1 shot makers. Muss knows the issues and I feel for him. if you are gonna run high pick and roll NBA style basketball they gotta relocate shooters better, standing still isn’t gonna get you open kick out 3’s. Drive and kick basketball could work for these guys with the amount of talent they have but the lack of engagement from everyone off the ball is legitimately so painful. Not to mention overall effort

[@barclaygrady]

Trey looks like he just got back from a Spec Ops mission an caught the basketball game on his way home.

[@LearnAboutSC]

I know you expected to win this game but you should always give kudos/credit to the deserving/winning team.

[@HogFanThor]

Basketball team is soooo bad

[@geoffgough794]

I like seeing you cover basketball, you keep it real 😂

[@Duckman501]

Muss has a documented history of slow starts am i right? I will agree this one is really slow but church ain’t over. Never give up!

[@user-Spicoli]

Explain this offense with 2 guys standing in the corners just watching the guy on top going 1 on 4 with the shot clock running out and forcing up a Prayer every time with no one going for a rebound. Defense gets beat every play and no one is helping out when they get beat to the basket. Terrible coaching!!

[@toadflax636]

If you live by the portal, you die by the portal. Go back to recruiting in state, and get BIG aggressive kids that no team can push around and laugh at like Auburn did

[@JHSimpson1982]

The portal is a tool that Arkansas and teams like Arkansas NEED!! That’s the only way they’ll potentially put a championship squad on the court. Not enough instate talent and most of the talent chooses to go out of state. Not enough NIL and this state is poor and extremely boring.

[@ragedbrickashaw5085]

So so so tired of this team playing with NO EXCITEMENT, NO EMOTION, NO DRIVE, NO DEFENSE, NO REBOUNDING, NO 3 POINTERS, NO ENERGY, AND NO LEADERS. I spent $500+ to go see them play Florida and was literally falling asleep in the chair watching my team being embarrassed and laughed at. I don't get it. Been a fan since 1988 with Todd Day. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@marthaashley2211]

Thank u trey 4 the walk and talk i dont know whats going on but its sure is sumthg and it aint good. They need to get it together tb got hirt last yr but hes suppose to b a leader here and devo d.too. i sure hope they can settle dw and start playing some ball. Go hogs

[@shanenelms9740]

Well Tray we don’t have any MEN on this team we have a bunch of CREAM PUFFS

[@AdrianneJones]

I didn’t get to watch much of the game, but what’s going on with Battle? I didn’t see him play in the last game.

[@richardbaker_0086]

He’s a selfish brat

[@jacksonlee3771]

Battle is all hype

[@umbreonix]

He was in trouble for being late to a team meeting

[@KingofDiamonds85]

He's in the dog house.

[@bobbyswain7049]

he thinks hes steph curry when in reality hes cannon whidby

[@kevinnordin8484]

TB is either not a 1st round pick or he’s not giving 💯 Muss can coach but players gotta play and our players aren’t playing

[@jeffsaunders4785]

What a pleasant surprise !! Always love listening to Trey ! Fingers crossed this team will get it together

[@zackschooley5858]

Turn out the lights the party‘s over. Hopefully baseball won’t melt down too

[@massey3129]

I seriously wonder if some of this team is ingesting marijuana before the game to relax. Are the players ever drug tested? There is no energy and this would explain why. Very likely this team will have an overall losing record. First one since the days of Pelphrey.

[@Razorbacks1]

Can we please quit talking about how talented this basketball team is. This is the worst Hog team I’ve watched since the 1986 team, Nolan’s first year when he inherited druggies and mediocre players. Once Nolan signed Ron Huery he recruited his way out of the hole and the rest was history.

[@KingofDiamonds85]

You've clearly missed the Heath and Pelphrey years.

[@ragedbrickashaw5085]

I remember those years. Loved when Todd Day showed up in 1988

[@marthaashley2211]

Yes he was great

[@lew2388]

How much are the players getting paid? Is the problem a money thing?

[@charlesalvarez2577]

He finally did it

[@CodyR2767]

God bless you sir

[@hostilebogeyinbound]

Oh snap. Thanks Trey!

[@raygalles2517]

These young players just seem uncountable. Definitely no heart compared to previous Muss teams.

[@Lock1025]

You can't build a championship program with other teams trash

[@danehubbs5072]

It’s gonna be a bad year but this group is t buying into Muss and the game plan. Every year guys have improved except this one. These guys aren’t coachable. Gonna run into that from time to time with the portal. Need to look at something besides length and athleticism when recruiting. 6 to 8 guards that aren’t even true guards is not the recipe.

[@lynnbullard1091]

Great job, baby❣️

[@JHSimpson1982]

Arkansas just isn’t good this year and It’s not like they’re playing for championships every year. Fans wear championship shirts not back to back elite 8 shirts. Arkansas just isn’t good! It’s that simple.

[@JoeyWord]

It's not the coach.

[@jeremymarsh41]

No more walk and talks for basketball!

[@rickbonnin3040]

You need to find a new team to support if you want Muss fired

[@Laughinghawg]

We suck. Have a nice day. Time to head to the duck blind.

[@joeybaltz582]

I see a lot of hostility towards Muss. If y’all’d stop talking maybe nobody would figure out how dumb you are. This is a player issue. These are all outstanding talents. Sometimes the team just don’t come together. Happens in the NBA too.

[@Eskewsme]

Hey Trey, before I start watching this, I hope there is some criticism of Eric Musselman. We lost 14 games last year and blamed it on TB being hurt. He’s 100% now and can’t be the scapegoat anymore. I’m tired of “we didn’t win the national championship again (Sweet 16!)” as some blanket to cover a mediocre season. Last year was a 14 loss disaster. And this year is going to be (it seems) even worse. Multiple years the media has given us a lot of credit and preseason ranked us admirably, and we ALWAYS fall out of the top 25; fail to live up to their regular season expectations. Rick Pitino has 11 new players, new system, etc. and they are 12-6 right now with a 1 point loss to Marquette and a 1 point loss to Creighton. Where are his chemistry issues? He has every single excuse Arkansas could have to fail this season, and he isn’t. Obviously, it’s because he’s Rick Effing Pitino. That being the case, Musselman DESERVES criticism. Not hot seat talk, but legitimate, journalistic criticism.

[@KingofDiamonds85]

Show me exactly what Musselman is doing that deserves criticism.

[@Eskewsme]

@@KingofDiamonds85 he’s losing basketball games. Not just losing, but losing by historical sums of points. This team is drastically underachieving, obviously, and it ALWAYS falls on the coach. The coach willingly accepts responsibility. Just because we like Eric and know he works hard, doesn’t mean every decision he makes is the right one. He struggled last year with just about everything, and we gave him an excuse. He’s struggling again. It doesn’t matter if he’s working just as hard as every other coach. This is a results based business, and we averaged 11.5 losses a season the last two years. And this year is set up to be the worst one he’s had. Next year we might do 30-3 for all I know. But this year he isn’t doing a very good job.

[@KingofDiamonds85]

@@Eskewsme But is this all on the coach? I'm all for discussing points of coaching style, but unless you can do that, then it's ambiguous to just say "they're losing, they're underachieving, etc."

[@aidanwatson910]

We can criticize his recruiting but his coaching has not been the problem.

[@ragedbrickashaw5085]

@@aidanwatson910recruiting for sure

[@jacksonlee3771]

Some podcasts want to blame pinion for the losses. Concerning the football team, if you had good coordinators they could get players like brad spence ready to start. But thats the problem lazy coordinators.

[@OldScoutRedfield]

What !!! Dude doesn’t even get the play all the black players does he barely does

[@ragedbrickashaw5085]

That's a laugh being he's the only white player and never sees the floor

[@jacksonlee3771]

@@ragedbrickashaw5085 it's true.

[@leavethelandalone835]

It’s obvious this team doesn’t have it, from basketball IQ to heart. So they’re 50% of the problem. The other 50% falls on coach. When you realize Muss likes 3 point shooting. He’s not one that’s going to recruit bigs, nor does he know how to teach bigs. He recruits guard heavy teams and recruited some “I’s” instead of team players. IMO, Muss will only have success when he recruits quality 3 point shooters, not dribble drive downhill guards. All in all, the experiment didn’t work this year.

[@KevinJL]

Arkansas basketball Pittman style

[@williamsorg2473]

Arkansas Razorback Men's Basketball subs more than a hockey team and then wonders why they don't play tight together!

[@OldScoutRedfield]

Anyone hear what JW said ? He wasn’t wrong guys what’s going on ?

[@jacksonlee3771]

Who is JW?

[@OldScoutRedfield]

@@jacksonlee3771 he is a guy that calls in on the buzz he called into today after the game but he calls in all the time.

[@KingofDiamonds85]

@@jacksonlee3771 Don't feed the troll!

[@stevo306]

Back to back losing records in the sec The records don't lie the league has figured him out

[@KingofDiamonds85]

@@stevo306 This season isn't over yet, but I don't see a lot of hope unless a light switch comes on for this team and quick. And the league certainly hasn't figured him out. These players have let us down.

[@yoyokiki9670]

Before the season started I told everyone that this team was not gonna be good this season and everyone laughed at me I saw this coming from a mile away bringing in 8 transfers that wasn’t good everyone was hyped about el Ellis dude was looking average on a garbage Louisville team last season and then muss running off our recruiting class for this bum season

[@elmerfudpucker5387]

You should be used to the sucking after football season. Basically the same walk and talk, just change the names from Pittman to Musselman, but same tone.