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— Daryl’s big day. His best game of the year and first really big offensive outing in a while. Could also tell that he really tried on defense, which had been lacking. Arkansas guards are playing lights out, which is big come March.
— Hogs lit it up from 3. Made 12 of the season-high 29 3s taken, 2 games after attempting the previous season-high (26). Ole Miss kept playing zone and Arkansas made it pay. Also got 3s in transition. They were hunting 3s, which this team needs to do. Daryl, Dusty and Anton could combine for 20 3s attempted each game, with ease.
— Trey was great. Stuffed the stat sheet (8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals in a season-high 24 minutes). He and Moses together worked nicely and they outscored OM 38-17 in 12:23 with both on the court. Gives the defense a lot of rim protection, especially when they sit back in the zone. Those 2 aren’t a perfect fit and aren’t suited for every matchup, which is the game-to-game decision Mike faces because they’re obviously his best 2 bigs. They combo’d to do a great job on Sebastian Saiz. He finished just 2-13. On offense, watch how much harder the guards cut and move when Trey is on the court/has the ball. They know he’ll get them the ball. Jaylen, in particular, has been great moving without the ball lately.
— The unselfishness and movement, ball and player, on offense was as good as it’s been all season in the second half. Pushing the ball whenever possible, making extra passes, turning down good shots to get great shots, cutting and paying off cuts with passes. There was some pretty basketball being played. Barford only got 1 assist, but he did a really nice job distributing the ball. If they can play that way more often, this offense will be so, so hard to stop.
— Moses played his most complete game of the year Wednesday, then outdid himself against Ole Miss. 14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks. You could tell early that he came to play. He was all over the court hustling. Has 13 blocks in the 3 games since they started playing more zone. On offense, he did a nice job balancing looking for his shot and passing. He and Trey had some nice chemistry going with each other. Moses looked reinvigorated this last week.
— Stray thoughts including Hogs’ energy, the crowd, Jonathan Holmes’ jersey, more.