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Battle sheds light on downfall of Arkansas basketball this year
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The Razorbacks began the year ranked 14th in the country and felt that heights untouched since were within their reach. Arkansas indeed found a different level, but not the ceiling-breaching tier it expected. For the first time since , Arkansas finished its season with a losing record. This year also marks the first time Musselman has finished with a record under. Right now the season ending stings," Musselman said "I have not been in this position.
Hopefully the program is not. Hopefully we're playing deeper in this tournament, but more importantly hopefully we're playing in NCAA tournaments. Musselman finds himself in a new position as his team took on a new identity. The 'Muss Bus' has been run on physical, borderline nasty defensive effort.
The Hogs created turnovers and made finding an open shot feel like taking a final exam over Musselman's first four years at the school. Scoring came-and-went, but defensive issues persisted from start-to-finish. Arkansas ranked st in the country this year in scoring defense. According to KenPom, the Hogs' defense ranked th in efficiency.
The previous low in that category under Musselman was 57th in his first season at the school. What caused the downturn. Musselman didn't bring any elite defenders in through the portal or out of high school. Tramon Mark was terrific offensively, but he didn't create a fearsome backcourt duo alongside Davonte Davis.
Khalif Battle, Jeremiah Davenport and El Ellis all had stretches over the season with significant defensive struggles that led to multiple games with little-to-zero minutes. These guys, they spend overtime working on the game plan, watching film, doing a lot of detail-oriented stuff. Arkansas basketball last year It's on the players, the season.
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