Rebels Defeat Arkansas, Claim Two Seed in SEC West

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Mar 6, 2010 7:02 PM EST

Once One Man gets back from his New Orleans daytrip, a full recap will come. For now, know that we've claimed 2nd place in the West (they'll hang a co-champs banner though, don't worry folks) and have earned a bye in the upcoming SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. The player of the game is unequivocally Chris Warren who notched an impressive 31 points which was capped with a lead-changing three point shot with about 50-something seconds left.

Helluva game. Recap and SEC Tournament talk to follow. Enjoy your Saturday nights, Rebels. Hotty Toddy!

P.S. - The Rebels have taken two from Tulane and defeated the 'Dores in tennis. Helluva weekend to be a Rebel sports fan, if I do say so myself.

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Warren was the MVP, but

Holloway wasn’t far behind. 11 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocks (including on the potential game-tying shot).

by weloveum on Mar 6, 2010 7:15 PM EST reply actions

What'd Polynice do?

Or is a touchy subject I don’t need to bring up? Just curious.

by Dwide Schrude on Mar 6, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions

Don't know...

I never heard anyone say (and obviously they wouldn’t say it on national TV anyway).

He looked pretty unhappy while sitting on the bench at the end of the LSU game though.

by bball1984 on Mar 6, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions

I was wondering the same thing

by bovice on Mar 7, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions

He quit the team right after the game...

Been begging to come back. AK is suspending him until he figures out wtf he should do.

by pankReb on Mar 6, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions

I heard it was

a “curfew violation.” However, what you said makes much more sense. Either way Co-Champs…. Yay….. Sorta

by hottytoddy07 on Mar 6, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

He did quite.

Said it was because of lack of playing time. He played 19 minutes against LSU. His turnover problems as of late warrants such a decline in PT.

by pankReb on Mar 6, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions

Caught the Bruce Pearl show on the road today,

and he is upset that 8-8 Ole Miss is getting a bye while his 11-5 team is playing on the first day of the SEC tourney. He even called for a reseating of the tournament after the season, so there is no distinction between East and West, just overall SEC records.

Other than the fact that we are 9-7 in conference play, I think he has a case for this year, since Florida, Vandy, Tenn, and Kentucky were 24-0 versus the West. But most years that doesn’t happen. Last year, I believe that LSU had the best overall record and State won the Tourny. But either way, it was fun to hear Bruce Pearl bitch. Tough shit, Bruce!

After the first Arky game, someone on this blog was bitching about the Hogs Play-by-play guy. I heard him today (Mike Nail?) and he was beyond terrible. I could not tell what was the fuck was going on at all. I think the guy is retiring, and at least one season late to be sure.

by rpmjr on Mar 7, 2010 1:47 AM EST reply actions

He's got a legitimate gripe

but it’s been that way since expansion, so I’m sure teams from both sides of the league have benefited from it at some point in the last 20 years.

Back to the main point at hand though. UPig is our bitch in basketball and has been since 1996-97. If not for Buck’s ill-time injury earlier this year, it would’ve been another sweep for the Rebels this season. We seem to hitting our stride at the right time and a win over TN gets us in the tournament for the first time since the year after Mark Dukes stopped holding Barnes’ hand.

As for EP, when he’s right and under control, he’s a valuable weapon for us. His on-ball defense and offensive drives are a key part of our game-planning. But if he’s going to pout and be a distraction, then sit his ass and let him figure it out. We’ve got no margin for error and can’t afford any prima donna moments at this stage of the season. If he gets his head straight by Wednesday, good for him. If not leave his ass his Oxford.

When life gives you the chance to be with somebody special, you grab that brownish area by its points and don't let go no matter what your mom says.

by buster_bluth on Mar 7, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions

If Bruce had a better grip on his players..

And didn’t let them do dumb things and jeopardize their season and cause distractions so a really good UT team could focus on the task at hand, they may not have a reason to gripe.

Like my high basketball coach used to say, “Let’s worry about us. We’re the only ones who has a say in how our season plays out.” Bruce-Bruce should’ve worried about beating teams like UGA and Florida. That’d helped his cause a little bit.

by Dwide Schrude on Mar 7, 2010 10:37 AM EST reply actions

Legitimate gripe?

Maybe. I still say Fuck Bruce Pearl though. He had plenty of opportunities to take care of business this year in the east and failed to do so. So fuck him and his Knoxville correctional institute basketball team.

by bovice on Mar 7, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions