Arkansas Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman's complete press conference after a 10-point loss to the Georgia Bulldogs.
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00:08 Eric you guys I guess fell behind by 13, fought back and I think made it got as close as three.
00:15 Just kind of what you think was the difference in the second half you scored 42 after scoring 24.
00:19 Yeah, Bob. I thought we had good ball movement. I thought we had good spacing.
00:24 You know ran more
00:28 middle pick and rolls
00:30 You know, but I mean the three four for 21 from three and
00:34 you know, I mean if you're a shooter you got to make open shots and and you know, I thought that
00:40 You know, we did a great job on their leading score
00:43 You know, he made one field goal. It was on a broken play broken pass
00:48 You know, he's really talented Abdul Rahim's really talented player and a great three-point shooter
00:56 He's a high volume free throw attempt player. We kept him off the foul line
00:59 Held him scoreless for almost the entire game or I should say without a field goal
01:05 But I thought there you know
01:08 the difference in the game was was some of their shooters making shots Kane came in and went one of one from three and
01:15 Noah, Thomas and goes three four six from three and
01:18 you know their freshman number four goes one of three and Justin Hill comes in and and
01:25 Hill goes three four seven from three and then and then you look at our three-point numbers if you look at every other
01:31 statistical category both teams shot 22
01:33 foul shots
01:36 You know, the turnovers are 15 to 13
01:40 You bring up why did we you know score 42 one half and 24 the other we took much better care of the basketball
01:46 five second half turnovers as opposed to
01:50 You know the the ten turnovers that we had at halftime
01:54 so did a really bad job taking care of the basketball in the first half and
01:59 Second half took a little bit better care of the basketball
02:02 And then they were able to convert those I think they had
02:06 14 some points up turnovers the first time they finished with a 25 to 10 edge
02:11 Obviously that seemed to be the key stat how what was your take on that?
02:15 I mean they played better than us
02:19 Curtis
02:23 Unless I'm sure after Saturday coming into this game some of the things you were looking for were that you know
02:28 The toughness and competitive spirit and everything like that. It could have gone sideways on you there down double digits at halftime
02:34 Got it back to one possession game didn't get the results you wanted
02:37 But I guess from that standpoint is that that closer to what you're looking for from this team?
02:41 Yeah, I mean, I thought we played hard Curtis. I mean again week we come out of timeouts and have
02:46 You know, I mean at least three times wide open looks and and miss them
02:53 And then they come down and and there's I mean their shooters are making shots and ours are not
02:58 I mean, I don't know and then we're you know, we're obviously not the defensive team
03:03 That we've been over the last four years. We're not we're not guarding the ball like we have
03:08 We're certainly not guarding the three-point shot. And so
03:11 If you're if your overall team defense
03:14 Is not up to what it's been in the past and your offense
03:18 Should be better and I mean three for 21
03:24 I mean we had a bunch of defenders in the past that it could go three for 21
03:28 But
03:31 Yeah, coach T mark did most of his damage in the second half. Just what did you see out of him after halftime?
03:35 Is that something that y'all maybe addressed that at the break?
03:39 well, yeah, we moved him to the point and
03:42 You know his middle pick and roll
03:45 He was phenomenal. I mean he goes 10 to 10 from the foul line. We only take 22 foul shots
03:51 He takes 10 of the 22
03:54 Thought he was super effective
03:57 He leads us in rebounding
04:00 You know, our two guards did a great job on the glass Devo and and T mark
04:05 So, you know, I thought he did a good job attacking the basket and and he had three steals in area
04:14 you know, we've been talking about trying to create more turnovers and
04:19 And certainly his you know, his three steals are things that we're looking for
04:23 He on midfield had been really good for you since he's gotten eligible
04:27 Just what what do you think was the went into his performance tonight?
04:31 Was it just an off night for him to Georgia do anything differently against them?
04:34 Well, I mean they were they were trapping the pick and roll but he's he struggled in both both SEC games I mean
04:42 These guards are strong. They have good size
04:47 But he's I mean he has definitely struggled in conference play
04:53 About question
04:56 Okay, I don't know if we're gonna get you before the Florida game but just I know this games I was seen fresh
05:03 But what are your thoughts about staying on the road and and having to play another tough tough team on the road come Saturday?
05:09 Yeah, I mean Florida's a team that can win the SEC
05:13 I don't know what the results were tonight, which which is irrelevant because I know how good a coach Todd golden is
05:20 I've known him for a long time
05:22 Not often do coaches have camaraderie I actually talked to Todd earlier today
05:28 They're big they rebound they have great guard play
05:33 They're well connected. They play extremely hard. They play very very fast
05:41 You know, they're they're one of the top tier teams in the SEC there's no question they have an opportunity
05:47 They're not just an NCAA tournament team
05:49 You know, they're a team that they can win games in the tournament for sure
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