Brandon Baker

Roster Tracker Guy | Covering Razorback basketball for | Host of 30 Minutes of Hell podcast

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

Hinted. Intended. Somewhat known.

Nice to see it officially!

Roster is officially set. #WPS

[Joe Tipton @JoeTipton]

NEWS: 4⭐️ Arkansas commit Caleb Ourigou has reclassified into the 2026 class to play for the Razorbacks this season, he told @Rivals. 

The 6-10 center was a top-30 overall recruit in the 2027 class.

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[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

What I’m watching for tonight:

- Ball Security. Virginia is very good at pressuring the ball and forcing turnovers, most games won’t be that extreme, but improvement in the simple passes, unforced turnovers, dribbling without losing the ball. All of that needs to improve.

- Full Game Effort. It’s easy to sleep walk in games like this when you get ahead, but Arkansas needs to build momentum and continuity after getting beat so badly last time out.

- Defensive Rotations. Figuring out how to guard the pick and roll and rotate effectively are doable against any opponent.

- Free Throws. Self explanatory, need to keep getting better here as a team.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

HOGS PLAY BALL TODAY

This should be a stress free win, but the Hogs got thumped last time out.

What did they learn?
Will rotations be impacted?
Can these “tune-up” games provide enough value to be ready for the next test?

Full preview here! #WPS

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[NBA Shane @Shane00]

Technically the "gather step" doesn't exist. The "gather step" is just an unofficial term for a foot that is on the ground at the moment the dribble is ended

The traveling rules state that steps don't count until AFTER you end your dribble. So any foot on the ground before or at the moment the dribble is ended doesn't count toward your 2 steps

Here is why this play is not a travel:

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

Darius Acuff and Anthony Black battled it out in a hard-fought game last night. Both stuffed the stat sheet, but AB came out on top. #ProHogs

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@yrubnnoz It’s definitely a teaching moment for the season. But for the one specific game I do believe it was a mistake to not reinsert Miikka or make some other change when they started letting go of the reigns at the end of the 1H. Both can be true.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

Miikka Muurinen leaving the game early with foul trouble and never coming back in during Virginia's 21-7 run was an understated problem in this game.

Team was +1 while he was on the court in a 19-point loss. The offense works a lot better with the floor spacing he brings.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@JacksonCollier Very limited sample size so far, but the stats don’t necessarily favor the two of them on the court together yet. I’m hoping to see that experimented more over the next two games.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@TLoeschner49727 What is the right combo?

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

There were five lineups that shared the court for at least 30 seconds and were a net-positive against Virginia. Very limited sample size, less than 10 total minutes of game time, but it's all we have to go on right now.

What stands out? #WPS

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

Meleek Thomas stuffed the stat sheet tonight for the Cleveland Cavaliers! #ProHogs

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

JSJ and Davion on/off splits for only the Gonzaga, Memphis, Virginia games.

[slammajamma89 @bunch1989]

@BBakerHogs What is it when you remove uapb

[JC Hoops @JacksonCollier]

So far we’ve only raised $50 for No Shave November, but we’ve got a lot of the month left! But let’s make things interesting…

MILESTONES

$150: Playlist prisoner - Donors can each add a song to a playlist and I have to listen to only that playlist for a whole day

$250: Karaoke - I’ll post a 60 second clip singing a song chosen by the highest donor

$400: Profile Change - Choose my profile picture for the month of December. Four options provided by me, voted on by donors.

$500: Beard stylist - Donors can vote on how I wear my facial hair at the end of November for three days.

Let’s have some fun and raise some money for a great cause!

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@LarrySees_U @CoachCalArk Sorry, didn’t realize we weren’t allowed to discuss sports on social media. Without even giving an opinion one way or the other no less.

Here’s an idea. Lighten up and enjoy Twitter!

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

There's been discourse around the PG spot.

Some (including me) question if playing JSJ and Thompson together might be the answer?

This is data from the 2 exhibitions and 2 actual games - not enough to make a full long-term decision.

But the splits are interesting. #WPS

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

Many (correctly) pointed out that the sample size is too small to do much with right now - and I agree.

Still a small sample size, but these are the four lineups that shared the court for the most minutes against UVA, ranked from most to least productive by team +/- #WPS

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

There were five lineups that shared the court for at least 30 seconds and were a net-positive against Virginia. Very limited sample size, less than 10 total minutes of game time, but it's all we have to go on right now.

What stands out? #WPS

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@HogdorHogdor Precisely.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@TK49668444 Most likely true. But it’s all we have to go on for now! Just something to watch as they guys log more minutes together.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@dawn2tusk Most likely true. But something to keep watching as we see the team log more minutes together.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@KurtBenkert The TL keeps dropping me off in the right places.

[Brandon Baker @BBakerHogs]

@JonahShumate He definitely brings an extra layer of confidence and grit to the team, but he is actually 19!