Arkansas' high energy freshman point guard Courtney Fortson has adopted a pregame ritual ala Lebron James you may have seen on a television commercial in recent days featuring the god-like NBA star. The chalk toss, actually I don't know if it's chalk or talcum powder, was cool when the Hogs were winning basketball games. But they've dropped four straight SEC games and are now in the basement in the west. Fortson, who is a VERY talented basketball player, needs to drop the pregame showboating and get back to playing at the level that earned him the "Mr. Basketball" honor in high school in Alabama.
I'm sure that's exactly what's going through Pel's mind these days concerning Fortson. I feel for coach Pelphrey. How frustrating it must be to go from media and fans comparing you to Nolan Richardson after beating OU and Texas to dropping the next four straight to average and below average teams. Oddly enough this team is on track to end up exactly where they were expected to finish the season in preseason polls, dead last in the west. Keep your chin up coach. You're doing all you can with this bunch. They've got the potential for greatness, just not this season.
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