Mike Anderson is loyal, maybe to a fault. He learned from the best.
He played for former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson at Tulsa, and then sat by him faithfully on the Arkansas bench for years. Many of the same assistants joined Anderson during that time.
So, when Anderson shook up his staff last week, there were no pink slips, only reshuffling. Former Hogs star Scotty Thurman was elevated from an administrative role and member of the radio broadcast team to full-time assistant and former assistant Matt Zimmerman was reassigned.
Whether Anderson was instructed to make a change or not, it was evident one needed to be made.