FAYETTEVILLE — There was no doubt that Mike Anderson was the right man for the job when he was hired as Arkansas basketball coach eight years ago.
In most minds, Anderson was the only choice. He was trained by Nolan Richardson and was marvelous at both Alabama-Birmingham and Missouri.
The only question in my mind was whether or not Anderson would take the job, given the team that returned at Missouri. It was loaded with superb talent, built to play Anderson's uptempo style.
Of course, the reason Anderson did was what was going on at the grass roots level of Arkansas basketball at the time.