re: SEC College Basketball Preview: CBS

From the link in the op:

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Missouri

Frank Haith will work with an almost entirely different core of players for the third straight season at Missouri but should still be able to make the Field of 68 for a third time in three years. The reason is because of the return of Jabari Brown, Earnest Ross and Tony Criswell, the enrollment of a heralded recruiting class highlighted by four-star prospects Johnathan Williams III and Wes Clark, and the addition of Jordan Clarkson -- a transfer from Tulsa who can really play. Clarkson averaged 16.5 points two years ago as a sophomore at Tulsa. He might be able to match that number this season even against stiffer competition, and if he does the Tigers will finish in the top third of the SEC … provided they get adequate point guard play in the absence of Phil Pressey.

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If we make the tournament again (and I'm expecting us to) it would be our 6th time in 6 years not 3rd in 3. Hopefully the improved SEC can get 6 or 7 teams in this year. With a 14 team league I'd like to see us get to a point where we get that many in every year.

Surprised Gottleib has us 4th in his rankings. He usually hates Mizzou. Not sure who Borzello is but for whatever reason he doesn't seem to expect much from us this year.