Re: Mo St scrimmage

The problem with CVL is he is a shooter that can't shoot (unless that's changed drastically). The bigger issue is that he is a complete liability on defense.

I don't really like Robertson at the 1 either if that is accurate. Not if it means CVL at the 2. Seems we'd be much better with Harris/Phillips at the 1 and Robertson at the 2.

I wouldn’t worry about the defense. Cuonzo has shown he’s a great defensive coach. Mizzou is also likely to be a zone heavy team this year.

CVL looked solid against kU.
I still would bet that Harris plays more than CVL as well.

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interior defense doesn't look too good.

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I guess I don’t follow. Mizzou has Tilmon, Jontay, MPJ, Nikko and Smith as options on the inside.

I didn’t anticipate CVL getting regular minutes, but if he shoots the ball well it’s not hard to see him having a role.

The only question about Tilmon is how long does it take for him to adjust and quit fouling so much.

CVL can shoot...Kid gets a ton of flack, but if given the right roll he can be a solid piece on a very good team.

The more I think about this, the more I REALLY dislike this backcourt combo.

I just don't understand moving our 2 to the point when he's never played there and then replacing him with a guy who's never shown the ability to do it in games. It's not like you don't have any options at the point. This one is just really hard to make sense of. I didn't even expect CVL to be in the rotation, much less start. I remember being at braggin rights last year. We were in the game late. 5 or 6 minutes left. Down by 2. We came down and CVL had a wide open 3 from the top of the key, barely even hit the backboard. They got a run out and the game never got that close again.

Zo is doing what he thinks is best, and he watches practice everyday so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but I'm going on record with my disapproval here.

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CVL can shoot...Kid gets a ton of flack, but if given the right roll he can be a solid piece on a very good team.

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Kid can play HORSE. He's too slow to create on his own. He's too slow to defend. But yes, in the right spot at the right time in limited play, he could have a role.

I'd agree that it doesn't say good things about Harris or Phillips.

But hey, maybe CVL was just playing lights out in practice. My hope though, is if he comes out looking like the same game player we've always seen that Zo shows the flexibility to try something else out quickly.

I could see him finding his shot. That's not far fetched, but I just can't see how he's improved that much defensively. That's a bit of a stretch considered his athletic ability or lack thereof.