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A great first season for Gates.

Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:02 pm
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25200 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:02 pm
Considering that all anyone expected this year from Missouri was that y'all would not be as bad as you were last year I think we can say this was a great first season for Mizzou.

What we got this year from Missouri was a team that plays hard and was a pain in the arse. The scrappy team defense gave headaches to a lot of teams this year and you were rewarded with an invitation to the Big Dance.

Yes, the wheels fell off against Princeton but that was the classic "oh shite, we've made it this far" that you get from a first year team. I've said it before and I'll say it again, so far I'd say Gates was the hire of the year in the SEC.

Congrats and I am looking forward to what the next season holds for you guys.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111546 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:47 pm to
Thanks, Sulli.

It was a good year by most measures and, by our recent history, a great year.

We will probably take a step back next year in record. But I expect to continue to see program growth.
Posted by HonorThyWarEagle
#Auburn2FinalFour
Member since Sep 2022
2959 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:56 pm to
As a fellow non-Mizzou baw in here, I agree with Sulli.

The future is bright for Mizzou Basketball, you guys finally have the coach, and from there, you had the missing pieces figured out. Everyone expected Mizzou to stay mediocre this year but y'all showed grit and determination and won games.

Princeton out-played you and out-smarted y'all (they're an Ivy League school...come on, they didn't come there to play ball, they came to play school brah), but this season was a special one. No one expected Mizzou to be in the tourney, nor Gates to turn around Mizzou basketball in his first year. Believe me, Gates will carry you to a Sweet 16 sooner or later.

Y'all will come back stronger, trust me

Posted by GalacticaCannon
Member since Aug 2022
2928 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:42 pm to
Our offense was dog water before Gates.

21-22: 65.5ppg
20-21: 73.6ppg
19-20: 67.1ppg
18-19: 67.2 ppg
17-18: 73.3 Porter year
16-17: 69.2 ppg

Gates had us at 80 with Brown and a bunch of transfers having lost Brazile to Arky and having Mosley not even really play.

And it was a mostly fun to watch offense that wasn’t an ugly slow eyesore like the Clwonzo years. I don’t even know what the Kim years looked like. I gave up during that stretch.
Posted by Razorback Reverend
Member since Dec 2013
22793 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 7:44 pm to
It was a sight to see Thought you would absolutely suck, but no! Well done!
Posted by MIzzouMark
Member since Jan 2019
2954 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:33 pm to
Think we were picked 10th or 11th in the SEC pre season. So everything past that was gravy
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 11:33 pm
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67488 posts
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:04 am to
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A great first season for Gates.

Let's see if he can recruit any bigs
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25200 posts
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:42 am to
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Let's see if he can recruit any bigs


That is the question for every team it seems like... can you get quality big men? They seem to be an increasingly rare commodity.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18005 posts
Posted on 3/20/23 at 10:18 am to
I would say it was very good. Great is a bit much. Great things should be great on their own with no qualification and this season wouldn't really stand up to being called great.

We have a coach who has a career post season record at Mizzou of .500. That is awesome compared to where we have been for decades now. Hopefully next year we get above .500.
Posted by MizzouFan13
Member since Mar 2020
506 posts
Posted on 3/20/23 at 1:26 pm to
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We have a coach who has a career post season record at Mizzou of .500.


Dude this quote is insane, he's in year one and you are looking at his "career" post season record at mizzou.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18005 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:43 am to
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Dude this quote is insane, he's in year one and you are looking at his "career" post season record at mizzou.




I know. it is awesome, right? He came in and made an instant impact like good coaches do. Most everyone didn't think he'd have a post season record other than maybe 0-1 (sec tourney).
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 11:58 am
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