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Posted on 12/21/16 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 12/21/16 at 9:58 pm
Sad atmosphere. Mizzou "faithful" outnumbered by an easily 2-1 margin. Defeated energy from the crowd the entire game. Only a couple points in the second half did it feel like a game, and both times that promptly ended with a VanLeer shot violently smashing into the backboard.
Phillips- had a pretty typical Phillips game. Some good, some bad. For the most part just there. At one point he got into it with KA on the floor a bit and was pulled from the game.
VanLeer- the heady shooter who is neither heady nor a shooter.
Hughes- my god. Awful game. No idea how to flow within an offense
Puryear- played great. He's tough and reasonably skilled. If he were two inches taller he'd be really good. Stop shooting threes though
Woods- their center absolutely wore him out. Luckily Illinois didn't just keep throwing it down there because he was getting abused
Geist- best game I've seen him play. Brought really nice energy. Finished well. Played well on defense too
Barnett- played ok. His shot is just not falling though. A lot of talk about him needing to get it going towards the rim, but he looked pretty uncomfortable doing that tonight
Nikki- he's our best post defender and rebounder by far. Doesn't make him all that good, but he should play more
Walton- not sure why he didn't play more with Hughes and VanLeer being so brutal tonight
Smith- two fouls in 20 sec
Jackson- he should play more too. He rebounds and plays hard
Honestly, this team doesn't even look good in warmups. They shoot like 30%. Jackson is a good dunker though
KA says he's changing the starting lineup for next game.
I'd roll with
Phillips
Barnett
Jackson
Puryear
Nikko
Phillips- had a pretty typical Phillips game. Some good, some bad. For the most part just there. At one point he got into it with KA on the floor a bit and was pulled from the game.
VanLeer- the heady shooter who is neither heady nor a shooter.
Hughes- my god. Awful game. No idea how to flow within an offense
Puryear- played great. He's tough and reasonably skilled. If he were two inches taller he'd be really good. Stop shooting threes though
Woods- their center absolutely wore him out. Luckily Illinois didn't just keep throwing it down there because he was getting abused
Geist- best game I've seen him play. Brought really nice energy. Finished well. Played well on defense too
Barnett- played ok. His shot is just not falling though. A lot of talk about him needing to get it going towards the rim, but he looked pretty uncomfortable doing that tonight
Nikki- he's our best post defender and rebounder by far. Doesn't make him all that good, but he should play more
Walton- not sure why he didn't play more with Hughes and VanLeer being so brutal tonight
Smith- two fouls in 20 sec
Jackson- he should play more too. He rebounds and plays hard
Honestly, this team doesn't even look good in warmups. They shoot like 30%. Jackson is a good dunker though
KA says he's changing the starting lineup for next game.
I'd roll with
Phillips
Barnett
Jackson
Puryear
Nikko
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Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:00 pm to JesusQuintana
CVL sends his blackmail info to the media if he doesn't start.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:13 pm to JesusQuintana
How many are worth keeping after a new coach arrives in April?
Puryear is really the only one that's for sure.
Phillips can be a solid player.
Hughes, KJ, Barnett, & Jackson are all athletic enough wings.
Keeping Nikko and Smith probably needed for size.
Puryear is really the only one that's for sure.
Phillips can be a solid player.
Hughes, KJ, Barnett, & Jackson are all athletic enough wings.
Keeping Nikko and Smith probably needed for size.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:23 pm to wubilli
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How many are worth keeping after a new coach arrives in April?
Depends on if we are talking idealistically or realistically. Realistically, you have to keep all or nearly all of them. A new coach isn't going to be able to bring in the numbers of players we need at this late of a date.
For me, none are a for sure or a must. I could live with a team that Puryear, Phillips and Hughes were on. Just not starting. The rest I'd prefer not. But again. That's in my ideal world.
I personally believe that KJ, Barnett, Jackson, Smith and Nikko are MVC type players.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:29 pm to reedus23
They are all role players. Personally I hope the new coach goes all in on the 2018 class. Take some grad transfers for next season.
Also think CJ Roberts could come in and start next year, though it's far from guaranteed he ever come to Mizzou.
Also think CJ Roberts could come in and start next year, though it's far from guaranteed he ever come to Mizzou.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:30 pm to wubilli
I'm anxiously awaiting the calls for the use of transfers by the same people who were infuriated by them three years ago.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:36 pm to the808bass
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I'm anxiously awaiting the calls for the use of transfers by the same people who were infuriated by them three years ago.
I don't know whether to
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Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:36 pm to the808bass
Mizzou's history has had its share of transfers that were great here.
Haith went a little to transfer heavy, but taking some is a good idea.
Haith went a little to transfer heavy, but taking some is a good idea.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:38 pm to wubilli
Haith should have taken more transfers. He was trying to save his job and still didn't do it by only winning in his final year roughly the same number of games Kim has won in 2 and a half seasons.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:39 pm to wubilli
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They are all role players. Personally I hope the new coach goes all in on the 2018 class. Take some grad transfers for next season.
Some of them are role players on P5 teams. Some should be role players for an NAIA team.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:41 pm to reedus23
There are moments in almost every game where I think I've been transported to Brewer and I'm watching a pickup game.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:43 pm to the808bass
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There are moments in almost every game where I think I've been transported to Brewer and I'm watching a pickup game.
I don't think that I'm being over-reactive when I say that I bet you could get a group from Brewer that could beat this team.
Assuming KA doesn't coach them too.
Posted on 12/21/16 at 10:48 pm to reedus23
One of the wags on TB suggested a "You've got next" promo to sell tickets wherein when our team gets down by double digits, we pull 5 players from the crowd until the lead goes back to single digits.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 12:18 pm to the808bass
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we pull 5 players from the crowd.
Which would leave no one in the stands.
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