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Missouri hoops identity

Posted on: July 27, 2016 at 16:44:54 CT
corbyandkellen MU
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As a Missouri fan who grew up in the Norm era and went to Mizzou in the late 1980s, it is frustrating to have Missouri struggling this badly in basketball. I am excited about the upcoming season. Why?

Terrence Phillips and Kevin Puryear strike me as leaders, and I can't say I have seen a good leader for our team since Laurence Bowers and Oriakhi left. I am no insider, so who know what goes on behind the scenes, but leadership matters. Anyone who has coached at all knows that the leader on your team matters.

I don't mean to put down Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson. Clearly, they were going through difficult family situations when they were Tigers. Our inability to be successful with two scorers of their caliber was disappointing. Haith did not establish a base for a successful program.

While I can't argue that Kim Anderson's two years have been satisfying, I do argue that he is doing the work of building a base that is not based on quick fixes. Unfortunately for Kim, he is attempting to do this in an era in which the quick fix is the expectation.

I hope and have some confidence that the group of Phillips, Puryear, Walton, Van Leer, and Barnett can lead us first to respectability and then to basketball success. Every player on this roster chose to come to the University of Missouri knowing Kim Anderson's style, demeanor, and expectations. I think matters.

Let's go Tigers. Have a productive trip to Italy. I'll be rooting for you.

M-I-Z!
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Missouri hoops identity - corbyandkellen MU - 7/27 16:44:54
     RE: Missouri hoops identity - kcsportsnut MU - 7/28 07:47:02
     Well-stated. I agree with your assessment. (nm) - go tigers MU - 7/27 21:13:17
     I attended 87-91, saw some damn good teams - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 17:15:01
          Agreed. (nm) - go tigers MU - 7/27 21:14:13
          yes if he can get the team to play decent and stop the - DevilsAdvocate MU - 7/27 18:46:58
          agree - corbyandkellen MU - 7/27 17:33:44
               It was brutal, as a bigger football than basketball fan - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 17:34:33
                    '84 - '90 for me. football basically didn't exist for me at - 90Tiger MU - 7/27 19:52:44
     They'll be fine here when he leaves. - Evenflow MU - 7/27 17:12:23
     RE: Missouri hoops identity - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 17:07:55
          RE: Missouri hoops identity - Tgrweir MU - 7/27 18:56:39
          2013-2014 - corbyandkellen MU - 7/27 17:26:38
               Well Ross would be our best player by a huge - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 17:44:33
                    Hard to say - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 17:47:20
                         Which part? You don't think Ross would easily be - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 17:49:31
                              Ross wouldn't be top 3 - Mr. Orange SU - 7/27 19:32:18
                              That part and the 22+ PPG part. - haeffb MU - 7/27 18:21:08
                                   Ross was a Sr that year(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 18:22:37
                                        Yes, and I just explained - haeffb MU - 7/27 18:24:06
                                             think Ron Coleman in 1966(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 18:27:30
                                                  I didn't watch Ron Coleman play in 1966. - haeffb MU - 7/27 18:38:01
                                                       Neither did feefee, but he thinks he did and that's all - Uncle John MU - 7/28 07:15:48
                              22+ - corbyandkellen MU - 7/27 18:01:29
                                   Talking about on this team, as a senior. - FIJItiger MU - 7/27 18:11:43
                                   Ross was a junkyard dog type that could get hot from 3 - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 18:02:25
                              Probably would be as a Sr., but I think Walton's our best - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 18:01:15
               Feldman. Lol. Bizarro Kramer - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 17:27:59
     The quality of the base is what's being questioned. Is - 90Tiger MU - 7/27 16:52:10
          Of course that's the question . . . - corbyandkellen MU - 7/27 17:02:03
               They 100% could be Coward and Buntin. Those 2 were good - Diamond Dave MU - 7/27 17:18:01
                    RE: They 100% could be Coward and Buntin. Those 2 were good - Tgrweir MU - 7/27 19:04:58
     RE: Missouri hoops identity - Tigerfem MU - 7/27 16:51:31
          The faif left wif haif - Mr. Orange SU - 7/27 16:52:42
     Great post. We need more mods with your intellect - Mr. Orange SU - 7/27 16:48:34
     Good post. Thank you for it(nm) - LimerNick MU - 7/27 16:46:42




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