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RE: The man could coach
Posted on: October 24, 2016 at 10:10:02 CT
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For the first time Missouri’s material approaches Bob Vanatta’s coaching talent — but it’s young. His top eight players include three old hands, three juco transfers and two sophs. He has size, depth. Best of the old hands is 6-1 Ron Coleman, conference scoring champ a year ago. Best of the new hands is 6-7 Eugene Jones from Paducah. Kv.. juco. Note for futher-soph Booker Brown, a 7-footer.
Two sophomores and a junior college acquisition will give Miz- zou its biggest frontline of all- time when the Tigers meet Arkansas in a basketball opener here Saturday. Coach Bob Vanatta still termed two of his starting jobs “unsettled” - but was leaning to rookies John Weston, 6-6 sandy-haired shooter from Springfield, and Booker Brown the 7-foot center from Kansas City - as his probably picks. Vanatta named his co-captains Ron Coleman and Rob Vanatta as the guard tandem. The graying coach who directs his 21st collegiate team this winter and fifth at Mizzou will go with Gene Jones — the 6-7 ex-junior college standout at Paducah. Ky.. —- as his fifth man Missouri’s leadoff choices for the 7:30 p. m. topoff against the Razorbacks. “Our starters may vary all season long.” Vanatta added. “It will depend on what the opposition has. We won’t always be able to use the big boys to cover teams with smaller, quicker players.” Winning in December is an important factor, as Vanatta sees it in the overall development of this year’s club. 'We need to rebuild confidence.” the coach noted, in an obvious reference to last year’s dismal 3-21 record. Prior to the Big 8 tournament. Mizzou’s pre - conference bouts will be with Indiana. St. Louis t.. Detroit. Rutgers in Madison Square Garden, and a West Coast visitation to play Seattle Santa Clara and the University of Pacific. Coleman, the nifty outside marksman from Jefferson City, averaged 21.3 points a game last year, but the Ben gals didn’t have a comparable inside threat like Jones that could fill that void.
For the first time Missouri’s material approaches Bob Vanatta’s coaching talent — but it’s young. His top eight players include three old hands, three juco transfers and two sophs. He has size, depth. Best of the old hands is 6-1 Ron Coleman, conference scoring champ a year ago. Best of the new hands is 6-7 Eugene Jones from Paducah. Kv.. juco. Note for futher-soph Booker Brown, a 7-footer.
Two sophomores and a junior college acquisition will give Miz- zou its biggest frontline of all- time when the Tigers meet Arkansas in a basketball opener here Saturday. Coach Bob Vanatta still termed two of his starting jobs “unsettled” - but was leaning to rookies John Weston, 6-6 sandy-haired shooter from Springfield, and Booker Brown the 7-foot center from Kansas City - as his probably picks. Vanatta named his co-captains Ron Coleman and Rob Vanatta as the guard tandem. The graying coach who directs his 21st collegiate team this winter and fifth at Mizzou will go with Gene Jones — the 6-7 ex-junior college standout at Paducah. Ky.. —- as his fifth man Missouri’s leadoff choices for the 7:30 p. m. topoff against the Razorbacks. “Our starters may vary all season long.” Vanatta added. “It will depend on what the opposition has. We won’t always be able to use the big boys to cover teams with smaller, quicker players.” Winning in December is an important factor, as Vanatta sees it in the overall development of this year’s club. 'We need to rebuild confidence.” the coach noted, in an obvious reference to last year’s dismal 3-21 record. Prior to the Big 8 tournament. Mizzou’s pre - conference bouts will be with Indiana. St. Louis t.. Detroit. Rutgers in Madison Square Garden, and a West Coast visitation to play Seattle Santa Clara and the University of Pacific. Coleman, the nifty outside marksman from Jefferson City, averaged 21.3 points a game last year, but the Ben gals didn’t have a comparable inside threat like Jones that could fill that void.
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