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He is better than Vanover in every way, but he

Posted on: April 12, 2025 at 17:47:26 CT

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Is not going to sit on the block.

Vanover had absolutely zero positives other than height. Burns is a very good athlete for his size.

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Shawn Phillips top 5 - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 13:46:24

RE: Shawn Phillips top 5 - SPD MU - 4/12 12:03:20

Arizona State was 15th in the Big 12 - I'll wait to see the - alstl MU - 4/11 21:10:04

Big kid w/ talent. As frosh w/ LSU could see skills, - Sigma MU - 4/11 17:48:18

and Gates will get it to light....nm - tigertix MU - 4/11 20:32:37

Definitely a drastic improvement athletically and in rim - CoolBreeze22 MU - 4/11 15:47:00

Gray was the worst shot blocking 7 fter ive ever seen here - MidMoBaller4Life BSU - 4/11 16:23:20

Maybe. Burns might be better already (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:47:44

That's our best chance for a big next to Mitchell(nm) - alstl MU - 4/11 21:20:09

I sure hope Burns isn't another martian like Vanover who - Carlos Rossi STL - 4/11 16:32:24

He is better than Vanover in every way, but he - alwaysright MU - 4/12 17:47:26

He is going to be a big suprise to people on here...book it. - BandG MU - 4/11 20:17:37

Hopefully in a good way. People will ***** if he shoots - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/12 11:13:40

He’s not an old school center that’s going to - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 16:43:32

I just hope he actually plays for us at some point(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life BSU - 4/11 16:33:55

Why would he not play next year? I thought he was - Carlos Rossi STL - 4/11 16:38:29

Gates declares everyone as great in practice. Pretty sure - shorty MU

- 4/11 21:17:21

Haha yeah hope he isn’t one of those again - MidMoBaller4Life BSU - 4/11 17:04:03

5 pts 5 rebs 1 blk in 18 mpg isn’t bad - MidMoBaller4Life BSU - 4/11 15:36:39

Looking at his minutes and stats, he is a Gates lock... - shorty MU

- 4/11 14:49:36

Oriakhi came in after averaging 7/5 as a junior nm - Columbian Gold MU - 4/11 15:18:47

Oriakhi lost his starting job to Andre Drummond, and still - shorty MU

- 4/11 15:33:52

Not that Phillips is great but he’s the backup to a 5 star - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:46:35

I don't necissarily agree with that. - shorty MU

- 4/11 21:09:12

Here’s the 2026 mock draft. He’s at 8 - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/12 09:27:38

Meant to respond to the guy whining about 5/5 (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 4/11 15:36:47

Either way, my answer still applies. (nm) - shorty MU

- 4/11 15:38:40

Your whining isn't my concern, please move on (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 4/11 15:48:49

You are the one who replied to me dickhead.(nm) - shorty MU

- 4/11 21:09:49

Oriakhi averaged 10 & 9 his sophomore season - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:29:15

Played behind Quaintance - haeffb MU - 4/11 15:12:58

I would take those lines all day long.(nm) - Carlos Rossi STL - 4/11 16:42:57

gates hasn't brought in xfers who move the needle?(nm) - TigerA MU - 4/11 14:51:15

Not in the post. - shorty MU

- 4/11 15:14:18

It’s pretty obvious at this point that Gates isn’t going - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:31:56

They aren't "needle movers" because he doesn't use them - alstl MU - 4/11 21:22:01

Other SEC teams seem to have no trouble finding the tall - shorty MU

- 4/11 15:41:10

Well they all spend more than we do(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 15:44:04

Do they have more money, or is Gates just a miser? - shorty MU

- 4/11 21:12:06

He doesn’t evenly distribute NIL across the team - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 21:30:04

Could be true, but I would bet that Mizzou spends - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 16:00:24

Nope Mark Mitchell didn’t move the needle (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:05:04

Who is out there that moves the needle? - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 14:50:33

Making the top 5 of a 10-15 minute player doesn't move my - shorty MU

- 4/11 15:06:53

For post players it’s been pretty good - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:06:25

5 & 5 as a 7 ft jr. Pass - alwaysright MU - 4/11 14:26:40

I actually don't mind this guy(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 14:47:47

i don't know. better stats than Gray who was valuable and - TigerA MU - 4/11 14:30:40

Agreed he might fill a role(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 14:48:14

Waste of resources. We need a shooter more than we need him. - alwaysright MU - 4/11 15:20:58

There’s room for both (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 15:27:00

Having room vs wasting money. - alwaysright MU - 4/11 16:28:41

It’s almost a lock that they use all 15 spots - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 16:31:17

And 3-4 of them won’t play and they’ll ask fans for more - alwaysright MU - 4/11 17:58:25

I think the portal is pretty thin this year.(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 14:48:30

It doesn’t matter who they get - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 14:30:01

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 14:13:33

Keep it together(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 14:20:36

freshmen at mizzou- a tradition of difference - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 14:26:36