Now....on to KSU at home. Take care of the only other team to beat us. I hope that they have the same kind of mercy on KSU that they did on OSU.

Should be a full house to take care of business.....

That'll be huge come March...the team believes and plays for each other...that's more than half the battle.

Had to DVR the game and just got done watching. Other than too many turnovers, we played well. Flip had a pretty shitty day, but Kimmie, Dixon and Denmon had nice days. I'm happy to get out of there with a win, this one had me worried. Now I can start worrying about KSU.

Good read. Thanks!

Maybe it was just the way A&M played and slowed it down, but I thought todays game was a little sloppy.

MU never could really put them away.


Good teams win games like that though, so it was a good win for MU.

Should be a good game against KSU, they seem to match up with you guys pretty well.

It was sloppy. Way too many careless passes resulting in turnovers. I didn't feel like Mizzou had the level of intensity they've had most of the season.

But, they stayed in control of the game and took care of business. (and that's what's important)

I'm guessing they'll be plenty intense at home vs KSU.

KSU will try and play the same way that the Aggies did today. They are better at it than A&M though. It should be a good game.

Think about that team....

Phil Pressey
Michael Dixon
Keion Bell
Jabari Brown
Earnest Ross
Danny Feldman
Laurence Bowers

Add in the new recruits that Haith and Co have for next year and we could be in for another good year.

Yep. And Mizzou will be dialed in trying to avenge that earlier loss. Agree that it should be a good game.

I expect Mizzou to win. (I expect them to beat anyone at home) But KSU has a knack for making the game ugly, and forcing you to play their style. (both in basketball and football). Mizzou can scrap a little when they have to too, though.

Mizzou never really put them away, but Mizzou also never really let them back in the game either. Mizzou took the lead at the 1:47 mark of the first half and never trailed after that.

Too many turnovers today, that is my main negative observation. Mizzou stayed calm and composed down the stretch, and got a big road win in a place Mike Anderson never won at.

K-State also might be in a bit of a let-down mode after the big win. They have to be feeling that they have made the tourney now, so they might relax just enough for Mizzou to get a jump on them.

A&M had the ball with about a minute and a half left, down 5.


They were in the game.

MU had their chance to put their foot on A&m's throat when they had a 11 point lead and the ball, they just wasted some possessions.

Good lord, Page is torching Texas. 36 points with 8 minutes left.

They were in the game. But five was as close as they got in the last ten minutes. Still two possessions. And when Denmon had the chance to put the dagger in, he drove it home so hard, A & M completely collapsed and could not even make the inbounds pass.

It was a good win. It could have easily been a trap game, Mizzou could have been looking ahead to the K-State game. The Tigers stayed focused, and played well, except for the turnovers.

Sure... but they stayed in control the entire time. Kept them at arms length. That's fine for a road game, IMO. You're not gonna blow everybody out by 20+

OSU up by nine. That would be a nice upset for KSU fans, it would pull K-State back into a tie with Texas in the standing. Hopefully OSU can play that well when Kansas comes to town.

Hell, wasn't long ago we couldn't buy a road win.

(I'm looking at you, Mike Anderson.)

I'm not gonna complain about this one.

MU has had a ton of close calls on the road during conference play. They've been really good in pulling out close games on the road.

Yep, a good solid road win. Nothing spectacular, not a blowout, but a good solid win that good teams get during a long season. Anderson would have overlooked this game and it would have been an upset. I like how Haith is keeping the guys focused.

That article really makes you realize that Mizzou is going to be stacked the next few years. Haith is the man.

Sometiemes I think this team, especially on the road is so focused on not getting to up or down it does take away from their intensity a bit.

I just want to type out an WTI /Arroheadmagic/KC_C post for some reason.

Not a football school. No trophies. Home cooking/Kenpom/PoseNoPose/scoreboardfootball.

And the infamous :BUTTHURT

FYP

It would be great to have a strong years.....

MU could make some noise in the SEC next year.

Have to compete with a likely reloaded Kentucky team though.

Strong showing by Mike Anderson's hogs today holding Florida to 98 points in a 30 point loss at home.

On national TV none the less.

They'll be pretty tough until Calipari gets busted for doing whatever he's doing wrong and leaves the program in shambles.

LMAO

You think?

UK is already loaded for next year, so I think it is a given that they will dominate the SEC overall. MU needs to just take care of business in the rest of the league and hold serve at home with UK.

I'd be happy if they could split with UK and UF. The rest of the SEC shouldn't be too tough, especially the West.

Good luck with that.

It's only a matter of time till they vacate all the uk wins under calipari anyway...

You sound very certain.

MU does lose almost the entire starting line up. They've developed a unique chemistry.

This.

MU in the middle of having a great season with a senior-laden team and now posters are thinking they are going to make "noise" in the SEC...

"We don't care about Mizzou! Why won't anyone believe us?!?!"

Post something positive....and here come the Beakers

You need us! You need us! You need us!!!

I said MU is having a great season...

...might be a bit overly optimistic about the next after losing 4 starters.

What is wrong with that?

Home cooking will pull Mizzou through next year

Every team loses players in college ball. It's the nature of the game. "Making noise" doesn't exactly mean 25-2 either.

It's going to be enjoyable to watch KU suck shit next year after losing Robinson and Taylor; that program is ****ed.

What is "making noise" in the SEC mean?

I think of it as 'competing for the conference title'.

Kentucky has a payroll even higher than KU ;), so expecting to finish above them would be a pipe dream, but a top 3 finish in the SEC would be making a splash.

Agreed.

If history tells us anything...

uh, uh, uh, BUMP?

UK will always be tough, but there's no reason to believe that they can't compete for the top 2 or 3 spots in the SEC next year.

We're bringing back three of our five best players. The Tigers should be a top three team in the SEC next season, maybe top two.

tOSU's loss pretty well eliminates them from teams we have to worry about getting a top seed ahead of us.

Yeah but, there is still Duke and UNC. The media loves them and for MU to get a #1 seed they need to practically win out. Also they have to worry about KU leapfrogging them, especially if they win against MU at AFH.

Re: Next year for Mizzou

Bringing back a core of Flip Pressey, Mike Dixon and Laurence Bowers gives plenty of reason for optimism. Pressey and Dixon have been possibly the most IMPORTANT players on this team (can't run a pick-and-roll offense without great point play).

Of the incoming players, there are enough bodies that I think Missouri will find 4-5 capable players to fill out the rotation.

On the wing, Earnest Ross, Keion Bell, Jabari Brown and Negus Webster-Chan is a tremendous start. Bell and Ross are proven D-1 players (though as the focal point of the offense) who will be playing with great talent for the first time in their careers. Both are tremendous athletes who have all-around skill sets. Neither is a lights-out shooter from distance, but both are capable.

Brown is a bit of a wild card. He didn't stick long enough at Oregon to show anything at all, but he's a tremendous athlete with a big-time jump shot. His ability to hit from distance could earn him a lot of PT.

Webster-Chan is probably my favorite recruit from the incoming class. 6-6, good athlete, good ball handler, good teammate. The backcourt will be crowded, but he'll see some PT (and potentially a lot if they play small a lot).

I'm confident they'll find at least two guys out that group to fill out the rotation on a consistent basis, and probably three.

Inside is a little different situation. You can be reasonably sure Bowers is good for 12/6 (possibly a little more or a little less). Unlike Ratliffe, he really can't play the 5 and match up against most big men on the block. He will be GREAT on the pick and roll, in my opinion, though.

Like at the wing, you're looking at several different guys who can potentially give you minutes here.

Tony Criswell, the JUCO transfer, is the most likely candidate. Wouldn't need to score much if he can defend and board. Also in the mix is Danny Feldman, who apparently has had a nice season on the practice team. Feldman is a face-up shooter with some length. If he can hold his own defensively, he'll get decent PT.

Then there are two freshman... Ryan Rosburg looks like he should be able to provide some solid depth minutes from the start. He's big, he's already fairly physically advanced, and he's a consistent finisher at the rim. Stefan Jankovic... well, if NWC is my favorite recruit coming in, Jankovic is a close second. 6-11, handles the ball well, very good shooter, and is a pretty good athlete. Jankovic is SAF (skinny as...) and probably will contribute more down the road, but he's an intriguing matchup problem.

Again, I think they'll find at least two guys from that group of four to at least give them solid minutes.

The star power already is in place (Pressey, Dixon, Bowers). I think the odds are good that at least one of the 3 wing transfers is a star (Ross or Brown, IMO), too. The rest just needs to be solid depth.

I don't think they'll be a top 5 team (though I won't rule it out), but it will be a top 20 team that makes the tournament and makes some noise in the SEC (2-3 finish) and the NCAA tournament (pushes for Sweet 16 run).

And as I say all that... it is still possible Devonta Pollard picks Mizzou. If he does, that's a lot of length, athleticism and defense to put on the floor (my mind shudders at the thought of a Pressey/Bell/Ross/Pollard/Bowers lineup - would be able to play in stretches and just overwhelm teams with speed and athleticism).

Duke is prime for a few more losses. They should have been beaten this last week at home by NC state. They also still have UNC at home.

UNC is somewhat of an enigma. They are probably the most talented team in the nation from top to bottom, but they seem to lack something mentally.

I think there is a good chance that KU and MU end up with 1 seeds.

Traditionally, the Big 12 is a stronger basketball conference than the SEC, so Mizzou should fare pretty well. Top two or three, and with the constant threat of Cal having to vacate a season of wins, you may very well win a conference regular season title there.

(P.S. I'm not trying to troll... Kentucky is the bb tradition there, Florida has had some good fortune, but I think you'll compete with the top of that conference as you have in the Midwest.)

So you and Messier didn't take time to read the article by Burwell that I linked earlier in the thread.....you just came in here to troll?

Did you get a chance to read the article I linked in here that Burwell wrote about the 4 that are transfers that practice as the scout squad? It touches base on those guys...

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colum...0661b16f4.html

MU will be fine in the SEC.

UK is always going to be a beastly squad, but the rest of the conference is pretty meh.

Should be an annual contender for the top three spots.

I just glanced at their rivals board (http://rivals.yahoo.com/missouri/bas...12/missouri-22) to see what they have coming in.

And no I didn't read your article...

Sorry to hurt your feelings.

Good call on the DGB ;)

Didn't hurt my feelings...just proved that you were uninformed and pissing in the wind.

OK.

Neat.

Is this an accurate rundown of how much eligibility our non-Freshmen will have after this season?

Bowers: 1 year

Dixon: 1 year

Keion Bell: 1 year

Phil Pressey: 2 years

Earnest Ross: 2 years

Tony Criswell: 2 years

Jabari Brown: 2.5 years (eligible starting second semester of 2012)

You forgot Phil Pressey, who has two years remaining.

I think I "cut" him and forgot to paste him when putting them in order. Thanks. Are the rest accurate?

That, and Danny Feldman (who will have three years left).

Haith really has done a pretty amazing job dealing with complete lack of class balance he inherited.

Any chance of being on GameDay again this Saturday? Easily the best game in the country...

Has gameday ever been to KU?

I agree though..easily the best matchup in the country next weekend. Gameday should be there.

Gameday when MU is the host - :rockon:

Gameday when KU is the host - :Lin:

I think gameday was in Lawrence last year or the year before.


Seems like it was for the kstate game, but I could be wrong.

Yea, I think the last one I remember was the aTm game when Acie Earl hit a trey to win the game in 07/08. Gillespie was coaching aTm. I could be wrong though.

College Gameday at KU:

Jan. 29, 2005 - #16 Texas Longhorns at #6 Kansas Jayhawks

Feb. 3, 2007 - #10 Texas A&M Aggies at #6 Kansas Jayhawks

March 1, 2008 - Kansas State Wildcats at #7 Kansas Jayhawks

Jan. 29, 2011 - Kansas State Wildcats at #6 Kansas Jayhawks

Been in 7 and hosted 4, most in college basketball for both categories.

I take it you're another Beaker fan?

He obviously went to school there based on the way he spells "hand gernade"

Does gameday cover non ESPN games?I seriously don't know and really never paid attention.

I don't think Gameday can come as it's already a CBS game, but I think they set the game day stuff earlier and it's rpetty much set in stone.

Mizzou is sick. #1 seed...whoa

Of course, who else would track the amount of Gamedays thier school has ROFL

Just helping an MU fan answer their question...

He has it tattooed on his arm.

Outlined with a banner, so that he can celebrate every time he raises his arm.