ChiefsPlanet - Mizzou Basketball

Why do KU fans post in here? I just skip everything they post, so it doesn't matter. But why the **** would I ever post in a KU thread? Who gives a shit? I hope we don't have anyone replying in their thread.

Jesus. Take the time to read a bit. Most of us, minus Wickedson of course, are just in here talking about Missouri basketball & basketball in general.

tredadda

03-12-2012 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 8444123)

Maybe if we don't play well.

But the worst thing any team in the country can do is try to play our style. And I mean any team. There's not a school in the country that's capable of simply going out there and out 'quicking' us. Nobody can throw as many shooters/scorers out on the floor as we can either.

The worst matchups for us are actually schools like the B1G schools. I'm trying not to worry myself about Michigan St. because I don't think they'll actually survive to the Elite 8, but a school like them an Virginia can make things difficult for us.

Go ahead and try to play our game - but there's a reason Mizzou paces the country in offensive efficiency. Unless we come out and simply play a bad game, nobody's going to beat Mizzou at what Mizzou does. And if Mizzou just comes out and plays a bad game, well they can lose to anyone.

So lets not play any bad games...m'kay?

I agree, but to me I don't worry about the Big 10 type teams as they can't match our firepower. Teams that struggle against us are the teams that try to play our style but are not built to do it. Teams like Florida and Marquette are though.

Frazod

03-12-2012 08:23 AM

Missouri ranked No. 3 in the coaches poll, and actually got a first place vote.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

DJ's left nut

03-12-2012 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 8444144)

The only teams we truly struggled with were maulers like K-State and teams with a dominant interior player like KU.

We lost to OSU because L'Damien Nash caught fire; shit happens. But when OSU tried to run with us, we destroyed them in the next 2 games. When Texas did the same, it was no skin off our ass.

The teams that want to try to score points with us are going to regret it unless all 4 of our shooters come out cold. And if all 4 shooters are cold, either Pressey makes some easy buckets for Ratliff, or we lose anyway.

The raw matchups really aren't that tough, there are just some very good teams that are either premier for their slot (Marquette) or a little under-seeded due to some late struggles (Florida).

Geography is the only thing that really pisses me off about this bracket; otherwise Mizzou can win it.

duncan_idaho

03-12-2012 08:36 AM

Florida is Missouri minus the great pick-and-roll game, unselfish sharing of the basketball, and highly efficient post.

I actually am not 100 percent sure UF gets past Virginia.

I like Missouri's draw. Would rather have Michigan State in there than UNC, Kentucky or the Cuse (especially with their recent injury problems). I don't think Michigan St. survives to the Regional Final. If the Tigers can get by Marquette, I think they're playing a 12 or 13 seed to get to the Final Four (the 4 and 5 seeds in Missouri's bracket are the weakest, IMO).

Marquette and Florida both try to play the same style as Missouri. They're just not as good at it as the Tigers are.

eazyb81

03-12-2012 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 8444103)

I think UF is far more of a threat to Mizzou than UVA. UF plays Mizzous style which means they can keep up with us in the speed and three point shooting category. UVA will get killed by Mizzou if they play each other. They do not match up with us well. Only two teams in MU's region really do, UF and Marquette.

I'm not worried about anyone playing our style and beating us.

tredadda

03-12-2012 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 8444185)

Agreed which is why I say teams that are not built to run with us struggle when they try to. I do think this bracket is winnable and if we do make it to the final four I could see us beating UK as Vandy did and they are a fast jump shooting team like us, so that works in our favor as well.

redfan

03-12-2012 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81 (Post 8444208)

I'm not worried about anyone playing our style and beating us.

Agreed, other teams can't run with Mizzou.

stonedstooge

03-12-2012 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 8444185)

That's why officiating will come in to play for the Missouri team. If they allow maulers, we could be in trouble. I have wondered during the conference play how Missouri and Kansas would matchup against the shitfest basketball they play in the East and BIG. Kansas is built to play that style while Missouri struggles with it. One of the pluses is that speedier teams like UNC and Kentucky seem to excel against the slower roughshod play
How are the officiating crews selected, anyone know?

kepp	03-12-2012 08:44 AM

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

DJ's left nut

03-12-2012 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by stonedstooge (Post 8444213)

Look at the history of the Big East and B1G teams.

Generally speaking, they flame out early. The muckers and maulers don't tend to do well in this tourney. It's only when those muckers happen to have a Kemba Walker or 2 that they win anything.

The problem is that it only takes one loss. By and large, our style fits the tournament much better than the slopfests from the B1G and the East, but all it takes is one day with flat jumpers and a trigger-happy referee.

DJ's left nut

03-12-2012 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 8444229)

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

Jesus.

Kansas City would burn to the ground...

Dartgod

03-12-2012 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 8444229)

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

How awesome would that be?

stonedstooge

03-12-2012 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 8444229)

Now here is a well-thought-out bracket:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...anus-picks.htm

Love it. But I could see the score differential being 20

duncan_idaho

03-12-2012 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by stonedstooge (Post 8444213)

Michigan State is the only real "mauler" team in our bracket, though. Marquette and Louisville are both finesse teams. New Mexico is a smallish mid-major (Drew Gordon is very talented, though).

Virginia qualifies to a certain extent, I guess, but it still lost 7 games in a very mediocre ACC and I'm not positive the Cavs even make it past Florida.

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