** Official Mizzou Basketball Repository Thread **

[KcMizzou]

I've been wondering why we Mizzou fans don't have one of these.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by frazod

Does Columbia have a Blue Oyster Bar?

Used to have one, but it's been shut down for 3+ years.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Used to have one, but it's been shut down for 3+ years.

Perhaps he found a new one.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I've never seen anyone wear KU gear out to any bar in CoMo, and I've lived here for 3.5 years.

He has no more credibility than Hootie. There's really no sense in arguing with him when you can just point out the fact that he's wrong and know that everyone reading it immediately realizes that he's full of shit.

Simply state your piece and move along.

CoMo's a moron.

[baitism]

Anyone else heard about this?

http://kansascity.sbnation.com/misso...-ncaa-eligible

Tony Mitchell Missouri Case: NCAA Reviewing New Information

Jan 17 12:50p by Joel Thorman

The case of Tony Mitchell and the Missouri Tigers continues on. CBS Sports Seth Davis relays new information on the situation that, as of now, has Mitchell ineligible for Missouri's spring semester. Davis characterizes this as a "longshot from the beginning."

Mitchell is currently short of the NCAA's requirement on core courses following the "questionable circumstances" surrounding his departure from high school. One of the reasons the case has gone on for so long, according to Davis, is that Missouri has had trouble getting information from the Center of Life Academy in Florida, Mitchell's former high school.

Via Seth Davis:

Last week, the NCAA informed Missouri that Mitchell will not be declared eligible for the second semester. The school and the NCAA were preparing to make that decision public, but late last week Missouri received a FedEx package from Center of Life Academy which it hopes will help Mitchell's status. The NCAA is reviewing that new information, and we should have a final word by the end of this week.

So until this new information came along, Missouri was ready to announce that Mitchell wouldn't be coming to Columbia, Mo. The deadline to add/drop classes for the spring semester is next Tuesday, Jan. 25.

The key to take out of this -- we're expected to find out by the end of this week.

[KChiefs1]

Will Mitchell do any good this year after missing so much time?

[baitism]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Will Mitchell do any good this year after missing so much time?

Bowers and Ratliffe aren't exactly physical forwards. If nothing else it adds depth and helps rebounding.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

I have friends in CoMo; and when I go to visit them and we go out, the last article of clothing I think about putting on is anything KU related.

I don't know that I've ever seen this massive collection of KU fans that CoMoChief speaks of.

I've frequented the Columbia/Jeff City/Lake area for the last 15 years & I've only seen two people wearing ku stuff in these parts. They were meth heads too...aren't most ku fans meth heads?

[Mizzou_8541]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Will Mitchell do any good this year after missing so much time?

For some reason, I am still not optimistic.

[Mizzou_8541]

Cool video, Zach. Thanks for posting.

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I've frequented the Columbia/Jeff City/Lake area for the last 15 years & I've only seen two people wearing ku stuff in these parts. They were meth heads too...aren't most ku fans meth heads?

No more so than MU fans. And that's coming from an MU fan. I just hate any sort of a drug-related affiliation with any college. It's silly

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by baitism

Bowers and Ratliffe aren't exactly physical forwards. If nothing else it adds depth and helps rebounding.

We won't get him back. Since when has MU ever not gotten prison raped on these things? At this point I'll be shocked if Mitchell ever dons the uniform, much less this season.

The ceiling for this squad is much lower without Mitchell.

If a team hopes to go far in the tournament, it has to have 1 of 2 things:

1) Size
2) Smarts

This is the absolute dumbest basketball team I've ever seen. The veteran leadership on the squad is English (a complete moron), Denmon (great streak shooter, doesn't play within the offense at all and just isn't a great decisionmaker) and Bowers (charmin soft). Sure, they could get on a hot streak and beat a team or even two, but they'll lose to the first good team that pushes them for a whole game. They're simply not smart enough not to beat themselves.

However, size makes up for a lot of stupid. If Mizzou had a strong post presence to to play alongside Ratliff and rip down some of those loose balls that are killing us down the stretch, they won't have to play nearly as clean a ballgame.

Let's face it - these guys aren't going to get smarter. Kim English isn't going to become Shane Battier and Marcus Denmon isn't going to turn into Hollis Price. It's a team of very stupid ballplayers and the only way they'll survive it come tournament time is to get a lot tougher underneath.

Mitchell may be the difference between a round of 32 squad and a team that's a darkhorse Final 4 squad. But alas - he's gone.

[jbwm89]

Originally Posted by Spott

I imagine it's hard to tell, because apparently all the ones in Columbia are from Missouri, went to school at Mizzou, have man crushes on members of the MU football team and seem to have a unusually large interest in the basketball team.

No one from Ku's football team is worth mentioning in any discussion.

I think most mu fans here have a pretty normal interest in the basketball team considering we are in the Official Mizzou Basketball Repository Thread.

[LiveSteam]

WTH happened tonight Mizoo-st
Creighton time. They looked real good against Bradly tonight. Played sloppy in the second half.
cant do that Saturday

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

WTH happened tonight Mizoo-st
Creighton time. They looked real good against Bradly tonight. Played sloppy in the second half.
cant do that Saturday

There's no such thing as Mizzou State.

As Mizzou is an abbreviation that springs from "Missouri State," saying Mizzou State is the same as saying Missouri State State.

DJ -

I disagree with you in saying this is the dumbest team. Especially compared to those Quin Snyder teams.

I think your take on Marcus Denmon is pretty far off - he's a good passer, he screens well, and he moves crisply and with urgency when cutting.

English makes a lot of dumb plays. Won't argue with that. But he has become a much more effective defender, rebounder and passer this season. I thought he played a really great second half against ksu. Tough to live with his 2-5 1 vs. 5 drives/turnovers a game, though.

And on Mitchell... if they get him eligible - and that's a slight possibility, if not a liklihood - he can contribute.

Even if he can only play 15-20 minutes a game, his athleticism and energy will be useful. I think he'll make the Tigers MUCH more effective when running the jumbo press (with the big guarding the in-bounds passer).

My main concern will be his ability to pick up the rotations and etc. defensively. You can do SOME things to hide him there (relying on the matchup zone, etc), but Missouri's defense breaks down if people aren't rotating correctly, and Anderson does some really complex stuff there.

[KcMizzou]

Mizzou vs ISU

8pm on ESPNU

Gotta take care of business.