Mizzou Basketball

[Saul Good]

MIZ-ZOU

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Are you out of your mind?

There was a buzzer beating 3 pointer made to tie a ****ing NC game.

The game included all the top teams in the tourney which has NEVER happened.

Whats a bigger NCAA moment?

Please, I'm all ears.

Biggest game =/= Greatest game =/= Biggest moment

[DJ's left nut]

So Nick Wright actually made sense just now.

Missouri's best is better than anyone's best, but Missouri's slightly below average game gets beat.

Kansas's best can lose to the best of several other teams in the league if that team plays its best game, but Kansas's slightly below average can still win ballgames.

I think he's balls on. If Mizzou plays 6 games at it's peak capacity, it will win the national championship. There are simply too many weapons on that squad to lose if they're locked in.

However, that never happens in the NCAA tournament, which is why Kansas may be better situated to advance than MU. Kansas may be able to win that game that inevitably pops up in the round of 32 or the Sweet 16 where they don't have their A game.

Gimme 4 wins, guys. Just gimme 4 wins...

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

@BlumbbergOTB
Five-Star 2012 Basketball recruit Devonta Pollard visiting #Mizzou on an official today...2nd visit to MU.

Wow...no shit?

I never figured we'd hear from him again. Aight, Haith - make me look like an asshole again. You've done a bangup job of it thus far...

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Biggest game =/= Greatest game =/= Biggest moment

Forgive him, the Universe started in 1990 for him.

If you mention 1979, it might cause his brain to implode. There are others, but please, it just doesn't seem right to pick on the brain-damaged kid.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Biggest game =/= Greatest game =/= Biggest moment

KU vs MU would have a hard time topping the KU - Memphis final in 2008 on a national scale.

For the KC area, of course it would be the biggest ever.

Either way I would love to see it.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Forgive him, the Universe started in 1990 for him.

If you mention 1979, it might cause his brain to implode. There are others, but please, it just doesn't seem right to pick on the brain-damaged kid.

seriously dude. You're 12. Grow up

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

So Nick Wright actually made sense just now.

Missouri's best is better than anyone's best, but Missouri's slightly below average game gets beat.

Kansas's best can lose to the best of several other teams in the league if that team plays its best game, but Kansas's slightly below average can still win ballgames.

I think he's balls on. If Mizzou plays 6 games at it's peak capacity, it will win the national championship. There are simply too many weapons on that squad to lose if they're locked in.

However, that never happens in the NCAA tournament, which is why Kansas may be better situated to advance than MU. Kansas may be able to win that game that inevitably pops up in the round of 32 or the Sweet 16 where they don't have their A game.

Gimme 4 wins, guys. Just gimme 4 wins...

Kentucky's best is better than anybody's best. They outclass everyone this year. Of course, they'll probably end up losing somewhere along the line, that's just the way this tournament is.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Wow...no shit?

I never figured we'd hear from him again. Aight, Haith - make me look like an asshole again. You've done a bangup job of it thus far...

Landing him would be the biggest get in team history both for it's impact and its symbolism.

Plucking a 5* recruit out of the heart of SEC country would establish Mizzou as a long-term force.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Kentucky's best is better than anybody's best. They outclass everyone this year. Of course, they'll probably end up losing somewhere along the line, that's just the way this tournament is.

I agree with that.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

seriously dude. You're 12. Grow up

"My city is the bestest city in the world and we don't allow guns!"

Have another MGD 64, Sally.

[Saulbadguy]

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Kentucky's best is better than anybody's best. They outclass everyone this year. Of course, they'll probably end up losing somewhere along the line, that's just the way this tournament is.

Not true. Kentucky can catch fire and score 80. Mizzou can catch fire and score 95.

A defensive team's upside is lower than a 3-point shooting team's upside. Defensive teams are more likely to play at or near their ceilings, though.

[|Zach|]

In just the 2000s there were better TV ratings in 00,01,02,05,07,10 for the NCAA title game than in '08

[duncan_idaho]

This is Pollard's second visit to Columbia, and he's paying his own way.

He has yet to visit Georgetown or Kentucky, two of the teams thought to be among his leaders.

Not saying it's a guarantee or anything, but those are encouraging factors.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Kentucky's best is better than anybody's best. They outclass everyone this year. Of course, they'll probably end up losing somewhere along the line, that's just the way this tournament is.

That's a fair statement - but only because Kentucky's would knock Mizzou out of theirs, if that makes any sense.

What makes Kentucky so dangerous is that they can play offense almost as well as Mizzou, but they have the size, length and athleticism to play lock-down defense as well.

If they play that game, they'll simply knock Mizzou right out of their game and Mizzou will end up giving you a 58 point effort on 40% shooting. In other words, Wright's suggestion of both teams playing their 'best' game is an impossibility for an MU - UK matchup.

I agree that Kentucky has the most talented team in the country and it's not even really that close. But if they go out there and don't put max effort into their defense and allow Mizzou to get hot, Mizzou can simply out-score them. Mizzou can put 4 shooters on the floor that are capable of a 20+ point night every night, as well as Ratliff and his otherwordly FG%.

Mizzou's offense is better than Kentucky's, but Kentucky's defense is the wildcard that would change the matchup.