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I think my favorite thing about Gates is the way he pieces guys together. He clearly went shopping in the portal for specific skillsets.
Hodge and Honor have experience and add great shooting touch from deep.
Gholston (and Mosely if that situation ever shakes out) is a big, physical guard who can get to the rim and finish tough chances/draw fouls. Pure scorer types (that you can kick the ball to when the shot clock is winding down and you need to create).
Carter gave him an energy and pick-and-pop big with some versatility.
Just a really nice job. I don't think CuonzNO ever really looked at how his pieces would/could work together.
It's also hilarious that, 12 games into his tenure at Mizzou, with a drastically undersized team, Gates has a team that I trust more defensively than any of CuonzNO's teams, which put up good defensive numbers due to pace more than anything.
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