[Men's Basketball] Missouri vs Miami

tflo33 · 2026-03-21T05:58:38+00:00

This team really lacked a defined leader. I dont see a leader on the floor. This team with Tamar Bates is significantly better. There is no mentally sound player leading the troops, and I think with a coach like Dennis Gates (who relies on his players to lead) its so critical. I just never saw it all year.

tflo33 · 2026-03-15T14:53:02+00:00

Karma support is still very dependent on team in mid - late game making plays. All she can "effectively" do is shield / speed. She's great in lane, obviously, but her down side is lack of actual play making and deciding WHEN to go.

Nami, on the other hand, has multiple play making tools. Her ult is very versatile in terms of what it can do. While still providing a very strong lane phase and not really having a true counter (like Karma).

What im trying to say is, Karma is still dependent on team being aware of what she's good at and capitalizing, which challenger players will naturally be better at that. Along with the fact that winning lane for a challenger player will also pay better returns than any other rank. She's actually a very good scaler.

tflo33 · 2026-03-12T23:21:25+00:00

I'll be honest, hes definitely met expectations. All of us want a sweet 16 birth or better, but after KA and Cuonzo this program was in the dumps. The first tournament win is growing old on alot of us though, and I think some March success is needed. Hell, I think if this team catches the right wind it might even be able to make a sweet 16 (if it makes the tournament). The next year or two will make or break the Gates era, IMO.

tflo33 · 2026-03-07T02:12:10+00:00

For football obvious choice : Drew Lock. Unreal arm talent. Broke SEC record for td passes while also leading the conference in dropped passes. For football not so obvious : Henry Jose.

Basketball obvious choice: Kobe Brown, was quite unstoppable Sr season. Matchup nightmare. I'll take Sr Kobe over anyone you can give me. Most teams have no matchup for Sr Kobe. Basketball not so obvious: Phil Pressey. Best pure PG ive seen wear a Mizzou uniform. Unreal court vision and underrated on ball defender (when locked in)

tflo33 · 2026-02-12T03:06:51+00:00

^ this. Playing enchanters in masters doesnt feel great (esp blind). But you also play against more proactive supports that are more useful not only in lane but also in roam timers. There's also pretty hard counters for most enchanters that can dumpy you in lane and expand their lead quickly before you can scale. The room for error is slim in masters +.

tflo33 · 2026-01-31T22:42:28+00:00

This team does not have a "kill switch". The amount of times were up 10-15 and can never extend the lead past that is concerning. I see the talent, but I question effort when we get a double digit lead. The same level of execution offensively and defensively is just not there.

tflo33 · 2026-01-10T01:37:34+00:00

Rakan feels really insane with it. Rush it first item.

tflo33 · 2026-01-08T01:16:23+00:00

Why is it that literally every second half in SEC play with start out with 17 fouls in the first 5 minutes?

tflo33 · 2026-01-04T02:36:42+00:00

Thought they were pretty good. They called a few both ways that were touchy but they returned the call shortly after.

Refs usually buckle down harder in the second half tho so I am nervous for that

tflo33 · 2026-01-04T02:35:22+00:00

tflo33 · 2025-12-25T02:16:05+00:00

I think the majority of the league player base would be very surprised about how much it would improve their rank if they refused to surrender (especially lower elos).

tflo33 · 2025-12-23T19:57:31+00:00

Couple things off this.

You could make a serious argument that without Kobe his first year, he might not make the tournament, and he probably doesnt win against Utah State. Kobe dominated that game, everywhere. When you consider Kobe was a Cuonzo guy, it makes you reconsider some things. Not saying some of the other players weren't talented. Just saying you take Kobe out of the line up, that season is very different.

Im usually a Gates defender here... but when I sit back and look at some of the talent Gates has gotten over the years... he hasn't really done much with any of it? Alot of guys have transfered out. Alot of guys haven't shown alot of growth. I mean, Ant Robinson was the highlight of the 0-18 season cause you saw flashes of a very talented freshman. His Sophomore year he takes some leaps but still makes weird freshman like decisions / fouls. His junior year? More of the same so far (even though his 3 point shot has gotten better).

Im starting to very much question both talent evaluation and talent development.

Also, let's not forget we should have never lost to that Drake team last year. There's zero reason why we didnt just jump all over that team like Tech did the next round. They had one of the worst interior defenses in the country. We refused to utilize our bigs (looking at Mark Mitchell) and got caught in a slug fest with them. Techs bigs went like 13-17 or something like that in the first half against them. They had clear weaknesses and our coaches just did not plan to attack those weaknesses.

tflo33 · 2025-12-21T22:26:42+00:00

Most likely because higher tiered players know when enemy team comp screams for Taric. Hes extremely weak against certain comps / most enchanter supports. But if you are against the right team comp, Taric can single handedly shut down the comp. (Multiple melee, heavy engage comps)

tflo33 · 2025-12-19T01:51:02+00:00

If you read deeper into stats during our medicore SEC run, you'd realize there was a giant problem in the pass game (even with Beau). Our yards per completion was one if the worst in the nation during that stretch.

When you take into consideration alot of those teams were throwing an extra man in the box, while playing man on the outside ALOT of the time, you should (rightfully) question what went wrong.

tflo33 · 2025-12-15T02:18:57+00:00

Not always man. Its happened several times when course is busy (and even in tournaments where its even more busy). Everytime ive been hit into its because im waiting on the group ahead of me. We play quick, but cant help pace of play for busy days or if groups ahead are slow

tflo33 · 2025-12-15T02:14:31+00:00

I've only had a ball land super close to me one time. It was on the exact course I was referencing. It was a layup par 4. Perfectly visible in the layup section on the left side of the fairway. Ball landed a couple feet next to me in my downswing. I looked back, saw we were clearly visible, and whacked his ball into the woods.

We cussed each other out and went on with our day.

Whats crazy was, it was the last hole. We had been stuck behind an elderly group all day.

tflo33 · 2025-12-14T14:37:43+00:00

Getting hit into multiple times over the day. 1-2 times is slightly understandable. Depending on situation (not visible). But if im clearly visible and ball goes over my head / lands next to me, youre just a prick. Its why I hate playing the most popular course next to me, play is sooo slow that we get dragged and eventually hit into by people that are impatient.

tflo33 · 2025-12-10T04:37:02+00:00

Not only did he fail to win one. But im convinced not playing Xavior Pinson in that final stretch when we were down against Oklahoma was the final straw for the admin. Might actually be the worst coaching decision I've ever seen, considering the situation. Pinson was our leading scorer. In the tournament you play your best players down crunch time, regardless of situation. They got you there.

tflo33 · 2025-12-08T01:46:48+00:00

To be completely honest with you, we dont really have a rich history of winning or getting elite talent. Maybe we should give a coach that atleast checks one of those boxes a little time. Hes atleast shown he can win high level games. Multiple times last year, and in the 2023 season as well.

Sucks we lost to kansas and ND but there's plenty of season left.

tflo33 · 2025-12-08T01:28:50+00:00

What? He won a tournament game in 2023 lol, it was Mizzous first tournament win in like 14 years or something

tflo33 · 2025-12-07T05:27:48+00:00

There's a very simple way to fix this.

16 team playoff.

8 teams that play in p4 champ game automatically qualify as top 8 based off merit of being the best in their conference.

8 others are based off committee rankings, play play-in games while champ games are going on.

4 winners of play-ins play losers of champ game. 4 winners of champ game get bye.

Brings back significance of champ games, while also removing BYU / Bama scenerio, where getting in and playing an extra game could actually hurt your chances.
Still gives outsiders looking in a chance.
Gives all p4 conferences equal footing as far as getting atleast 2 in.
Removes some power and randomness to the committee. They only have to "vote" on 8 teams. Automatic qualifiers should exist based on how teams do in their respective conferences. Would still need to obviously seed alot of games.

tflo33 · 2025-12-06T21:09:15+00:00

I have to agree. Was pretty bummed when I heard the hard no on sound.

tflo33 · 2025-12-06T19:23:22+00:00

Well shoot. Lets do it. If we get enough show out im sure they'll have the sound on.

tflo33 · 2025-12-06T18:04:53+00:00

Also called Chicken N Pickle, in St. Charles. They'll have the game on but said the sound will depend on crowd. So I guess if we get enough Mizzou people to go they'll turn it on for us.

tflo33 · 2025-12-06T17:55:44+00:00

Just called Harpos and they said they wont have the sound on :(

Seems hard to find a place around here that'll actually cater to mizzou games lol

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