Mizzou 89, Baylor 88: Tigers Steal Enormous Win On The Road
by Bill C. on Jan 21, 2012 3:21 PM CST
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PrintMizzou is now 3-2 all-time in Top Five versus Top Five matchups. The Tigers shot poorly on 3-pointers, were iffy from the line, turned the ball over a season-high 18 times, and didn't get a great game from Marcus Denmon, but they played their best game of the year on the glass, and with the game in flux, Phil Pressey dominated. For the game, he had 18 points, seven assists, six steals and five rebounds, and his defense allowed Mizzou to stretch a small lead to double-digits midway through the second half.
Pressey was only one of the stories, however. In a game in which Mizzou had a perceived size disadvantage, Ricardo Ratliffe was the best player on the court. He scored 27 points (11-for-14 from the field, 5-for-7 from the line), grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots. Meanwhile, Baylor's star big, Perry Jones III, was a complete non-factor, with eight points and four boards.
Mizzou is now a staggering 18-1 overall, 5-1 in conference. I've officially given up on setting any sort of expectations or making any projections. Time to just let this incredible season run its course. In the meantime ... CELEBRATION THREAD. WHAT SAY YOU, DR. SOYOYE?
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Woo.
I mean, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That Haith guy can coach a little
Had this team totally prepared.
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion.
Mike Anderson is a coach.
Frank Haith CAN coach. There’s a huge difference.
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by Kpz1234 on Jan 21, 2012 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Yup
Mike Alden must be one smug soab right now, and with good reason.
Mike Alden is a zombie AD
No matter how many times his critics think they have him down, he gets right back up.
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national title contender
there i said it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 3:23 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
FLAGGED.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, was I FIRST?
Heh.
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion.
Semi-makes up for me TOTALLY BLOWING THE SCORE near the end
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion.
by SiberianKhatru on Jan 21, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
And now I see Bartle's post moved ahead of mine. *Sigh*
Easy come, easy go.
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion.
by SiberianKhatru on Jan 21, 2012 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
Where does this one rank?
How does it compare to other great Mizzou road wins? I think it’s way up there.
I'd rank it behind the win in Laurence on 2-25-12
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Jan 21, 2012 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
I could get used to this whole, "Keep expectations really low and then get really happy when
we win."
I don't know..
that’s what Royals fans use
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
It gets you through
I have no expectations of our #1 overall, very very average SP, so when he throws 7 innings for less than 4 runs it’s an excuse to break out the beer.
shoot a little better from FT and turn the ball over a few less times
and that could have been a blowout. Totally impressed.
Hell of a game Tigers
Huge games from Ratliffe, PPressey and Denmon being clutch. I don’t want anyone to overlook the game Matt Pressey had. 3-3 from beyond the arc, great D. I think it was his best game as a Tiger.
The whole team played great.
I can’t single one player out over another. Ratliff I guess for sure but he’s it.
Just seems Matt kind of gets lost in the shuffle because he isn't a big scorer
He was huge today. But you’re right, they all played extremely well today.
HERE BEAKER BEAKER BEAKER
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by Gaknar on Jan 21, 2012 3:24 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Dancing Victory Dixon never gets old
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i see your dancing and raise you a
I swear this was my face after the game.
by kevinf on Jan 21, 2012 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
this one either creeps me out or makes me sad...or both
I think that kid is special, but I am not sure…
we seem to have this incredible-out-of-nowhere thing figured out
2007 football, 2009 basketball, now this.
by rg643 on Jan 21, 2012 3:24 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Haha, I remember I predicted 12-6 in conference play before the season started,
and I though I was being way too optimistic. Turns out now, that’d be a pretty big disappointment.
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by digideth on Jan 21, 2012 3:25 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Steal a win?
I’m nitpicking, but Mizzou led almost the whole game. Stole in the sense that they won on the road, but I think even the Baylor fans knew they were getting outplayed when it was within a few points.
yes...his use of "steal" reflects the bigger picture, not the game-play itself
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I'm guilty
I thought in December we were peaking with those games in KC because I didn’t think we could play any better.
This team is continuing to get better. Never so happy to be wrong.
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by Mizzoufarmer on Jan 21, 2012 3:25 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
This is one VERY tough team!
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" – Teets
My feelings....
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 3:27 PM CST reply actions 8 recs
What NPH does to everyone
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
We did the best we could to make our presense known
There were Mizzou fans on both sides of the stadium and we were doing the M-I-Z…Z-O-U chant across the stadium. It was awesome!
by Scott Phillips on Jan 21, 2012 6:12 PM CST up reply actions
I heard it several times and was waiting for the announcers to mention it, but they never did.
Always bet on Black and Gold!
by Wesley Stripes on Jan 21, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Was it that audible? I should have recorded the game.
by Scott Phillips on Jan 21, 2012 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
I noticed it 3 separate times. It was clearly MIZ….. ZOU! It was awesome.
Always bet on Black and Gold!
by Wesley Stripes on Jan 21, 2012 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
You going out tonight?
the other half is eating dinner with friends.
by AdamInDallas on Jan 21, 2012 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
In Waco or in Dallas?
We headed back to Dallas after the game. I’m glad I won’t have to go back to Waco ever again.
by Scott Phillips on Jan 21, 2012 7:07 PM CST up reply actions
Today's victory whiskey is Powers from Ireland
And it has never tasted so sweet.
by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 3:29 PM CST reply actions
That is my prefered got to Irish.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" – Teets
I'm going to a Robert Burns supper tonight
so I’ll be drinking plenty of victory whiskey. Still, I imagine I’ll open with my own contribution to the party, which is a Signatory 12-year Un-Chillfiltered Cragganmore. I have high hopes.
by Professor Chaos on Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
Can Mizzou pass Duke in the rankings?
Mizzou up to at least 4, has fewer losses than the Blue Devils and has a better win than any Duke can claim.
How about Ricardo F'ing Ratliffe.
Against that front line, 27 and 8, 6 offensive boards. And PJ3 held to 8 and 4. I dedicate this post to you, sir.
And, despite the fact that he missed 3 shots, he still increased his field goal percentage.
Just think how good he’d be if he had played basketball his whole life instead of starting in 8th grade.
With this win, Doug Gottlieb promotes Phil Pressey to 80% point guard.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
No, I think the fact that he takes shots sometimes means he's only 75% point guard.
And sometimes on fast breaks he dunks it. That can’t happen if you want to be a true point guard.
And since it's Gottlieb we're talking about
the PG apparently isn’t supposed to make free throws in his world. That takes him down a couple of notches as well.
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by RPT on Jan 21, 2012 3:30 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
That's going to kill us when we get to the SEC
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Here is an awesome addmission from a different site
“I wish I could take back the uncomplimentary, written in crayon note I sent to Alden when he hired Haith. (Thought it would be easier for him to understand if written with a Crayola.) Of course, I wish I could take back the end-to-end Tyus Edney layup, too.”
by kctiger80 on Jan 21, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thought my heart was going to explode the last 5 minutes
that said, waiting for the police to arrive with the noise complaint
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by TigerinNC on Jan 21, 2012 3:31 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Now that the game is over
I can finally get off the couch. I just was too nervous to move.
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by D-Sing on Jan 21, 2012 3:32 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'm just going to put this out there
But I cannot believe I am this lucky to be at MU at this time. From last years magical homecoming, the SEC move and this basketball team, I don’t think there has ever been as good a time to be at MU…
by MizzouRugby on Jan 21, 2012 3:32 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
True
Well just have to see where this team ends up.
by MizzouRugby on Jan 21, 2012 3:35 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I was there from Fall 2006 - May 2011.
If you beat that time at school… everyone in this thread will thank you!
I graduated in 2004 ...
… so I can’t argue with you. :-)
I’m known as a bit of a dreamer!
by MizzouRah04 on Jan 22, 2012 12:32 AM CST up reply actions
braggart!
…and I got there just in time for Warren Power’s final year, followed by the “WOODY’S WAGON”downhill slide…. atleast Norm was awesome w/Chievous, etc…
(and yeah, that makes me older than dirt, but boy it still feels like yesterday.)
by HlywdMizzou on Jan 23, 2012 12:11 AM CST up reply actions
This team is top 3
WITHOUT THE PARTY STARTER. INCREDIBLE.
What I love
This team was tearing teams apart early in the season, and have changed their ways to win in different ways. Today was a grind, and I loved the defensive intensity.
Some of our intestines can’t digest spice as much as others.
Fight, Tigers, Fight for 'ol Mizzou!
#ReconcileByWinning
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Jan 21, 2012 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
We've got a trap game coming up on Wednesday. I think we need to get the Admiral
Ackbar pictures out again. It worked well a couple years ago in Lincoln.
at least it's against OK state and following game is T-Tech
so we won’t be looking ahead to another really big game.
Texas isn't even that good though.
If we can just re-focus, we should be 3-0 in our next 3 games. Then we’ll have a huge game against kansas.
Never a bad idea
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unrelated, but one of my favorite MU celebration pics
by nickpapagiorgio on Jan 21, 2012 3:38 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Brock, Flag and Eagle.
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by RPT on Jan 21, 2012 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
We are ALL related!
One MIZZOU!
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by Bill C. on Jan 21, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
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by Bill C. on Jan 21, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 8 recs
There it is.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" – Teets
also, the clutch FTs to seal it remind me of this cold man
by nickpapagiorgio on Jan 21, 2012 3:43 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
That Price dude scored 18 and led UConn to the Final Four that day
His pants remained pristine.
by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
That brings me a sad.
Oh well.
Nothin’ gonna break my stride
Nothin’ gonna slow me down
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
rain?
that parade just had a deuce dropped on it.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:22 PM CST up reply actions
I like it when people say stuff like this
This was one of the most impressive road wins by any college basketball team this season. Missouri had an excellent game plan that led to loads of open looks for the Tigers. Frank Haith’s squad has done a tremendous job of bouncing back from a Jan. 7 loss at Kansas State. Missouri is a legitimate top-5 team and is good enough to win a national championship.
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/45473/rapid-reaction-missouri-89-baylor-88
by MizKC on Jan 21, 2012 3:43 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Overreaction, much?
It’s about time we started taking this team seriously. Yes, as a Final Four contender.
http://eye-on-college-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/34493644
Well, they will be ranked in the top four in the nation in the last week of January
by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Not an overreaction.
We proved that even though we’re tiny, we can take on a team with 2 or 3 NBA players starting at forward. Until now, we’d known we were good but the only big test against K-State we did terrible. Now we proved we can beat anybody.
as kansas would say..
mizzou has played 18 nobodies and the 19th nobody stomped the crap out of them
can't we just pave over kansas?
I predict
that Nick Wright is going to be besieged this week by angry Beaker fans pointing out how much Baylor sucks and is overrated and how this win means nothing and Missouri needs to actually play someone and oh yeah they don’t care about Missouri at all.
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And Davidson
Should be in the top 10. At LEAST.
I think he should be more concerned about callers blasting him on Syracuse losing.
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Better yet, we should totally get Bill C
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by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Typing "STAYFOCUS"
shows a decided lack of focus.
by The Detroiter on Jan 21, 2012 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
(title)
Fight, Tigers, Fight for 'ol Mizzou!
#ReconcileByWinning
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Jan 21, 2012 3:50 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
I love this gif
It’s the gif that keeps on giving…me laughs
by CBonerfied on Jan 21, 2012 3:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
This...
is a vastly underrated celebration gif.
It’s essentially what I was doing during the 11-2 run. Then it was me with my hands on my heads saying “please make these free throws” over and over.
Then it was back to the above gif.
Fight, Tigers, Fight for 'ol Mizzou!
#ReconcileByWinning
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Jan 21, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
That was awesome
I totally went Waco in my family room after we pulled it out.
M-I-Z!
by CBonerfied on Jan 21, 2012 3:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Hey now, this is a family site.
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Woo!
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Want highlights of @MizzouHoops win over #3 Baylor already? Sure thing! mutigers.tv/?media=293769
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Yeah Gottlieb the final score was not indicative of the game.
IT WAS ONE POINT!
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 3:56 PM CST reply actions
Yeah...
I think he was trying to say that Mizzou was more than one point better than Baylor. That’s not a comment to rag on Gottlieb about.
by Chief Bartle on Jan 21, 2012 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
with gottlieb?
doubtful. he’ll likely maintain baylor was 10 points better than mizzou today, regardless of score.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
haha well according to gottlieb mizzou's unc moves ahead of mizzou this week...
after, ya know, we beat a top 5 team on the road and they got slaughtered by florida state.
capital letters suck.
Normally I over-analyze games when they're complete
I don’t want to today. This was simply a fantastic team victory, replete with outstanding coaching and selflessness. So happy for our team today.
by CBonerfied on Jan 21, 2012 3:58 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Beaks up 12 at half
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M1keD1xonJR Michael Dixon Jr
#MIZ ;)
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by Gaknar on Jan 21, 2012 3:59 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
..
"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." --Frank Sinatra
by Other Side of the Pillow on Jan 21, 2012 4:04 PM CST reply actions 9 recs
I’m gonna go ahead and rec that.
Fight, Tigers, Fight for 'ol Mizzou!
#ReconcileByWinning
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Jan 21, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Was working the door at my kids school
during the 2nd half.
Glad I taped it!
Freaking Tigers!
by tigers and chiefs fan on Jan 21, 2012 4:16 PM CST reply actions
um...
if the noles win at cameron…?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
then North Carolina goes to #1
because you know the acc is just that awesome
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by TigerinNC on Jan 21, 2012 4:20 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
odds we get at least one #1 vote this week?
4:1?
question changes to “odd we DONT get at least one” if duke and or syracuse lose today?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
My favorite
was the introductions at the start. They showed English and Phlip as Freshmen.
I certainly did not remember this myself..but it made me chuckle to see it
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Losing against K-State was a blessing
The team seems to have their collective head on straight now. Bring on Okie Lite!
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Beaks up 7, 10:36
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Love it!
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Jan 21, 2012 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
Aquib Talib rummage sale?
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Jan 21, 2012 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Trophy he took off a fallen Beaker
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by Gaknar on Jan 21, 2012 4:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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DickieV Dick Vitale
Always hear about Mizzou’s perimeter but today a salute to Ratliffe as he was THE MAN vs Baylor’s. talent & size. Had 27 big points.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Denmon is our best player
But is there any doubt that losing Ratliffe for some reason (God forbid, knock on wood etc) would be a much bigger blow?
Dude has been critical.
i disagree about denmon being our best player.
since conference play, it has been flip, then ratliffe. maybe switch those 2, but denmon has been 3rd best, in my idiotic opinion.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:28 PM CST up reply actions
Beaks up 4, 7:35
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
I want the Beaks to lose
But don’t want the cows to win.
Awkward.
by MizKC on Jan 21, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Favorite play -
Baylor had Mizzou unsettled in transition, pass to Heslip for an open 3 – Kimmie comes flying in to swat it away – Scott Drew T-d up.
Love it.
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Jan 21, 2012 4:54 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Well
At least the standard of officiating was higher in your game,
You do knwo we're talking about Big XII refs, right?
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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
J'Covan Brown has balls the size of Church-bells
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
Diagnosis: Elephantitis!
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by Gaknar on Jan 21, 2012 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I'm glad we won't have to face that guy next year
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Florida State and Duke tied at 69
under 2 minutes to go
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 4:59 PM CST reply actions
FSU fan here, just btw :p
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
I just want you to know, good luck, we're all counting on you.
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by Gaknar on Jan 21, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Mizzou fan too, so it would help both my teams
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:01 PM CST up reply actions
Horns - beaks tied w/ 2:20 left
FSU – Dookies tied w. 1:20 to go
What a day!
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Rick Barnes must thank his lucky stars for Scott Drew every day
so someone looks like even more of an underachieving coach than he is.
by Transmogrified Tiger on Jan 21, 2012 5:10 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
F'ing swan diving piece of Bevo stuff. Seriously Barnes, seriously.
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How not to finish a tight game
By the Texas Longhorns Men’s Basketball team.
FSSSSSUUUUUUUUUU
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:13 PM CST reply actions
Former future Mizzou great Michael Snaer...
… actually helping out MU after all.
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DUKE LOSES!
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so long winning streak
Down go the Dukies
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that game was at cameron?
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:30 PM CST up reply actions
So we're fer shure No. 3 Monday.
Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion.
MIZZOU movin up in the polls now for sure
Noles pull the upset vs Duke!
To bad Texas couldn’t pull the upset as well…. oh well
M-I-Z!
Fight Tigers Fight!
If only Texas would have won too
it would have been a PERFECT day. Its still a great day, but it would have been a PERFECT day
by optiger on Jan 21, 2012 5:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
any day texas loses is a good day.
just don’t look to see who actually won the game.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
Notre Dame up 11-4 on Syracuse
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:16 PM CST reply actions
Hmm?
cvmikesisak Michael Sisak
BREAKING: Penn State coach Joe Paterno near death, family summoning close friends to hospital for final goodbyes.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Yeah I saw that
It has not been a good couple of months in the Paterno household.
If true, it doesn't surprise me
The stress of the firing combined with his age combined cancer combined with his fanatical devotion to Penn State made me wonder how long he would last without the job.
Yeah, I know, I’m a regular Nostradamus.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
It is one of those things...
when people stop doing what they were “ment to do” health seems to crater.
Very strange, and sad thing.
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
Sad, but like Bear
Coaching was their life. When he does pass, it will be a lose
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by Ausgiano on Jan 21, 2012 6:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Not yet reported by the WWL at 930 EST
but several sources say he died just after 9pm EST. It’s all over FB/Twitter.
Rest in Peace Joe Pa.
"When among evil companions, try to fit in." - Wild Bill Donovan
Rocky Balboa once told me, "Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are."
When I saw that
I couldn’t help but think of this story from the onion. Then I felt bad for that.
Notre Dame up on Cuse early
Would look great if we could say we whipped the team that gave cuse their first loss…
by asdtg2 on Jan 21, 2012 5:24 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
plus we could move up as high as #2
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
Steal One?!
I’d say Mizzou went in and took it right in front of them.
by d-pat on Jan 21, 2012 5:26 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
To be honest:
I thought we were dead meat. But this win is imo the biggest win in my 30 years of watching the tigers. I have never been so exited about the team. Also liked the miz-zou chant with about 2 minutes left.
Forget about Cassell. Orton is a REAL NFL Quarterback
by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:32 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I thought for sure this would be a loss, but
Mizzou and Baylor match up perfectly strength-to-weakness. I would guess that Mizzou wins this game 50% of the time at best. Gutsy win and we should be favored when they come to Columbia. Huge win. HUGE WIN!
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
we may not have a final 4, but we have had some memorable wins in the ncaa tournament.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
Bring on Kansas
Forget about Cassell. Orton is a REAL NFL Quarterback
by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:34 PM CST reply actions
Bring on OK State.
I’m known as a bit of a dreamer!
by MizzouRah04 on Jan 22, 2012 12:48 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Imagine if we had Otto Porter or Bradley Beal
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:34 PM CST reply actions
But if we did have them
Especially Porter (or Bowers), we’d play a different style of basketball. Maybe better, maybe worse. Who knows.
Plenty to enjoy with what we got.
It would be a huge relief on our depth this season
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:46 PM CST up reply actions
Could we possibly squeak into #1 with a Syracuse loss?
Forget about Cassell. Orton is a REAL NFL Quarterback
by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:39 PM CST reply actions
i'm old enough to say
my holy goodness i hope not.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
Why not?
They barely beat Alabama at Rupp today…
There is a God and I'm not it, after that EVERYTHING is subjective. Be careful for what you wish for, you just might GET IT!
Reputation
Unless Kentucky loses, most teams wouldn’t move ahead of them
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
Setting aside that inertia would keep them in front of Mizzou, and setting aside that their name would keep them in front of Mizzou
They probably have a better resume.
by Transmogrified Tiger on Jan 21, 2012 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
They have the #1 overall pick and like 5 other NBA players
The hype alone makes jumping them impossible, and they don’t have a KSU bad game on the resume.
Not afraid to nitpick
No
We got spanked by a now #25. Is that way better than losing a close one to ND (assuming they make it close at least)?
I doubt voters think so.
And Kentucky are still there.
It was just a matchup problem against a tough home team
It doesn’t hurt us at all.
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
We sure as hell beat a better team than they did today on thier home floor.
Forget about Cassell. Orton is a REAL NFL Quarterback
by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:44 PM CST reply actions
Anybody have the round by round scorecard?
I’m curious to see if anybody has what I had in my head as the scorecard.
There is a God and I'm not it, after that EVERYTHING is subjective. Be careful for what you wish for, you just might GET IT!
So asside from MU, Baylor, KU and K-State
Who from the Big 12 makes the tourney?
Texas could.
Fight, Tigers, Fight for 'ol Mizzou!
#ReconcileByWinning
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Jan 21, 2012 5:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Texas on the bubble,
assuming they don’t implode with their youth at some point this year. Other than that, I don’t see anyone else getting in.
"It was one of those good, deep sleeps; you know, the ones where you wake up and a stream of drool is steadily racing down your shirt? Yes, that kind of sleep." -Landry Fields
by Thelonious Dunk on Jan 21, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
Iowa State?
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden
by lost..in the woods on Jan 21, 2012 5:48 PM CST up reply actions
I think Iowa State will make the tourney, as it looks like as a team
they’ve been improving throughout the year.
Texas is in one of the most brutal stretches that any team in the country will face, but after that their Big12 schedule eases up a little which may help their record enough to make the Big Dance
by TheHamburglar on Jan 21, 2012 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
ISU is a tourney team.
They’ll jockey with KSU and maybe Texas for fourth.
I think if Texas can finish 10-8 or better, they’ll be in, too. They’re in the middle of a brutal six game stretch right now, though, and their record probably won’t look very pretty for the next couple weeks, but I think they’ll recover when they face weaker competition toward the end of the season.
The people on the radio
seem to think Iowa St. is on the bubble.
by tigers and chiefs fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:52 PM CST up reply actions
...not TCU
"KU, you're nothing to me now. You're not a rival, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do."
study hall today or tomorrow?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
My money is on tomorrow
with a combined WINNING links post.
by tigers and chiefs fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:53 PM CST up reply actions
By a long shot.
Forget about Cassell. Orton is a REAL NFL Quarterback
by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Jan 21, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Beating Kansas >
"It was one of those good, deep sleeps; you know, the ones where you wake up and a stream of drool is steadily racing down your shirt? Yes, that kind of sleep." -Landry Fields
by Thelonious Dunk on Jan 21, 2012 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
With Duke going down and Syracuse down big in the second half against ND
Monday afternoon might have Kentucky at #1 and Missouri at #2.
This may have been said
But the domers court is dumb. What in the hell is wrong with this world?
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ND just wet the bed
Two turnovers in 12 seconds, Cuse getting great D on the inbounds
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accidentally got day drunk.
Going to keep it going in honor of Mizzou. #CantStopWontStop
Top Heavy Beer Drinker
by DnrW on Jan 21, 2012 6:56 PM CST via mobile reply actions 9 recs
sadly I got morning drunk because of the time zone here
had to sleep it off. Would’ve gotten ugly had it continued!
by parliamentlite on Jan 21, 2012 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
Notre Dame is going to pull it off!
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Big east is going to be a quagmire
Yet again
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Hello #2.
When was the last time Mizzou was ranked that high this late in the season? It’d have to be 89-90, right?
Man, if we actually played good teams, we might be #1!
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
In 89-90
we were #1 as late as the Feb 20 poll (and of course, lost to Northern Iowa in the NCAA first round). The 81-82 team was #2 on Feb 2 (and shit the bed in the second round).
The last time MU was as high as #2
was during the early part of the 2001-2002 season. #2 on Dec. 11. Out of the top ten by New Year’s, out of the poll altogether by the second week of February.
and didn't make the tourney
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
signed in to say this.
i got nuthin
by joeschmitt on Jan 21, 2012 8:06 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
pretty sure 03-04 was ranked #2 at some point
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 8:07 PM CST up reply actions
Close. They topped out at #3 that year on Dec. 8th.
And then fell off the face of the freakin’ earth in the most disappointing season I’ve ever known as a sports fan.
I’m known as a bit of a dreamer!
by MizzouRah04 on Jan 22, 2012 12:58 AM CST up reply actions
the year kareem and co. ran into duke, yes?
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, i'm a senior.
the year before we lost to duke in the 2nd round despite a hurculean effort from rush.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:39 PM CST up reply actions
2000-2001 was duke
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 9:06 PM CST up reply actions
Wouldn't be surprised if the beaks were voted ahead of us
Not saying they deserve it, just wouldn’t be surprised. And it really doesn’t matter because we’ll reconcile by winning.
"Gentlemen, this is a football."-Vince Lombardi
"Slow down coach, you're going too fast."-Max McGee
With FSU winning at the buzzer
Is that game better than the IU/Kentucky game?
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Not in my book...for one simple fact
Love seeing a home team win…IU winning on that shot was fun…though they have fallen on some weird times there in Bloomington since then
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Too bad all these seniors won't be back next year
I’m sure they would have loved to beat Mike Anderson’s team next year. I guess Bowers, Pressey and Dixon will have to enjoy it without them.
it's "just" denmon, english, moore, correct?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
(and ratliffe and m pressey, but they were transfers)
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 7:25 PM CST up reply actions
I hope we get the chance.
According to the SEC dude that was in town last week … we may not play Arkansas next year. The conference has decided to go back on their earlier (pre-expansion) plans of 18 game season and for next year only go with just 16 games. Which means we will likely play home and home against the 6 teams from the East (12 games) and play only 4 of the West teams. After next year, they may go to 19 game schedules (12 from East + 7 from West).
I’m known as a bit of a dreamer!
Didn't see this article/video posted but if you haven't checked it out yet, do it now. Gotta love English
Kimmie bringing the snark
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
I love the
“We heard your ESPN “experts” saying we were too small and the game wouldn’t be close, but that’s why we play the game"
Check out the up-and-coming Mizzou blog: http://www.zoulogy.com
by kacc56 on Jan 21, 2012 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
mizzou playing the role of the '02 a's?
/just watched moneyball
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
indeed.
makes me want to root for the a’s to win the final game of the baseball season. if, ya know, if the cards have already been eliminated. :-)
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
do they play football in the Vanderbilt basketball arena
or is there some other reason the sideline is so freaking huge?
So there are conflicting reports
On whether Joe Pa has passed. Modern technology sucks sometimes.
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it's just dumb.
it’s quite obvious he’s going to pass away in the not so distant future, why can’t the media just respect the family’s privacy and leave them be? why does it have to be a race to see who can report it first?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
It's not so much the technology
it’s the egos involved and the desire to be first, results in a situation where nobody gets in trouble for posting something wrong on twitter. In this instance, it seems like CBS sports jumped the gun, what happens to the person in charge of the account and the editor who gave the go ahead? Probably nothing.
I'm about to watch the 2nd half
for the first time.
Taping games is usually a big fat jinx for me but not today (and I even extended the time by 30 minutes on the DVR in case of OT).
Huzzah!
Mizzou!
by tigers and chiefs fan on Jan 21, 2012 8:36 PM CST reply actions
Enjoy it. There are some good parts.
Especially the end.
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Does Baylor drop out of the top 25?
After all they lost to Mizzou… who haven’t beat anyone, have no size, no bench, a no-name coach, only 75% of a point guard, and are running scared from the Big 12-2-2+2 for the weaker SEC.
Proud Meth Aggie since 2011.
by Mac6uffin on Jan 21, 2012 8:43 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
Until West Virginia gets in, it's the Big 12-2-2+1+i
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Keion Bell sums it up about perfectly:
Yo Quiero Keion Bell @KEION_BELL 3m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Twitter always tryna kill somebody before they die smh
Did I mention
how much I dislike Keiton Page?
Reminds me of Brady Rainwater. Or is that Morningstar?
you knind of expect to despise a childhood movie star when they get older, though.
he could really pick a banjo back in the day……..
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
I just found, "Ride with the Devil", on Netflix streaming.
CAN THIS DAY GET ANY BETTER?!?!
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 9:03 PM CST reply actions
There's my nights sorted until Feb 4
Jewel was robbed.
Well John Bull I can say without a lack of certainty that this here Jewel
did a great job during that there moving picture show,
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 21, 2012 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
That was filmed
about 15 miles from my house. My mom was an extra
by wlltg2 on Jan 22, 2012 9:09 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
In the "don't look now" category
Matt Pressey has a better 3 point % than Marcus Denmon on the season…40.5% to 40.3%.
Does this kill the “don’t shoot the 3, Matt!” sentiment that many have had? Hmmm….
in fairness...
most of matt pressey’s 3’s are just absurdly open. he doesn’t really take them when there’s a defender within 2-3 feet. and if he does the results are usually downright ugly.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
i'd still take denmon first if i just had to have a three
denmon
english
dixon
m pressey
p pressey
moore
ratliffe
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 9:21 PM CST up reply actions
Depends on the shot
Is it a created 3 point shot? If yes, I take Marcus.
Is it an open shot created by someone else? I may take Kimmie there. He has been stunning this year beyond the arc. Totally different ballplayer.
i could get on board with this.
denmon and kimmie are probably pretty close in the “open 3’s created by pressey et al” category
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
You kind of made my point for me...
Isn’t that a good thing? It means the guy knows his game, right? If he was taking those bad shots, he wouldn’t be outshooting Marcus.
Not saying at all that Matt is a better shooter/player than Marcus. I am saying two things:
1) We should probably not get frustrated if Matt Pressey takes a 3…it’s usually not a forced shot
2) Marcus has been taking some beyond NBA 3-point attempts lately, though, and he could look at Matt’s shot selection and maybe take some notes.
i agree with #1...
and i’ve been the biggest opponent of m pressey shooting, but he’s made most of his open 3’s lately. he’s come around a bit one me. i mostly agree with #2 too. i think opponents have adjusted a bit on marcus (putting their best defender on him, etc) and he’s a little frustrated by the lack of open looks, etc. it’s part of his growth as one of the best players in the country.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 21, 2012 9:37 PM CST up reply actions
Just discovered and tweeted this
“Another Ratliffe stat: He’s made fewer than 66.7% of his field goal attempts in a game ONCE this season. Happened ten weeks ago.”
That’s right. He has made 2/3 or more of his shots in 18 of the first 19 games of the year, and in 17 consecutive games. That’s one of those “that may never have happened before” stats.
by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 9:31 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
And here I was telling my buddy that Ratliffe was ruining his shooting percentage
We never got around to checking the actual stats.
You either die a Tiger, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Jayhawk.
He's shooting 80.7% from the field over the last seventeen games
by Michael Atchison on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 PM CST up reply actions
props to flip and dixon for getting him high percentage looks, too.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 9:36 PM CST up reply actions
Dixon hasn't been getting him many looks lately
because he’s not passing it all that much. It’s been either a sick pass from Flip or incredible effort on the offensive boards.
dixon had 2 assists to him today and only attempted 5 fg's.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
Funny
My friend the other day was trying to tell me that Ratliffe has trouble making layups and close shots.
Check out the up-and-coming Mizzou blog: http://www.zoulogy.com
Considering as yesterday he was telling us that all pro sports are rigged...
Ya that’s pretty much why we do.
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Estados Unidos 1 - Venezuela 0
Beautiful stoppage time header from Ricardo Clark.
Do you know if this game is on anywhere?
I have every channel my cable company provides, and I do not see it anywhere
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And upon re-reading this...I am guessing the game is over.....
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It was on Galavision.
So, I had to listen to the Spanish language commentary, which is always fun.
by AdamInDallas on Jan 21, 2012 10:18 PM CST up reply actions
Looked like we had decent offensive pressure
that is based solely a quick glance of the stats
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In looking for the kSU/OSU boxscore....
…I happened to see one Tony Mitchell had 30 and 17 for North Texas today….glad to see the young man getting finally play somewhere
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I don't have cable
so I didn’t see the highlights on SC, but the clip I watched on their website seemed pretty well done. Baylor is still the type of team that will draw viewing interest for bball fans, and deservedly so. I wouldn’t take offense to someone outside giving them their due as well.
by parliamentlite on Jan 22, 2012 2:27 AM CST up reply actions
they've lost 2 straight, 1 at home to a team that sucks.
DISRESPECT
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 22, 2012 8:42 AM CST up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GabeDeArmond Gabe DeArmond
Sagarin ratings have #Mizzou at No.1: usatoday.com/sports/sagarin…
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
Presented without comment
GottliebShow Doug Gottlieb
@Mizzou_BBFan Ur handle is Mizzou BB fan,leave the cognitive thought to an analyst,not a fan—u should enjoy the win
"You have to remember, basketball to the University of Miami is like football to the University of Kansas." - Kim English
What a tool
Sorry, but even watching him on TV with the sound off makes me think he is a tool.
You either die a Tiger, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Jayhawk.
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