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The Cunningham family!
I have no opinion on this until we hear more....
...but it ... might be good?
Rhoades: MU will implement new Mizzou Made curriculum this fall, requiring all athletes to enroll in program to learn social responsibility
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) March 1, 2016
Final road game: tonight at 8pm CT
MUtigers.com: Final Road Trip of 2015-16 Next for @MizzouHoops at LSU
The Trib (Steve Walentik): Anderson talks about Allen's departure, LSU on SEC teleconference
On LSU beyond freshman phenom Ben Simmons …
“Boy, I really like the way Blakeney’s been playing in watching him. Victor’s a guy on the inside who can rebound and complement Simmons pretty well. Quarteman is a guy who can do a lot for their team. He handles the ball well. He distributes it well. He shoots it pretty well from 3. The thing that most impresses me about LSU in watching them, I’ve watched them a lot more the past two or three days, is what a great passer Simmons is. I know he’s had games where he hasn’t scored very much and they’ve still won, but he’s a guy who really makes everyone else better whether you’re playing man, zone or whatever. He sees the floor extremely well. He’s a tough guard on the inside for us, too, because he’s so big and so physical and posts up so hard.”
On what he thinks the source of Missouri’s defensive struggles, particularly lately …
“Part of it is offensively we’ve tried to play a little bit faster. I don’t think our transition defense has been as good as it needs to be. We’re giving up more points but for the most part we’ve scored some more points than we have in the past. That’s certainly a concern going down the stretch. We need to do a better job holding teams down. We gave up way too many points last weekend.”
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou gets look at LSU's Simmons
A leading candidate for Southeastern Conference player of the year honors, Simmons has put LSU’s program in the national crosshairs — and attracted gobs of scrutiny for the team’s gross underachievement. Coach Johnny Jones’ Tigers (17-12, 10-16 SEC), ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, enter Tuesday’s game against Mizzou in great danger of missing the NCAA Tournament despite Simmons’ spellbinding season, plus a rich collection of four-star talents around the 19-year-old wunderkind.
As of Monday, LSU stood at No. 85 in the RPI with a 7-6 record against teams in the RPI top 100 — plus six losses to teams with an RPI higher than 100. Those aren’t the credentials of a team bound for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN’s latest bracket projections have LSU among the first eight teams out of the field.
KC Star: Missouri eager for its shot against LSU superstar Ben Simmons
A little light on Allen's departure
The Trib: Allen transferring from Missouri basketball program
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou's Allen leaves team, plans to transfer
Mizzou makes it official on Allen’s transfer pic.twitter.com/ZcUxJPKn2W
— Sam Snelling (@SamSnellingRMN) February 29, 2016
D'Angelo Allen has been a healthy scratch (DNPCD) for six games this year, including Saturday's loss to Texas A&M
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) February 29, 2016
Kim Anderson says he met with Allen this morning. "He wants to play more."
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) February 29, 2016
D'Angelo Allen's HS coach says Allen felt like he was being pushed out. #Mizzou https://t.co/fIWMJoCJ7Q
— Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) March 1, 2016
@BKSportsTalk that tends to happen when you don’t put the work in and get passed up by other players
— Sam Snelling (@SamSnellingRMN) March 1, 2016
What does Steve Shields do?
An important question:
Stay 1 or go back to 3? #Mizzou pic.twitter.com/7OZn3mAioR
— Terrence Phillips (@FloorGeneral03) March 1, 2016
Spring approaches
The Trib (David Morrison): Position Primer: Linebackers
PowerMizzou: Spring football preview: TE
Home opener approaches
MUtigers.com: @MizzouBaseball Set for Home Opener Wednesday vs. UAPB
Current forecast for tomorrow: 50 and mostly sunny!
Another freshman of the week award
MUtigers.com: @MizzouBaseball’s Connor Brumfield Named SEC Freshman of the Week
Ready for next year's softball home opener:
No construction workers on hand, but the site for MU's softball stadium has been marked off with rope and cones pic.twitter.com/vmEO91OZeN
— Blake Toppmeyer (@btoppmeyer) February 29, 2016
Confession: I strolled through the site without a hard hat or safety glasses
— Blake Toppmeyer (@btoppmeyer) February 29, 2016
No. 14!
We moved up two spots to #14 in this week's national rankings! That deserves a fist pump from @MUGymShannon! pic.twitter.com/mRjRl3M9tY
— Mizzou Gymnastics (@MizzouGym) February 29, 2016