Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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Sophrosyne wrote: 20 Feb 2026 08:56 am
woofy25 wrote: 19 Feb 2026 14:18 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Feb 2026 12:51 pm Not to be negative, but I really didn't see much but mistakes from him. Bad shot on a three, an awful pass. He has this unicorn height/length/athletic look to him, but his basketball sense and/or confidence is just not there yet.
He had the best game of his not so great career. When he wasn’t lured out to of the paint on defense he altered shots even if he didn’t block them. He was a problem
Yes, he was a problem.
I think I see what you did there. Cute
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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woofy25 wrote: 20 Feb 2026 09:25 am
Sophrosyne wrote: 20 Feb 2026 08:56 am
woofy25 wrote: 19 Feb 2026 14:18 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Feb 2026 12:51 pm Not to be negative, but I really didn't see much but mistakes from him. Bad shot on a three, an awful pass. He has this unicorn height/length/athletic look to him, but his basketball sense and/or confidence is just not there yet.
He had the best game of his not so great career. When he wasn’t lured out to of the paint on defense he altered shots even if he didn’t block them. He was a problem
Yes, he was a problem.
I think I see what you did there. Cute
Yes, I think you see.
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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Sophrosyne wrote: 20 Feb 2026 08:56 am
woofy25 wrote: 19 Feb 2026 14:18 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Feb 2026 12:51 pm Not to be negative, but I really didn't see much but mistakes from him. Bad shot on a three, an awful pass. He has this unicorn height/length/athletic look to him, but his basketball sense and/or confidence is just not there yet.
He had the best game of his not so great career. When he wasn’t lured out to of the paint on defense he altered shots even if he didn’t block them. He was a problem
Yes, he was a problem.
Burns best attribute right now is simply to get in the way (or out of the way when Mizzou has the ball).
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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Red7 wrote: 20 Feb 2026 14:04 pm
Sophrosyne wrote: 20 Feb 2026 08:56 am
woofy25 wrote: 19 Feb 2026 14:18 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Feb 2026 12:51 pm Not to be negative, but I really didn't see much but mistakes from him. Bad shot on a three, an awful pass. He has this unicorn height/length/athletic look to him, but his basketball sense and/or confidence is just not there yet.
He had the best game of his not so great career. When he wasn’t lured out to of the paint on defense he altered shots even if he didn’t block them. He was a problem
Yes, he was a problem.
Burns best attribute right now is simply to get in the way (or out of the way when Mizzou has the ball).
And get in the way of shooters when on defense.
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At least he was a positive. Mack & Northweather don't get into games anymore for obvious reasons. Porter & Boateng are hurt & weren't contributing much when they weren't. HCDG has brought a lot of guys who just haven't done much. Do we need better recruiting searches or coaches who can get more out of the players we sign or put players in the position to succeed? Or do we just throw spaghetti against the wall?
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MizzouMarv wrote: 20 Feb 2026 15:21 pm At least he was a positive. Mack & Northweather don't get into games anymore for obvious reasons. Porter & Boateng are hurt & weren't contributing much when they weren't. HCDG has brought a lot of guys who just haven't done much. Do we need better recruiting searches or coaches who can get more out of the players we sign or put players in the position to succeed? Or do we just throw spaghetti against the wall?
Here's another myopic poster that puts Mizzou on an island in order to stir up negative vibes after a victory.

Every team has players who don't play due to injury, talent and/or numbers.
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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MizzouMarv wrote: 20 Feb 2026 15:21 pm At least he was a positive. Mack & Northweather don't get into games anymore for obvious reasons. Porter & Boateng are hurt & weren't contributing much when they weren't. HCDG has brought a lot of guys who just haven't done much. Do we need better recruiting searches or coaches who can get more out of the players we sign or put players in the position to succeed? Or do we just throw spaghetti against the wall?
I wouldn’t quite call it throwing spaghetti against the wall as much as trying mix and match carpet fragments. Individually, I think most of these guys are talented, but don’t compliment each other or like mismatched carpet fragments, they don’t fit together. Then again, since there are no apparent offensive or defensive systems, maybe they don’t need to.
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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MizzouMarv wrote: 20 Feb 2026 15:21 pm At least he was a positive. Mack & Northweather don't get into games anymore for obvious reasons. Porter & Boateng are hurt & weren't contributing much when they weren't. HCDG has brought a lot of guys who just haven't done much. Do we need better recruiting searches or coaches who can get more out of the players we sign or put players in the position to succeed? Or do we just throw spaghetti against the wall?
Maybe Gates needs to see if there are any players from Croatia that could help out.
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Re: Burns did some good things against Vanderbilt

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icon wrote: 19 Feb 2026 13:16 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Feb 2026 12:51 pm Not to be negative, but I really didn't see much but mistakes from him. Bad shot on a three, an awful pass. He has this unicorn height/length/athletic look to him, but his basketball sense and/or confidence is just not there yet.
Well, he tied for the team lead in rebounds with 7, blocked a shot and scored 3 points. And only 1 TO. Progress.
Is an air ball counted as a turnover? If not, it should be.
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Shady wrote: 21 Feb 2026 09:19 am
MizzouMarv wrote: 20 Feb 2026 15:21 pm At least he was a positive. Mack & Northweather don't get into games anymore for obvious reasons. Porter & Boateng are hurt & weren't contributing much when they weren't. HCDG has brought a lot of guys who just haven't done much. Do we need better recruiting searches or coaches who can get more out of the players we sign or put players in the position to succeed? Or do we just throw spaghetti against the wall?
Maybe Gates needs to see if there are any players from Croatia that could help out.
In portal in April, Gates needs to find a top center from Europe or Australia.
Gates should copy Underwood.
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