New thread to discuss all things MU Basketball related heading into year 2 of the Gates era.
Thus far we've had a couple of misses in the portal and lost a non-factor. I suppose I can update the OP as roster changes come about.
Updates:
2023-2024 roster:
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Nick Honor
Noah Carter
Sean East
Aidan Shaw
Kaleb Brown
Tamar Bates
Jesus Carralero
Caleb Grill
John Tonje
Mabor Majak
Connor Vanover
Curt Lewis
Jordan Butle
Jackson Francois
JV Brown
Trent Pierce
Anthony Robinson II
Danny Stephens
Marcus Allen -- 4* forward
Antonio (T.O.) Barrett -- 4* Guard
Peyton Marshall -- 4* Center
Annor Boateng -- 4* Guard
Trent Burns -- 4* Center
Probable Rotation:
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PG: Nick Honor, Sean East, Caleb Grill, Anthony Robinson II
Combo Guard: John Tonje, Tamar Bates, Curt Lewis, Danny Stephens
Wing: Noah Carter, Kaleb Brown
Small Forward: Aiden Shaw, Trent Pierce, Jesus Carrelero Martin
Center: Connor Vanover, Mabor Majek, Jordan Butler
Schedule:
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11/6: Arkansas Pine Bluff -- W: 101-79
11/10: Memphis
11/13: SIU Edwardsville
11/16: @ Minnesota
11/19: Jackson State
11/22: South Carolina State
11/25: Loyola Maryland
11/28: @ Pittsburgh
12/3: Wichita State
12/9: @ Pioneer Chickens
12/17: Seton hall
12/22: Illinois
12/30: Central Arkansas
1/6: Georgia
1/9: @ Kentucky
1/13: South Carolina
1/16: @ Alabama
1/20: Florida
1/23: @ A&M
1/27: @ South Carolina
1/31: Arkansas
2/3: @ Vanderbilt
2/7: A&M
2/10: Mississippi State
2/17: @ Ole Miss
2/20: Tennessee
2/24: @ Arkansas
2/28: @ Florida
3/2: Ole Miss
3/5: Auburn
3/9: @ LSU
Gates needs two more years, minimum. Probably three. He’s following almost a decade of Martin and Anderson. I’m willing to overlook another season like this one before I want to see improvement. Their level of suck set us back years. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
If you would have told me that I could understand if Gates was fired after this year I would assume that some kind of Dave Bliss scandal happened.
This team might be worse than any Anderson team. How is that possible?
You know its gotten bad when fans are pining for Kim Anderson... [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
If you would have told me that I could understand if Gates was fired after this year I would assume that some kind of Dave Bliss scandal happened.
This team might be worse than any Anderson team. How is that possible?
When Missouri was 180th last year in defensive efficiency that didn't, um, raise a big red flag to any of you?
Also, what are you guys doing next Saturday? I thought we could all watch the LSU game together to see if they can really do it and go 0-18. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
When Missouri was 180th last year in defensive efficiency that didn't, um, raise a big red flag to any of you?
Also, what are you guys doing next Saturday? I thought we could all watch the LSU game together to see if they can really do it and go 0-18.
It was an incredibly undersized team that got routinely killed on the glass. That rating wasn't surprising. The canary in the coal mine might have been the Princeton game. They were completely embarrassed schematically, and the same issues have manifested this year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
No way he gets canned, New AD has to give time before a swing like that.
As a point of clarification--I'm not saying he will or necessarily should be canned, but this season has been so bad that if it happens I'd have this kind of reaction:
