*One thing I really like about this team is that the players are allowed to make mistakes and they don’t immediately get pulled and have to sit next to Dennis Gates. There’s something to be said for guys feeling free to play without looking over their shoulder.
*Isiaih Mosley was on one in the first half. You could just tell he was feeling it. But he really didn’t take what I would consider a bad shot. He still looked to pass. You can see he’s going to have a few nights where he has a chance to go for 30 for sure. Between the second half against Mississippi Valley State and the first half tonight he had 32 points in 30 minutes. That’s what you call a volume scorer.
*I think Missouri’s best five is Nick Honor, D’Moi Hodge, Mosley, Kobe Brown and Noah Carter. Is that a big enough lineup that you can play it against high major teams together? I don’t know. But I think those are the five best players on the team.
*Hodge is the most complete player on the team. How’s this for a line: 18 points (7/11 shooting), 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, a blocked shot and just one turnover.
*The second half became a dunk fest. Coastal ended up with 27 turnovers, leading to 32 Mizzou points. The Tigers had 28 points in transition, which might have been the sum total of the season last year. They’ve had at least 10 points in transition in every game and at least 20 four times in six games.
*Missouri outscored Coastal 48-19 in the second half.
*As we go, this team is going to have to find a way to reverse the free throw ratio. Coming into the game, Mizzou had shot 23 fewer free throws than its opponent. Tonight the Tigers took just eight (all from Kobe Brown) while the Chanticleers took 16. But that seems like nitpicking. We don’t complain about 38-point wins around these parts.
*Isiaih Mosley was on one in the first half. You could just tell he was feeling it. But he really didn’t take what I would consider a bad shot. He still looked to pass. You can see he’s going to have a few nights where he has a chance to go for 30 for sure. Between the second half against Mississippi Valley State and the first half tonight he had 32 points in 30 minutes. That’s what you call a volume scorer.
*I think Missouri’s best five is Nick Honor, D’Moi Hodge, Mosley, Kobe Brown and Noah Carter. Is that a big enough lineup that you can play it against high major teams together? I don’t know. But I think those are the five best players on the team.
*Hodge is the most complete player on the team. How’s this for a line: 18 points (7/11 shooting), 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, a blocked shot and just one turnover.
*The second half became a dunk fest. Coastal ended up with 27 turnovers, leading to 32 Mizzou points. The Tigers had 28 points in transition, which might have been the sum total of the season last year. They’ve had at least 10 points in transition in every game and at least 20 four times in six games.
*Missouri outscored Coastal 48-19 in the second half.
*As we go, this team is going to have to find a way to reverse the free throw ratio. Coming into the game, Mizzou had shot 23 fewer free throws than its opponent. Tonight the Tigers took just eight (all from Kobe Brown) while the Chanticleers took 16. But that seems like nitpicking. We don’t complain about 38-point wins around these parts.
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