https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_aa5036d0-5448-5f59-96d3-29b6252bc932.html
He seems to addresses everyone's questions in this article with the exception of how much he likes going to classes. Hit the link. If you dont' want to read the whole thing, here are the two key snippets.
On little playing time as a freshman...
"Fans trembled on social media when Pinson appeared to sulk on the bench. Any time he didn’t cheer from the sideline it was a signal he’d follow Harris’ path out the door. But Pinson never realized he was under such surveillance — and says now he never thought about leaving Mizzou. Turnovers and immaturity kept him on the bench, he said."
On freshman mentality about playing...
“I feel like people nowadays kind of overreact (to getting benched),” he said. “That’s just how this generation is. If something goes wrong, next minute you see them in the transfer portal. . . . I would say I was mad that I wasn’t playing, but I still understood why I wasn’t. It wasn’t like a miscommunication or anything with the coaches. I just was mad. I like playing basketball. Like when I was a kid I (did) the same thing in AAU games. If I was hurt or sitting on the bench, I’d be mad. Mizzou is where I want to be.”
He seems to addresses everyone's questions in this article with the exception of how much he likes going to classes. Hit the link. If you dont' want to read the whole thing, here are the two key snippets.
On little playing time as a freshman...
"Fans trembled on social media when Pinson appeared to sulk on the bench. Any time he didn’t cheer from the sideline it was a signal he’d follow Harris’ path out the door. But Pinson never realized he was under such surveillance — and says now he never thought about leaving Mizzou. Turnovers and immaturity kept him on the bench, he said."
On freshman mentality about playing...
“I feel like people nowadays kind of overreact (to getting benched),” he said. “That’s just how this generation is. If something goes wrong, next minute you see them in the transfer portal. . . . I would say I was mad that I wasn’t playing, but I still understood why I wasn’t. It wasn’t like a miscommunication or anything with the coaches. I just was mad. I like playing basketball. Like when I was a kid I (did) the same thing in AAU games. If I was hurt or sitting on the bench, I’d be mad. Mizzou is where I want to be.”
