I'm not going to sugarcoat it: That was trash.
After going up 7-1 and hitting two of its first three threes, Missouri went 1-11 and was outscored 41-13.
The worst part about it to me was that for the last five minutes of the half (they didn't score for the final 4:48) they looked like a team that had given up.
Michael Porter Jr. was dreadful. Far worse than he was last week. Far worse. And I don't want to lay this all on him because he has had zero help, but the chemistry thing can't be ignored. It just can't be. Something went wrong when he came back on the floor.
Jordan Barnett needs a big heaping of blame too. He doesn't make a 22-point difference, but man, it's tough to have hurt this team worse than he did.
Brett Rau was the second best player in a Tiger uniform in the first half. I mean, that kind of says it.
It was all horrible. And I'd like to tell you it's not over and there's 20 minutes to play and all that, but really I think the only question is whether Missouri loses to Florida State by more than Virginia lost to Maryland-Baltimore County.
After going up 7-1 and hitting two of its first three threes, Missouri went 1-11 and was outscored 41-13.
The worst part about it to me was that for the last five minutes of the half (they didn't score for the final 4:48) they looked like a team that had given up.
Michael Porter Jr. was dreadful. Far worse than he was last week. Far worse. And I don't want to lay this all on him because he has had zero help, but the chemistry thing can't be ignored. It just can't be. Something went wrong when he came back on the floor.
Jordan Barnett needs a big heaping of blame too. He doesn't make a 22-point difference, but man, it's tough to have hurt this team worse than he did.
Brett Rau was the second best player in a Tiger uniform in the first half. I mean, that kind of says it.
It was all horrible. And I'd like to tell you it's not over and there's 20 minutes to play and all that, but really I think the only question is whether Missouri loses to Florida State by more than Virginia lost to Maryland-Baltimore County.
