-The second half is kind of what I thought it was going to look like when we found out Kobe couldn't play. Alabama is just one of the very best teams in the conference and they showed why today.
-Sean East was out collecting ankles in the final 20 minutes. He had some ridiculous crossovers and started making the layups and floaters he was missing in the first half. He's a lot of fun to watch when he's on.
-D'Moi Hodge's shooting slump continued. He at least got one to drop today. But man, he's 4-25 from 3 over the last four games. He was a 40% shooter before downslope. They need him back bad.
-Good point by @GabeD here. You can't win games missing bunnies.
-I thought Mo Diarra looked impressive again. Alabama had a huge size advantage and didn't dominate the boards because of him. I've said that I thought before the season he was going to be a starter -- that's the kind of impact I thought he would have. He flashed a couple of drives to the rim and if he can prove he can knock it down from deep, he's going to give opposing defenses a lot of trouble. He's just getting more and more comfortable the longer he's out there.
-In case it was already obvious, I think this game showed how valuable Kobe Brown is to this team. Guys get asked to do more than they're capable of when he's not on the floor. Sometimes they're able to handle the challenge, but you can't rely on that night-to-night.
-The good news for Mizzou is that it still took care of business this week by getting their win over Arkansas. I wouldn't put too much stock into this one. They play Ole Miss on the road on Tuesday, who's dead last in the SEC, then return home for Iowa State. We'll hopefully see what they look like with everyone available by then.
-Sean East was out collecting ankles in the final 20 minutes. He had some ridiculous crossovers and started making the layups and floaters he was missing in the first half. He's a lot of fun to watch when he's on.
-D'Moi Hodge's shooting slump continued. He at least got one to drop today. But man, he's 4-25 from 3 over the last four games. He was a 40% shooter before downslope. They need him back bad.
-Good point by @GabeD here. You can't win games missing bunnies.
-I thought Mo Diarra looked impressive again. Alabama had a huge size advantage and didn't dominate the boards because of him. I've said that I thought before the season he was going to be a starter -- that's the kind of impact I thought he would have. He flashed a couple of drives to the rim and if he can prove he can knock it down from deep, he's going to give opposing defenses a lot of trouble. He's just getting more and more comfortable the longer he's out there.
-In case it was already obvious, I think this game showed how valuable Kobe Brown is to this team. Guys get asked to do more than they're capable of when he's not on the floor. Sometimes they're able to handle the challenge, but you can't rely on that night-to-night.
-The good news for Mizzou is that it still took care of business this week by getting their win over Arkansas. I wouldn't put too much stock into this one. They play Ole Miss on the road on Tuesday, who's dead last in the SEC, then return home for Iowa State. We'll hopefully see what they look like with everyone available by then.
