Mizzou wins, Mizzou
wins
It’s 150 miles
between my home and Mizzou Arena. I’m
sure those in the building heard me yelling and screaming at my
television. Final score Mizzou 62 Texas
A&M 58. It was an ugly game at times
however the Tigers managed to hold on for the victory as A&M came roaring
back with minutes remaining in the game.
The usual suspects were key to the victory Kassius Robertson, Jordan
Barnett and Jontay Porter.
Some guy named
Jeremiah Tilmon stayed out of foul trouble for the first time in ages, he
scored 14 points and registered 2 blocked shots. Mizzou only shot 39% from the floor but
A&M was even worst at 38.7%. Again,
it wasn’t pretty, but this goes on the left side (win) versus the right side
(loss) of the page. The ball wasn’t
going in the basket however turnovers were a non-factor. For the second game in succession Mizzou was able to reduce the number of turnovers, this time they only committed 9.
He burst on the scene
At the beginning of
the season perhaps only students at Park Hill High School knew the name Ochai
Agbai, the 6 foot 5 inch swing man senior wasn’t listed on Rivals or any other
sites. Agbai and his family moved to Kansas
City when he was in the first grade.
Scoring about 25 points a game major programs began to take notice and
offers came forward including one from Kansas.
Last week verbally committed to play for Bill Self and Kansas, hope the
youngster has an outstanding collegiate career.
Bad owner(s)
This is one-sided, I
am in no position of viewing the bottom line.
I have no idea the day to day decisions required of any NBA owner, at
the same time I can only offer observations as a fan. Now that Jim Buss is no longer in place the
title of worst NBA owner is open. There
are several candidates who could occupy the top spot, these are just a few.
James Dolan-Knicks
Dan Gilbert-Cavs
Jerry
Reinsdorf-Bulls
Robert Sarver-Suns
It’s possible I’ve
omitted an owner you believe might be added, on the other hand perhaps I should
have removed a name above.
A photo
I saw a photo of
Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bill Russell, February 12th was Russell’s 84th
birthday. A fan wrote, “Betcha they
didn’t smile when they faced each other on the court.” The fan wasn’t aware of a crucial fact,
Russell retired as a member of the Celtics in the spring of 1969. Abdul Jabbar began his 20-year NBA career in
the fall of 1969, if they faced one another it would have been in a pick-up
game. As for Wilt Chamberlain that was a
different story, Abdul Jabbar and Chamberlain faced off against each other often.
The return
I have mixed
feelings regarding Michael Porter Jr., he wants to return to the court if the medical staff gives him clearance to
play. Two issues the most serious might
be injuring his back again curtailing what could be a promising NBA career. Less serious but still an issue, he returns
but the chemistry of the team is affected.
There is no doubt about Michael Porter Jr.’s potential talent however
can he return and not upset Mizzou's harmony, what do you think?
