Damn. Looks like they've firmly entrenched themselves into the mid seed quagmire of the bracket.

Who is getting coached up? We're in year three, and there are two high school recruits who have any level of productivity--Robinson and Pierce. One is a streaky PG on a downtrend, and the other is an almost entirely useless wing who couldn't even remember to guard the three when up three with nine seconds left.

If he can coach people up, why can every team run a high pick-and-roll and get whatever shot they want? Why do they give up 50+ points in the second halves of so many games?

Gates is a decent recruiter. That's all he brings to the table. The team is hopeless schematically.

Are we THAT down on this team? No posts during a conference tourney game?

Guys - they relaxed. They let down. They made the tournament and took their foot off the gas.

Tonight they played like SHIT. On a neutral site against a tournament team when the whistles were definitely not going their way.

And they won by 12.

It's a good squad. The tourney is a crap shoot but let's not shit on the season these guys had or just move on already. This has been a really fun team.

They'll have their work cut out for them tomorrow. Sit Mitchell, get healthy, don't sweat the L. They're off the 8/9 line. Probably off the 7. Just don't get dog-walked tomorrow and mission accomplished.

I'm guessing most are wondering what the hell happened to the defense. Most of the year, they were ok on half court sets, but had great O efficiency due to D/transition O. The MItchell's knee gets banged up...not a lot of mo ending the year, but a great turnaround.

People only comment here when things are going badly

I'm excited as can be. SEC tourney doesn't really excite me tbh, but the NCAA tourney definitely will. Can't wait.

No doubt conditioned by the last several years of performance and tourney disappointments...hoping beyond hope Gates restores consistent winners and teams that play tough D. Norm's teams rarely had the most talent, but you knew you'd better button your chin strap when you played them.

We really need Mitchell. He has to be healthy for the ncaa tourney or we are in trouble. Struggled without a scoring threat down low. That was a good win last night especially with him out. Need grill to start hitting again this team goes as he goes generally and that’s the problem the last few games is he’s been cold.

They need Mitchell because there aren't going to be any more good games from Grill, teams are yanking and pulling on him every possession and the refs simply aren't going to call it. smh

I don't really see him coaching guys up. His incoming classes haven't performed overall but he's done well in the portal. He did a great job (obviously) putting this yr's roster together considering what he had coming back. He did a good job two yrs ago but last yr's failing mutes it. Seeing what Grill & Tonje are this yr, clearly injuries made last yr worse than it would have been but there is no world where that isn't a bad basketball team.

His system is flawed. We're still not playing defense. I absolutely bought the initial explanation that he needed his type of players in the system for the defense to show up but it's yr 3 & it's still a problem.

IDK what Gates is as a coach rn. I see the good & bad & DK how it's going to turn out overall. If someone came along & hired him away I'd have mixed feelings about it. I'd feel a lot better about it moving forward if we get to the second weekend which a couple weeks ago seemed like a reasonable expectation & now seems fanciful.

Looking pretty outmatched early on. This may be a blowout.

Correction. This IS a blowout already.

Gray puts up an air ball on a breakaway layup. :facepalm:

Everything seems a bit quiet in here...is everyone nervous based on how they have played the last few games of the season and against Florida?

Unfortunately I think Mizzou has played themselves into the 7 vs 10 slot which means they will get someone who has nothing to lose.

Not nervous. They've unfortunately just shit all over themselves, yet again, so there ain't much to get excited about.