Post by MizzouTiger on Feb 16, 2008 9:27:53 GMT -5
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Three reasons why K-State, MU could win
Three reasons K-State can win
1 Resiliency. K-State bounces back nicely after losses. The Wildcats won six in a row after getting thumped at Xavier, and they regrouped after the MU setback and won their next two.
2 Bring it on. Missouri’s junk zone defense may have caught the Wildcats off-guard in the second half the last time they played, making them look silly at times. Just a hunch, but K-State probably will be ready for anything the Tigers throw at them this time.
3 Revenge. No question what happened Feb. 2 at Missouri, a 77-74 loss in which the Wildcats blew a double-digit lead in the second half, has not been forgotten. If anything, it was an embarrassment to K-State, and that serves as motivation.
Three reasons Missouri can win
1 Coaching. K-State coach Frank Martin could again figure that Michael Beasley and Bill Walker are enough to overcome any rough spots and, as in Columbia, keep timeouts in his pocket while MU steals a game it trailed by 10 points at the half.
2 Chemistry. Missouri’s team chemistry may be as good right now as it has been all season. “It was kind of a redemption game for us,” Marshall Brown said of Wednesday’s overtime victory at Nebraska, after the dismissal of Stefhon Hannah from the team. “We’ve finally put it behind us. Now we’re ready to move on.”
3 Guards. J.T. Tiller and Keon Lawrence have developed into the guard tandem Missouri needed all season. Jason Horton has his place. But Tiller and Lawrence work together — and for the betterment of the team — as Hannah and Horton never did. Mainly because teammates know Tiller and Lawrence put the team first.
Mike DeArmond’s prediction: K-State 81-77
Anyone predicting Missouri beats Kansas State in Manhattan is thinking with the heart instead of the head. And that doesn’t include me. But it could be closer than most people anticipate. And I will predict that.
Howard Richman’s prediction: K-State 84-67
The guess here is that coach Frank Martin got his team’s attention coming off the showing at Texas Tech. Combine that with what surely will be a pumped crowd, and the Wildcats should do what they have done so well lately at home.
Three reasons why K-State, MU could win
Three reasons K-State can win
1 Resiliency. K-State bounces back nicely after losses. The Wildcats won six in a row after getting thumped at Xavier, and they regrouped after the MU setback and won their next two.
2 Bring it on. Missouri’s junk zone defense may have caught the Wildcats off-guard in the second half the last time they played, making them look silly at times. Just a hunch, but K-State probably will be ready for anything the Tigers throw at them this time.
3 Revenge. No question what happened Feb. 2 at Missouri, a 77-74 loss in which the Wildcats blew a double-digit lead in the second half, has not been forgotten. If anything, it was an embarrassment to K-State, and that serves as motivation.
Three reasons Missouri can win
1 Coaching. K-State coach Frank Martin could again figure that Michael Beasley and Bill Walker are enough to overcome any rough spots and, as in Columbia, keep timeouts in his pocket while MU steals a game it trailed by 10 points at the half.
2 Chemistry. Missouri’s team chemistry may be as good right now as it has been all season. “It was kind of a redemption game for us,” Marshall Brown said of Wednesday’s overtime victory at Nebraska, after the dismissal of Stefhon Hannah from the team. “We’ve finally put it behind us. Now we’re ready to move on.”
3 Guards. J.T. Tiller and Keon Lawrence have developed into the guard tandem Missouri needed all season. Jason Horton has his place. But Tiller and Lawrence work together — and for the betterment of the team — as Hannah and Horton never did. Mainly because teammates know Tiller and Lawrence put the team first.
Mike DeArmond’s prediction: K-State 81-77
Anyone predicting Missouri beats Kansas State in Manhattan is thinking with the heart instead of the head. And that doesn’t include me. But it could be closer than most people anticipate. And I will predict that.
Howard Richman’s prediction: K-State 84-67
The guess here is that coach Frank Martin got his team’s attention coming off the showing at Texas Tech. Combine that with what surely will be a pumped crowd, and the Wildcats should do what they have done so well lately at home.