2017 Tiger Mailbag: 50th Edition
Every week, PowerMizzou.com publisher Gabe DeArmond answers questions from Tiger fans in the mailbag. This format allows for a more expansive answer than a message board post. Keep your eye out each week to submit your question for the mailbag or send them to powermizzou@gmail.com. On to this week's inquiries.
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tunnel asks: I gotta believe Missouri will work more on some type of high post low post with Jontay and Tilmon after the Braggin rights game. Both seem to stay out of foul trouble better now, so they can play some together. Even if the low post is covered they can kick it back out to some open threes or back in again. Even throw the ball up close to rim for a few slams. Got to use this height advantage at some point. Thoughts Gabe?
GD: I can see that. But Jontay is going to have to play better than he did last game...or really has for the last two or three. As Cuonzo Martin said after the game, Mizzou got pretty much nothing out of him or Kevin Puryear and that's gonna make it tough on this team to win. As far as Tilmon staying out of foul trouble, it's a fine line. You want him on the court, but you don't want him to be passive. I thought he was pretty passive a lot of the Illinois game. Like he was consciously trying not to foul. He's only 13 games into his career, so he'll do a better job of finding that balance as time goes on, but I don't think he found it in that game. Missouri needs him to be more assertive than he was.
BradN11 asks: A waaaaay in the future question (I’m still enjoying this season FYI)...Looking ahead at next years b-ball roster we will be losing our top 2 scoring/shooting threats. What do you think Missouri will need to do (in terms of recruiting and development) in order for us to actually get better as a team. I could see 2019 being a bit of a let down year (especially if we don’t make the tournament this year) before a run in 2020. Seems like we have work to do in order to “bridge the gap” so to speak.
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