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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1697458" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>Let me be the bearer of further heart fullness......</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-fake-news-about-martin-s-firing-at-mizzou-used-real-debate-as-bait/article_70371837-fe38-52f0-9ee9-8c563e84027d.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>In his fifth season at Mizzou, Martin has found himself in that place no coach wants to be, the spot where the dialogue about his job security is too often more interesting than watching his team. This was not the case when the Tigers took down No. 15 Alabama at home last weekend. That game went down like a tree falling in the forest with no one around to hear it, didn’t it? But, understandable frustration returned when Arkansas trounced the Tigers by 44 points on the road Wednesday night, handing Mizzou its sixth loss of 20-plus points this season.</p><p></p><p>Season five is not a good time to be coaching your least competitive team. Martin bet on transfers after multiple players departed and only a couple of regulars returned. The transfers’ collective performance has been underwhelming. Kobe Brown has continued to develop and impress, but he has to be more consistent and he needs help. The Tigers are a poor 3-point shooting team, and it’s incredibly hard to win with that weakness. Most frustrating from this vantage point is that the Tigers are not checking what should be critical boxes for Martin’s teams. The defense lacks intensity. The mental toughness is not always there. Martin’s teams have to have them. This one must find them.</p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]14295[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>If I were you I'd be looking at that portal thingy at the end of the year.........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1697458, member: 3916"] Let me be the bearer of further heart fullness...... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-fake-news-about-martin-s-firing-at-mizzou-used-real-debate-as-bait/article_70371837-fe38-52f0-9ee9-8c563e84027d.html[/URL] In his fifth season at Mizzou, Martin has found himself in that place no coach wants to be, the spot where the dialogue about his job security is too often more interesting than watching his team. This was not the case when the Tigers took down No. 15 Alabama at home last weekend. That game went down like a tree falling in the forest with no one around to hear it, didn’t it? But, understandable frustration returned when Arkansas trounced the Tigers by 44 points on the road Wednesday night, handing Mizzou its sixth loss of 20-plus points this season. Season five is not a good time to be coaching your least competitive team. Martin bet on transfers after multiple players departed and only a couple of regulars returned. The transfers’ collective performance has been underwhelming. Kobe Brown has continued to develop and impress, but he has to be more consistent and he needs help. The Tigers are a poor 3-point shooting team, and it’s incredibly hard to win with that weakness. Most frustrating from this vantage point is that the Tigers are not checking what should be critical boxes for Martin’s teams. The defense lacks intensity. The mental toughness is not always there. Martin’s teams have to have them. This one must find them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ATTACH type="full"]14295[/ATTACH] If I were you I'd be looking at that portal thingy at the end of the year......... [/QUOTE]
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