Usually in this space my assignment is to offer some amateur analysis and observations from afar on the previous week’s Missouri game. I try to put things in context for what it means for the team for the rest of the season: if a player is beginning a breakout, if a down statistical week for Luther Burden actually meant he was creating opportunities for others, if a nagging injury might become something more. But there was no game to reflect on this week.
Instead, I’m going to use this space to reflect on what Missouri has achieved over the past two months, and put it in context for what the program can become in the future under the direction of Eliah Drinkwitz and Desiree Reed-Francois.