Sean East didn’t wait long to run ran first pick-and-roll this season — as in Missouri’s first possession against UAPB. But after a slight delay, too. The play unspooled at a stilted speed: a thwarted trigger at the pinch post, a ball reversal, a post-up for Noah Carter, and a kick out to East.
With seven ticks on the shot clock, the senior point guard pointed to a spot in the slot. Jesus Carralero Martin set an angled screen. And when East’s defender dipped under, he rose and lofted a 3-ball that rippled the net.
Yet it didn’t take East long to iron out wrinkles.