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Mizzou point guard situation under spotlight

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Cuonzo Martin believes there’s one position on the basketball court that’s hardest for freshmen: point guard.

“I don’t care what talent level you are,” Missouri’s coach said last month before the Tigers’ season tipped off. “You take care of the ball. Limit your turnovers to none if you can. Get the ball where it needs to go. Find your scorers.”

That’s easier said than done for a teenager straight out of high school, as Blake Harris is learning through the season’s first month. Martin inserted the four-star prospect into his starting lineup for the Tigers’ three-game stay at the Advocare Invitational, but Harris found himself on the bench for most of MU’s games against St.