Give new Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin credit for being self-aware regarding his propensity for defensive tunnel vision.
Perhaps it’s engrained from his playing career at Purdue, when he earned minutes early in his career primarily through physicality and rebounding.
It’s also impossible to ignore the influence of former Boilermakers coach Gene Keady, a tough cuss known for teaching hard-nosed defense.
Martin can’t help zeroing in on that side of the ball and those principles of the game.
“Even in practice, we could be doing an offensive drill and I get so consumed with the defensive side,” said Martin, who played four seasons for Keady and spent five more as an assistant on his Purdue staff.