From the opening weeks of the season, we knew what the identity of this Missouri basketball team would be. Dennis Gates’ 2022-23 Tigers would be an undersized group that forced turnovers, got out in transition and shot plenty of threes.
In the early months of the season, that system worked like a charm in nearly every game.
However, Mizzou has lost three of their last four contests. There is a marked difference in this team’s play pre-Vanderbilt vs. post-Vanderbilt.
While they have continued to pressure opponents on defense and push the ball on offense, the third part of their “identity” has been missing.