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Matter says Harris called out by Martin
Posted on: November 27, 2017 at 11:32:03 CT
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Blake Harris started all three games in Orlando but played just six and eight minutes respectively against St. John’s and West Virginia. Geist became Martin’s de-facto floor leader in both games and aside from some ball-handling mistakes in the second half Sunday put together a strong tournament. In 79 combined minutes, the junior scored 35 points, shot 50 percent from 3-point range and mixed 12 assists with seven turnovers. Harris stood out against Long Beach State (11 points, nine assists, one turnover in 21 minutes) but barely produced the next two days: two points, two assists, four turnovers.)
Asked about his point guard situation after Sunday’s game, Martin said, “I thought Jordan played well.”
Facing WVU’s two veteran guards, Martin clearly favored Geist, and to some degree, Terrence Phillips to handle the ball. Even when shooting guard Kassius Robertson handled the ball in the halfcourt at times, Martin implored him to get the ball in Geist’s hands to initiate the offense.
What’s up with Harris? After Friday’s comeback win over St. John’s, Martin called out the rookie in front of the team, as recorded here by the team’s spokesman. While the Tigers made their comeback Friday, the staff wasn’t thrilled with Harris’ body language on the bench while the rest of his teammates celebrated big shot after big shot. “We always stay together,” Martin told the team in the locker room. “It’s about Mizzou wining the game. Bottom line. I don’t even know what the stat sheet shows. I just know we won. That’s the team. That’s your growth right there (looking at Harris). Understand, it’s not about Blake. It’s about Mizzou basketball . Very important to understand. It’s about us. Winning. The. Game. And we move forward.”
Martin believes point guard is the most difficult position for a freshman to make the transition from high school to college. He has to trust his point guard on both ends of the floor. That trust has to be earned. Harris also needs to work on his perimeter shot before he can log major minutes against credible opponents. Geist is shooting 42 percent from 3-point range. Robertson is at 40 percent after a cold start. Harris has taken only two 3s and missed both. After Thursday’s return trip to Orlando to face Central Florida, the Tigers play four mid-major opponents at Mizzou Arena, games where Harris could get major minutes to train him for conference season.
Blake Harris started all three games in Orlando but played just six and eight minutes respectively against St. John’s and West Virginia. Geist became Martin’s de-facto floor leader in both games and aside from some ball-handling mistakes in the second half Sunday put together a strong tournament. In 79 combined minutes, the junior scored 35 points, shot 50 percent from 3-point range and mixed 12 assists with seven turnovers. Harris stood out against Long Beach State (11 points, nine assists, one turnover in 21 minutes) but barely produced the next two days: two points, two assists, four turnovers.)
Asked about his point guard situation after Sunday’s game, Martin said, “I thought Jordan played well.”
Facing WVU’s two veteran guards, Martin clearly favored Geist, and to some degree, Terrence Phillips to handle the ball. Even when shooting guard Kassius Robertson handled the ball in the halfcourt at times, Martin implored him to get the ball in Geist’s hands to initiate the offense.
What’s up with Harris? After Friday’s comeback win over St. John’s, Martin called out the rookie in front of the team, as recorded here by the team’s spokesman. While the Tigers made their comeback Friday, the staff wasn’t thrilled with Harris’ body language on the bench while the rest of his teammates celebrated big shot after big shot. “We always stay together,” Martin told the team in the locker room. “It’s about Mizzou wining the game. Bottom line. I don’t even know what the stat sheet shows. I just know we won. That’s the team. That’s your growth right there (looking at Harris). Understand, it’s not about Blake. It’s about Mizzou basketball . Very important to understand. It’s about us. Winning. The. Game. And we move forward.”
Martin believes point guard is the most difficult position for a freshman to make the transition from high school to college. He has to trust his point guard on both ends of the floor. That trust has to be earned. Harris also needs to work on his perimeter shot before he can log major minutes against credible opponents. Geist is shooting 42 percent from 3-point range. Robertson is at 40 percent after a cold start. Harris has taken only two 3s and missed both. After Thursday’s return trip to Orlando to face Central Florida, the Tigers play four mid-major opponents at Mizzou Arena, games where Harris could get major minutes to train him for conference season.
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