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My Thoughts on Gates...

Posted on: March 7, 2025 at 10:59:08 CT
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I know I post alot of negatives and my apologies but I AM a Mizzou Fan and always cheer and want them to do well.
I do think that Gates now has a large enough body of work to judge his overall ability as a coach.

That being said, my observations ( and I am NOT an expert NOR a former coach) are that Gates:

1 - Definitely a Great Recruiter
2. Appears to have a logical scheme to his recruiting in getting athletes that 'fit' the sytle he desires. This varies greatly from Snyder who also was a good recruiter but never seemed to be able to get all the recruited parts to 'fit' into his schemes.
3. THe most glaring I see is that Gates teams are NEVER playing their best ball near the end of the season. In addition, in many pivotal games, when matched with a veteran coach, he gets out coached which leads me to beleive he is NOT a good tactician. Porter Mosher is a good tactician. Calipari an excellent tactician. The coach at Vanderbilt is a proven excellent tactician.

All this being said, I still do not think Gates is worth 4 Million + per year but it is what it is...And while he has done well this year in terms of last season (ha)...I do not think he has earned any sort of contract extension/pay increase.
Yes, the SEC is brutal. Good athletes definitely make a difference. Yet, the tactician ability of the Coach is huge in many games.

My two cents. I still root for Mizzou.
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My Thoughts on Gates... - MizzouForever22 MU - 3/7 10:59:08
     RE: My Thoughts on Gates... - humble1 MU - 3/7 16:46:20
          Phil Jackson had a similar saying about - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 16:51:48
               Phil Jackson had... - Lakers_Ball UK - 3/10 09:27:23
     He “recruits”. He’s good at paying transfers. Gates sucks at - 1500University MU - 3/7 15:02:09
          4 of Mizzou’s top 6 players were - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 15:06:45
               Bates was the only guy who played much on an - gaber c. MU - 3/7 17:18:00
                    So you are saying the other players developed? (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 17:39:30
                         A Rob is a decent player and the kind of guy Mizzou - gaber c. MU - 3/7 18:39:04
                              Robinson is better than a decent player (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 18:42:53
               Cool. He buys local guys who failed at bigger programs. - 1500University MU - 3/7 15:14:52
                    Who failed? (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 15:15:23
     NEVER? 2 years ago at this time, we won 5 straight (nm) - hou4mu MU - 3/7 14:44:45
     RE: My Thoughts on Gates... - IndyDan MU - 3/7 13:16:45
     RE: My Thoughts on Gates... - Stump Mitchell MU - 3/7 12:36:14
     RE: Agree with MizzouForever22 (nm) - Snake69 MU - 3/7 12:28:00
     Gates has improved but has time to continue to get better - TigerTuff MU - 3/7 12:27:46
          When you talk freethrow fundamentals - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 13:59:13
               I'm talking about Bates & Grill taking the underclassmen - TigerTuff MU - 3/7 16:34:22
                    There are coaches for that. - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 16:50:53
          RE: Gates has improved but has time to continue to get better - JasmineNicole USA - 3/7 13:45:32
               I agree. Barrett needed and needs more minutes - TigerTuff MU - 3/7 16:29:28
     I'm perfectly fine with Coach - Diamond Dave MU - 3/7 11:59:27
          Self will retire, he’ll go to ku lol(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 3/7 12:03:13
               If Self retires, Nate Oats is going there (nm) - TheWildcat MU - 3/7 14:19:52
                    If I was Oats I would wait for Michigan St to open (nm) - Uncle John MU - 3/7 17:02:17
                         What’s wrong with Alabama? (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 17:54:31
               That's my fear(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 3/7 12:12:02
          Timing was off for that opportunity (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 12:01:02
               Never say never.(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 3/7 12:12:13
     Mizzou went .500 against those coaches - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/7 11:08:03
          Beat me to it. Gates has won against all 3 great tactitians - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 3/7 12:11:12
          Good point.Was going to say the same(nm) - oldtgr MU - 3/7 11:59:26




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