Wednesday men's hoops practice

Along with the two losses, heard Texas visit was sort of like the trip from hell....messed up plane reservations..long bus rides, etc. All in all, glad I wasn't there!

Today I was there (practice) for the last hour and MU looked tired and ragged. Bunch banged his knee early and DNP (rode the bike instead). Dave said he should be fine for SPC. Other Hawks looked a little dinged up as well.

MU was turning the ball over today against itself..not a good sign but I think this was a fatigued team, physically and mentally. . Good thing for MU the SPC game isn't Thursday.

Rickie ""The Rookie" Crews was back at practice and Dave said "will be available" Sat night. However he said Rickie will not travel with the team if it means missing class, that Rickie must be focusing on his academics and cannot afford to miss any classes. This will remain in effect through the balance of the first semester.

MU fans can only hope things work out for him Rickie..,he's raw, will make mistakes, but has splendid athletic ability.

Yaniv Simpson practiced today with the white (second) team. Is eager to contribute but missed a lot of time with his injuries. He can shoot, but right now a little out of sync with the offensive flow, was my impression.

You know who I thought looked good today...?? Big Sean Barlow.. Got some time with the Blue (first team) towards the end of practice. Now, there's a fine line between practice performance and game performance but I'd like to see him get some minutes here and there. Just my opinion.

MU needs someone else off the bench right now besides "The Jet" to lend a hand ,whether it's scoring, rebounding, playing defense, etc. etc.










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