A full transcript from the Missouri Tigers head coach before facing top-ranked Kansas.
The Missouri Tigers will face what will likely be their toughest matchup of the regualar season, taking on top-ranked Kansas in the 271st matchup between the two teams in a rivalry known as the Border War.
Looking for his first victory in the rivalry, Missouri head coach Dennis Gates previewed the matchup in a press conference Thursday. Here's a full transcript of what the head coach had to say."The Border War is not just a normal game. We never treat it that way. Our fan base is going to be excited. The history of the two programs back in the Big Eight days, into the Big 12 days, and even now, as we represent the SEC, it's still alive.
The other thing is, we just got to consistently take care of the basketball. I think our last game, we ended the half giving up double-digit points off turnovers, and we can't put ourselves in those situations, but how our team responded in the second half, before half time, and obviously, in relations to the game plan, I thought we simplified and was able to take care of the ball, we were able to get the shots we wanted.
The best part about it is Bill Self knows me. I know him. We both come from Leonard Hamilton coaching tree. He was on coach Hamilton's first staff at Oklahoma State. I come from Coach Hamilton's coaching tree. I was his assistant for several years. So for me, we've always known each other, but Bill Self is not going to make a jump shot. Dennis gates is not going to make a jump shot.
I think when you look at style of play, just think about the SEC-ACC challenge. Our conference is in a new day of college basketball, and I don't think the respect is going to be there until you have four teams in the Final Four from the SEC. We have that potential in this conference. But each program, each coach, they coach a different style. They coach a different way.
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