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Mizzou’s 5-star freshman is simply a spot of a polarizing imaginable for nan early draftniks.
Crowe’s champion outlook truthful acold comes from SI.com’s Kevin Sweeney wherever he classed Crowe nan 7th best imaginable for adjacent year. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo has Crowe 8th.
After that things get dicey. Sam Vecenie from nan Athletic, still had a mostly affirmative outlook for Crowe, slotted him 19th. CBSSports.com’s Adam Finkelstein has Crowe successful nan very backmost extremity of nan 1st round astatine 30. And On3 and Bleacher Report didn’t person Crowe successful their first mocks.
Vecenie gets to nan crux of why nan reviews are mixed:
Crowe is simply a polarizing imaginable for NBA scouts. Some emotion his expertise to get buckets arsenic nan all-time starring scorer successful California precocious schoolhouse history. Others are worried that he’s excessively overmuch of a volume-over-efficiency scorer who doesn’t consistently make plays for his teammates. Regardless, Crowe has superior on-ball equity successful a people that lacks that upside. He tin already occurrence from good beyond nan NBA 3-point statement pinch a lefty stroke, and his method trade pinch nan shot is sublime. He’s not overly explosive, but he’s each sorts of shifty and has counters for days that play disconnected that heavy shooting range.
He’ll beryllium Missouri’s champion subordinate this play and will person a chance astatine one-and-done status, but scouts will beryllium looking for betterment arsenic a passer and decision-maker this year.
It’s a akin taxable to what we’ve written astir already this offseason, erstwhile Matt Harris looked astatine Crowe’s passing successful his young career, and what different akin prospects were capable to nutrient arsenic superior options:
Given Crowe’s pedigree, it’s easy to presume there’s a reasonable grade of risk. But arsenic we noted erstwhile nan five-star defender committed past July, his accomplishment group tilted heavy toward creating shots for himself. Data backed up that assessment. We’ve trotted retired nan floor plan beneath a mates of times successful nan past 10 months, but it shows that — among highly touted constituent guards and combo guards — Crowe’s activity arsenic a passer near a small to beryllium desired.
If you didn’t cheque it retired first clip around, publication it today. If Crowe becomes nan lead defender pinch positive passing that Mizzou is betting on, he’s going to beryllium a apical 10 pick.
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Nathan’s opponent subordinate previews this week kicked disconnected pinch a acquainted name, erstwhile Running Back extent portion down Cody Schrader, Kewan Lacy:
The speech entering 2026 is simple: who is nan champion moving backmost successful assemblage football? For galore observers, nan statement comes down to 2 names: Ole Miss’ Kewan Lacy and Mizzou’s Ahmad Hardy. When healthy, Hardy has a morganatic case, arsenic does Lacy.
The erstwhile Tiger enters nan play arsenic a preseason All-American campaigner and 1 of nan favorites to gain first-team All-SEC honors. He returns to an Ole Miss discourtesy that should erstwhile again beryllium among nan astir explosive successful nan conference, peculiarly pinch Chambliss backmost nether center.
He besides looked astatine Mississippi State’s apical Cornerback Kelley Jones.
- Did you ballot successful nan SBN Reacts this week? If you did Josh posted nan results wherever Mizzou fans are evenly divided on playoff description for College Football.
- Mizzou Basketball had their SEC opponents announced, which if you’re connected RockM+ we’ve been discussing each of nan schedule updates.
Mizzou Softball added a transfer from Georgie to bolster nan infield extent pinch Tyah Charlton:
harlton played shortstop astatine Lynchburg High School successful Virginia, earning a bevy of awards including area all-player and all-state first team. Other awards included three-time all-district first squad performer, 2 clip all-region first squad subordinate and 2 clip all-state 2nd squad shortstop. Charlton was a three-sport athlete, besides competing successful volleyball and track.
She saw a plethora of action early successful nan 2026 season, but struggled to find at-bats heavy into convention play. Several standouts games included a two-hit capacity against James Madison and a location tally pinch 2 RBI against Utah Valley.
This feels for illustration a beautiful large offseason for nan Tigers to get things backmost to moving successful nan correct direction.
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