Michael Atchison
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Michael Atchison contributes to Rock M Nation, and is the author of True Sons, A Century of Missouri Tigers Basketball.
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Mitchell makes it official
Tony Mitchell signs his letter of intent to destroy all who would stand between the Missouri Tigers and global supremacy.
Mizzou Basketball Preview (Part Five): Industrial Strength
by Michael Atchison on Nov 16, 2009 10:27 AM EST
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Photo: Parker Eshelman / The Trib
In the late 18th Century, a French gunsmith named Honoré Blanc appeared before a committee of scientists and demonstrated that a functional musket could be assembled by randomly selecting fabricated parts from various piles. While fellow Europeans were dismissive, Thomas Jefferson, American Ambassador to France, was enthralled with Blanc's manufacturing advance, and carried the concept across the Atlantic, where it was adopted by Eli Whitney, who spread the gospel of interchangeable parts stateside, thus hastening the arrival of the industrial revolution.
What, you may ask, does this have to do with Missouri basketball? To which, I respond, what doesn't it have to do with Missouri basketball?
Welcome to Mike Anderson, Year Four. Perfect the pieces, perfect the machine.
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Tigers land third hoops commitment for 2010
Kadeem Green, a 6'8" forward, joins Phil Pressey and Ricky Kreklow as Tigers in waiting. Positivity week rolls on.
DJ Steve Porter's "Press Hop" is sheer genius.
(Hat tip: Joe Pos)
The One Where Bill Self Gets Feisty
Can't say that I blame Bill for the reaction, inasmuch as he lives in the post-Eustachy world.
Wayman Tisdale succumbs to cancer
One of the greatest players ever to visit the Hearnes Center has passed at age 44.
There needs to be a Missouri-Kansas version of this ad.
Thomas and Appleton Leaving Kansas
As recruiting season hits the home stretch, two scholarships come open.
Mizzou Hoops History Slide Show
by Michael Atchison on Mar 31, 2009 10:30 AM EDT
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Courtesy of MizzouWire. Enjoy.
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We Can Be Heroes
by Michael Atchison on Mar 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT
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This isn't going to be my normal fare. I'm not going to wax poetic or eloquent, and I'm not going to go back and edit and shape this into a museum piece. I'm just going to pour it onto the page, because that's what these Missouri Tigers make me want to do. In the words of classic garage rockers The Hombres, Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out).
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