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| Kim English will answer your questions Wednesday morning. |
Kim English Chat: June 30
Missouri Basketball will be hosting an online chat Wednesday morning, June 30, at 11 a.m. Kim English will be in the house to answer your questions about the upcoming season. English is of course known for his #talk2metuesday segments on Twitter and will bring that to mutigers.com this week!
You can submit your questions now, and Kim will answer as many of the best ones during his time tomorrow morning. Please understand that in the interest of time, not all questions will be answered.
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| drew from joplin: what's it like playing for mizzou??? |
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Kim English: First of all, thanks everyone for the questions and thanks for joining us today. Let's get this started! ... Hey Drew - It's great to play for a university that is so dedicated to basketball. It's fun to play The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball! |
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| Lee's Summit: Do you believe u will start at the 2 or the 3 this coming season? |
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Kim English: I don't even know if I will start. There are no starters until the first game of the season. Competition breeds success. |
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| Jessica: On a scale of 1-10, how much do you love juice. |
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Kim English: 10. Definitely a 10! |
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| James (columbia): Do you think veteran forwards Bowers, Safford and Moore will see the most playing time, or are you anticipating some of the newcomers (Ratliffe, Mitchell,Green) to get major minutes? It seems like Mitchell and Ratliffe may both be capable of coming in right away and making a major impact. |
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Kim English: It's equal opportunity. Coach has no favorites. I haven't seen Mitchell play, but I'm excited to see him in the fall. Bowers and Safford are battle tested. |
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Kim English: I hope they'll do well. The way we play, it's so instinctive. Not too much thinking is involved. It's more reaction. Dixon is coming along really well. He's getting better each and every day. |
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| Josh -- Kansas City: What is your favorite and least favorite Big 12 city/arena to play in? |
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Kim English: My favorite city is Austin. My favorite arena is Phog Allen. |
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| Ryan ( Mobile): With a lot of key seniors leaving, how do you think young guys like Micheal Dixon and other upcoming freshmenare going to do next year? |
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| Mr. Shizz (Columbia): If you could pick your Mizzou Basketball All-Star team that you would play w/ who would it be? Mizzou Alums of course... |
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Kim English: I'd play with Derrick Chievous, Melvin Booker, Doug Smith and Brian Dailey. |
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| Bud (Lathrop, MO): Kim, I know every offseason is the perfect time to fine-tune your skills. What, specifically, are you trying to improve upon to make you that much more of an improved player? |
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Kim English: Great question. My body. My ball-handling.. my mid-range game. Finishing around the basket. And being a better leader. |
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| Jeff San Antonio: First off I want to say that I'm a die hard Mizzou fan and you all are great to watch. I catch every game I can. Now what are the expectations this year at Mizzou? You have been to the dance two years in a row and last year was a rebuilding year. I think your team has improved from last year, but again is a young team. |
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Kim English: Our expectations are obviously to win a national championship, but our focus is simply to get better in practice each day and to be the best team we can come March. |
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| Ricky (Miz): Favorite frats at Mizzou? |
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Kim English: Pike, Delta Upsilon, Delts, Sigma Nu |
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| Jay (Columbia): Would you rather:
A) Play in the Final Four
B) First round draft pic
C) Beat MJ 1 on 1
only pick one Kim!!! |
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Kim English: First of all, I'd destroy Michael Jackson in a game of 1-on-1 RIP. Secondly, my goal is not just to PLAY in the Final Four, so I'd say First Round Draft Pick. |
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| Rick (Miz): What do you guys do for fun on weekends? |
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Kim English: Hoop. We party in the gym. |
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| Stephen (Columbia): What's your favorite chant from the student section? |
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Kim English: STEEEEEEEEEEEEVE! |
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| Clinton, MO: Name your 3 favorite things about Kansas. |
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Kim English: 1. The Welcome to Missouri Sign. 2. Levenworth Prison. 3. Josh Selby... he's like my little brother. |
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| Jeff Kearney,Mo: How do you feel about all the big XII shuffling? |
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Kim English: I like it. I think 18 conference games will be fun for the players and fans. It might give coaches headaches, but it remains the best league in the nation! |
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| Steven (Como): Are you closest with guys on the team or do you have a bunch of friends that are just students as well? |
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Kim English: I'm best friends with the guys on the team as well as Wesley Kemp on the football team. And I also have my fair share of friends that are students. |
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| Jeff, Kearney: Kim, we all enjoy see your skills on the court, but if you could be a star in another sport what would it be? |
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Kim English: I'd say golf. |
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| Rob Q. (Independence, MO): Why number 24? |
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Kim English: It reminds me to constantly think about the game and work on my game all day long. 24 hours. |
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| Tom (Columbia): Favorite place to eat in Columbia...? |
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Kim English: Shiloh or El Rancho |
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| Mr. Shizz (Columbia): Is it creepy that grown men, myself being one, wear your jersey all over the planet and take pics? IE: Breckenridge, CO... |
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Kim English: I'm loving it! Gotta buy some more jerseys. |
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| Julie Lees Summit: At what age did you start dedicating so much time to your shooting skills? |
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Kim English: At 14. I had never played organized basketball until I was 13. Shout out to my father for putting the ball in my hand. |
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| James (Columbia): What do you have going on your iPod these days? |
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Kim English: Michale Buble', Eminem, Drake, Trey Songz and Johnny Cash. |
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| fletcher KC: It seems like you may need to spend some time with Norm to get your mind right about Kansas. |
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Kim English: I spoke to Coach Stewart about it. No love loss here. I know he always ate and got gas in Missouri before he crossed the state line! MIZ |
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| Drew (COMO): What are som big out of conference games you guys have next year? Lookin forward to any i particular? |
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Kim English: Vandy at home, Oral Roberts at home. at Oregon and of course Illinois. We have some others coming too. |
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| St. Robert, MO: With the incoming of more good guards and possibility of more movement around the half court, do you see yourself increasing your shot selection like taking more baseline and corner shots than around the top of key? |
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Kim English: Our offense is very free. There's no particular spot where I plan on taking shots. I don't see an increasing number of shots. I see an increasing number of more efficient shots. |
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| Chris St.Louis: Hey when is the 2010-2011 schdule released? |
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Kim English: I know our coaches are working on it now. Probably sometime in the late summer or fall. |
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| Miz: What is your favorite womens sport at mizzou and do you think womens sport should be better recognize at the college level and at mizzou? |
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Kim English: My favorite women's sports are basketball and volleyball and yes, I think more people need to get out and support our womens teams. They work just as hard as the mens teams... "Basketball is Basketball". |
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| Nathan (Unionville, MO): What is it like to work everyday with a court genius like Mike Anderson? |
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Kim English: First of all, shoutout to Unionville, Mo... Learned a new town today. It's great working with Coach A. He's basically a carbon copy of Coach Richardson. So learning from Coach Anderson is ultimately learning from Nolan Richardson as well. |
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| Tiger mister: What is favorite class so far on campus? |
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Kim English: So far it's Sociology of the Family. |
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Kim English: It was great talking to you all today. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @Englishscope24. I hope to be seeing you around this summer and definitely at the football tailgates this fall! MIZ! |
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