Three games are in the books and the Tigers are, as expected, undefeated.

This was, for the most part, a warmup of an opening week for Missouri basketball. Mizzou handled a novel environment at mid-major Howard well for a season-opening win, beat SEMO with a little bit of a Friday night struggle at home and then handled VMI, 106-68, on Sunday at Mizzou Arena.

Now, the Tigers (3-0) get their first Power-conference test, as first-year Minnesota coach Niko Medved brings his Gophers (2-0) to Columbia for a Wednesday night game.

After one week of games, here are some of our lingering thoughts and questions about this Mizzou squad:

How good can Missouri basketball be at the rim?

VMI coach Andrew Wilson, a 6-foot-6 graduate from Florida State, went through the handshake and saw up close w

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