When Missouri forward Justin Safford crumpled to the wood floor of Mizzou Arena Wednesday night after completing a half-court alley-oop play against Colorado, my mind assumed the worst.

Shortly after, Nick Berandini tweeted that the injury wasn't all that serious, and I relaxed a little.  But that tweet was soon updated to inform us that Safford was indeed done for the season with a torn ligament in his knee.

And with that, a Tiger team that already could lay claim to being undersized, solidified that claim. 

Safford, while never one to light up the stat sheet has always been a solid contributor for Mike Anderson's fastest 40 minutes in basketball.

He was comfortable in Anderson's system and playe...

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