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Are the Bears actually bad? Overreacting to Missouri State's opening night loss

The Missouri State men's basketball team opened up its regular season with a dud in Tuesday night's 67-66 loss to Little Rock.

Despite the Trojans hitting a shot to take the lead in the final seconds, it wasn't a heartbreaker. The Bears didn't play well in a game they were expected to win and should have won handily.

Overreactions to this loss were inevitable and Missouri State has a lot of work to do.

Here are some thoughts on some overreactions following the disappointing night:

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