Cuonzo Martin

[Quillback]

Well maybe the older Porter will stay for 2 so he can play a year with his younger bro.

[stlfisher]

Younger Porter is a real possibility to re-classify and play next year with his brother. He has the credits to graduate high school early should he choose to do so.

[Quillback]

Mizzou could be an instant powerhouse, would love to see somebody, anybody, knock Kentucky off their perch.

[joeD]

I guess it's about as good as we can expect, given present circumstances and recent history.  Once again, though, we are "rebuilding."  Tired of that phase. Ready to be built. 

[stlfisher]

14 hours ago, Quillback said:

Mizzou could be an instant powerhouse, would love to see somebody, anybody, knock Kentucky off their perch.

It is possible if they can get a couple more guys along with the Porters. We see what comes together.  At the very least it is more excitement than I have seen in 3 years.

[ozark trout fisher]

16 hours ago, joeD said:

I guess it's about as good as we can expect, given present circumstances and recent history.  Once again, though, we are "rebuilding."  Tired of that phase. Ready to be built. 

We'll see. If one/both Porters come 20ish wins are possible next season.

Without them, with the current roster (plus a few less splashly additions you'd expect) and a proven  D-1 coach now at Mizzou, 15-16 wins are probably still realistic. Not great, but it would be clear progress.

I like Kim Anderson, but coaching errors and lack of player development really hurt Mizzou. It isn't all a talent/recruiting problem, although that was certainly a big part of it.

[joeD]

A little bit too much Porter wishful thinking.

[stlfisher]

Well it is Mizzou so history has me waiting for the other shoe to drop. They weren't coming for Anderson and they weren't going to leave Romar, but those two things have changed. Mizzou is certainly the favorite.  Should be a very interesting two or three weeks for MU basketball. 

[ozark trout fisher]

23 hours ago, stlfisher said:

Well it is Mizzou so history has me waiting for the other shoe to drop. They weren't coming for Anderson and they weren't going to leave Romar, but those two things have changed. Mizzou is certainly the favorite.  Should be a very interesting two or three weeks for MU basketball. 

Yep, nothing is certain, but it does look good. I'm not sure the Porters have any remaining ties to Washington. They do, certainly, have ties to Missouri with both sisters in the women's basketball program and seemingly doing very well there. If/when the Porter Sr. hire gets finalized I'll feel pretty comfortable that it is happening.

Before anything can be made official Washington has to let Porter Jr. out of his LOI. They will feel a lot of pressure to do that if MPJ asks for this...programs that don't find it challenging to recruit afterwards. That is why we are hearing radio silence right now. Mizzou can't technically recruit him until Washington grants the release. 

With all of that said, the Porter drama upcoming is only so important. MPJ is only coming for a year, if he comes at all. His brother, while good, is more of an unknown. Neither is going to define Martin's tenure. Even with both of them Missouri probably doesn't make the NCAAs next year, though they'd certainly expect to be above .500 at the very least. In any case, Missouri's roster is in a situation where with more modest upgrades, they can be back in the 20-win range within about 2 years. That expectation remains regardless of what happens with the Porter family. 

[stlfisher]

2 hours ago, ozark trout fisher said:

Yep, nothing is certain, but it does look good. I'm not sure the Porters have any remaining ties to Washington. They do, certainly, have ties to Missouri with both sisters in the women's basketball program and seemingly doing very well there. If/when the Porter Sr. hire gets finalized I'll feel pretty comfortable that it is happening.

Before anything can be made official Washington has to let Porter Jr. out of his LOI. They will feel a lot of pressure to do that if MPJ asks for this...programs that don't find it challenging to recruit afterwards. That is why we are hearing radio silence right now. Mizzou can't technically recruit him until Washington grants the release. 

With all of that said, the Porter drama upcoming is only so important. MPJ is only coming for a year, if he comes at all. His brother, while good, is more of an unknown. Neither is going to define Martin's tenure. Even with both of them Missouri probably doesn't make the NCAAs next year, though they'd certainly expect to be above .500 at the very least. In any case, Missouri's roster is in a situation where with more modest upgrades, they can be back in the 20-win range within about 2 years. That expectation remains regardless of what happens with the Porter family. 

Yeah, i agree.  Still holes even with the Porter's, and I like the hire regardless if they come our not.   I think the younger Porter is currently listed as a top 25 recruit for 2018.  If so he might be more important than the older one as far as building a program.  Cuonzo is a great recruiter so I feel very good about his ability to recruit the talent needed.