majerus mojo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, STL Hoops Insider said: I agree with all of this. He is a high character guy. Bash Mizzou all you want, it's your right, but don't let your Mizzou hatred turn to Zo hatred. Great. We shouldn't worry about Gordon then 6 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: I would bet Illinois will not give anyone any release until the new coach is signed and has a chance to talk to recruits. at that point I agree with cowboy, good chance their release will have limits. You would have to be a real sleaze to tell a kid he can't play for the school in his backyard (Tilmon-SLU). Aren't these usually centered around teams within your own conference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, kshoe said: I'm really surprised Illinois didn't want Martin. They better make a big hire... Especially if they also lose Walker/Tillmon to Mizzou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Now seeing rumors that Romar has been fired from Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 So where does Romar land? Does he get another crack as a Div. I head coach? Would Cal be interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 58 minutes ago, wgstl said: he had two in just one class? And again, I dont count MSU when talking about recruiting. So again, 2 5* in 6 years isnt bad. o Ya, those two 5 stars he got to play at Berkeley. BERKELEY. The class signed at Cal the season before Martin got hired had a 5* kid in it. Getting 4 and 5* kids to commit to Cal isn't a miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: You would have to be a real sleaze to tell a kid he can't play for the school in his backyard (Tilmon-SLU). Aren't these usually centered around teams within your own conference? Not necessarily. Sometimes it includes teams on the schedule. Allegedly Rotnei Clarke had interest in transferring to SLU from Arkansas 5 years ago, but Mike Anderson put some restriction on his release that meant he couldn't go to SLU. I don't recall who the kid was, or what transpired, but I thought there was a school that tried to exclude Mizzou from a release because they thought Mizzou might have been tampering with the situation. Think that was during Frank Haith's tenure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 27 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Now seeing rumors that Romar has been fired from Washington. Let the Michael Porter rumors begin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Why are we worried about Martin/Walker on the local recruiting front? Bennett to Illinois means Brad Soderberg will once again be let loose in the STL area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Michael Porter to Mizzou, I'm guessing? If Gordon and Thatch stay committed (and I have no reason to suspect they won't) I'm not too worried about mizzou long term. SLU will have a ton of momentum on the winning and recruiting front before Martin gets up and running I think Porter will spend his one year in college playing for a .500 team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Martin has already hired Porter Sr. Both brothers will enroll this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 minute ago, RiseAndGrind said: Michael Porter to Mizzou, I'm guessing? If Gordon and Thatch stay committed (and I have no reason to suspect they won't) I'm not too worried about mizzou long term. SLU will have a ton of momentum on the winning and recruiting front before Martin gets up and running I think Porter will spend his one year in college playing for a .500 team. Whatever happens, 2017-18 and beyond will be a whole lot more interesting for St. Louis-area hoops fans and media than the last three years have been! I have to think SLU will be just fine under Ford. He's been very proactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I don't think Tillmann is in play for Mizzou. He's not going anywhere to be 2nd fiddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 9 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: Jesus The STLtoday story on the hiring says that Porter Jr. will seek to get out of his LOI, so I'm not sure which is accurate. Also, I was surprised to read that Kim Anderson had offered (then women's team assistant coach) Porter Sr. a spot on his staff before he wound up going to join Romar's staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Martin has had only one top 20 recruiting class in his career and only two trips to the NCAA tournament. The legend of Cuonzo Martin is a lot better than the actual track record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Was Porter Sr. fired along with Romar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm sure that the porters were part of the recruiting pitch to get Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: I'm sure that the porters were part of the recruiting pitch to get Martin. I'd give Washington (firing Romar) more credit than Cuonzo when it comes to landing the Porters (if that indeed comes to fruition), regardless, what a day to be a Mizzou fan. Dumpster fire to nation's number one recruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRN Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: The STLtoday story on the hiring says that Porter Jr. will seek to get out of his LOI, so I'm not sure which is accurate. Also, I was surprised to read that Kim Anderson had offered (then women's team assistant coach) Porter Sr. a spot on his staff before he wound up going to join Romar's staff. He never signed a LOI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, TRN said: He never signed a LOI I guess if your dad is an assistant coach, why bother? Reminds me a bit of the situation with Julian Winfield committing to transfer to Kansas until Norm Stewart hired Lee Winfield as an assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: I'd give Washington (firing Romar) more credit than Cuonzo when it comes to landing the Porter's (if that indeed comes to fruition), regardless, what a day to be a Mizzou fan. Dumpster fire to nation's number one recruit I don't know... this whole situation is shady. Porter wouldn't coach under Anderson at Mizzou. May have told the powers at Mizzou, "Get Martin and I'll come home." That is then part of the pitch to Martin, as well as part of the reason Romar just now gets fired- Porters leaving, no reason to keep him around. In summation: Romar's firing is the result of the porters leaving, not the cause of their leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 17 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: I don't know... this whole situation is shady. Porter wouldn't coach under Anderson at Mizzou. May have told the powers at Mizzou, "Get Martin and I'll come home." That is then part of the pitch to Martin, as well as part of the reason Romar just now gets fired- Porters leaving, no reason to keep him around. Anything's possible I guess, and it did come together rather quickly. STL media can resume slobbing the Tigers while ignoring the Bills in 3.. 2.. 1.. I want Tilmon bad now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 They can have the Porters. I'll take Tate and Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I find it hard to believe Porter didn't sign LOI because the school announced him as signing and Romar talked about him. You can't talk about just verbal recruits can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Did Porter Sr. not have any type of contract at Wasshington? You would think he would have at least had a contract through his son's freshman season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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