Let’s face it, Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is never going to lock down the greater St. Louis recruiting scene.
He commands respect in his home market. He is getting his share of local stars. He is moving the Missouri program forward from Kim Anderson’s unfortunate reign of error.
But Martin can’t possibly seal off the metropolitan borders from his rivals, as some unrealistic fans hoped when he came back to the Midwest from California and took the job.
When the blue-blood programs come calling for the elite local prospects, how are they supposed to say no?