re: To be clear, it would be incredibly stupid to fire Kim Anderson at this point

I'm on the other side of this. I am hoping that KA decides to do what he does best, coach offense. He has a history of being a very good offensive coach.
Also need Gant, Wright, MGC, & Allen to take a similar if not better sophomore jump as did Clark & J3. Just that probably gets a 5-6 win improvement.
Then fill the holes in recruiting.
Need a shooter VanLeer? Wright
Need a guard that can break down a defense Phillips?
Biggest unknown will be on the inside not sure we have a chance on any immediate impact guys. Best hope may be that Gant & J3 develop physically and can play together 15-20 mpg.
Biggest hope is that Murray re classes and comes in as our starting PG next year.

I think he stays another year at WSU to coach those two but even so I doubt he will be in play at MU. The Texas job will be of interest to him this year. I think he would also have more interest in the 'Bama and Tennessee jobs this year then he would MU next year. I think he holds out for one of the plum jobs though. I think we need to get over thinking he will ever end up in CoMo. Sampson would be a disaster hire for us. He is shady and the NCAA would be watching him from the day he stepped foot on campus. Many MU fans can't stand him. There is a reason he is at Houston.

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The best thing we can do is pray that Ron Baker and Fred Van Fleet return for their senior seasons, leading Marshall to stay for one more. Also pray that Tom Crean stays at Indiana. That gives KA one year to turn it around, or be fired. Rhoades hired Kelvin Sampson. I'd reckon thats a pretty solid hire. Getting a coach who had been to Final Four and Oklahoma and coach at Indiana to come to Houston...thats a good sell.

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