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Missouri Basketball: Michael Porter, Jr. ‘combination of Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett’

By Eric Quackenbush

Jan 16, 2017; Springfield , MA, USA; Nathan Hale High School Raiders player Michael Porter Jr. (1) at Blake Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2017; Springfield , MA, USA; Nathan Hale High School Raiders player Michael Porter Jr. (1) at Blake Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports /
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Michael Porter, Jr. has received a lot of attention lately, but it’s all been positive. In a recent interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, head coach Cuonzo Martin compared the forward’s abilities to a couple of top NBA talents.

There’s no denying that having an athlete with Michael Porter, Jr.’s abilities on the roster is enough to make any coach excited. That’s probably partly why coach Martin compared Michael Porter, Jr. to NBA talents Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett.

I’ve made some ridiculous comparisons, myself, but coach Martin is probably much better at making more accurate comparisons than I am.

"He reminds me of a combination of — when they were at the high school stage — of Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett."

The weekend was bitter-sweet for Missouri athletics: Softball was swept, while baseball swept Tennessee.

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For the first time since 2006, an Ehren Earleywine coached softball team did not advance to the next round in the regionals. Missouri, which fell to Wisconsin over the weekend, was eliminated from the playoffs.

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