re: MBB Portal Targets List

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CMM put together an excellent recruiting class but an avg transfer class (so far). The transfer clas is ranked outside the Top 50 on EM. Anyone who follows CBB knows that trying to project the impacts FR will have is a fools errand. How many previously Top 50 ranked FR hit the portal without contributing anything at their first school? So, the impacts of the FR are a bit of a wildcard.

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I don't know what "EM" is. I guess you could say LSU has an "average" transfer class. But, to date, it's only 2 players. FWIW, on3 has LSU's transfer class ranked 16th. And if you look at the average rating of the two transfers it is higher than the average of other schools who have taken more transfers. Of course, all of this is all subjective.

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I actually wouldn't be surprised if next season is a bit of a step backwards (SEC finish wise)

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Perhaps. But order of finish is completely irrelevant for NCAA Tournament purposes. Would you prefer to be 2023 Vanderbilt who went 11-7 in SEC play, finished T-4th, and missed the NCAAT, or 2023 Arkansas/Mississippi St. who went 8-10 in SEC play, finished T-7, and reached the NCAAT? Of course I would love to see LSU win the SEC. But given the choice, I would MUCH prefer to see LSU go 19-12 (8-10) and reach the NCAA Tournament vs going 17-14 (9-9) and barely making the NIT.

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but the following season looks to setup very nicely for CMM & Lsu

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Sounds good in theory, but you can't look too far ahead in college basketball. McMahon has done a really good job of retaining key players for next season. But would he be able to do it again if next season is a third straight year of weak results? Unlikely.