Yawke was one of the fastest climbers of the class of 2016 before he reclassified. Was the MVP of the prestigious Peach Jam. He's a stud. No doubt he regressed some last year. But it is not too much to ask that he gets back on the upward plane his physical talents and freshman year promised.
If this staff does their job he should be a legitimate high level BE forward.
Absolutely right. But who the f is the 4/5 coach? The 24 year old?
Who is Coach K's 4/5 coach?? Jeff Capel? Jon Scheyer? The idea that you need a big man or big man coach to specifically coach big men is a myth. That doesn't mean SJU couldn't use a staff shakeup, maybe it does. I did hear things could be moving in that direction. But what you need is a staff of competent people who know basketball, period.
But either way, Chris and his staff get paid handsomely and it's their job. There is plenty of basketball knowledge on that staff to get it done. Not to mention it is their job.
On a larger note the biggest gripe I have is not that they did not bring in a grad transfer big man, people are acting like it is as simple as that. There were only a handful of real worthy grad transfers, most of them were guards and swing men and most were probably out of reach for SJU. The gripe was taking a chance on Zach Brown instead of locking up French. But even then French wasn't going to be the type of impact that Brown could be so it may have been worth the risk because that leads me to my larger point, 2018 and beyond.
It is clear that SJU is going to be all over the country this summer trying to lock up a 2018 class that is balanced and strong. They believe, I actually believe it to, that the next season will be good and that the type of recruiting class they are lining up for 2018 and beyond will push SJU onto Villanova's level.